The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has denied involvement in the N438.1m consultancy contract between New Planet Project Limited and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
There were reports on Monday that a company owned by the minister of interior was allegedly paid a total amount of N438.1m by Edu as consultancy services.
“The company, New Planet Project Limited was one of the numerous consultants awarded contracts from N3bn given out by the suspended minister for the National Social Register contract,” it stated.
Reacting, Tunji-Ojo while appearing on Channels TV Politics Today, on Monday night said that he founded the company 10 years ago, but resigned from directorship in 2019 when he contested the House of Representatives poll
The minister who described the report as shocking, said he was not involved in the day-to-day running of New Planet Project Limited.
He said “I have to say this, I saw it and I was shocked because the company in question was a company, where I was the director. About five years ago, I had resigned my directorship. Yes, I founded the company 10 years ago. In 2019 when I got to the House of Representatives, when I won the election precisely, I resigned. I resigned 4th of February 2019 with a Certified True Copy of Corporate Affairs Commission as far back as 2019 to prove this.’’
