Ekiti Probe: Fayemi terminated 71 contracts, reviewed 55 others in four years – Witness
Panel to embark on tour of the said projects
Panel to embark on tour of the said projects
The panel is investigating the state's finances between October 2010 and October 2014
Mr. Fayemi has challenged the constitutionality of the commission in court
Mr. Fayemi is contesting the legality of the panel.
Some staff of the firms were recently arrested.
The panel said it had problems reaching some of the contractors.
The beneficiaries are to get between N100,000 to N100 million.
The Chinese and 12 Nigerians were arrested in Plateau State on August 14
The minister has indicated he may not appear before the commission.
The company was shut and its owner declared wanted by government on Monday.
Governor Lalong says the illegal miners excavate minerals worth N5 billion monthly from the mining sites.
A judicial panel of enquiry is currently investigating the former governor.
A court refused Mr. Fayemi's application for an interim order restraining the panel.
“With bitumen being produced in Ondo State, federal Government will ensure that none of its road contractors imports asphalt.”
“…the fact is that Dr Fayemi does not enjoy any pension from Ekiti State government.”
President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, led the presidential delegation.
An APC victory in Osun in 2014 kick-started the national rise of the now ruling party.
The ministers are expected to inform Nigerians how the government has been tackling issues of national importance.
Courts orders including those of the Supreme Court are being ignored by the Nigerian government.
Governor Fayose set up the commission recently at the instance of the Ekiti State House of Assembly
Mr. Fayemi dismisses the move as an “exercise in futility”.
The Supreme Court has given two judgements on the topic previously.
Nigeria is reputed to have the second largest deposit of bitumen in the world.
The illegal activity, he said, had denied the country enormous amount of revenue.
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