Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, faces further scrutiny as the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited him regarding his company’s alleged involvement in a N438m contract scam within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Politics Nigeria has gathered....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The CCB has initiated a comprehensive investigation into potential violations of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the minister. New Planet Projects, purportedly linked to Tunji-Ojo, is implicated in the suspected contract irregularities within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The minister is to appear on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the CCB Headquarters, situated in the Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja, a document by the agency addressed to Minister Tunji-Ojo said.
Signed by Gwimi S.P, the Director of Investigation and Monitoring at CCB, on behalf of Chairman Murtala Aliyu, the document highlighted that the bureau’s invitation is grounded in its constitutional mandate and authority, as stipulated in the Third Schedule, Part 1, 3 (e) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.
The letter read, “The bureau is investigating a case of alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers in which your name featured prominently. Consequently, you are invited for an interview scheduled as follows:
“Date: Tuesday, 16th January, 2024. Time: 1100hrs prompt. Venue: CCB Headquarters on 5th Floor, Annex III, Phase I, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.
“This invitation is pursuant to the mandate and powers of the Bureau as enshrined in the Third Schedule, Part I, Paragraph 3 (e) to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. Please be properly guided…CONTINUE READING>>
