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CSNAC Write Code Of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Over Melaye's Foreign Account by AbbeyvanPersie(m): 8:49am On Apr 02, 2017 |
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), which
is a coalition of over 150 anti-corruption organizations, has
urged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), to update it with
an earlier petition forwarded to the Bureau over calls for
investigation of the Senator representing Kogi West
senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye, for allegedly
operating a foreign bank account.
In a letter sent to the Bureau and signed by CSNAC National
Chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, the coalition said in
pursuant to Sections 1, 2 & 3 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2011, it is requesting for a comprehensive information
on the status of CCB investigation of the aforementioned
matter.
The letter reads: "In our petition dated December 7th, 2015
we called the attention of your office to a report of
December 6th , 2015, by an online newspaper,
SaharaReporters revealing that Senator Dino Melaye
representing Kogi West Senatorial District has since 2010
illegally operated bank accounts in the United States of
America.
"According to the report, Mr. Melaye opened two accounts,
one a current and the other a savings account in the name
of Daniel “Din” Melaye, posing as a student.
"The report further stated that by leaving the impression of
himself as a student, Senator Melaye was able to open a
“Campus Edge” current account with account number 4460
1649 8396 and regular savings account with account number
with 4460 1647 5966 with Bank of America in the state of
Maryland.
"He obtained a bank debit card with an account number
ending with 8873. One of his last transactions on the account
took place on the 4th December 6th , 2015, the same day he
addressed his colleagues at the floor of the Senate, on a
proposed retrogressive, repressive, anti-free speech and
anti-democracy "social media bill" hinged on emasculating
social media users and public petition censorship. It was an
approval of payment for a transaction relating to the
purchase of cosmetics from a Kremlin based
MagnitKosmetik store. Also, on September 1, 2015, Mr.
Melaye approved payment to a New York-based "Schweiger
Dermatology." apparently for the treatment of his skin after
he removed a tattoo of his former wife Alero during an
official visit to the United Nations as part a delegation led by
Senate President Bukola Saraki.
CSNAC noted further that, "The Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria 1999 in the Fifth Schedule Part I Section
3 prohibits Public Officers from operating foreign accounts.
It provides as follows:
“The President, Vice-President, Governor, Deputy Governor,
Ministers of the Government of the Federation and
Commissioners of the Governments of the States, Members
of the National Assembly and of the Houses of Assembly of
the States, and such other public officers or persons as the
National Assembly may by law prescribe shall not maintain
or operate any bank account in any country outside Nigeria”
"Mr. Melaye’s actions are a gross contravention of the Code
of Conduct for public officers under the above-mentioned
constitutional provision.
"Your Bureau is empowered by the Constitution to
prosecute before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, and if found
guilty, the tribunal should amongst other punishments
provided for under Section 18(2), impose a vacation of his
seat at the Nigerian Senate.
"The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria remains
the ground norm, and an infraction of any of its provisions
should not be treated with kids gloves in order to forestall a
chaotic state of lawlessness in the country.
Lawmakers contravening the same law promulgated by the
Parliament makes a mockery of the legislature and portrays
the entire lawmaking process as a mere charade."
The coalition noted that by that petition, it had demanded a
thorough investigation and prosecution of Senator Dino
Melaye, just as in the case of Senator Bukola Saraki, before
the Code of Conduct Tribunal if found culpable.
"This will go a long way in reaffirming the sanctity of the
Nigerian Constitution, as well as, deter other lawmakers and
public officers from contravening same. Copies of bank
statement of Senator Dino Melaye, as published by
Saharareporters, were attached to the petition," CSNAC said. |
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