A youth watchdog team called Young Guardians of Accountability asked federal agents to check if Defense Minister Mohammed Abubakar Badaru broke any laws. The chairman, Adediran Raymond, sent letters to both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission with serious claims about the minister. They believe he keeps running private businesses even though government officials should not do that.
The group says Badaru sits on boards for several companies at the same time he works as a minister. This breaks federal rules that block public servants from mixing government work with private money-making. They want investigators to look at his official paperwork where he had to list all his money and business connections. The young watchdogs think he ignored important legal rules by staying connected to these companies.
Nobody from the minister's office has answered these accusations yet. The federal agents who received the complaint papers have stayed quiet about what they plan to do next. The youth group seems determined to make sure high-ranking officials follow the same laws as everyone else. Their main concern focuses on whether someone can fairly serve the public interest when they might benefit personally from decisions they make.
The watchdog group demands a full investigation into exactly which companies Badaru still controls or influences. They want officials to compare what he officially declared against what business records show. Federal investigators must decide if these claims deserve a deeper look or if the minister properly separated himself from business activities as required by law. This case highlights tensions between public service and private enterprise among Nigerian leadership.
The group says Badaru sits on boards for several companies at the same time he works as a minister. This breaks federal rules that block public servants from mixing government work with private money-making. They want investigators to look at his official paperwork where he had to list all his money and business connections. The young watchdogs think he ignored important legal rules by staying connected to these companies.
Nobody from the minister's office has answered these accusations yet. The federal agents who received the complaint papers have stayed quiet about what they plan to do next. The youth group seems determined to make sure high-ranking officials follow the same laws as everyone else. Their main concern focuses on whether someone can fairly serve the public interest when they might benefit personally from decisions they make.
The watchdog group demands a full investigation into exactly which companies Badaru still controls or influences. They want officials to compare what he officially declared against what business records show. Federal investigators must decide if these claims deserve a deeper look or if the minister properly separated himself from business activities as required by law. This case highlights tensions between public service and private enterprise among Nigerian leadership.
