The head of service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, the has offered to immediately proceed on retirement.
According to TheCable, Oyo-Ita’s request was contained in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Mrs Oyo-Ita has sent in her letter of retirement,” a family member, who asked not to be named, told the publication on Monday morning.
The embattled head of service is being probed over an alleged N3 billion contract scam, an allegation she has since denied.
Eyo-Ita who was absent at Monday’s presidential retreat for ministers-designate, federal permanent secretaries and top government functionaries held at the state house conference centre in Abuja, according to the report, was not the subject of the probe that eventually implicated her.
Taminu Turaki, former minister of special duties, was being investigated by the EFCC after he stood as surety to Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of Atiku Abubakar, in a case of alleged money laundering.
It was in the process that the EFCC stumbled on a petition against Oyo-Ita, dating to her time as permanent secretary under Turaki.
It was also reported that N600 million was traced to the account of one of her aides who has been quizzed by the anti-graft agency and released.
However, Oyo-Ita also denied the allegation, saying the money was meant for the death benefits of staff and was meant to be kept in a designated account for that purpose by the project accountant.
“She denied knowing anything about where the money was kept and said there was no fraud involved, at least not from her end,” the famiy member told TheCable.
The presidency on Monday, however, said they are yet to receive Oyo- Ita’s letter.
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