Former Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Fegho Umunubo, has opened up on the reason he signed several project agreements without formal approval.
The former aide was dismissed over alleged unauthorised agreements and misuse of office.
He was accused of signing deals without official approval and interfering with agencies under the Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy.
Following an internal review, the presidency suspended and later disengaged him in September 2025, warning stakeholders not to conduct business with him on behalf of the government.
Speaking on his dismissal during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Umunubo explained that he created a system to manage the volume of funding requests from creative industry players and explained that his team sponsored close to 50 projects.
He said he got a lot of requests asking for help and had to create a structure that could manage everyone.
“The number of requests I got in terms of people asking for money was a lot. It was difficult for me to manage everyone, so I created a structure. We said we would support you, but you had to give us 60 working days before money could be released.
“It’s not my money. I had to go out to look for funds to support them.
“That’s why I did agreements because I wanted documentation to show, and I used my office to do that,” he explained.
When asked if he received approval from the vice president, Umunubo admitted he did not.
“That was the mistake I made. For every single thing I did in that office, I had reports submitted.
“People in the Villa knew everything I was doing, but I didn’t inform my boss that I was giving them these agreements to sign. I did that because I wanted documentation,” he said.
He acknowledged that not informing his boss was his only error, but never initially thought it was anything.
“The only mistake I made was not telling my boss that I was giving guys agreements to sign. I didn’t think it was anything, and if I could correct anything, that’s what I would change,” he added.
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