The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on Monday interrogated the Director-General of the National Agency
for Food
and Drug administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, for allegedly
awarding contracts to himself.
Orhii, who was quizzed at the
commission’s headquarters in Abuja from 9am to 5pm, was alleged to have awarded
contracts to some companies, which acted as fronts for him.
He was allowed to go after Monday’s
interrogation with a directive to report at the commission’s office on Tuesday.
NAFDAC has, however, denied that
Orhii was summoned and grilled over alleged act of fraud.
It said in a statement by its
Director of Special Duties, Abubakar Jimoh, on Monday that the DG voluntarily
visited the EFCC to clear the air on a petition against him by a former chief
in the anti-narcotic agency.
The statement read, “We have been
alerted to online trending news of the visit of the Director General of
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr.Paul Orhii, to
the Economic and Financial Crime Commission today.
“The visit was at the personal volition of the
DG to explain the situation regarding allegation of corruption by a former
Director of Finance and Accounts of the Agency, Mr.Ademola Mogbojuri. Since
last week, some officers, who were mentioned in the allegation, had gone to the
EFCC to shed light and clear the air on the mindless accusations.
“There’s nothing unusual about this
but rather to applaud the DG for his courage to want to engage the recalcitrant
director, who has decided to dance naked in the public and become a willing
tool in the hands of the counterfeiters to infiltrate our organised system.”
Source: Punch Newspaper
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