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A coalition of cultural workers and art patrons have accused the Artistic Director\/CEO of the National Troupe of Nigeria, Comrade Tar Ukoh of abuse of office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A coalition of cultural workers and art patrons called Nigerian Artistes United (NAU) has accused the Artistic Director\/Chief Executive Officer of the National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN), Mr Tar Ukoh of alleged abuse of office and financial impropriety and has petitioned the Governing Board of the Troupe to ask anti-graft agencies to probe him.<\/p>\n

In a petition entitled \u2018Continuous abuse of office and financial impropriety by the Artistic Director\/CEO of the National Troupe of Nigeria, Comrade Tar Ukoh\u2019 and addressed to the Chair, Governing Board of the National Theatre\/National Troupe of Nigeria, Ibrahim Zailani, the NAU requested him to ask the ICPC and EFCC to probe Ukoh.<\/p>\n

The three-page petition signed by Patience Aghomo and AdekibaGodspower on behalf of the coalition and backed with other documents including the report of the 2017 capital projects review committee of the National Theatre also accused Ukoh of alleged gross insubordination to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Grace Ge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A coalition of cultural workers and art patrons have accused the Artistic Director\/CEO of the National Troupe of Nigeria, Comrade Tar Ukoh of abuse of office. 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