He made this call in his opening remarks at a 2-day workshop on mitigating illicit financial flows themed “Capacity Building for Nigeria’s Negotiators for Improved Terms of Engagement with the Rest of the World” which kicked off at the Commission’s headquarters recently.
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The Chairman of the ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, made this known at the end of a meeting by Heads of Nigerian Law Enforcement Agencies with top officials of Interpol in Lyon, France.
This was contained in a single charge brought before Justice A.O. Otaluka of the Federal Capital Territory High Court 12, sitting in Apo
Owasanoye made the commendation Wednesday while speaking at a reception meeting at the commission’s headquarters with the five new board members after their swearing-in by President Buhari.
Owasanoye, who spoke at a public hearing on real estate organized by the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Investigation of Operations of Real Estate Developers in FCT, Abuja, also said that public officers use real estate developers as conduits for IFFs.
Professor Owasanoye, SAN, made the remark recently in Abuja while speaking as the Guest Lecturer to Course 30 Participants of National Defence College (NDC) Nigeria, on the topic: Whole of Society Approach in the Fight Against Corruption and Human Security in Nigeria.
Dr Agulanna, who is facing a one-count charge, was said to have sometime in August, 2017 or thereabouts, while being the director-general of PRODA, committed procurement fraud by awarding a contract for the revaluation of land belonging to PRODA in the sum of N23,500,037.50 to T.O. Thomas & Co., even when the company was not a registered surveyor/valuer and did not submit any memorandum of understanding with any registered surveyor/valuer in its tender bid, an offence contrary to section 58(4)(b) and punishable under section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ICPC team, led by David Oluwole, was in the state to track 52 projects under the third phase of Constituency and Executive Project Tracking.
ICPC chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, made the remarks recently while speaking at a consultation meeting of business membership organisations and electricity regulatory bodies organised by the Association of Public Policy Analysis (APPA-Nigeria), in Abuja.
Speaking at the inauguration of the State House Anti- Corruption and Transparency Unit by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), the Permanent Secretary said: “We expect that the ACTU State House team that is being inaugurated today will not betray our trust and confidence; otherwise, we shall be compelled to make an example of you in the event of any erring behaviour.
The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of Signature TV, Vinmartin Obiora Ilo, during the unveiling of corruption Tori Season Two in Abuja, recently.
He gave the advice in a paper he presented entitled “IFFs through the Real Estate and Education Sectors: Implications for Investigators” at a capacity building forum for ICPC investigators on investigating Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), on Tuesday, in Abuja.
The statement was made by the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran during a presentation made by Ese Okwong, Assistant Director, Education Department, ICPC, on the NVC to the board.
The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said at the presentation of the award to awardees in Lagos that Erhabor was among the 17 public servants nominated for the Public Service Integrity Award.