The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) has launched an investigation into the activities of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over job racketeering, following the allegation of bribery against the committee
The anti-graft agency’s decision comes on the heels of a detailed report of bribery and kickbacks against the Yusuf Gagdi-led ad hoc committee by an online medium, Premium Times.
Making this development known on Friday, the ICPC said, “The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has commenced investigation into petitions received from Premium Times and Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of Job Racketeering and Gross Mismanagement in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, over bribery allegations against the probe panel,” the spokesperson for the ICPC, Azuka Ogua, wrote in an official note on WhatsApp.
Premium Times’ report has opened another can of worms into the foundational problems of bribery and corruption in Nigeria’s system.
Though the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing federal MDAs over job racketeering had made some revealing progress, one of which involved the Federal Character Commission, as reported by MUK TV, the allegation of bribery against them casts doubt on their credibility.
