According to *Premium Times*, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate arrest of the promoter behind a bogus federal agency alongside the suspension of three permanent secretaries implicated in its operation. The decisive action followed an intelligence briefing by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which uncovered the illegal operation of the “National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office.” The fraudulent entity was found to be operating illicitly out of government property located within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Investigators revealed that the principal architect of the unauthorized organization operated under multiple alias identities to orchestrate illegal bureaucratic operations, allocate fraudulent portfolios, and secure state funding. Interrogations established that senior public servants assisted the syndicate by bypassing institutional administrative checks and facilitating physical office space within federal precincts. In response, the Presidency issued executive orders freezing all assets tied to the illegal outfit and mandating a sweeping audit across federal ministries to identify potential parallel operational breaches.
The institutional bust was verified by *Vanguard*, which reported ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu SAN stating that “the promoter was discovered operating under variations of his name within illegally allocated office space at the OSGF.” The story was further confirmed by *The Nation*, which quoted presidential spokespersons who affirmed that “Mr. President directed the immediate suspension of the Permanent Secretaries to allow an unhindered administrative and criminal investigation.”
Echotitbits take:
This scandal exposes severe structural vulnerabilities in civil service oversight, where unvetted entities can infiltrate core government buildings. While rapid executive suspensions signal zero tolerance for administrative rot, systemic reforms in public service credentialing and property management are urgently needed to stop syndicate infiltration.
Source: Premium Times – https://www.facebook.com/Premiumtimes/posts/president-bola-tinubu-has-ordered-the-suspension-of-three-permanent-secretaries-/1514109814082671/, August 23, 2026
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