The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited Festus Keyamo,
spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign
council, over a petition he filed requesting the probe of Atiku Abubakar,
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Keyamo had accused Atiku of diverting public funds through
special purpose vehicles while he was Nigeria’s vice-president.
The minister of state for labour and employment had given
the CCB a 72-hour ultimatum to “arrest, invite, interrogate and prosecute”
Atiku for the alleged offences.
The CCB, in a letter dated March 28, invited Keyamo to the
bureau’s office in Abuja to adopt his petition.
“This invitation is
to enable you adopt the aforementioned petition and to provide any additional
information that may be material to this investigation,” the letter reads.
“You are requested to come along with one Michael Achimugu,
to assist with enquiries regarding the attachments to your petition.”
Keyamo has also instituted a suit against the former
vice-president before an Abuja federal high court.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/84/2023, Keyamo is seeking to
compel law enforcement agencies to prosecute Atiku over the same offences.
Keyamo is praying the court for an order compelling the PDP
standard bearer “to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC), and the Conduct of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for thorough investigation”.
The minister’s suit is premised on an audio recording
released by Achimugu, Atiku’s former aide.
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