Breaking: Osinbajo panel begins SGF, Babachir Lawal investigation

The Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo led panel today, Tuesday 25, quizzed suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal

Lawal appeared before the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate him and the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke.

The committee chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo meets inside one of the conference rooms in the Vice-President’s office and started it session  at about 1pm.

The panel was set up to investigate allegations of violations of law and due process made against Lawal in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East.

It is also Oke on the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, for which NIA is laying claim.

Lawal was still with the committee members at press time. Oke had taken his turn before the committee on Monday.

Meanwhile, Habibat Lawan replace Babachir Lawal as acting SGF in Nigeria