Alleged Breach of Code of Conduct: CCB invites Rivers PDP Guber Candidate

By Egufe Yafugborhi

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara (Sim), has been invited to appear before an investigation team of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) at its Abuja head office tomorrow for alleged breach of Code of Conduct for Public Officers.

Though Siminalayi was not reachable to confirm the development, the invitation trending in the social media, with Reference Number CCB/HQ/II&M/007/2269 and dated  October 26, 2022, carrying the signature of Sebastine P Gwimi, Director, Intelligence, Investigation and Monitoring, is sequel to a petition to the Bureau by one lfeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze.

Obasi-Nweze of Abuja based Volunteer Legal Practitioners for Morals and Values had, on May 11, 2022, petitioned the CCB to investigate Fubara  as Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Government House,

for alleged “Non/False Declaration Of Assets, Money Laundering And Corruption.”

The CCB invitation notified the Rivers PDP  candidate to come along with Certified True Copies of documents including “acknowledgment slips of all your Assets Declaration to Code of Conduct Bureau from when you joined the public service to date.

“Copies of your letter of appointment, promotion letters, records of service and payslips from April to August 2022. All documents of your buildings and landed properties both developed and undeveloped in Nigeria and abroad.

“Details of personal companies and businesses. Details of their shares and Bank Account Statements of all your personal bank accounts from January 2022 till date.”