Babachir, Oke know fate as Osinbajo panel submits report today

President Muhammadu Buhari will today receive the report of the panel investigating allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke.

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who is also a member of the panel, disclosed this to State House reporters yesterday after his meeting with Buhari.

Babachir is being investigated for alleged violations of law and due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North-East; and Oke, over the $43.4 million hauled from a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The 14-day timeframe given to the panel, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was expected to have elapsed yesterday.

Malami, who confirmed that the committee would submit its report today, however, noted that it would be preemptive to discuss the work of the panel.

He stated: ‘Well, you know the presidential committee that is investigating the NIA and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation is supposed to make submission by tomorrow (today).

“So, now it to is pre-emptive discuss anything considering the fact that one, the committee is under the chairmanship of the vice president, who is supposed to brief the president in that respect and two, the schedule for the committee’s assignment has not elapsed.

“So, it will be pre-emptive to speak about the committee because the time fixed for the assignment has not elapsed and against the background of the fact that it is the chairman of the committee that should brief the president.”