The National Agency for Food and Drug administration and Control, NAFDAC, has released a statement over the invitation of its Director-General, Dr. Paul Orhii, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Orhii, was questioned at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday for about eight hours.
He was alleged to have awarded contracts to some companies he has interest.
The D-G is expected to report at the commission’s office on Tuesday.
Reacting via a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Special Duties, Abubakar Jimoh, NAFDAC said the DG voluntarily visited the EFCC to clear the air on a petition against him by a former chief in the anti-narcotic agency.
The statement read, “We have been alerted to an online trending news of the visit of the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today.
“The visit was at the personal volition of the DG to explain the situation regarding allegation of corruption by a former Director of Finance and Accounts of the Agency, Mr. Ademola Mogbojuri.
“Since last week, some officers, who were mentioned in the allegation, had gone to the EFCC to shed light and clear the air on the mindless accusations.
“There’s nothing unusual about this but rather to applaud the DG for his courage to want to engage the recalcitrant director, who has decided to dance naked in the public and become a willing tool in the hands of the counterfeiters to infiltrate our organised system”.
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