The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has set up a task force to probe eight former governors.
A top operative of the commission, who confided in our correspondent on Wednesday, said that the task force was set up following petitions written against the former governors.
It was learnt that top operatives of the commission working in the task force had been dispatched to the states to carry out the probe of the affected former governors.
A top operative of the commission said that the former governors were Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State; Chief Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema of Katsina and Sullivan Chime of Enugu State.
The source said that the other four were on the waiting list.
The former governors on the waiting list, according to the source are, Mr. Raji Fashola of Lagos State, Godswiil Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State and Alhaji Sule Lamido of Jigawa State.
The source said that the ICPC was not considering political parties or association in its response to allegations of corruption made against the affected personalities in the petition.
The source said, “It is true that we are going after eight former governors. The investigation against four of the former governors of Rivers, Katsina, Kano and Enugu has commenced.
“However, the commission has listed four other former governors who are on the waiting list because of petitions against them. They are the immediate past governors of Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Jigawa States.
“A Special Task Force was set up by the Chairman of the commission last week to coordinate the investigation in the states. So we are reopening the petitions through the Chairman of the Special Task Force.”
The probe is coming on the heels of a recent move by the ICPC to move 47 crack detectives to the states and the zones to strengthen them in the fight against graft in the society.
The Resident Consultant, Media and Events, of the ICPC, Mr. Folu Olamiti, refused to comment on the story when contacted.
None of the ex-governors was available for comment on the probe.
Punch report!
SEE GBEGE!
Criminals! Everything will be swept under the carpet at the end of the day tho!
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DeleteWow this Vp hold scatter
DeleteNo be 9ja again? They ll still go scot free
ReplyDeleteTrue
DeleteA probe does not necessarily mean they are corrupt, a probe is simply an investigation! Why will they not go scot free if it is discover they are free from the allegations levelled against them?
DeleteFinally. Something should be done about it o. Where's T.A Orji?
ReplyDeleteMy thought exactly! T. A. Orji won't escape this time.
Deletewho b d babalawo wey do otumokpo for Ochendu? Is he now invincible and untouchable?
DeleteSeems T. A Orji is the worst governor in Nigeria considering how people have been complaining.
DeleteT.A Orji should be probed abeg...renowned ole!!!
DeleteThey should just return watever they've got left of the loot,dats all we are after...,i don tire jare!#yawns#
ReplyDeleteVery good news cos we need all our money
ReplyDeleteThey are only good in catching yahoo boys.
ReplyDeleteNothing will come out of this as usual.
At least Buhari's forever September list is dwindling.
DeleteIf I hear... Na today? Na 9ja we dey jor na just mnaja.
ReplyDeleteIn tubaba's voice. Nothing dey happen.
ReplyDeletePersonally, L think every Minister and Governor should be probed when they leave office. We need to know how many contracts they gave themselves and how many they executed. These people are nothing but a bunch of thieves without a conscience. Tomorrow dem go run abroad for medical treatment. WHat of the masses?
ReplyDeleteNo be small thing o
ReplyDeleteStella doh ooo! I site your boo
ReplyDeleteAfter probe what next? Sweep under the carpet as usual na
ReplyDeletehmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteNothing will happen. Probe and be gone.
ReplyDeleteIts always like this but tomorrow a commoner who stole 5k would be sentenced to jail. We all need to stop all these favourism only to the elites in our society.
ReplyDeleteStella, boo in trouble. Come n defend him ooo
ReplyDeleteEventhough i know nothing will be done at the end of the day but,One particular name is missing there and that is Thief T A Orji
ReplyDeleteStory story! What about the past ministers? As for me, I believe nothing will come out of this
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ReplyDeleteICPC to probe Stella's Boo and others......
ReplyDeleteNaija
ReplyDeleteEnough of the noise making ICPC.
ReplyDeleteWe will, we would, we shall is all we hear all the time.
We want to see results. That's all we are interested in.
What about the former governor of cross river state?
ReplyDeleteThat man is a typical example of slow water runs deeper or how is it said again..
Na today?after all this plenty procedure they would sweep everything under the carpet.Naija
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