Hon (Chief) Olabode Akeem Mustapha MHR has petitioned the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki over the recent substitution of his name for confirmation as Chairman of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation.
In a petition titled, RE: SUBSTITUTION OF MY NAME FOR CONFIRMATION AS CHAIRMAN, NDIC, Mustapha said he was constrained to write the petition in order to prevent such actions in the future.
“I am constrained to write on the above subject matter and more particularly the terrible precedent it would set for future confirmations by the Senate of Executive nominations.”
The relevant facts of this Petition are as follows:
1) I was nominated as the Chairman of NDIC by the President based on the recommendation of the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in light of my extensive experience in business and management for over 40 years both nationally and internationally after having served successfully as the Director-General of his re-election campaign in 2015.
2) The Governor, because of my belief in and fight for justice, equity and fairness, decided to embark on a vendetta in light of his failed mission to unilaterally install the Party’s Governorship candidate in the forthcoming 2019 general elections- a mission that was not only undemocratic and unacceptable to majority of the members of the Party in the State, but also contrary to the express directives of the National Working Committee ( NWC ) of our Party, the All Progressives Congress ( APC).
3) After I had undergone the Senate screening procedure, and the rigours undertaken in completion of same, I was reliably informed that the Governor, in retaliation against my support for Prince (DR) Dapo Abiodun MFR, who eventually emerged the winner of the gubernatorial Primaries and the ultimate flag bearer of our Party as against the Governor’s anointed candidate embarked upon a series of reprisal actions including deliberate misrepresentation of facts to the President. This must have induced the communication regarding the substitution of my name and replacing same with his current commissioner for urban and Physical Planning, Mrs. Ronke Shokefun.
In view of the above, I hereby urge the Senate to stay further action on the replacement request until the President is fully briefed and sufficiently updated about the sinister motive behind the purported substitution letter, especially after I had satisfactorily completed the thorough screening procedures of the Senate in accordance with the 1999 Constitution.
To do otherwise will amount to injustice and tantamount to laying dangerous precedents with the likelihood effect of eroding public confidence in our democratic process.
As a former member of the House of Representatives myself, I have absolute confidence in the ability of the National Assembly to perform its constitutional duty without let or hindrance.
Please accept the assurance of my highest consideration.
Sincerely,
Hon ( Chief) Olabode Akeem Mustapha MHR
Cc: Senator Lanre Tejuosho, Ogun Central
Senator Gbolahan Dada,
Ogun West
Senator Buruji Kashamu, Ogun East
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim
Chairman Senate Committee on Banking
Malam Abubakar Malami, SAN
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Mustapha who is seeking redress however expects the National Assembly to look into the matter to prevent occurrence of such in the Nigerian public service.
