9th March, 2023
The government said these accusations included “racism, favouring foreign workers, and discriminating against Nigerian employees. Testimony was received from several witnesses, which supported the allegations.”
According to the letter, the investigation and records in the Ministry also revealed that Brown was in possession of CERPAC that was not based on validly issued Expatriate Quota approved by the Ministry of Interior resulting to the violation of relevant immigration laws and regulations.
“As a result of these, the honorable minister has determined that Mr. Brown’s continued stay in Nigeria is contrary to national interest,” the letter said.
Aregbesola also noted that Brown declined to attend the two invitations from the ministry’s panel during the investigation, claiming “to be unavailable even though we learnt he was in Abuja for other purposes at the time.”