ICPC Takes Action On Reps Committee Investigating Alleged Job Racketeering In MDAs ‘Caught Up’ In Heavy Bribery Allegations

ICPC Takes Action On Reps Committee Investigating Alleged Job Racketeering In MDAs ‘Caught Up’ In Heavy Bribery Allegations

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated an investigation into the House of Representatives committee that is probing alleged job racketeering by various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).

This decision comes in response to petitions against the committee and allegations of bribery involving its members.

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In a statement issued on Friday evening, ICPC confirmed that it had begun its investigation following petitions received from both Premium Times and Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of Job Racketeering and Gross Mismanagement in Federal MDAs.

The House committee had previously announced that it received petitions against 39 MDAs regarding allegations of job racketeering and other misconduct. The committee’s objective is to examine potential wrongdoing within the country’s civil service and plans to engage with over 600 MDAs as part of its investigations.