In response to reports suggesting his involvement in a N438.1m consultancy contract between New Planet Project Limited and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
The reports indicated that the company, allegedly owned by the Minister of Interior, received the sum as consultancy fees from Minister Betta Edu for the National Social Register contract. Speaking on Channels TV Politics Today on Monday night, Tunji-Ojo clarified that he founded the company a decade ago but resigned from directorship in 2019 when he contested in the House of Representatives poll.
Expressing his shock at the allegations, Tunji-Ojo emphasized that he had not been involved in the day-to-day operations of New Planet Project Limited. He provided evidence of his resignation, stating, “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.”
