#TrackNigeria –Reports reaching Newsdiaryonline from the Presidency revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Okoi Obono-Obla, the head of the assets recovery panel.
Obono-Obla’s fate has been hanging in the balance following a string of reports alleging questionable academic records.He has reportedly denied those allegations.But Obono-Obla faces fresh troubles beyond the emerging report of his sack
It was learnt that a letter
conveying his sack was delivered to the Solicitor-General of the Federation and
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice, Obla’s supervising ministry.
Outlining the troubles ahead for the
sacked head of presidential asset recovery panel, a presidency source said, “He
may himself face criminal prosecution on matters related to his alleged
financial dealings, as uncovered by the ICPC upon investigation.
“He may in addition, face
prosecution with regard to his academic credentials, specifically the WAEC
Certificate issue.
Furthermore, the source disclosed
that, “Government may ask the University of Jos to withdraw his law degree and
the Nigerian Law School to debar him from practice. This is owing to the
conclusion of the ICPC investigation, the recommendations of which were
approved in full by President Buhari.
Meanwhile, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said he was not briefed on the issue.He therefore asked that press enquiries be directed to the SGF.
