No Record Lost In AGF's Office, Says Minister

The Minister of State for Budget and Planning, Clem Agba, says no record was destroyed in a fire outbreak at the Treasury House, a building housing the office of the accountant-general of the federation (AGF).

Allnews reports that the fire broke out from the second floor of the building, gutting parts of the AGF’s office.

Some Nigerians took to their social media handles to doubt the fire outbreak while recalling how the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had previously demanded that Buhari-led administration gives an account of how some monies were spent.

However, speaking with journalists shortly after the fire had been put out by the Federal Fire Service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Agba said the affected parts have been inspected and no record was destroyed.

Stating that the fire was caused by a spark in one of the air conditioners (AC) on the fourth floor, the minister said: “We have gone round the rooms and offices where the fire affected, and I am glad to report that our data Centre where all our records are kept are fully intact,” he said.

“There is no destruction, so we haven’t lost any record. As a government I want to assure you that our records are intact, a few documents are burnt, we haven’t started recovery to check what actually burnt, but all our financial transactions are intact.

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“We would be doing a full-scale investigation using the right professionals to determine exactly what happened.”

Also speaking, AGF, Ahmed Idris, said “For emphasis, our data Centre is intact, no harm in any way except for the cooling system which we are now working hard to put back to operation,” Idris said.

“We are also glad there is no casualty.”