A group of legal practitioners, Lawyers For Reform Group, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Stella Okotete, Executive Director (Business Development) at the Nigeria Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank over alleged fraud.
SaharaReporters had reported how Okotete was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari despite issues regarding her qualification.
It was gathered that the All Progressives Congress chieftain did not have the 18 years of post-graduation experience required to occupy such high office as specified by the Central Bank of Nigeria circular of 15th October 2015.
It was also revealed that Okotete did not have any experience in the banking industry as required by the law.
In a petition to ICPC, Lawyers for Reform Group called on the commission to diligently investigate Okotete.
The statement read, “Lawyers for Reform Group (LRG) being a group of legal practitioners with commitments in human rights and public interest matters of urgent national importance, most importantly in view of our untainted integrity, unprecedented posture and fight against corruption in Nigeria, while ensuring due diligence, constructive engagement and building an enabling environment for the positive reformation of our laws.
