The Public Complaints Commission
FCT, on Tuesday November 12, 2013 arraigned one Mrs. Olaoluwa Netuto, the
Proprietress of KNAPPS Academy Abuja for failing to honour the Commission's
letters and summons.
She was arraigned before Justice
Umaru Kagarako of Abuja Upper Area Court sitting in Karu on one count charge.
The prosecutor, Albert Okara,
told the court that the accused, a 50-year-old woman, had failed to respond to
the three letters from the Commission since 2011 requesting her to respond to
an allegation filed before the Commission against her by one Reuben
Ndibe.
“On the 17th June, 2011, you were
written to respond to the allegation and you failed and neglected to respond to
the Commission’s letter and on the 13th of September 2011 another letter was
written in form of a reminder and you also failed to respond to the letter. On
the 13th of February, 2013, you were also invited to the commission through a
letter with number PCC/FCT/ C174/2011/21 and you failed to honour the
invitation,” he said.
The Accused who pleaded not
guilty when the charge was read to her, was accused of failing to furnish the
Commissioner with information on an allegation leveled against her contravenes
Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Public Complaints Commission Act Cap P37 Laws of
the Federation 2004.
She was granted bail in the Sum
of N20,000 and surety in like sum. The case was adjourned to February
10,2014 for hearing.
It
will be recalled that in June 2013, the FCT Commissioner of the Commission, Honourable
Obunike Ohaegbu while speaking on a Radio programme in Abuja warned that the
Commission will no longer condone the neglect of its Letters and summons by
members of the Public and any individual who is found wanting, will be made to
face the full wrath of the law.
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