The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two serving commissioners in Enugu State in connection with investigations into the $115m (N23bn) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.

The Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Charles Egumgbe, was the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign office in the state during the 2015 polls, while Commissioner for Tourism, Rita Mba, was the secretary.Besides Egumgbe and Mba, the chairman of the PDP in the state during the 2015 elections, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, was also arrested by the anti-graft agency over the matter.

Asogwa is currently the chairman of the board of Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board.

EFCC zonal head, South-East zone, Mr. Johnson Babalola, confirmed the arrests while addressing journalists in Enugu on Wednesday.

The EFCC official revealed that the trio – Egumgbe, Mba and Asogwa – were detained, and later released on bail.

Responding to questions by journalists, Babalola said, “They were detained, they made statements and they were later released on bail.”

According to him, the EFCC is still investigating former Enugu governor, Sullivan Chime, who was alleged to have received N450m out of the N23bn disbursed by Dieziani Alison-Madueke.When Chima was initially quizzed by the EFCC over the campaign fund, Chime reportedly told detectives that he handed over the money to the secretary of the campaign office, Mba, who was also the state’s Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Government Affairs at the time.

Chime allegedly explained that the money was brought by two of his former commissioners, Joe Nmamnel and Mba, in company with Asogwa and a PDP chieftain, Prof. Osita Ogbu.

The former governor was said to have stated that he gave the money to his orderly for safe keep, with instructions that only Mba should have access to it to facilitate her work as secretary of the campaign office.

Babalola added that the anti-graft agency was also investigating how about N450m of the N23bn was disbursed in Abia State.

Source: http://nigerianewsnow.com.ng/2016/10/19/diezani-efcc-arrests-two-enugu-commissioners-investigates-chime/

Thieves. Jail all of them

KVNGGO:
Thieves. Jail all of them

afonja

Clinton9000:


afonja

mynd44

Babalola confirmed the arrest of the Enugu commissioners

I in no way support corruption..... But one must wonder how the APC people got the funds they used for election.... Cause I know those who are suspected to have sponsored the party are not business men. So, where was their wealth gotten from?

Make I hear, dis is mere propaganda for me

Bia EFCC, make una no carry this una bad luck enter 042.........

OK

Ok arrest before investigation

N23billion u say! I won't waste my opinion on this much! It Nigeria, the poor shout, the big thief still live. D former minister still enjoys our money abroad

ouigy99:
I in no way support corruption..... But one must wonder how the APC people got the funds they used for election.... Cause I know those who are suspected to have sponsored the party are not business men. So, where was their wealth gotten from?

Don't worry, since APC cannot probe itself...when next PDP get back to power, they should probe the APC too


Shikena

Only Southerners are corrupt under this govt.

Lol.... Seriously, EFCC has turn to a joke.

mitcheeew

Igbos vs Afonjas thread

Round 10, fight

When this woman go enter Naija self?

Chime na my guy, he tried for enugu state. Make u na free my man abeg

Does EFCC see T.A. Orji at all? See Chime wey turn Enugu into a modern city, that,s d psn u ppl want to embarrass while T.A dat has a whole street in Umuahia all to himself is chilling with Alomo and Viju

EFCC is working

Ok

Chime na my guy, he tried for enugu state. Make u na free my man abeg, but if he is implicated let the law take its course. Let them also find monies disbursed to APC member who were members of pdp.


T.A Orji is a big theif, he is the biggest criminal of all politicians in nigeria

Yet, there is no meaningful conclusion on high profile cases being handled by EFCC so far.

Ok

Clinton9000:


afonja

Osu

ouigy99:
I in no way support corruption..... But one must wonder how the APC people got the funds they used for election.... Cause I know those who are suspected to have sponsored the party are not business men. So, where was their wealth gotten from?

Wherever APC got their campaign money is obviously not from the then PDP led federal government purse. They are investigating those who got their campaign fund from the Federation account and not states. Thank you.

pls no arrest was made, its just a propaganda.. my bestfrnd's dad is a commissioner for water resources i called her now nd she said she's with her dad now..

JingoOAU:


Don't worry, since APC cannot probe itself...when next PDP get back to power, they should probe the APC too


Shikena

On point bro.

Let the E war begin...

Everything seems to be dying down....I don't see this case going any farther than this

bonechamberlain:
Only Southerners are corrupt under this govt.

bigot