The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mr. Paul Orhii, was yesterday
grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) over alleged spending of billions of naira the agencies generated
without approval from relevant agencies.
The embattled NAFDAC boss is being interrogated for alleged contract
scam and abuse of office. Although the spokesman of the EFCC, Mr Wilson
Uwujaren, could not be reached on phone to give more details into the
circumstances that led to his interrogation, a competent source told
Daily Sun that his invitation is the first in the series of many more to
come.
The source said some directors who have been fingered in the ignoble
deals and spending of unauthorized funds might soon be invited by the
EFCC to explain their roles.
The Director General in recent times held a series of media
conferences and placed advertorials in major national newspapers to
explain how monies were spent by the agency.
Report has it that he arrived at the Abuja headquarters of the
EFCC at about 9am Sunday and was questioned for several hours.
As at the time of this report, it could not establish
or confirm if Mr. Orhii had been released on administrative bail by the
anti-graft agency. Again, Uwujaren could not be reached for
confirmation.
No comments:
Post a Comment