MELAIYE'S NGO CALLS FOR PROBE OF CHAIRMAN OF CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL

The Anti-Corruption Network, an NGO founded by Dino Melaiye has called for the investigation of Nigeria's Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Yakubu Umar.
A petition against the chairman of the tribunal was raised by a member of the Federal House of Representatives. In the petition signed by the organization's  Executive Secretary Ajulo Ajulo, it is alleged that Umar withdrew N1million from the CCT's accounts in July 2011 to fund his own wedding.
Similarly, he was accused of spending N15.2 million to purchase a Toyota Prado sport utility vehicle “without following due process”. Yakubu was further accused of awarding contracts for supply of office furniture and fittings at N11.3million.
Further, in March 2011, Mr. Umar was accused of awarding contracts for the supply of office furniture and fittings at N11.3 million.
The contracts were reportedly executed by a “supposedly engineering company and not a furniture or supply company”.
He also allegedly paid N4.2million for “purchase of welfare items” in a contract executed by a private individual.
Another N4.2 million for the “procurement of external light bulbs” was described by the petitioners as “entirely fictitious contract”.