The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal is in fresh trouble as the Senate has requested for the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) of some companies linked to him, that were contracted for various projects on the rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Mr. Babachir Lawal may also be invited by The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East set up by the Senate to probe the alleged mismanagement of funds meant for the IDPs. Our sources at the Senate revealed that: “Apart from the statements of accounts submitted to us during the investigative hearings, we have also requested for the Bank Verification Numbers of the companies to authenticate the details of transactions provided to us and for us to know the operators of the accounts.”

It interesting to know that the senators has called on security and anti-graft agencies to arrest and prosecute Babachir Lawal, who is overseeing the presidential initiative, for allegedly owning one of the companies awarded contracts in the rehabilitation of the North-East. However, Babachir Lawal had denied the allegation, saying what the Senate said was “balderdash.” He said it was an attempt by the senators to malign him.