CCB Summons Tunji-Ojo Over Alleged N438m Contract Scam

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to defend himself over the alleged involvement of his company in an alleged N438m contract fraud in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

VerseNews reports that this followed an investigation by the CCB into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister.

Last week, information emerged that the minister’s company, New Planet Projects, benefitted from an alleged contract scam from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.

According to the Punch Newspaper, the CCB directed the minister to appear on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the CCB Headquarters, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.

The document signed by Gwimi S.P, the CCB Director, Investigation and Monitoring, on behalf of the CCB Chairman, Murtala Aliyu, revealed that the bureau’s invitation is hinged on its mandate and powers as enshrined in the Third Schedule, Part 1, 3 (e) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

It read, “The bureau is investigating a case of alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers in which your name featured prominently. Consequently, you are invited for an interview scheduled as follows:

“Date: Tuesday, 16th January, 2024. Time: 1100hrs prompt. Venue: CCB Headquarters on 5th Floor, Annex III, Phase I, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.

“This invitation is pursuant to the mandate and powers of the Bureau as enshrined in the Third Schedule, Part I, Paragraph 3 (e) to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. Please be properly guided.”