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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered
immediate suspension of David Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of
the Federation (SGF).
Also affected was Ambassador Ayo Oke,
Director General of the NIA, pending the outcome of the investigation into the
Osborne-gate.
The
President also gave directive for an investigation into allegations of
violations of law and due process made against Babachir in the award of
contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE).
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, in a press release, said that the President
has equally ordered a full scale investigation into the discovery of large
amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos,
over which the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has made a claim.
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.
A three-man Committee comprising the Hon.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the National
Security Adviser, headed by the Vice President, is to conduct both
investigations. The Committee is to submit its report to the President within
14 days.
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