The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has initiated an investigation based on a petition received from the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee, Yusuf Gagdi, regarding alleged job racketeering.
This disclosure was made in an official statement released by the anti-corruption commission’s spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, on Friday. Additionally, the commission acknowledged receiving a separate petition from Premium Times, an online newspaper.
It read, “The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has commenced investigation into petitions received from Premium Times and Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of Job Racketeering and Gross Mismanagement in Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, over bribery allegations against the probe panel.”
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has initiated an investigation based on a petition received from the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee, Yusuf Gagdi, regarding alleged job racketeering.
This disclosure was made in an official statement released by the anti-corruption commission’s spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, on Friday. Additionally, the commission acknowledged receiving a separate petition from Premium Times, an online newspaper.
He said, “During our last meeting, we requested for two weeks because some of the universities did not come with some of the documents required from them.
“But we read the very disturbing media publication and I can say that the vice-chancellors are not part of that. The vice-chancellors have not provided any bribe to anybody.
“What I recalled happened was that the next day, there was a workshop for the vice-chancellors and because there is another international workshop organised for the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, I recalled that a number of people were looking for estacode in the form of foreign exchange that will enable them to travel.”
Tanko added, “We are looking forward to this committee concluding its work so that the challenges relating to employment in Nigerian universities are addressed so that we can continue to provide the quality manpower we need for the development of this country.”
