President Muhammad Buhari
President
President Muhammad Buhari
President Buhari Dissolves Obla’s Investigative Panel on
Recovery of Public Property
President Muhammadu Buhari has dissolved the Special
Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public
Property (SPIP) as currently constituted with Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla
as Chairman.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
has been directed to immediately take over all outstanding
investigations and other activities of the SPIP.
The panel was established in August 2017 by the then Acting
President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN to investigate specifically
mandated cases of corruption, abuse of office and similar offences
by public officers.
President Buhari thanks all members of the dissolved panel for
their services.
The President looks forward to receiving the final Independent
Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC)
report on the ongoing investigations of the dissolved panel’s
Chairman.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)