The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the minister of interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over N438 million which a company linked to him got from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under Betta Edu who is now under investigation.
Mr Tunji-Ojo earlier said he stopped being a director in the company New Planet Projects in 2019.
A memo showing the company got a contract from Edu leaked after it was reported that Edu asked the accountant general of the federation to wire public funds into a private account.
The CCB has now commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the code of conduct for public officers, PUNCH reports.
The newspaper said a document it obtained on Monday showed the CCB invited the embattled minister to appear before it on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the CCB Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.
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The document signed by Gwimi S.P, the CCB director of investigation and monitoring, on behalf of the CCB chairman, Murtala Aliyu, revealed 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 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,” the letter reads.
