The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it has begun an investigation into the petroleum sector and the role of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke. Reports also indicates that former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also being investigated.
The Acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu who revealed the probe of Allison-Madueke and Okonjo-Iweala spoke in response to a question by one of the committee members at the 2016 budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes yesterday .
Earlier, Magu had sought the support of the committee to get a budget of N11.4billion for the EFCC in 2016. Some of the areas where the budget will be needed, according to him, include the completion of the EFCC headquarters complex under construction, training and re-training of staff, recruitment and training of additional 750 staff in 2016, as well as in the area of investigation activities.
The Acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu who revealed the probe of Allison-Madueke and Okonjo-Iweala spoke in response to a question by one of the committee members at the 2016 budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes yesterday .
Earlier, Magu had sought the support of the committee to get a budget of N11.4billion for the EFCC in 2016. Some of the areas where the budget will be needed, according to him, include the completion of the EFCC headquarters complex under construction, training and re-training of staff, recruitment and training of additional 750 staff in 2016, as well as in the area of investigation activities.
Source: The Breaking Times News
