Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- A civil society organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), says it has asked for a thorough investigation into the interest of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in a firm allegedly used to embezzle government's funds.

HEDA said in a statement on Sunday that its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, had petitioned the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) requesting a thorough investigation into Atiku's roles in incorporating the Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Marine Float Limited.

It specifically urged the CCB to "diligently investigate" the assets declarations submitted by Atiku "and swiftly release its report ...