INVESTIGATION: How National Assembly Clerk violates Nigeria’s Code of Conduct law

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INVESTIGATION: How National Assembly Clerk violates Nigeria’s Code of Conduct law
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The company owned by NASS Clerk Tambuwal was incorporated in 2010 and is focused on 'trading, to carry on the business of general contracting, trading, import, export, general logistics services, supplies, transportation, etc.'

The company owned by NASS Clerk Tambuwal was incorporated in 2010 and is focused on "trading, to carry on the business of general contracting, trading, import, export, general logistics services, supplies, transportation, etc."The Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, functions as shareholder and director of a private company, incorporation records show, an action that breaches Nigeria’s anti-corruption law regulating ethical conduct among public officials.

It was later discovered that Mr Labaran is the National Assembly Secretary on Finance and Account. This reporter met with him in his office located at the Annex, an administrative building within the National Assembly Complex. PREMIUM TIMES had done a physical check at the CAC, and contrary to the claim by Mr Labaran, the clerk is still listed as a director in the company.

When he was informed that the objective of the company as written in the company’s profile is different from farming, Mr Labaran said the Clerk resigned specifically because of the way the company was set up. As the administrative head of the National Assembly, Mr Tambuwal is in charge of implementing the budget of the National Assembly, which is N228.1 billion in the current year. The federal parliament has for long been criticised for shrouding the specific details of its budget in secrecy, and there have been calls for the body to open its finances.

Mr Akabueze became the next senior legislative officer to Mr Ojo following the earlier retirement of the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly , Bala Yabani.Section 23 of the Code of Conduct and Tribunal Act provides punishment for anyone who contravenes the position of the Act, which includes vacation of office and even disqualification from holding office for 10 years. The Code of Conduct Tribunal has the power to try any public officer who contravenes the Act.

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