The presidential panel probing the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency has pledged fairness.
The committee, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, comprises the National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
The panel is investigating the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the suspended SGF in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North-East.
The committee, which had swung into action since Wednesday, is also investigating the discovery of $43.4 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The National Intelligence Agency had made a claim to the recovered fund.
The panel, constituted on Wednesday, was given a 14-day deadline to submit its report to President Buhari.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said in a statement on Saturday that the panel "will conduct its work with utmost diligence and without fear or favour."
Akande said the panel, in the discharge of its work, "is expected to invite all relevant officials and private individuals who may be connected to both cases."
Accoding to him, th panel will also obtain and scrutinize documents that may throw some light on the issues raised in both cases
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio over allegation of financial crimes. Daily Trust gathered that Akpabio honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency to explain allegations of looting of the state’s funds during his tenure. Sources told our correspondent that Senator Akpabio was being interrogated late yesterday evening at the Abuja head offices of the Commission. He was spotted at the EFFC office in company of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, at about 5:20pm. Akpabio’s arrest yesterday is fallout of the petition by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, who had on June 8 this year petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Senator Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting. The petitioner had earlier on Wednesday adopted his petition and provided more details to the anti-graft agency on the allegations against the minority leader of People...
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