The Nigerian Presidency on Sunday, August 6, announced the
sack of two new board nominees of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other
offences Commission (ICPC) appointed by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo last
week. The Presidency said the nominees were being stepped down over the ongoing
investigation by the commission which presents a conflict in their
appointments.
In a tweet by the spokesperson to the Acting President Laolu
Akande, the presidency said, although basic check showed no court convictions
against the appointees, the present administration must do the needful amid
weighty petitions leveled on them.
Akande said: "We are stepping down 2 of the new ICPC
board nominees who have ongoing investigation issues with the commission as
this presents a conflict.
‘While existence of allegations or petitions against someone
should’nt necessarily disqualify them from considerations for appointments this
case presents a peculiarity as we have confirmed that the agency in which they
are to serve is indeed investigating the two of them.
‘A basic check showed no
court convictions against them. But when weighty petitions come up this
administration ‘ll always do the right thing. Reports have it that Maimuna
Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu two of the 14 members announced in to ICPC board were
being investigated by the anti-corruption agency over alleged corruption in the
region of N1billion.
Saharareporters reported that Alanamu was being
investigated on corruption charges allegedly committed while he headed several
institutions in Kwara State, while Aliyu has a longstanding case of abuse of
office, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds against her. In fact,
the ICIR learned on Friday that charges were already being prepared against her
by the ICPC in preparation to taking her to court when her name was announced
as a member of the new board of the commission.
Apart from the ICPC
investigation, Saharareporters investigations also show that the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Police have investigated
several corruption cases against Aliyu, a former Executive Director of the Aso
Savings and Loans. In fact, in May, a police investigative report indicted her
and recommended her for prosecution. The investigative report dated May 31,
2017, and signed by Taiwo Oyewale, a Superintendent of Police, for the Deputy
Commissioner of Police, IGP Monitoring Unit, said that Aliyu illegally
converted to personal use a total of N58 million being proceeds of three plots
of land belonging to her employers, Aso Savings and Loans.
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