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Dame Patience Jonathan Says Alleged Slush Fund Accounts Belong To Her Late Mum by Nobody: 3:16pm On Sep 24, 2016 |
A twist has occurred in the alleged slush accounts
traced to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience
Jonathan.
According to her counsels, two of the accounts
among the 5 in dispute belong to Dame’s late
mother, Madam Charity Fyneface Oba.
Mama’s Peace’s counsel, Mr. Charles Ogboli, also
admitted that only three of the five accounts in
dispute could be traced to the ex-First Lady and her
mum.
At press time, it was gathered that Mrs. Jonathan
was in Abuja where she was strategising on how to
win her case.
The ex-First Lady’s counsel spoke on the Channels
Television discussion programme, Sunrise and
said:
“That is not true. The First Lady did not hold five
accounts. They are three accounts. The First Lady
was the signatory of one account and the mother
was a signatory to the other two accounts.
“These accounts were not on a company’s name;
it is on a personal data name of the First Lady. If
you check, the BVN showed clearly on a personal
name.
“And if you go through the BVN, it shows that it is
her personal account; it is not connected with the
companies facing trial.
“The First Lady was never privy to the companies
standing trial. The money that is in the account
($5 million) should be left to the First Lady.”
Responding to a question, Ogboli added:
“I am explaining on behalf of the First Lady that
this is what transpired.”
He maintained that the former First Lady had
protested between 2013 and 2014 against the use
of unknown companies to open accounts for her by
the former Senior Special Assistant (Domestic /
Household and Social Events to the former
President), Dr. Dudafa Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel.
He said:
“What I am trying to say is that the domestic
servant, Dudafa, who was asked to open
accounts, went ahead to use a company’s
account which the First Lady discovered and said
I am not part of this.
“She said ‘I am not a director of this company,
neither am I a shareholder. I did not present any
certificate of incorporation, I didn’t ask them to
open any account using a company or
companies’. The discovery was made between
2013 and 2014 and immediately she kicked
against it.
“ So, you don’t link her with the company that she
does not know anything about.”
There were also indications yesterday that some
senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
held a meeting on Thursday, where they vowed to
back the former First Lady in her suit against the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
over the freezing of about $19.8 million in her
accounts.
A source told TheNation:
“Some PDP Senators have been meeting on a
daily basis on how to give support to Mrs.
Jonathan. They even met on Thursday and the
battle will involve a bit of propaganda too.
“At the appropriate time, we will reveal the
identities of the affected senators based on
intelligence report. The corrupt will always
protect their own.
“Some of these senators are even the ones
bankrolling a part of this battle between the
former First Lady and the EFCC.”
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Re: Dame Patience Jonathan Says Alleged Slush Fund Accounts Belong To Her Late Mum by opethom(m): 3:17pm On Sep 24, 2016 |
God punish liar |
Re: Dame Patience Jonathan Says Alleged Slush Fund Accounts Belong To Her Late Mum by veacea: 3:26pm On Sep 24, 2016 |
Late Mum? |
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