From Winifred Bosa , Lagos.

The Trade Union Congress TUC has hailed the judgment of a Lagos High Court  which sentenced the Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, Mrs. Adaoha Ugo-Nnadi, to 10 years in prison for defrauding the Federal Government to the tune of N754m in subsidy funds and has called on the security agencies to prosecute more people indicted of same act.

In a statement signed by the union’s  President and Secretary General of Messrs Bala Kaigama and Musa-Lawal Ozigi, respectively, TUC also commended the Federal High Court, Abuja,  for ordering the temporary forfeiture of OPL 245 to the Federal Government until the conclusion of the trial of the suspects.

“These are good signs of our speedy recovery if we faint not and we urge the anti-graft agencies to investigate other people involved in the subsidy fraud, other financial crimes and bring them to book.

“It hurts that while Nigerians are groaning and asking for the basic things like food, infrastructure, job, etc. some greedy Nigerians under the guise of oil marketers are milking the country dry.” The statement read in part.

TUC also called on the government to force those indicted in the diversion of the subsidy funds to pay interest on the funds which they diverted.

“No stone should be left unturned in the fight against corruption. Nigerians are asking for justice. Yes, the blood and families of citizens who have died in car accidents as a result of roads that were left undone and pregnant mothers who lost their lives due to lack of good medical facilities are crying for justice.

“These monies could have to some extent helped to build infrastructure, create jobs, reposition the economy. We are truly happy about this development and hope to see more of it. It just can’t be business as usual,” they added