‘Daniel stole ₦87b from state coffers'

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Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun today revealed that his predecessor, Gbenga Daniel stole the sum of ₦87 billion, as well as $4 million at the tail of his administration, part of which he used to establish his privately owned media organizations, Compass and Westerner Newspapers.

The shocking revelation came into fore in Abeokuta, at a town hall meeting held at June 12 Cultural Centre with stakeholders in preparation for the proposed 2011 budget, pointing out that everything Daniel did while in office was to steal.

"So they have been stealing our money, all of the time they steal, everyday. It is only one government that will go in one day and take cash of $4 million cash out of the Ogun State money and steal it. We saw it there and we said well, we are not for that, what we are meant for is to serve our people," Amosun revealed.

"Now I am going to tell our people today; what they stole was ₦87 billion, but the only reason why I didn't want to bring this office into disrepute is when you look at how they stole those money, I‘m an Accountant; it will bring all of them down. They are thieves, I am not'. - [Ogbeni, charge the man to court and see him jailed.]

Amosun, while further reacting to the publication in the Compass Newspaper owned by Daniel accusing him {Amosun} of alleged involvement in ₦350 million APC contract scam, said he had resolved to refrained from putting the office of the governor into repute.

"A lot of the things that I have seen, a lot of things that I met when I came there; we couldn't say it out because when you now say such things out, it brings that office into disrepute. It even brings out the faith of the people that are reading those things outside, it probably again, bring them into disrepute.

"See, the only reason why I buy and read that newspaper (Compass} is because they told me that they stole our money to establish that newspaper and that we should not allow our money to be wasted," Amosun emphasized.

"We are not thieves like them; they are thieves and I can say it again and again and again. The only thing that we restrict me from saying it again is because I don't want to bring this office of the governor into disrepute," he stated.

"Let me just give you two or three examples so that you can know the extent to which they have proven to everybody that they are indeed thieves. A lot of things that we have discovered are very stunning. Our people are no fools, they know who is a thief and they know who have come to serve them."

"Look at the water that you drink, did you get any water not to even think of drinking one? The tap doesn't even run! When we came, they were buying this their chlorine alum for years at the rate of ₦145; they were stealing our money through this medium. They were stealing our money everyday, there was nothing they didn't steal our money to buy."

"That was how they have been stealing the state money for every month. When I came, I asked them, I think we bought it for ₦70 and they were buying it for ₦145. Later they said the reason why we are buying it was because we were giving money to the supplier ahead of purchase and that was why it was like that."

"So when I got to the office I was dazed and said how could people be this callous? They didn't even fear God. Everything they did there was an opportunity for them to steal money. We are not brought up like that, we are no thieves and we will not steal Ogun State money.

"Almost every week now, we make huge savings of the money of Ogun State. I am sure this is not one of the time, one day; we will want to make our valedictory speeches. That time, we reserve it. A lot of rot we met when we came. We are not thieves like them and I know that they will be wondering wherever they are; they think everything they must do must be an avenue for them to steal the money. We are not like them and am sure our people know who is a thief and who has come to serve them."

Only $500M?. Why is the state broke if he only stole $500m?. Daniel must be a very compassionate thief because Ibori and co would have stolen triple that amount.

Why the doubt talk; 'They are thieves they stole ₦84b' and 'I don't want to bring this office into disrepute'

The office has already been brought into disrepute jor, state all the facts/evidences, send them to EFCC and let them rot in jail

Does the EFCC work?

The name "gbenga daniel to me is water flushed down the toilet.

BARAWO

Amosun, quit talking and start working. There's no one in Ogun State who does not know already that Dani Elebo is worst thing that happened to the state in recent times.

naijababe:

Amosun, quit talking and start working. There's no one in Ogun State who does not know already that Dani Elebo is worst thing that happened to the state in recent times.

+1

84billion        when i have been looking for #10,000 naira for the past 3 months  

Mr Amosu enough please start work all this talk talk will not lead to any where, pointing fingers all the time

abeg start doing something

84 Billion NGN! Amosun, are you kidding me?

OMG, Some people get mind ooo

Gbenga Daniel would not live long IJN, Cuz he had made Ogun state peeps suffer too much

dat i na dier own wahala poster shut up jare jare old news corruption has come 2 b d main stay of my people am not suprise an aproism has it dat d devil u had know 4 a wile is better dan an angel u had never meet so mr poster go take a sleep and take a cup of water to cool ur brain dis our 9ja promblem see am now

aloy/emeka:

Only %500M?. Why is the state broke if he only stole $500m?. Daniel must be a very compassionate thief because Ibori and co would have stolen triple that amount.

He would have if Ogun had Delta's allocation. He robbed Ogun blind, he even  borrowed on behalf of the state and stole the borrowed funds  

Nothing we say here will have an effect on corrupt politicians and the lax justice system we have in Nigeria - everyone knows that majority of the stinkin rich in Nigeria have questionable sources of income. the evidence is the impoverishing poverty visited on the masses and the continuing growth of corruption we need to start thinking of doing something drastic otherwise our children will curse our generation just as we are cursing the generation before us.

Can Amosun point to any Governor in Nigeria that never stole Government Money? Let s wait till he leaves office and see if nobody would come out to accused him Amosun of stealing? I think his primary assignment now should be how to provide dividend of Democracy to his people and leave witch hunting spree alone. because at the end of the day, nothing concrete will come out of it. The worst scenario that will happen is for  Gbenga Daniel is to enter into plea bargain, which will made him to  forfeits some loot and keep some, so what would have Amosun achieved at the end, to me nothing. Because Gbena Daniel will still go with some loot. It is my personal opinion

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@obowumi efcc is working but judicciary is nt helping the matter,only poor soul are sentence,go to mowe,ibafo,arepo,magboro,akute,lambe,oke aro,agbado,matokun,for the past 8years now, no a single development in those area.let daniel come out and defend the alegation, if amosun want to confuse us his nt a thief like them he shd open everything to efcc and judiciary.

yommyuk:

The name "gbenga daniel to me is water flushed down the toilet.

BARAWO

, tell them abeg

Not suprised.

In Nigeria, all politicians are thieves even including Jonathan, Obasanjo, etc. But we know the educated illiterates among them after leaving the office. OGD is an educated illiterate. He did not apply his theft skill propriately and he failed. Looting money in public treausry is a course on its own. Those who are wise left the office scotfree. But Daniel failed. May be he should go to prison to start the course afresh like Bode Geoge

We are not thieves like them
but we are thieves .all of u are the same

We are not thieves like them

The above means we are thieves but not like them
all of u na barawo

For all d claims he made I didn't see anywhere he addressed d allegation of him being involved in d N350m APC contract scam.Nobody is disputing dat Gbenga Daniel stole,d bone of contention will probably b how much.However,some of dese governors come in& start making claims of having saved several billions by not inflating items,only for dem to leave office& we find they did exactly,evn sometimes worse than d predecessor they so accused.Amosun with all his unspecific claims& assertion of not wanting to disgrace d office is not giving me hope of being any better.

The question now is, how much more or less will he Gov. Amosun steal or mismanage. There's a trend in Nigerian public office holders trying to out-steal their predecessors 

If Amosun is so sure of himself then let Daniels be charged to court or he can report the matter to EFCC.

Can u imagine someone stealing,such huge amount of money,and yet they want to remove subsidy.BTW If properly managed that money can build us two stanford universities.SMH

I'm sure some girls and boys will gladly marry his children if the opprtunity arose, all because of money,

obowunmi:

I'm sure some girls and boys will gladly marry his children if the opprtunity arose, all because of money,

u can say that again,and I read somewhere that his children live the most extravagant life,u can ever think of, at their university in England,and we wonder why Nigeria is still the way it is.HYPOCRITICAL NATION.

#84b when i need just #2m to start up my busines, god deliver this country,

Indeed,

their Governors are thieves and their youths are hardened armed robbers terrorising their region, chai God save them