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Group Petitions Anti-graft Firm, ICPC To Probe Federal Lawmaker, Gboluga Accused Of Financial Fraud
The Neutral Corrupt Practices and totally different related offences Payment (ICPC) has been urged to launch an investigation into the alleged fraudulent actions of Ikengboju Dele Gboluga, the lawmaker representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituent in Ondo State.
Gboluga was accused of financial misappropriation and using money meant for constituency initiatives to start an event centre enterprise.
The request was contained in an open letter addressed to ICPC by the Coordinator of a bunch, Ikale Development Vanguard (IDV), Ayodele Ifabonmi Clinton, and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
Ayodele claimed that the sum of N73,750,000 authorised for the Ilutitun neighborhood enterprise beneath the ZIP Code: 2021ZIP1334 was for the CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN SPORT AND EVENT CENTRE and by no means merely an event centre as constructed by Gboluga.
The coordinator throughout the letter well-known that each one they seen was an event centre, after a sports activities actions centre was authorised.
The letter alleged that the sum of N100,000,000 authorised for the Ode Irele neighborhood as requested by Gboluga was for the CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY HALL beneath the borders neighborhood firm Code: ERGP554001266 and by no means the event centre.
It well-known that Gboluga remodeled the enterprise into an event centre so that he may flip it to his personal enterprise enterprise to generate income for himself.
The letter reads partially, “It is no additional data that an event centre is a provide of passive income to its householders following the extreme demand for events web internet hosting in Nigeria. Nevertheless what’s, however, uncommon is the event of two ultra-modern event centres by Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, the lawmaker representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency throughout the determine of constituency initiatives for the parents of Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency.
“He constructed one in Ode Irele neighborhood in the direction of what the federal authorities authorised for the parents and he constructed one different one in Ilutitun, his home metropolis with out growing the sports activities actions centre hooked as much as the enterprise.
“The questions people should ask Gboluga and his information boys are: who is likely to be accountable to utilize employees for the event centres? Gboluga or Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency? Who owns the checking account particulars to be credited by prospects of the event centres?
“Is there any checking account throughout the determine of Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency, whose determine was used to purchase the entire belongings along with gadgets of furnishings and fittings procured for the event centres?
“Aside from the above, most people should additionally know that the sum of N 73,750,000 authorised for the Ilutitun neighborhood enterprise beneath the ZIP Code: 2021ZIP1334 was for the CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN SPORT AND EVENT CENTRE and by no means merely an event centre as constructed by Gboluga. The place is the sports activities actions centre? People should ask questions. All we’re in a position to see now could possibly be the event centre. What regarding the sports activities actions centre as authorised?
“The second state of affairs is that the sum of N100,000,000 authorised for the Ode Irele neighborhood as requested by Gboluga was for the CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY HALL beneath the borders neighborhood firm Code: ERGP554001266 and by no means the event centre. Although the signage reads neighborhood Hall, nevertheless an announcement credited to him by his information boys said it is an event centre.
“Instead of establishing a neighborhood hall, Gboluga remodeled the enterprise into an event centre so that he may convert it into a personal enterprise enterprise to generate income for himself.
“We, by this letter, identify on the ICPC to launch an investigation into the fraudulent actions of Ikengboju Dele Gboluga over all the issues raised above and amongst totally different related offences.
“The charge ought to look at the motive of adjusting the event of neighborhood hall in Ode Irele to an event centre. The charge ought to look at why he purchased money for the event of current sport and event centre in his home metropolis nevertheless solely constructed an event centre there with out talking regarding the sports activities actions centre.
“ICPC ought to look at to know who owns the checking account particulars to be credited by prospects of the event centres?
“On the acquisition receipt, we’re aware he has already directed the contractors to go and get a model new receipt, not in his determine nevertheless throughout the determine of the said contractor having purchased a contact of this petition. ICPC should please ask questions on the acquisition receipt of the entire belongings bought for the two event centres to know who bought what?”
