TROUBLE may not be over for the Minister of Interior Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo following the allegation of receipt of N438 million from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation by a company linked to him, New Planet Projects, as the Code of Conduct Bureau has extended an invitation to him.
The invitation letter signed by CCB’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, Gwimi S.P, on behalf of the Bureau’s Chairman, Murtala Aliyu, stated that the invitation is sequel to its mandate and powers as enshrined in the Third Schedule, Part 1, 3 (e) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
It reads: “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”.
It will be recalled that Hon Tunji-Ojo ran into troubled water when it was discovered that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under the now suspended Minister, Dr Betta Edu awarded a contract worth N438 million to New Planet Projects, a company Hon Tunji-Ojo founder. Although he has resigned his directorship from the company since 2019.
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