The House of Representatives on Thursday, directed its relevat committee to probe allegations of
corruption levelled against the Minister of Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe.
The resolution followed a motion on the matter by Mr.
Kehinde Olusegun (Ogun state). Honourable Olusegun asked the House to investigate the allegations and to ensure that the matter was not swept under
the carpet. He said Mr Orubebe had failed to declare a house
purportedly built for him by an Abuja based Construction Company in the
Mabushi area of the Federal Capital Territory.
“A case has been made against the minister as it relates to a house
built for him by Setraco Construction Company at Mabushi district here
in Abuja. It has been found that he failed to declare the house in his
asset declaration form with the Code of Conduct Bureau.” Mr Olusegun said.
The House subsequently mandated its committee on Drugs, Narcotics and
Financial Crimes to investigate the matter and make appropriate
recommendations to the House within 21 days.
The House further directed the ministry of Finance, the Central Bank
and the Accountant General of the federation to suspend all payments
into the ministry over what he described as bogus contracts, except the
East West road projects until the completion of investigation to verify
the authenticity of certificates pending for payment.
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