Tinubu suspends secretaries over fake agency

President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze and the suspension of three Permanent Secretaries—M. S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare, and Richard Pheelangwah—after the Nigeria — Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) uncovered another fake agency operating within the Nigeria — Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The phony entity, named the Nigeria — National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, had allegedly secured office space in the OSGF without presidential approval. The discovery emerged from the ICPC's broader investigation into the fictitious International — Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). ICPC Chairman Musa Adamu Aliyu briefed Tinubu, who directed the arrests and suspensions, and also ordered a wider audit of government ministries, departments, and agencies. The ICPC is investigating how the fake agency gained access and whether the suspended officials facilitated its operations.