It is no longer news that Prof Charles Dokubo, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Amnesty has been enmeshed in multiple allegations of misapplied, misappropriated and stashed away billions of naira of public funds.

No month goes by without a major newspaper headline or story on how Prof Dokubo, the Niger Delta Amnesty helmsman alongside his Procurement Director, Mr Musa Odiniya allegedly divert billions of naira meant for peace promotion, ex-agitators’ sustenance and development of the Niger Delta region into private pockets and for self-interest.

As succinctly and aptly captured by the popular adage “every day for the thief, one day for the owner”, the recently released redeployment and fresh posting list of procurement directors and deputy directors in MDAs, a periodic mandatory civil service exercise carried out by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, has not only brought down these men of purported biblical Goliath status but primarily exposed the underbelly of Prof Charles Dokubo in abetting fraud.

Attached letter dated November 14th, 2019 is a protest letter from Prof. Dokubo, appealing and at the same time, questioning the statutory role of the Director-General of BPP on why the Procurement Director at Niger Delta Amnesty, Musa Odiniya, an alleged accomplice in serial criminal acts and unprofessional financial conducts should be redeployed.

For emphasis, aside from the many public financial accusations on Musa Odiniya, private investigations conducted revealed his tremendous acquisition of assets in a guesstimate of billions of naira and ownership of multiple filling stations from untoward wealth in his two-year tenure at Niger Delta Amnesty.

All these were said to have been conducted by Musa Odiniya with some other officials under purported financial blackmail on asset acquisition with public funds for Prof Dokubo that led to his diminished authority over his subordinates.

For now, the popular opinion is that the allegations on Charles Dokubo and his cohorts are sufficient for a step aside to allow a free proper investigation by all institutions charged with such oversight responsibilities. The people of Niger Delta under Buhari’s focused leadership and promises deserve a better deal!

Cc: Lalasticlala, mynd44, seun