By Eromosele Ebhomele
The Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB) has summoned some 20 ministers and other top officials of the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration following alleged issues they have
with bureau.
The bureau also
summoned Solomin Arase, a former inspector-general of police.
The CCB, it was learnt, further threatened to deal with
those who refused honour its invitation, saying, they would be dragged before
the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for prosecution. The threat was
revealed in a statement by the CCB chairman, Sam Saba, according to The Nation.
The report listed those summoned as Kemi Adeosun
(Finance), Kayode Fayemi (Mine and Solid Minerals), Adebayo Shittu
(Communication); Babatunde Fashola (Power, Works and Housing); Ibe Ikachukwu
(Petroleum); Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (Science and Technology); Abubakar Bawa
Bwari (minister of state Solid Minerals) and Rotimi Amaechi (Transport).
Others are: Aisha Alhassan (Women Affairs and Social
Development); Solomon Dalung (Youths & Sports Development); Udo Udoma
(Budget and National Planning); Gen Dan Ali Mansur (Defence); Ibrahim Usman
Jibril (minister of State, Environment); Suleiman Adamu (Water Resources and
Rural Development), Lai Muhammed (Information); Prof Claudius O, Daramola
(Minister of State Niger Delta Affairs); Prof Isaac F Adewole (Health); Okechukwu
Enelamah (Trade Investment and Industry); Geoffrey Onyema (Foreign
Affairs) and Mustapha Baba Shehuri (minister of State Power). The CCB also
invited Mike Okiro (chairman of the police service commission), Godwin
Emefiele (CBN Governor), Mrs Hadiza Usman (MD. Nigeria Ports Authority),
and Ahmed Kuru (MD/CEO AMCON).
“Pursuant to
paragraph 11 of Part 1 of the 5th Schedule to the 1999 constitution (as
amended), every public officer is required to submit to the CCB a written
declaration of all his properties, assets and liabilities and those of his/her
spouse (if not a public officer) and his unmarried children under the age of
eighteen years. “Any statement in such declaration that is found to be false by
any authority or person authorized in that behalf to verify it shall be deemed
to be a breach of this Code.
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Source: Naij.com
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