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JUST IN: ICPC Arraigns PRODA DG Charles Agulanna For N23.5m Fraud

by NewsOnline Nigeria
September 24, 2021
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PRODA DG Charles Agulanna

PRODA DG Charles Agulanna

ICPC has arraigned PRODA DG Charles Agulanna for alleged N23.5m fraud.

 

 

Newsonline reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the Director-General of Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, Engr. Dr. Charles Agulanna for alleged N23.5million fraud.

 

PRODA DG Charles Agulanna, Newsonline Nigeria reports was arraigned before the Federal High Court Enugu for allegedly committing procurement fraud.

 

According to a statement by the spokesperson for ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, PRODA DG Charles Agulanna, who is facing a one-count charge, was alleged by the anti-graft commission to have sometime in August, 2017 or thereabout committed the offence.

 

Why Is ICPC Probing PRODA DG Charles Agulanna?

 

PRODA DG Charles Agulanna
Why Is ICPC Probing PRODA DG Charles Agulanna?

The statement reads: “While being the Director-General of Projects Development Institute, committed procurement fraud by awarding a contract for the revaluation of land belonging to PRODA in the sum of N23,500,037.50 to T.O. Thomas & Co., even when the company was not a registered surveyor/valuer and did not submit any memorandum of understanding with any registered surveyor/valuer in its tender bid, an offence contrary to section 58(4)(b) and punishable under section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

 

 

“When the charge was read to the accused, Engr. Dr. Agulanna, he pleaded not guilty to the charge.

“The defence counsel, G.D. Joshua Esq, who had earlier submitted a written bail application, prayed the court to grant his client bail.

“He said his client was a man of credible personality that would not jump bail.

“The ICPC counsel, O.J. Ochigbo did not oppose the bail, but said the court should grant him bail with stringent conditions.

“The Presiding Judge, Justice Buba Ibrahim therefore, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N5m and two reliable sureties in the like sum.

“Justice Ibrahim also asked the defendant and his sureties to submit 2 passport photographs each to the court, and thereafter adjourned the matter to the 21st of October 2021 for hearing.”

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