Murtala Kankia, the acting chairman of the Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB) has debunked the claim that Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, a former member
of the house of representatives, has been appointed to replace him at the
bureau.
On Thursday, a letter purportedly signed by George Akume,
the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), announced the
appointment of Agbonayinma by President Bola Tinubu as the chairman of CCB.
But in an internal memo released by Kankia and sighted by
TheCable, the acting chairman of CCB described the letter as “fake, misleading
and does not emanate from the office of the secretary to the government of the
federation”.
Kankia said he is the most senior ranking member of the
bureau, adding that he remains the acting chairman of the agency until further
directives from the president.
“My attention has
been drawn to a circular which emanates from Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma,
a federal commissioner claiming to be appointed by the president and C in C of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Acting Chairman, CCB,”
the memo reads.
“The truth of the matter is, Barrister Murtala Aliyu Kankia
having served for an initial Five (5) years term and was re-appointed as a
member of the Bureau in 2018 and 2023 respectively, remains the most senior
ranking member of the Bureau, hence he is now acting as Chairman pending
further directives of the President to avoid leadership vacuum.
“Mr. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma serving for the initial 5
years appointed in 2021 can not in any ramification claim seniority over the
current Ag. Chairman (Murtaala Kankia).
“Determination of
seniority between Murtala A. Kankiya, Barr. Benedict Umeano and Hon. Ehiozuwa
Johnson Agbonayinma will be made by the SGF office, and whatever decision is
taken in the best interest of the system and the country will be communicated
formally to the Bureau by me and no other.
“Note further that the SGF letter did not specifically
invite Murtala Kankiya to hand over to Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson as falsely
speculated.”
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