Dr Abati’s Misrepresentations of the ICPC ‘fake agency’ Investigation
Dr Rueben Abati’s “The Menace of Fake Agencies” syndicated column in THISDAY and TheCable this week makes an interesting, but also an alarming reading. As is usual for a commentator on Nigerian public affairs spanning nearly four decades, the article was well-argued and thought-provoking. Quite unusually, however, the article contains factual misrepresentations of the work […]
Dr. Rueben Abati's recent syndicated column in prominent Nigerian publications alleges that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has made several inaccuracies in their recent investigation into unauthorized agencies within the Nigerian government. According to Dr. Abati, the ICPC failed to properly investigate the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), uncovering only two unauthorized agencies instead of the three they claimed.
Furthermore, Dr. Abati contends that the ICPC chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, was the complainant and the one who announced the arrests and suspensions of federal permanent secretaries. Lastly, he claims that the ICPC chairman made inaccurate statements about the powers of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, specifically regarding the appointment, suspension, and removal of Permanent Secretaries.
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