The President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation
into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal,
in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East
(PINE), reports ITRealms.
Also, ITRealms reports that the President has also directed
the suspension of the SGF from office pending the outcome of the
investigations.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr.
Femi Adesina, confirmed to ITRealms that in a related development, the
President has ordered a full scale investigation into the discovery of large
amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos,
over which the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has made a claim.
The investigation is also to enquire into the circumstances
in which the NIA came into possession of the funds, how and by whose or which
authority the funds were made available to the NIA, and to establish whether or
not there has been a breach of the law or security procedure in obtaining
custody and use of the funds.
The President has also directed the suspension of the
Director General of the NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke, pending the outcome of the
investigation.
A three-man Committee comprising the Hon. Attorney-General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the National Security Adviser,
headed by the Vice President, is to conduct both investigations.
The Committee is to submit its report to the President
within 14 days.
The most senior Permanent Secretary in the SGF's office, and
the most senior officer in the NIA, are to act, respectively, during the period
of investigation.
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