Nigerian Senate deputy president Ike Ekweremadu said he was not barred from travelling out of the country by the Special Presidential Investigative Panel (SPIP) on Recovery of Public Property as speculated across social media platforms.
“For clarity and emphasis, the Office wishes to restate that Ekweremadu is not in court with the panel or any other government agency over any corruption case,” Ekweremadu’s media aide Uche Anichukwu said in a statement.
Anichukwu explained that his principal was only sued by the by the SPIP on the grounds that he allegedly “neglected to declare” his assets “in the manner prescribed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property”.
Anichukwu, who affirmed that negligence in the declaration of the asset by a public official was contrary to the constitution, said Ekweremadu “had since fulfilled” the provision.
He said only the Code of Conduct Bureau has the constitutional powers to hold public officials accountable on grounds of false declaration of assets, not the SPIP. Read more