January 15, (THEWILL) – The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued by its Head of Press and Public Relations, Kato Veronica, invited the Minister to appear before the Bureau on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at CCB Headquarters located at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.
THEWILL reports that the invitation followed the award of a contract to a company linked to Tunji-Ojo by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu.
Tunji-Ojo had been linked to a firm, New Planet Projects Ltd, which allegedly received N438 million as “consultancy fees” related to the National Social Register contract, part of the N3 billion contracts awarded by the suspended Minister, Betta Edu.
The statement read: “The Code of Conduct Bureau has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Hon. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
“The Minister is invited to appear before the Bureau on Tuesday, 16th January 2024 at CCB Headquarters located at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.
“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.
“It can be recalled that the Minister has been in the news recently for an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, particularly, a conflict of interest in the execution of a contract awarded to a company belonging to the Minister by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs.
“A company named New Planet Projects, allegedly belonging to the Minister. benefitted from an alleged contract scam from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.”
