The Competent Governance for Accountability and Civic Trust (CGACT) has urged the Federal Government to independently probe the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the controversy surrounding the release of N2.5billion by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to Pinnacle Communications.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Ambassador Omoba Michael, Comrade Godwin Erheriene Oghenero and Comrade Odeh Peter.
According to them, their organisation in a letter dated 21 November 2018, to ICPC Chairman demanded the release of information on the issue under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
“The Chairman of ICPC in his reply dated 26 November 2018 and signed by one Sharon Ogiri-Okpe, referred the FOI request on the bidding process for the licensing of Pinnacle back to NBC. The same letter however said that the ICPC investigation on the allegations of the release of N2.5billion to Pinnacle Communications was ‘stalled’ because of a pending court action by Pinnacle Communications against the ICPC and Zenith Bank,” they said.
