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Ogun Speaker, Others Beckoned on by ICPC for N168m Fraud

By on December 10, 2012

Governor Amosun (r) with Ogun State Speaker, Suraj Adekanbi

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi is involved in an alleged N168m car fraud. He is to appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday (today).

The Speaker and the other principal officers of the House are alleged of inflating of contract in the purchase of 28 Toyota Avensis cars for the 26 members of the Assembly.

Adekunbi, the Clerk of the House, Mr. Muyiwa Adenopo, deputy clerk and other principal officers of the Assembly are to appear before the commission.

It was learnt that ICPC was acting based on a petition written against the leadership of the Assembly by an unidentified person.

A source close to the House, who spoke in confidence, said the Speaker and others had already received the letters of invitation from the ICPC.

Several calls put to Adenopo to respond to the development did not go through. He also did not reply to the SMS sent to him as at press time.

In the meantime, the commission has called on Nigerians to build a positive attitude in the fight against corruption in the country.

The commission’s chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta, made the statement in Kaduna during the inauguration of National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps.

Nta was represented by Alhaji Abdullai Ado Bayero, a member of ICPC. He urged Nigerians to be positive, as the ICPC had embarked on a number of defensive strategies and initiatives to check fraud in the country.

One of such programmes was the establishment of the NAVC, he said.

According to him, the NAVC was set up to institutionalise the fight against corruption in the people.

Nta said, “We should all be involved in the struggle to stamp out corruption. A situation where the battle is seen as government’s business alone is not good for sustainability of the crusade.”

One Comment

  1. Chelsea Club London

    December 14, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    what big money where are the leaders of nigeria please kindly give some of this money in other to build a Church of God