A public hearing on a bill to establish the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Examiners became rowdy, on Thursday, in the House of Representatives over allegation of plagiarism.
The public
hearing was organised by the House Joint Committees on Anti-corruption and
Commerce.
At the
hearing, Uzoma Abonta (PDP, Abia) alleged that the bill plagiarised one he had
sponsored, which the House already passed.
“What is now
surprising is that this bill being considered, I authored the other one. This
bill is word for word with the bill I authored. That is plagiarism,” he said.
Mr Abonta
sponsored the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals
of Nigeria, which was passed by the House on May 19.
It was also
passed by the Senate.
Our source is yet to
independently verify the claim of plagiarism.
Mr Abonta,
when contacted, failed to provide evidence to prove plagiarism.
Benjamin
Sekpe, who represented Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative
Professionals, also alleged that the bill is a duplication of Mr Abonta’s bill.
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