President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of
George Nwabueze over the alleged operation of a fake government agency within
the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(OSGF).
The president also ordered the immediate suspension of three
permanent secretaries following fresh findings by the Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in its investigation
into alleged fake government agencies and weaknesses in public service
processes.
Musa Aliyu, ICPC Chairman, told State House correspondents
on Friday after a meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that
the commission had uncovered another alleged fake office operating within the
OSGF premises, identified as the National Brands Development and Made in
Nigeria Special Project Office.
According to him, the office was allegedly allocated space
within the OSGF without presidential authorisation.
The ICPC chairman said the discovery was made during the
commission’s broader investigation into the activities of the alleged fake
Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and other
procedural weaknesses in government.
Aliyu said the National Brands Development and Made in
Nigeria Special Project Office was promoted by Nwabueze, who allegedly operated
under different variations of his name.
He alleged that the office operated with the involvement of
suspected collaborators within the OSGF.
He said the ICPC had engaged officials of the OSGF to obtain
relevant information concerning the office and subsequently briefed President
Tinubu on its findings.
“Following the briefing, Mr President directed the immediate
arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze,” Aliyu said.
The ICPC chairman also disclosed that the president ordered
the immediate suspension of three permanent secretaries identified as M.S.
Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare and Richard P. Pheelangwah.
Aliyu said the commission’s investigation is ongoing, adding
that further actions could follow as additional facts emerge.
He commended Tinubu for ordering a forensic audit of
government processes, describing the move as a proactive step towards
strengthening governance and closing loopholes that could facilitate abuse
within the public service.
He said the ongoing investigation would seek to establish
the full extent of the alleged activities and identify all individuals
involved.
The latest discovery comes as the ICPC intensifies its
investigation into alleged unauthorised entities operating within government
structures, following President Tinubu’s directive to probe the alleged fake
PFIPC.
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