EFCC, ICPC to quiz ex-CEOs of agencies

EFCC, ICPC to quiz ex-CEOs of agencies

why they had to go

Donation by a woman DG of N700m to PDP’s presidential campaign in 2015
Furnishing of an office at N800m
Construction of a store at N240m instead of N40m
Failure to account for revenue by a DG who diverted equipment to his private medium
N15b found in a secret account in violation of TSA
More than N6b debt in an agency generating at least N9b monthly
Personal assistant remanded in prison for alleged N17m bribery but DG stayed on
DG implicated in alleged N68b fraud
Of the 26 Directors-General and Heads of parastatals sacked yesterday, no fewer than 10 may be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) for investigation, a source said last night.

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