The Code of Conduct Bureau has denied reports making the rounds in some of the online media platforms that the Executive Director of NEXIM bank, Stella Erhuvwu Oketete is under investigation by the Bureau.
In a statement signed by the Director Investigation and Monitoring, Gwimi S.P. on behalf of the Chairman of the Bureau and made available to the media he noted that the information did not in anyway emanate from their office, and as such advised the general public to disregard the information.
Below is the full statement as released by the Bureau;
"The attention of the Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB) has been drawn to the neferious and deceptive letter with Ref No. CCB/HQ/11&M/NB/099 dated 21st March, 2023 purported to have emanated from the Bureau on the above named Public Officer being investigated by the Bureau in an online media particularly published by the Sahara Reporters on the 29th July, 2023.
The Code of Conduct Bureau wish to state clearly that it has no hand in the information in circulation, as such the general public should disregard the letter and it's content," the statement said.