Former-Labour Minister Chris Ngige pleads not guilty to alleged N2.2 billion contract fraud, remanded in Kuje Prison pic.twitter.com/Am8xgKJJVm
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, over alleged contract fraud.
Ngige, a former Anambra State governor, was arraigned on Friday on an eight-count charge before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja. Ngige was governor of Anambra state from 2003 to 2006, and Labour Minister from 2015 to 2023.
Upon arraignment, the former governor pleaded not guilty to all the counts preferred against him by the anti-graft agency.
The EFCC alleged that Ngige used his position to confer undue advantage by awarding multiple contracts to associates and companies linked to him.