By Henry Umoru

ABUJA—STRONG indications emerged yesterday that a fresh war between the Senate and the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB may have reared its head as the upper chambers has begun probe into alleged abandoned N8 billion office project by the bureau.

Dino Melaye

Consequently, the Senate yesterday mandated its Committees on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, that of the Federal Capital Territory and of Public Procurement to, as a matter of urgency, carry out a holistic investigation into an alleged corrupt practice by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB.

The Senate, while accusing the CCB of mismanaging funds in the procurement of its headquarters building in Abuja, said the Bureau abandoned its N8 billion headquarters building project and was seeking to procure a completed building worth over N4 billion, which it described as unfortunate and completely unacceptable.

The resolutions of the Senate were sequel to a motion by Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West, who claimed he was in possession of documents that could nail the CCB.

The motion is titled Abandonment of N8 billion office headquarters project by the Code of Conduct Bureau.