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Obono-Obla’s Self-Designed Misadventure

November 10, 2019 2:41 am

Had the ex-Chairman of Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, who is currently at large, known that his decision to blackmail Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo could backfire, he might have had a rethink, writes Omololu Ogunmade

Dismissed former Chairman of Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, must be living with loads of regrets now. Reason? The embattled former chairman of the presidential panel, who was declared wanted penultimate week by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged misconduct, financial impropriety and abuse of office, …

Obono-Obla: Osinbajo Behind My Travails

November 4, 2019 3:48 am

* AGF investigation nailed him, says presidency source

In a letter dated August 29, 2019, addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, and made available to THISDAY at the weekend, Obono-Obla made a series of allegations against the vice-president, saying he made several efforts to frustrate the investigation of several corrupt persons by the panel.

According to him, his decision to resist such pressure allegedly mounted on him by Osinbajo to halt several investigations through the Deputy Chief of Staff, Ade Ipaye, in the vice-president’s office, and two secretaries of the panel at different times, appointed by Osinbajo, landed him in his …

ICPC Declares Obono-Obla Of SPIP Wanted For Crime

October 22, 2019 12:33 pm

Nigeria’s anti-fraud office has declared former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) Okoi Obono-Obla wanted.

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it took the action due to his Obono-Obla’s “repeated failure to appear before it to answer questions bordering on allegations of fraud and corruption”.

Obono is facing allegations of certificate forgery and other corruption-related charges.

“The Commission is in receipt of petitions accusing him of abuse of office, falsification of admission records, living above his income and collection of gratification from suspects under his investigation,” ICPC said in …