The House of Representatives on Thursday recommended the prosecution of Pius Anyim, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) over the Abuja centenary city project.
This came following a resolution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The project in question, which cost over $18 billion, had Anyim as a major driver.
On February 3, Anyim, while appearing before the committee, accused the Herman Hembe’s committee of “deep-seated personal bias”.
He demanded that Hembe resign from the panel, and allow his deputy take over.
“Mr Chairman, I said one, you have told everybody who cared to listen that when the former DG of Security and Exchange Commission accused you of demanding bribe from her, you pushed for her to be sacked and I refused to sack her while I was SGF and this is an opportunity to pay me back,” he had said.
However, at plenary on Thursday, the committee’s report said Anyim and others involved in the project “abused” the directives of former president Goodluck Jonathan who during his tenure approved the project.
The committee also said Anyim and his associates flouted existing laws guiding the Abuja land swap policy for personal gains.
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