Some former and serving Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) members of the House of
Representatives may have to refund about
N600million allegedly shared to them under the
last dispensation for the purpose of seeking re-
election.
Several bigwigs of the party who allegedly
partook of the slush funds are also expected to
return to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) the amount each of them
collected.
Such PDP stalwarts include Bode George, Yerima
Abdullahi; Peter Odili; Attahiru Bafarawa; Jim
Nwobodo; Ahmadu Ali, and Mahmud Aliyu
Shinkafi who all got (N100m /$30,000) each.
Others are Bello Sarkin Yaki (N200m); BAM
Properties(N300m); Dalhatu Investment Limited
(N1.5billion); Tony Anenih (N260m); and Iyorchia
Ayu’s company ( N345m)
Investigation revealed that some former and
serving members of the House of
Representatives got N380million public funds to
campaign for re-election.
The sum was allegedly transferred to Belsha
Nigeria Limited’s bank account controlled by
Bello Matanwalle for distribution to support
some members of the House of Representatives
for their re-election campaigns.
The beneficiary Reps allegedly collected sums
ranging between N10million and N50million.
The Nation gathered that the N380million was
not only the slush fund made available to the
Reps seeking re-election.
Some of them, sources familiar with the
disbursement said yesterday, got their share
directly from the Office of the National Security
Adviser (ONSA).
In one of the payment mandates, Ref. No:
ACCT/87/VOL.3/72 which was sent to the Branch
Manager of Zenith Bank, K. City Plaza Branch,
Wuse II Abuja, a new member of the House was
given N50million through GTB Account
0022471014 while a ranking member smiled
home with N150million remitted into UBA
account 1007130385.
Yet, another Representative got his share
through UBA account 1014721695 for
N50million.
The EFCC has already retrieved more payment
vouchers involving some members of the House.
It was learnt that the list might soon be out
detailing how the affected Representatives.
A top source in the anti-graft agency said: “As we
go into the trial of some accused persons, our
ultimate goal is to retrieve looted funds. We will
certainly ask most of these beneficiaries to
refund the public funds illegally disbursed to
them.
“We are eager to collect the funds back in order
to channel them into the development of the
nation.
“Some of these bigwigs have been making
overtures to the EFCC to allow them to make
refund instead of being put on trial.
“As President Muhammadu Buhari said, we will
publish the list of those who may make refunds.
“A few of them will serve as our witnesses in
court against accused persons.
“But we are looking for some of them who were
invited but managed to sneak out of the country.
“Whatever the case and wherever they are
hiding, we will bring them to justice.”
Meanwhile, fresh facts emerged last night on
how some of the PDP leaders benefitted from
the slush funds.
A former presidential aide, who was an insider,
said: “Actually, most of the party leaders were
always going to the former President Goodluck
Jonathan for assistance in preparation for the
2015 poll. The usual refrain of Jonathan was
‘leave your account details with my aide’ and
after some days, they got alert without cross
checking where the money came from.
“The ex-president would thereafter send the
bank details and instructions to the former
National Security Adviser, Mr. Sambo Dasuki to
disburse from the security votes and other funds
in ONSA.
“I think he might have given verbal instructions
in most cases but there is sufficient evidence of
a few requests forwarded to the ex-NSA from
the Villa.”
Asked why the ONSA was saddled with the
responsibility of disbursement of funds, the
source said, “the ONSA used to manage the
president’s security votes, operation and
maintenance of the Presidential Fleet and other
exigencies including special welfare of ex-
Presidents/ Heads of State.
“The ex-NSA got involved because Jonathan
discovered that each time he directed that funds
be disbursed, most beneficiaries were not
getting the cash. He had trust in the ex-NSA and
decided to saddle him with the responsibility.”
Responding to a question, the source said:
“Some members of the PDP Contact and
Mobilization Committee got their share directly
from a former National Chairman of the party,
Alh. Adamu Muazu at his residence.
“Some of these funds given to Muazu came from
the former Minister of State for Finance, Amb.
Bashir Yuguda.
“Yuguda also became part of the disbursement
because of the trust reposed in him by the
former First Family. In fact, Yuguda got his
appointment at the behest of the ex-First Lady,
Mrs. Patience Jonathan.
“The former First Lady’s path crossed with
Yuguda when the latter was Nigeria’s
Ambassador to UAE.
“For always hosting Mrs. Jonathan very well in
Dubai, she spotted him as a responsible
diplomat and pushed through in making him a
Minister. When campaign funds were being
mismanaged, the Jonathan opted for Yuguda too
because of the ‘trust’ he had in him. “Old
friendship and loyalty made Yuguda to be part of
this scandal rocking the nation.”
In a Statement of Witness/ Caution which he
wrote on oath, Yuguda admitted to the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he
gave N600million cash to six chairmen of the
Contact and Mobilization Committees of the
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the 2015
general Election.
He listed the beneficiaries as Bode George
(South-West); Amb. Yerima Abdullahi (North-
East); Peter Odili( South-South); Attahiru
Bafarawa (North-West); Jim Nwobodo( South -
East); North-Central(Ahmadu Ali).
George, Nwobodo and Odili have denied
collecting cash from Yuguda. The former Rivers
State Governor said he received N100m from the
PDP for purposes of elelction mobilisation in the
South-South zones.
Bode George admitted that only $30,000 was
given to the South-West Contact and
Mobilization Committee.
He also said he instructed Jabbama Limited to
transfer N300million to BAM Properties whose
account was given to him by a former National
Chairman of PDP, Bello Haliru transferred to
Jabbama Ada Global Services.
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Nigerian politicians, keep stealing and stealing.... One would tink they have productive and creative idea for the funds... But no.. They are so so clueless and unproductive...

Does it mean that this money has been kept somewhere all this while, never again shall a clueless nigger rule this country.

That's change compared to what those looters stole.

Ok

Some wailers have started complaining about Buhari fighting corruption, and working on the economy, why won't you complain? When una follow chop for the money, better start vomitting and return the money before he go reach your turn... useless people..

I love the fact that names are being mentioned, companies are mentioned and account details are written for the whole world to see that they are 100percent sure of what they are writing. No wonder none of those thieves could deny collecting money in cash or getting alert. In the past where reporters only write "a reliable source, "a certain bank account with a new generation bank, "a company believed to be owned by so so so...", etc these politicians would have denied and swore by their mothers that never collected anything.