Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council without first suspending officials linked to the matter.
Ibe, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, said it was “flagrantly wrong” for Tinubu to order the probe without “without asking the key suspects, including his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to go on suspension pending the conclusion of the investigation.”
He added, “Not suspending all those involved in the #GbajaGate scandal is akin to them being a judge in their own case. Their continued stay in office while the investigation is going on, gives them the opportunity to interfere with the investigation process.”
Tinubu had earlier directed the ICPC to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the PFIPC, which the Presidency has described as a fictitious body with no legal basis or presidential approval, and gave the commission a 30-day deadline to submit its report. Related News Tinubu names Gbajabiamila, AGF, others in state police implementation committee Warri, PH refineries ex-MDs face trials over alleged $989,630, N1.42bn fraud NDDC inaugurates anti-graft unit, vows transparency
