Ondo Assembly Clerk, Lawmaker Detained By EFCC Over Seminar Fraud

• The Clerk of the Ondo State House Of Assembly, Mr. Bode Adeyelu, a member of the House representating Akoko South West, Hon. Bankole Felemu and two civil servants – Oluseguun Kayode and O. J. Afolabi have been reportedly detained at the detention facility of the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC)
• EKO HOT BLOG had reported last week that the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Gbenga Omole denied the EFCC’s invitation to the Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun while he admitted that some Assembly workers were invited by the EFCC.

The Clerk of the Ondo State House Of Assembly, Mr. Bode Adeyelu, a member of the House representating Akoko South West, Hon. Bankole Felemu and two civil servants – Oluseguun Kayode and O. J. Afolabi have been reportedly detained at the detention facility of the Economic and financial crime commission (EFCC) in Lagos, over an alleged N2.4 million seminar fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) had earlier reportedly invited the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun and some civil servants for questioning over multimillion Naira fraud rocking the Assembly.

EKO HOT BLOG had reported last week that the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Gbenga Omole denied the EFCC’s invitation to the Speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun while he admitted that some Assembly workers were invited by the EFCC.

One of the alleged frauds being investigated by the antigraft agency was said to have been committed in 2019, when the lawmakers were supposed to have attended a two-day seminar organised by National Productivity Centre, Lagos.

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A source in the Assembly said the lawmakers requested for fund to be released so that four people who were members of the Committee on Tertiary Education can attend the seminar that was scheduled for Wednesday, 11 and Thursday 12, December 2019.

Those to attend the ‘Seminar’ included the Clerk, the Deputy Speaker, the committee Chairman of the House Committee on Tertiary Education, and two members of the committee.

According to the documents requesting for fund, “the ‘seminar’ was aimed at institutional productivity, consciousness and excellence in service among workers and organisations in both public and private sectors, to accord workers and organizations the platform in achieving high productivity as well as giving impetus to the seminar in charting the pathway in revitalizing the Educational Sector.”

 

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