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We won’t allow corrupt persons enjoy their loots – ICPC
We won’t allow corrupt persons enjoy their loots – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has vowed that the corrupt in the society would be denied the luxury of enjoying their loots.
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the commission, stated this at the inauguration of the commission’s prototype state office building in Akure, the Ondo state capital.
Owasanoye said the commission’s war against corruption was steadily making progress with the collective commitment of stakeholders in the county.
He also added that the ICPC with the support of credible partners has been working to deal with illicit Financial Flows (IFFS) out of the country.
“So far, our Proceeds of crimes Tracing, Recovery, Management tool has ensured that the corrupt are denied the luxury of enjoying their loots.
“The commission in this regard has in accordance with the recently passed Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 disposed of some of the moveable and immovable proceeds of crime on which it secured final forfeiture,” he said.
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According to him, the fight against corruption is a collective responsibility of all not just of the anti-corruption and other law enforcement agencies.
“In this regard, we fight corruption to an existential threat to the stability of society and the peace and progress of society. There is no middle course or alternative, we either deal with this malady or it will ultimately trigger a social crisis,” he said.
While enjoining the Ondo government to join hands in the fight against corruption, Prof. Owasanoye explained that Ondo was among the states giving home to one of the prototype buildings delivered in the first phase of the commission’s initiative across the country.
He maintained that the two-storey facility has a conference room, staff offices, interview rooms, detention facility, library, and stores among others, saying the edifice will also enhance the productivity of its officers deployed to the state.
Responding, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said the state would continue to join hands in the fight against corruption.
Akeredolu, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Princess Oladunni Odu, assured the government would also partner in sanitising the system of corrupt people.
We won’t allow corrupt persons enjoy their loots – ICPC
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Just in: Tinubu swears in Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas
Just in: Tinubu swears in Rivers Sole Administrator Ibok-ete Ibas
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Vice Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (Retd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.
The administrator was sworn in on Wednesday after a short meeting with the President.
Tinubu announced the appointment of the retired naval chief at a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, when he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu, and the state House of Assembly members.
The President said his decision was based on Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution, saying he could not continue to watch the political situation in Rivers escalate without taking concrete action.
The suspension of Fubara and other elected representatives has been rejected and condemned by many eminent Nigerians, legal luminaries, groups such as Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Femi Falana, the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Nigerian Bar Association.
However, the emergency rule has been praised by the pro-Nyesom Wike Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule, accusing Fubara of contravening the Supreme Court ruling on the political situation in the state.
Ibas was the Chief of Naval Staff from 2015 to 2021.
He is from Cross River State where he had his early education.
The new sole administrator went to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1979 from where he proceeded to have a successful career in the Navy, rising through the ranks to the very top.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and the Nigerian Institute of Management.
President Muhammadu Buhari who appointed him as Chief of Naval Staff conferred him with the National Honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 2022.
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Breaking: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers State
Breaking: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers State
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state.
Tinubu made the declaration during a nationwide broadcast, saying it is for six months.
He announced the suspension of the Executive Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all the members of the House of Assembly for six months.
He immediately named an administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Retd), to take charge of the affairs of the state for the six-month period.
Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution interprets a state of emergency as a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures to regain control.
A state of emergency allows the President to immediately make any desired regulations to secure public order and safety. (Channels TV)
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BREAKING: Tinubu addresses Nigerians on Rivers political crisis
BREAKING: Tinubu addresses Nigerians on Rivers political crisis
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night will hold a nationwide broadcast to address the crisis in Rivers state.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the broadcast will be transmitted by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
The broadcast is expected to be held by 7pm today.
Video: President Tinubu has declared state on emergency on Rivers state effective immediately, suspends Governor Fubara, his deputy governor and house of assembly members for six months.
He also nominated an administrator pic.twitter.com/jD1g9FHOez— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) March 18, 2025
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