The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Pensions, Senator Aloysius Etok, (PDP-Akwa Ibom), made this known
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Oko-Jaja, a spinal cord patient, made the assessment of the Commission in a personal letter he wrote to the Chairman, Barrister Ekpo Nta, as he expressed gratitude on the manner ICPC assisted him to recover the unjustly withheld sum of N8 million earlier approved for his medical expenses by the Ministry 20 years ago
Nta said the development would have robbed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund of its needed resources if the deal was not uncovered
He later indicated his desire to change his plea upon an agreement by all parties, which made the prosecution to amend the earlier 12 counts charge to two counts
A source in the Presidency told The Eagle Online that the biggest fear is that politicians will frustrate the work of the new agency, being an outfit that can sue and be sued
The Guest Lecturer at the presentation and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Abiodun Layonu, lamented the inadequate fundings for the anti-corruption agencies in the country
The former ICPC boss, who had been appointed the 2013 Amirul Hajj by the Government of Kwara State, described the publication as a fabrication and work of enemies of progress
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi (SAN), will review the Report while the Guest Lecturer will be Dr. Biodun Layonu (SAN)
It is pertinent to stress that the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, was hasty in undermining the efforts by the government of Nigeria in fighting corruption while he overlooked the government’s resolve to set up anti-corruption agencies including the ICPC and the steps it has so far taken to wind down corrupt tendencies in the country
Although, it sits right in the midst of countries touched by the fire of revolution that swept through some Arab countries until recently, otherwise known as Arab Spring, Amman is unfazed
Ogbulafor told an Abuja High Court when he was cross examined by ICPC’s counsel, Marcus Abu, that the money was given to him after his tenure as Minister of Special Duties
The Chairman of ICPC/NUC Task Team, Prof. Olu Aina, disclosed that there were 67 known illegal institutions but 57 had so far been identified, with 41 of them with operational addresses while others were without known addresses
The two accused persons are being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency before Justice Goodluck Ogakwu for their roles in corruptly allocating the same plot of land that had been allotted to Fine Trust Academy to their relations and thereby conferring corrupt advantage on themselves
t is germane to note that ICPC does not publish details of its interrogations so as not to put a suspect or witness at a disadvantage before the court. ICPC will not at this time of its existence learn how to write with the ‘left hand’ given its well-known human rights stance through lending itself to be used to either curtail the freedom of citizens or hound perceived political opponents
Also the Commission is set to investigate those who mismanaged resources allocated for educational development and denied the institutions the required operational capacity to impact knowledge on the students
The questioning of Chiahemen appears to tally into the agenda of the government to probe Ezekwesili, the journalist’s account of his meeting with ICPC officials suggested
A copy of the petition, signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, on January 18, 2013, expressed worry over the horrible state of police training colleges and other police formations in the country
The commission alleged that Mr. Ogbulafor, while in office as the Minister of Special Duties in 2001, colluded with Mr. Ebila to float three fictitious companies — Chekwas International Nigeria Ltd, Henrichko Nig Ltd and D.H.L. Consultants — with which they perpetrated the fraud