Estherine Fotabong, the Director NEPAD Continental, disclosed this during a courtesy visit on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Monday in Abuja
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A similar contract is still the source of acrimony between the Executive and the Legislature
Melaye stated this during a chat with the media in Abuja
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the Chairman of the Board of the NDPHC, which is incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act as a private limited liability company
The group, numbering over 38, specifically urged the President to “ignore the detractors, who have been bought by corrupt politicians ahead of the 2019 general elections”
The organization also urged President Buhari to “urgently publish the outcome of the investigation conducted on the matter by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, and to ask Mr Malami to hand over the file to both the EFCC and ICPC”
The clarification was given by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday
The Senate report indicted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and called for his resignation or sacking by President Muhammadu Buhari
The position of the President was contained in a letter to the Senate on Tuesday
Without any query, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal, issued the letter conveying the notification of Danna’s disengagement as a GM with NDPHC with effect from June 10, 2016, while a Special Adviser to Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo was appointed as acting Managing Director of the company
The Nigerian government was briefed by Italian authorities on this development late last year
Babachir said the process was of international standard
With the benefit of what we know from the past, CSNAC is but a poster child for the other groups that will surface to try similar trick before the investigation is concluded. With more of such groups coming up, it is a matter of time before the AGF’s Office is overwhelmed with offer of information that would eventually jeopardize its work
Buhari was represented by the Leader of the Federal Government delegation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, made this known on his Facebook page on Saturday
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator David Umaru, is one of those who is saying the issue of Magu’s confirmation has not been discussed at plenary
Of course, these are weighty allegations. And for an administration which major selling point is the fight against corruption, these allegations may be the dark hole for the Buhari’s presidency
A pro-transparency and Non-Governmental Organization, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, made the observations in a statement on Wednesday
Wabara made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja
Ndume, who spoke after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said the confirmation of Magu was only suspended pending clarification from the Presidency