After several weeks of vowing to launch a probe into the activities of its ad hoc committe accused of corruption, the House of Representatives has kept mum or yet to take any steps on the matter.
Following a painstaking investigation, PREMIUM TIMES, between August and September, published a series of reports exposing how members of the House’s ad hoc committee set up to probe job racketeering, of intimidating and extorting ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government under the guise of investigating corruption in recruitment of personnel.
The committee was chaired by Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), a former speakership aspirant.
The reports revealed how the unscrupulous panel set up a sophisticated bribery scheme, using the unregulated Bureau de Change system to receive bribes from heads of MDAs in exchange for a soft landing.
During the investigation, this paper secured evidence on the scandal, revealing a direct link to the committee—specifically, Oluwole Oke (PDP, Osun), who coordinated the bribery scheme.
The reports provided the bank account used, and the name of the BDC outlets.
Furthermore, the bribery story was corroborated by…
Bakare Majeed
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