N3bn Contract Scam: Buhari suspends Oyo-Ita indefinitely

Winifred Oyo-Ita

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Winifred Oyo-Ita, the head of service of the federation indefinitely and named Folashade Yemi-Esan as the acting head of service “with immediate effect”.

Willie Bassey, director of information at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, announced this in a statement on Wednesday.



Recall that Oyo-Ita is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N3 billion contract scam.

She had offered to proceed on retirement over the probe but the president turned down her request.




The anti-graft agency had questioned her over allegations that she used front companies to get contracts when she was a permanent secretary before her appointment as head of service by Buhari in 2015.