The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited a contractor with the Ekiti State Government, Samchese Nigeria Limited, for allegedly giving kickbacks to Governor Ayodele Fayose.

In a letter addressed to the chairman of the firm, the EFCC asked him to appear before it on Thursday (today).

The commission is investigating the company for alleged conspiracy, abuse of office, money laundering and theft.


Samchese Nigeria Limited is one of the firm, that allegedly used kickbacks to buy properties for Fayose.

Meanwhile, the EFCC is set to probe some state governments that allegedly embezzled the ecological funds given to them.

It was learnt on Wednesday that the anti-graft agency had received some petitions against some state governors who diverted the funds.

A source at the agency said, “We will probe some states involved in the diversion of ecological funds but it will not be all the states and it will not be at the same time. It will be on a case-by-case basis.”

Besides the state governments, it will be recalled that the Ecological Fund Office was in 2014 directed by the Federal Executive Council to fund the procurement and nationwide distribution of over 750,000 clean cooking stoves and 18,000 wonder bags, at a cost of over N9.2bn.

The Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology raised the alarm that it could be a ploy to fund the 2015 elections by the Goodluck Jonathan government.

Two per cent of the monthly allocation from the Federation Account is allocated to the Ecological Fund Office.

Based on  an analysis of the table of distribution from FAAC obtained from the website of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, N107.79bn was allocated for ecology in 2014 and 2015.

According to the analysis, N46.89bn was allocated in 2014 while 2015 had an allocation of N60.9bn.

The Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Bello Masari, had in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday faulted the execution of N1.9bn drainage contract in the Katsina metropolis by the former administration in the state. The money was sourced from the Ecological Fund Office.

The contract was given at N1.99bn and the contractor collected 90 per cent of the payment. He has collected over N1.7bn.

“He said he had done the job with the best material. We got an independent person to do an assessment of the job. We said he should be as generous as possible but he valued the contractor’s maximum work at N700m.

“The contractor has abandoned the site. The money given to him was not covered by any bank guarantee or insurance guarantee. It was just given to him. We said, if you cannot complete the work as designed, this money was collected from the Ecological Fund account in Abuja, return it.

An audit   of the Ecological Fund between 2007 and 2011 by the House of Representatives early this year revealed that money was released to people outside the purpose of setting up the fund.

According to the audit report,   funds were allocated to 139 contractors for projects, out of which only 36 were completed and two stalled and N24.2bn  was paid to the contractors, with an outstanding of N16.5bn.

“But the actual fund transferred to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Ecological Fund Office account for execution of ecological projects from 2007 to 2011 was N56.9bn,” the report stated.

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And the witch hunting continues

When efcc invite Aishalliburton buhari for Halliburton bribe scandal.
This country is a disgrace to Africa

Contracts inflation is a 'responsible' way of carting away treasury in most public places. I don't pity EFFC in this corruption war, everywhere seems to be feeding from this evil act, that's why you got youths crying loopsidedness and imbalance cuz the 'big-man' (perpetrators) are their pay master

EFCC should just relocate their HQs to Ado Ekiti

PDP wailing wailer will call this one another witch hunting abi.
Fayose why always you, why not other PDP Governor?
walahi Ekiti don enter one chance bus.

hardextheprince:
PDP wailing wailer will call this one another witch hunting abi.
Fayose why always you, why not other PDP Governor?
walahi Ekiti don enter one chance bus.

Thank you... What is so special about him.. ?

Absolutely nothing...

Only him... With so much waahala trailing him...
When he won't mind his business..

London bridge is falling down


Should be , Fayose is falling down, falling down , falling down


All his friends are falling down for his very big mouth

Why now he has issues with the presidency? So all governors and ex governors are saints till they speak against APC and the incumbent. Kontinue

Government of Oppression

hardextheprince:
PDP wailing wailer will call this one another witch hunting abi.
Fayose why always you, why not other PDP Governor?
walahi Ekiti don enter one chance bus.

Because he is not a coward like other PDP governors

He is the only opposition voice which this yeye government wants to silence.

Efcc u are a disgrace

mazichika:

Because he is not a coward like other PDP governors

He is the only opposition voice which this yeye government wants to silence.

I think he should go and learn how to performed opposition rather than ranting like a sheep who lost it child.