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BREAKING: ICPC Detains TETFund Director Over Contract Scandal, Details Surface
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BREAKING: ICPC Detains TETFund Director Over Contract Scandal, Details Surface

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism in Nigeria.

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FCT, Abuja - The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has detained Gloria Olotu, the director of finance and accounts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

As reported by Premium Times on Friday, April 26, the decision of the ICPC to detain Olotu follows a report about the controversial award of an N3.8 billion contract by the TETFund.

Contract Scandal: ICPC detains TETFund director
Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN) is the ICPC chairman. Photo credit: ICPC Nigeria
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The online newspaper reported that Olotu; Kolapo Okunola, the director of human resources and general administration at TETFund; and Joseph Odo, the agency’s director of information communication technology (ICT); were at the ICPC office on Thursday, April 25, to answer questions on some of the allegations contained in the report.

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But while both Okunlola and Odo were released and asked to return today (Friday, April 26), Mrs Olotu was not released.

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She was said to have failed to meet her bail conditions and is being treated as a “suspect in the case".

Established in 2011, TETFund is a body set up by the federal government to tackle the deterioration in the educational infrastructure in Nigeria.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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