The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), has summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation allegedly uncovered an N438 million contract scam involving his company, which led to his summons.
Remember that the CCB had opened an investigation into the Minister’s alleged violation of the Public Officers’ Code of Conduct?
The Minister’s company, New Planet Projects, profited from a purported contract scam by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The CCB invited the troubled minister to appear before it on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the CCB Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja, according to a document that our correspondent exclusively obtained on Monday.
The invitation from the bureau is contingent upon its authority and jurisdiction as stated in the Third Schedule, Part 1, 3(e) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, according to the document signed by Gwimi S.P., the CCB Director, Investigation and Monitoring, on behalf of CCB Chairman, Murtala Aliyu.
The letter addressed to the Minister, 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.”