This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, Ahmed Idris, on Sunday.
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The ex-AGF claimed that the EFCC told him they wanted to use him to get the Minister of Finance and some other governors.
This was disclosed by the Counsel to the EFCC in Idris’s case, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), on Wednesday in Abuja.
Justice J. O. Adeyemi-Ajayi made the order after Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman pleaded not guilty two a 14-count charge pressed against them
An authoritative source in the anti-graft agency disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja
A highly placed source has informed Economic Confidential that over N200 billion has been allegedly traced to the AGF
Falana spoke amid allegations Idris was under probe for N80 billion fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The suspension letter marked HMFBNP/AGF/SUSPENSION/5/2022 and dated 18th May, 2022 revealed that the suspension became necessary “to allow for proper and unhindered investigation into the serious allegations in line with Public Service Rules 030406”.
Those familiar with the development said Idris was intercepted in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, said this during an interface with heads of National Metrological Development Agency and Federal Government Staff Housing Loan Board
Idris disclosed this in a statement by Obiageli Onuorah, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Head of Communications and Advocacy, in Abuja on Tuesday
The first N3.8 billion was withdrawn in two installments of N2.8 billion in 2005 and N1 billion in 2006, according to the report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, which is being considered by the Senate committee, chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide.
Oyeyemi, 60, is serving his second term in office with some elements querying the legality of his continued stay, saying this contravened the civil service rules.
The National Industrial Court in Abuja had on November 22, 2017 in a judgment ordered the Federal Government to pay salary arrears to the ex-spokesman from 2013 till the date of judgment when he was unlawfully removed from his job.
The Accountant General added that he is incapacitated from effectively blocking the various loopholes of revenue leakages happening across the various revenue generating agencies.
The union said this through its National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in an interview with The PUNCH
Others that shunned the invitation of Senate Panel on Appropriation were the Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, and Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.
The query was sequel to the presentation of the Director General of SEC, who appeared before the lawmakers during an interactive session.
Worried by the response provided by the AGF to various queries issued by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation, the lawmakers rejected the Accountant General’s responses, which it said failed to address various concerns raised in the audit queries
The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Oluwole Oke, issued the directive to the AGF at a meeting convened by the Committee to ascertain the amount of public funds so far expended by the government to fight the ravaging pandemic.