President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), Mark Okoye, on his 40th birthday amid scrutiny from the Nigerian Senate over the alleged mismanagement of a ₦16.6 billion budget allocation.
POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that the commission was recently grilled by the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission during an investigative hearing over financial infractions, including spending ₦153 million to rent an Abuja liaison office and failing to properly account for roughly ₦3.6 billion in missing funds.
The president’s commendation was contained in a statement issued on Sunday, June 14, 2026, by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
In the release, President Tinubu celebrated Okoye on reaching the milestone age and explicitly commended his 14-year unblemished record in public service, completely looking past the ongoing legislative probe.
The statement read: “President Tinubu acknowledges Okoye’s
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