The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over the award of a 438 million-naira contract to a company linked to him by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu.

A leaked memo showed that the firm traced to Tunji-Ojo received 438 million naira as payment for ‘consultancy fees’ from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

But the Interior Minister denies involvement in the contract, insisting that he was no longer involved in the company's running after resigning as its director in 2019.

Despite the denial, the CCB, in an invitation dated January 10, has asked Tunji-Ojo to appear today, January 16, for interrogation over the contract scandal.

The invitation letter was signed by Gwimi S.P., who heads CCB’s department of intelligence, investigation, and monitoring.

This was made known in a statement signed by the Head of CCB’s Press and Public Relations, Kato Veronica.

Last week, President Bola Tinubu summoned the Interior Minister in respect of the allegation.