According to the unions, one of the latest petitions before the ICPC involves the alleged illegal sale of government properties by the management of the National Library of Nigeria without due process and without approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).
The Coalition of the Nigeria Union of Public Service Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW) and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria Research Institutes and Allied Institutions (ASURI) at the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of refusing to prosecute the National Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Prof. Chinwe Anunobi, despite evidence of corruption uncovered during investigations.
The unions stated that for more than two and a half years, several petitions submitted to the anti-graft agency and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) over alleged corruption, abuse of office, illegal sales of government properties, recruitment fraud and financial mismanagement running into billions of naira have remained unresolved.
Speaking with SaharaReporters, Comrade Odufuwa S.O, Chairman of NUPSRAW, alongside Comrade Adepoju S., Chairperson of ASURI, accused the ICPC of deliberately suppressing corruption allegations involving the apex library’s management.
