File photo: Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi.
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has said the recent grilling of the Managing Director of the South East Development Commission, Mark Okoye, by a Senate committee reflects the transparency and accountability being promoted under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The monarch said probing the agencies will curb corruption in the country, stating that he was impressed by the live television coverage of the Senate committee’s interaction with heads of government agencies and parastatals, particularly the SEDC boss.
Oluwo, in a statement on Thursday by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Alli, said, “I was amazed to watch live on television the grilling of the chairmen of government parastatals/agencies, most especially Mark Okoye, the Managing Director of Southeast Development Commission, by the Senate committee on the commission.
“The live coverage of such a screening is a fundamental boost to Nigeria’s image, most especially in promoting transparency and accountability.
