CSO laments CCT's failure to prosecute high profile corruption cases

• Published date: 01 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

ACivil Society Organisation, Advocacy for Good Governance has expressed concerns over the failure of the Code of Conduct Bureau to prosecute certain high-profile corruption cases after investigations have been concluded.

The President - General, Musa Yakubu, lamented the failure of the Bureau to let Nigerians know about the outcome of the investigation carried out about the allegations of corruption and breach of oath of office by public office holders.

According to him, it appears that since the advent of the current leadership of the Bureau, Prof Mohammed Isah the organisation has gone into comatose.

In a statement , he said: 'How can the Chairman deny Nigerians the opportunity to know about the outcome of the investigation carried out about the allegations of corruption and breach of oath of office by public office holders.

'It could be recalled that sometime last year a member of the Board of the Code of Conduct Bureau Hon. E.J Agbonayinma who was obviously irritated by the lackluster performance of the Bureau dragged the Chairman Professor Mohammed Isah to the appropriate House...