From Fred Itua, Abuja
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Paul Orhii, was yesterday interogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged spending of billions of naira generated by the agency, without approval from the relevant authorities.
It was also alleged that the NAFDAC boss was being interrogated for alleged contract scam and abuse of office. Although the spokesman of EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached on phone to give more details into the circumstances that led to Orhii’s interrogation, a competent source however, told Daily Sun that his invitation was sequel to a petition adressed to the commission.
The agency however said the DG was never arrested nor detained.
“He honoured the invitation of EFCC to respond to questions and is back and was at the office later and now at home”.
The director general had, in recent times, held series of media conferences and placed advertorials in major national newspapers to explain how monies were spent by the agency.
Daily Sun gathered that he arrived at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC at about 9am yesterday, and was grilled for several hours.
It was further gathered that this followed an invitation sent to him by the anti-graft agency, mandating him to appear before it for interrogation.
As at the time of filing in this report, Daily Sun could not confirm if Dr Orhii had been released on administrative.