N25bn Scam: ICPC Summons Fayemi's finance, admin directors

Kayode Fayemi

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other relat­ed offences Commission (ICPC) has summoned all the di­rectors of finance and the directors of administrations that served un­der the administration of Gover­nor Kayode Fayemi in all the 16 lo­cal government areas of the state to Abuja over alleged N25 billion scam,  the Authority reports. 

The summon, was in con­tinuation of the anti-graft agency’s investigation of the alleged misap­propriation of over N25billion un­der the former governor currently serving as Minister of Solid Miner­als under the present government.

An impeccable source at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs said that a letter was received from the anti-graft agency asking for the release of the affected officers for interro­gation last week.Subsequently, the ministry was said to have written to all the lo­cal councils to work out and defray the transportation costs of the af­fected officers who were expect­ed to report at the ICPC office on Thursday, March 3.

Our source disclosed that parts of the projects being inves­tigated are the ones that local gov­ernment allocations were used to finance such as the five-kilome­tre road per year, per local gov­ernment.Others, he said, include the renovation and construction of schools as well as the provision­s of furniture and laptops to these schools.

“When we received the letter, we immediately directed all the councils to immediately effect the release of the affected officers.“I think the invitation is just part of the routine interaction with staff of the state’s civil service. 

I can also confirm to you that ICPC was in the state recently on fact finding on the issue.It was learnt that of what the ICPC is beaming its searchlight on is the N852,936,713.92 State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) counterpart fund, which was allegedly withdrawn eight days to the end of Fayemi’s tenure.

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