President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Lawal.
Also suspended with immediate effect is the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ayo Oke.
The two would remain suspended pending the outcome of investigation into various allegations against them, a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Wednesday said.
It
said that the SGF would be investigated over alleged violations of
laws and due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential
Initiative on the North-East (PINE).
The statement added that Oke was suspended to facilitate “full scale investigation” into the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos, which the NIA has made claims to.
“The
investigation is also to enquire into the circumstances in which the
NIA came into possession of the funds, how and by whose or which
authority the funds were made available to the NIA, and to establish
whether or not there has been a breach of the law or security procedure
in obtaining custody and use of the funds.”
The
large sum of money, which the NIA and Oke laid claimed to was discovered
by the EFCC in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to the statement, a three-member panel headed by the Vice President would undertake the investigation.
Other
members of the panel are the Attorney-General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, and the National Security Adviser.
“The Committee is to submit its report to the President within 14 days.
“The most senior Permanent Secretary in the SGF’s office, and the most senior officer in the NIA, are to act, respectively, during the period of investigation,’’
the statement said.
Lawal
was indicted by a Senate Committee probing the disbursement of funds
meant for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps. The committee
alleged that Lawal awarded a N200 million contract to a company linked
with him, to cut grass at an IDP camp.
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