No fewer than 20 corruption petitions filed against some personalities in Oyo State are currently being investigated by the state’s Anti-Corruption Agency.
The agency’s chairman, retired Justice Eni Esan, made the disclosure in Ibadan, on Thursday, at a sensitisation and advocacy campaign for local government chairmen, traditional rulers and some members of the public.
Esan said that case files of culprits would be sent to the state’s Attorney-General for prosecution at the end of the investigation.
She called on the people of the state to lodge their complaints to the agency whenever any government’s project was not properly executed or abandoned after the contractor had been paid.
According to her, the agency could be reached through its website: www.oyaca.ng or at its office, promising that it would soon establish offices in every geo-political zone of the state.
Esan said that since its inauguration on December 22, 2020, OYACA had resolved or completed investigation on numerous corruption petitions.
She said that Governor Seyi Makinde established the agency as part of steps to wipe out corruption and not for witch-hunt.
Responding on behalf of the local government chairmen, chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Sanda Sikiru, pledged support for OYACA.
“We will do everything humanly possible to support and comply with laid-down rules of the agency,’’ he assured.
