USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [africanworldforum] STAR INFORMATION: Revealed: INEC chiefs got Diezani’s N23.3b for 2015 poll Through Fidelity Bank, and How Much Some Have Now Refunded to EFCC

Bolaji et al:

 

We are probably witnessing the

slow unraveling of the tip of the

 

"Missing $20 Billion USD"

 

ice berg.

 

Why they need to steal so much is

mind boggling. They forget that they would

all die one day and would not be able to take a kobo

or cent of the loot with them to next realm

 

Those who insist on this forum that no money was missing

from the NNPC also have a case

to answer in the Nigerian cyberspace Court

of Public Opinion even though they might not have

touched a kobo of the massive amounts of money

looted from the public purse.

 

I won't bother naming names considering that they know themselves

and we know them.

 

 

SLS has now been partially vindicated!

 

BTW where was GEJ when all these shenanigans were going on?

 

 

Bye,

 

Ola

 

 

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Subject: [africanworldforum] STAR INFORMATION: Revealed: INEC chiefs got Diezani's N23.3b for 2015 poll Through Fidelity Bank, and How Much Some Have Now Refunded to EFCC

My People:

One word - incredible thievery!  (Two words, actually).

Every penny should be retrieved, and then put to good use QUICKLY.......

Bolaji Aluko

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The Diezani-FidelityBank-INEC Bribery Graphics

 

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THE NATION

Bank, INEC officials refund N408.7m

More arrests are on the way in the probe of the huge cash some oil companies pumped into the failed bid to change the 2015 presidential election results. Some of the cash has been recovered.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested some bankers. It plans to haul in some oil barons who contributed $115m (N23, 299,705,000billion) to bribe some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials. The officials were to alter the results of the election in which President Muhammadu Buhari, the tehn candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) beat then incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.

The owner of an oil company, Leno Olaitan Adesanya, yesterday reported at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja for interrogation.

He was however asked to go to the commission's office in Lagos for questioning.

Two others, who have been summoned by the EFCC, were said to have gone underground and incommunicado.

The EFCC has recovered N408.7million from some of the beneficiaries of the slush funds.

Fidelity Bank refunded N49.7million, its profit from the disbursement of the N23.29billion provided by former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Some former and serving INEC officials in Oyo and Ogun states refunded N359millon.

More officials of INEC were said to have rushed to the EFCC to refund the bribe given to them.

The EFCC team has intensified its investigation into the scandal.

It was learnt that besides INEC officials in the 36 states, the EFCC has invited the owners of the oil firms which contributed $88.35million of the $115million sent to Fidelity Bank by the ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources.

One of the four oil firms implicated in the bribery saga has been linked to former Governor of Delta State, who is serving a jail term in the United Kingdom, James Ibori.

It was gathered that the oil companies were mandated by Mrs Alison-Madueke to part with $88.35million as their contribution to Dr. Jonathan's campaign.

Some of the oil chiefs were shocked by the findings of the EFCC that their donations were deployed in bribing INEC officials, The Nation learnt.

An EFCC source, who spoke in confidence, said:"Our investigation into the N23.29billion bribe has reached a critical stage. Six teams are working round the clock in all the geopolitical zones.

"The top officials of Fidelity Bank in custody have made statements, including the list of all beneficiaries and bank details of payments made to them.

"We are likely to arrest more suspects, especially the oil chiefs who provided about $88.35million of the $115million lodged in Fidelity Bank for conversion to naira.

"One of the clues we are probing is the likelihood of these funds being laundered by the oil firms and their owners.

"If these clues are proven, they may eventually face trial for money laundering. We will surely interact with these oil magnates.

"Some oil companies are under surveillance for their covert operation in diverting taxes and revenue meant for the Federal Government to fund campaigns. You can now understand why some of them were given tax waivers."

The source added: "One of the oil chiefs, Leno Olaitan Adesanya, reported at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja but he has been directed to go to the Lagos office.

"We are expecting him for grilling on Friday (today). We have invited other oil chiefs but two of them have gone underground. We will fish them out wherever they are."

Fidelity Bank and some former and serving officials of INEC have refunded about N408.7million to the EFCC.

While the bank refunded N49.7million, some former and serving INEC officials in Oyo and Ogun states paid back  N359millon.

A top EFCC source said: "While scrutinizing their records, we discovered that Fidelity Bank made a profit of N49.7million from the disbursement transactions made in all its branches nationwide. The management of the bank on Thursday refunded the profit while we are continuing investigation on other funds.

"Some former and serving INEC officials in Oyo and Ogun have paid back N359million to EFCC. What happened was that while N802m was voted for bribery of INEC officials and NGOs in Oyo State to change presidential poll results, about N629m was dished out in Ogun State.

"But some of these beneficiaries in Oyo and Ogun were suspicious of the sources of the funds. They cooperated and went to the designated Fidelity Bank branches and collected the cash. Instead of spending it, they sought the service of lawyers who advised them to open accounts to keep the cash in case there are issues in the future.

"When this matter came up, the lawyers assisted in locating the funds and the N359million was refunded.

"We are working on other beneficiaries to recover the slush funds."

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THE NATION

Revealed: INEC chiefs got Diezani's N23.3b for poll

There seems to be more trouble for embattled former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing her involvement in a $115m (N23, 299,705,000billion) 2015 election bribery scandal.

The anti-graft agency has detained two bankers in connection with the scandal.

The agency has launched a manhunt for Ugonna Madueke, the former minister's son.

Besides, four companies implicated in the bribe-for-results scandal during the 2015 general elections are under probe.

The companies are: Northern Belt Gas Company Limited; Auctus Integrated; Midwestern Oil and Gas; and Leno Laitan Adesanya.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State, Gesil Khan  and four others are undergoing interrogation over the N681million the allegedly got from the bribe.

She allegedly got N185, 842,000 from the deal.

The other suspects  and the alleged bribe against their names are Fidelia Omoile (Electoral Officer in Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State)—N112,480,000; Uluochi Obi Brown( INEC's Administrative Secretary in Delta State)—N111,500,000; a former Deputy Director  of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga—N241,127,000 and the Head of Voter Education in INEC in Akwa Ibom, Immaculata Asuquo—N214,127,000.

During its preliminary investigations, the EFCC discovered that the N23.29billion was shared to INEC officials in all the 36 states, some individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs), which deployed election monitors.

Arrested by the EFCC are Fidelity Bank Managing Director Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo and the bank's Head of Operations, Mr. Martin Izuogbe.

The list of all beneficiaries, who received funds through Fidelity Bank branches nationwide, was being compiled last night.

A source in EFCC, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent,  said: "We are looking at a case of conspiracy between Fidelity Bank and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to bribe INEC officials to rig the 2015 presidential election nationwide.

"There was a time Diezani invited the MD of Fidelity Bank Nnamdi Okonkwo and told him that the owners of the four companies will come and drop some money and the MD should keep the money separately and await instructions on what to do.

"The companies gave these  amounts to the MD of Fidelity Bank as follows: Northern Belt Gas Company Limited ($60m); Auctus Integrated ($17,884,000); Midwestern Oil and Gas ($9.5m); and Leno Laitan Adesanya ($1.85m).

"On her part, Diezani sent $25.77million(approximately $26m) to the MD with all the funds totaling $115million (N23, 299,705,000billion).

"A day or two before the presidential election, she gave  a distribution list to the  Fidelity Bank Plc MD and instructed that the $115million be changed into Naira and shared to INEC officials  in the 36 states, some individuals and NGOs.

"The MD said there was no way the bank could meet up with the conversion of the $115million into Naira and distribute at the same time. Diezani pleaded with the MD to use the Naira in the bank's vault. She said if the bank changed the dollars later, it could make Naira replacement. That was how the money was distributed to INEC officials in 36 states, some individuals and NGOs.

"The MD instructed the bank's Head of Operations, Martin Izuogbe, to communicate with all Fidelity Bank branches to effect the distribution of the cash to alter the presidential election poll results."

The source added: "We have arrested and detained the MD of Fidelity Bank since Monday. But we picked up the Head of Operations on Wednesday.

"They are undergoing intense grilling and we may not release them until we have completed investigations.

"About N681million out of the funds was disbursed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State and four others.

"It is obvious that more Resident Electoral Commissioners and INEC officials will soon be invited for interrogation."

On the manhunt for the son of the ex-Minister, the top source added: "Ugonna Madueke was at the meeting in her mother's house when everything was perfected with the MD of the bank. He allegedly gave some instructions too.

"We are looking for him for interaction."

The EFCC shocked the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner for Cross River State, Gesil Khan, with the video evidence which was retrieved from  the CCTV tape showing how the transactions were carried out in a bank.

She allegedly got about N185,842,000 from the deal, which she denied.

The development has set the stage for the grilling of the REC and four others, The Nation learnt.

About a fortnight ago, the EFCC arrested some top INEC officials in connection with massive bribery during last year's elections.

The other suspects  and the bribe against their names are Fidelia Omoile( Electoral Officer in Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State)—N112,480,000 ;

Uluochi Obi Brown( INEC's Administrative Secretary in Delta State)—N111,500,000; a former Deputy Director  of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga—N241,127,000 and the Head of Voter Education in INEC, Akwa Ibom, Immaculata Asuquo—N214,127,000.

Besides, some sensitive election materials meant for the 2015 presidential and senatorial polls were retrieved from the homes of some of the suspects.

EFCC operatives also recovered also many documents on financial and landed properties from the homes of the embattled  INEC officials .

Some of the documents include receipts of payments made into their accounts.

The suspects allegedly got the bribe in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.

There are indications that many INEC officials and ad hoc workers benefitted from the bribe.

A top EFCC source, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, said: "The actual amount involved  in the deal was N681million. When we began investigation, the REC denied involvement in any transaction relating to the scandal.

"Each time we questioned her, she refused to own up. We had no choice but to confront her with a CCTV clip of how she went to a bank to identify one Peter Popnen (who is on the run) to collect N185, 842,000.

"At this stage, she had no choice but to admit. She is still in detention pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. If she hadn't wasted time in owning up, the investigation would have reached a convenient bend to admit her to bail.

"The truth is that with modern technology, there is no hiding place for anybody again."

The EFCC yesterday released a former Minister of Finance Mrs. Nenadi Usman on health grounds.

Her movement is, however, restricted to the country ahead of her appearance for more grilling next week on the over N4billion in her company's accounts for the 2015 campaign.

But she has signed an undertaking to refund about N140million credited to her personally out of the slush funds, which were transferred to an account titled "Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited".

Also, the EFCC yesterday invited some aides of former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode, and  coordinators who worked with him at the Presidential Campaign Organisation.

Fani-Kayode allegedly got about N840million from the cash which was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) but wired through Mrs Usman's company.

Details of how the cash was shared are: Fani-Kayode (N840million); Goodluck Support Group (N320million); Achike Udenwa and Viola Onwuliri (N350million); Nenadi Usman (N140million); and Okey Ezenwa (N100million).

Another EFCC source added: "Nenadi was released on health grounds but she has to come back next week for another round of interrogation. Her passport has been seized and her movement restricted to the country.

"Already, she has signed an undertaking to pay back N140million, being the personal sum credited to her out of the cash under investigation.

"She has made two houses available in Abuja in respect of the remaining sums being probed in her company's account.

"We have, however, not concluded investigation. For instance, some aides and coordinators who worked with one of those implicated, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, were summoned to Lagos for interaction.

"Some of these suspects are undergoing grilling, which involves funds remitted into their accounts and disbursement.

"We will recover every kobo from the beneficiaries of these slush funds."

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