Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has shunned the Tuesday invitation of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) headquarters in Abuja following an investigation on the alleged involvement of a company linked to him in an N438m contract awarded by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
It was gathered that the minister, who was expected to appear before the CCB at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, was said to have written to the Bureau, informing them that he had a prior formal obligation that he needed to attend while requesting another date.
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The Informant247 had earlier reported how the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, was invited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for questioning over the involvement of a company, New Planet Projects, allegedly belonging to the Minister, in an alleged N438m contract scam uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation
It was learned that the company benefitted from an alleged contract scam from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
The CCB has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister.
According to a document signed by Gwimi S.P, the CCB Director, Investigation and Monitoring, on behalf of the CCB Chairman, Murtala Aliyu, on Monday, revealed that the CCB invited the embattled minister to appear before it on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the CCB Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja, adding that the bureau’s invitation is hinged on 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.
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.”