FOUR days into the unveiling of 28 Ministerial Nominees to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu, strong indications have emerged that issues and allegations are being raised against some of the nominees ahead of commencement of screening by the Senators.
One of such nominees is the one from Delta State, Stella Okotete who is currently under investigation by the Code of Conduct Bureau over allegations of “Abuse of Office”.
At the moment, a letter from the CCB dated 21st March 2023 with file number CCB/HQ/II&M/007/NB/099 addressed to Okotete, confirmed that the Ministerial nominee is under investigation over cases concerning breach of Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
In view of its ongoing investigation, the Code of Conduct Bureau in its letter signed by Director intelligence and monitoring (II&M),Dr. Gwimi S.P. directed Okotete to furnish the Bureau with all necessary documents needed to carry out their investigation.
Recall that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio had on Thursday read out the 28 ministerial nominees sent in by President Bola Tinubu for screening at the National Assembly scheduled to commence on Monday.
Former Governors of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Rivers State and Ebonyi, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi respectively made Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate.
Credit: The Nigeria Lawyer