Afrigather 
The Code of Conduct Bureau has reportedly summoned the
Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over an alleged N483 million contract
fraud on the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
The event comes as New Planet Initiatives, an organization
based by the minister, benefited from a consultancy contract with the
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation underneath Betta Edu earlier than
her suspension.
Nevertheless, Tunji-Ojo, on a unique discussion board, mentioned he had
resigned as director of the corporate. However the matter has continued to trigger a
stir among the many public, instigating requires his probe.
Consequently, a letter addressed to Tunji-Ojo revealed that
the CCB had invited the minister for an investigation, asking him to seem on
Tuesday, January 16, 2024, on the CCB Headquarters, Federal Secretariat
Complicated, Abuja.
The letter was signed by the CCB Director, Investigation and
Monitoring, Gwimi S.P., on behalf of the CCB Chairman, Murtala Aliyu.
“The Bureau is investigating a case of alleged breach of the
Code of Conduct for Public Officers by which your identify featured prominently.
Consequently, you might be invited for an interview scheduled as follows:
“Date: Tuesday, January 16 January, 2024. Time: 1100 hrs
immediate. Venue: CCB Headquarters on fifth ground, Annex III, Section I, Federal
Secretariat Complicated, Abuja.
“This invitation is underneath the mandate and powers of the
Bureau as enshrined within the Third Schedule, Half I, Paragraph 3 (e) to the 1999
Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. Please be correctly
guided,” the letter reads.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended Betta Edu over alleged
N585 million corruption every week in the past.
