The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission said it had begun investigation into a petition it received from the
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee, Yusuf Gagdi,
regarding job racketeering.
The anti-corruption commission disclosed this in a statement
signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, on Friday, adding that it also
received a petition from Premium Times, an online newspaper.
It read, “The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Commission has commenced investigation into petitions received
from Premium Times and Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Chairman of the House of
Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of Job Racketeering and
Gross Mismanagement in Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, over
bribery allegations against the probe panel.”
Recall that the House of Representatives had issued a
warrant for the arrest of a former desk officer at the Federal Character
Commission, Haruna Kolo.
Earlier, the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal
Universities denied paying money to bribe members of the House Committee
investigating the job racketeering in Ministries Departments and Agencies.
The Vice Chancellors at a panel hearing on Friday noted that
they paid money into a particular account in order to get some foreign
currencies needed for their travel.
The Vice-Chancellor, the University of Jos, Prof. Ishaya Tanked,
who spoke on behalf of the vice-chancellors when they appeared before the
committee, said the money that was sent by some vice-chancellors was meant for
foreign exchange for them to attend an international workshop organised for
them in Birmingham, the United Kingdom beginning from Tuesday, September 5.
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