The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Bala Mohammed, of diverting internally generated revenue while in office and acting as a front for Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

A detective in the EFCC, while speaking with our correspondent, alleged Mohammed became very close to the Jonathan family in 2009 after he called for the adoption of the doctrine of necessity when the then President Umaru Yar’Adua was critically ill and unable to perform his functions as President.It was through this process that Yar’Adua was declared incapacitated and paved the way for the then Vice-President Jonathan to become the acting President and later President.

As FCT minister, Mohammed revoked the 1.84 hectares of land allocated to Yar’Adua’s wife, which was meant for her organisation, Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation.

The ex-minister then allocated the land to Patience for the construction of African First Ladies’ Peace Mission’s secretariat, stating that the move was in the interest of the public.

An FCT High Court, however, described the land grab as illegal and returned it to Mrs. Yar’Adua.

A source at the EFCC, however, said there was evidence to show that the ex-minister had given other plots of land to Patience in a similar fashion.

“We have evidence to show that Bala Mohammed was a front for Patience Jonathan. He abused his position and used it to allocate land to her as well. Patience has several business interests in Abuja, including a hotel,” a source stated.

Patience has since written a petition to the House of Representatives, accusing the EFCC of harassing her and her associates.

In an interview with journalists in 2015, the ex-minister denied abusing his office, stating that he was loyal to the Jonathan family and was only helping Patience with her African First Ladies’ Peace Mission’s project by providing her with free land.

He had said, “People say all sorts of things about my family: that I have stolen so and so billions; I have given plots of land to the first lady. People are always insinuating that the first lady has so much in the FCT and they are all lies.

“Most people talk this way because they want to see a situation to cause friction; an example is what happened with our support of the First Lady Mission.

“It is an African Union initiative. It is not personal to the first lady, it is a global initiative, but some highly-placed Nigerians were insinuating that we were taking FCT resources to service the first lady. It is not so.”

Mohammed has been in EFCC custody for six weeks and is accused of entering into some controversial land deals, as well as giving some landed properties to his cronies for the construction of malls.

Source: http://nigerianewstoday.com.ng/efcc-accuses-ex-fct-minister-of-fronting-for-patience-jonathan/

We are working hard to make money while politicians are busy wasting the country's money.
Because of hustle, I nor dey get time take enter nairaland self.
There is God oooooooo

OLEE.... bala is the worst fct minister ... BUT the new goat herder currently occupying the position is really really CLUELESS

In sound sultans voice...one day bush meat go catch the hunter...

All these politicians are THIEVES!

Who's better than the other?

And some folks will come here and fight for and against who doesn't give a care about their existence.

#NaijaWhichWay

efcc is it still active in Nigeria?? yeye set of people.

It's well

k

Ok

I think this war against Patience is not going to yield any positive result. The woman is not even bothered, while magu is trying so hard to please buhari and the north.


Well lets see how the season film o end.

Hmmm...They should gather their evidence and take this woman to court abi she big pass them ni...

El-rufai did same but is free.... EFCC always playing to the gallery and that's why Mr Magoo...Magu...Mugu will never be confirmed.

no be only front.... Na backyard

I am trying to understand something, is it ok for lands to be allocated to first ladies. Don't know if I comprehend this article well.
The crook of an FCT minister allocated lands to late president's wife and later took same lands from her and gave it to an ex president's wife, but fct court gave it back to first person. Now both of them are no longer first ladies yet the land is still on their names.
And only one person is being persecuted, what happens to the other one. . Let me look for kunu to sip

Mikoo22:


Some powers are greater

And if we continue this way we are heading nowhere..Also where immunity will lead this country to in this country only God can take us out, see what happened. To Zuma in South Africa how come we can't do such in this country...yeye dey smell.

In Patience voice 'There iz God o' chaii

Ole

I'm not even suprised 1 bit and couldn't care less!



This is what I would tell this story if it was a person.....

1.84 hectares? Na farm d turai yar'adua and pej wan use am for??


What's d justification for that b.s?

Bad for we country

Now let me ask again??

In this whole Article from top to bottom, Is there any where a name of a Common man was mention No!!!. Is there anywhere in d story where any plot of land was Allocated to a common Man?? No!!!

Nigerians hav been Cheated but they don't know!!!!

Now ask ursef......the purpose of d land is never to build Mass housing for d poor masses in Abuja......The purpose is to build A Gigantic Mansion called secretariat where wives of previleged few will be housed.....

Let them Fuuuckkkk him or her up

kolaish:
NONSENSE AND HIGH SERVICE EFCC. EFCC IS ONLY A POLITICAL TOOL IN THE HANDS OF THE REIGNING GOVERNMENT TO WITCHUNT OPPOSITON. WHY DID THEY NOT SAY THIS WHEN JONATHAN WAS IN GOVERNMENT.

because GEJ her husband will not allow them to arrest his wife while in power but now, the power is shifted and the justice is sufficed... That is Law of Nature for you. If Buhari allows aisha to steal today, EFCC will hol'on til they loose power and come after them when Nature stripe power off them. So chill, relax and drink sobo as corruption goes down bit by bit in nation. If you want corruption to die in Nigeria click like, if you want EFCC to arrest Dame, click share.

Boyooosa:

because GEJ her husband will not allow them to arrest his wife while in power but now, the power is shifted and the justice is sufficed... That is Law of Nature for you. If Buhari allows aisha to steal today, EFCC will hol'on til they loose power and come after them when Nature stripe power off them. So chill, relax and drink sobo as corruption goes down bit by bit in nation. If you want corruption to die in Nigeria click like, if you want EFCC to arrest Dame, click share.

The fight against corruption in nigeria is a mere rhetoric. In a sane society, people are called to account for their crime, even when they are in power. Zouma in south africa, prime minister of japan, rusself of brazil are examples. EFCC should be bold enough to arrest perpetrators of crime even when they are on seat. Enough of this madness called fight against corruption.

Note: I am not PDP/APC supporter.

kolaish:
The fight against corruption in nigeria is a mere rhetoric. In a sane society, people are called to account for their crime, even when they are in power. Zouma in south africa, prime minister of japan, rusself of brazil are examples. EFCC should be bold enough to arrest perpetrators of crime even when they are on seat. Enough of this madness called fight against corruption.

Note: I am not PDP/APC supporter.

I agree with you bro, we will get there! I dont know how, you might want to ask me why.

DaBullIT:
Let them Fuuuckkkk him or her up

repeat after me: "ewa na bns o,ewa"