The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has today conveyed a
letter to the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Hon Danladi
Yakubu Umar, exonerating him on the alleged ten million naira
(N10million) bribed by one AbdulRashid Owolabi, in his petition to the
Commission.
The
letter was addressed to the Secretary to Government of the Federation,
captioned "RE: Investigation Report RE: N10million Bribery Allegation
against the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja" with reference NO:
EFCC/P/NHRU/688/V.30/99, dated 20th April, 2016.
The
letter which was signed by Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, Secretary to the
Commission reads:, ‘‘kindly recall our correspondence of 5th March,
2015, (reference EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56) with the above subject, please."
It
added: ‘‘We would like to reiterate the Commission’s position in regard
to this matter as earlier communicated to you and stated that the
allegations leveled against Justice Umar were mere suspicious and
consequently insufficient to successfully prosecute the offence."
Today’s
clearance letter was second to the previous one sent on the 5th
March,2015 during last of administration of President Goodluck Jonathan
through the office of the then Secretary to the Government of the
Federation Chief Pius Anyim.
Ibraheem Al-hassan,
Head, Press & Public Relations,
CCT HQ Abuja
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