The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is investigating the source of the £2.7m London mansion allegedly traced to the Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.



The building, SUNDAY PUNCH gathered, is part of the alleged infractions being investigated in the state by the anti-fraud agency.



Our correspondent learnt that Daniel before becoming governor had on March 28, 2000 bought a ”modest bungalow” located at 39A, Park Hill Road, Croydon CRO5NF, United Kingdom.



He was said to have bought the property for £287,500; with title registration no SGL 41007.



He also on February 2, 2005, allegedly bought another property in Croydon for £1.73m.



The property named The Gaters, which the governor is said to have paid for on December 17, 2004, was handed over to ARC 3 Designers in Kent for renovation at the sum of £1m.



However, the state commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Sina Kawonise, on Saturday said the allegation was not new.



The governor, he said, owned houses in the UK and that the properties were contained in his asset declaration form. Kawonise described the allegation of an illegally acquired UK property by the governor as ”yet another sinister move by the enemies of the state.”



The commissioner added, ”The issue of Governor Daniel owning property in London is not new. I wish to confirm that the Governor owns several properties in the United Kingdom.



“The list of these is contained in the statutory asset declaration the Governor made with the Code of Conduct Bureau both in 2003 and 2007.



”It will be recalled that the Governor was among the few public officials to publicly declare their assets. All that is needed is for any interested person to obtain whatever information or confirmation of this from the Code of Conduct Bureau.”



The state government had already initiated an action in court to stop the EFCC from further prying into the affairs of the state, accusing the commission of pursuing political agenda.



Kawonise, had earlier denied the alleged financial misconduct levelled against the state.



Clarifying that the executive was not averse to investigation of its finances, he said the role should be left for the state‘s House of Assembly.



According to him, the state House of Assembly is vested with the sole powers to investigate the executive.



Kawonise had accused the EFCC of merely allowing itself to be used by political opponents of the governor to pull the government down ahead of the 2011 election.



The Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Femi Babafemi, confirmed that the London property allegedly owned by the governor had also come under investigation by the commission.



He said, ”There are several issues we are trying to unknot in Ogun State. The London property said to have been bought in the name of the governor is part of it. No further details will be released for now.”


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Massive purchasing power increase £280,000 probably with a mortgage, fast forward 2005 house for £1.7m cash + £1m to renovate the said property.And the dude keeps placing pictures of his disturbing face all over the state.

mrkoma2012:

Massive purchasing power increase £280,000 probably with a mortgage, fast forward 2005 house for £1.7m cash + £1m to renovate the said property.And the dude keeps placing pictures of his disturbing face all over the state.

ha ha ha u wicked ooo , his disturbing face ?? Lol ,

i'm tired 4 ds guy kind of embezzlement and occultic power. I wish Fela Anikulapo is around 2 witness ds in his own state of origin,he would av dedicate another thief thief track 2 ds stupid racketeer.

Is it only him? they are all doing it.
Thats just a house.
They should all have their loot confiscated.

A former Rivers state governor owns  [size=45pt]arik air[/size]
Boy, came back from Naija 2weeks ago and flew it for the first time.
This particular plane was just 3weeks old.
Even the the headrest television was not programmed yet.

This man has been owing the State University lecturers for 5 whole months and yet he feels ok wit it.Only God knows how much of billions have gone into that seemingly useless stadium which seems to be all he cares about.

What a country?, OGD has always been upperclass sha before 2003.

Really sad we got leaders without a conscience, with skewed priorities, building stadium, buying houses everywhere, swearing oaths like its going out of fashion and fighting everyone like some bewithched a**hole.

Nigerians get the leaders they deserve. The cruelty of the leaders reflect the kind of people we are. We are selfish, materialistic and short-sighted.

PS. With stolen loot being invested at this level in the UK no wonder their property market has been booming for the better part of last 20 years.

Is this why the bastard murdered Dipo Dina

His whole family would rot in the abyss!!

nobody pays 2.7 million to buy a house.

becomrich3:

nobody pays 2.7 million to buy a house.

HA. Is that supposed to be a joke or an ignorant statement?

People dont just know,Genga Daniels is the most corrupt governor in this country.It is after he leaves that office that most of his we'll now discover dat guy as being a cancer to Ogun State.

@ topic,

************expresses shock at news*********

NOT!!



HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Gbenga Daniel, devil don dey wait for u since for hell. ur time don dey reach small small.

criminal on suit

what is OBJs take on all these? afterall this is happening in his own background.

A former Rivers state governor owns arik air

Abeg tell me something. I fly this airline everytime, whos the governor?

bodsibobo:

Abeg tell me something. I fly this airline everytime, whos the governor?

Of course everyone knows its peter odili. Ararume is only being used as a figure head. Rumour even has it that OBJ has a major stake in the airline.

I no Blame those politician because during the election period these politician hand out money to their supporter and the supporter aid them to win. What happen at the end? the so called poliician want their money back x10. If we really want a true democracy, it has to start with the people. Stop collecting money , cars, bribe etc from them. And Nigeria will be a better place for we all.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Orientation is a clasical case of the proverbial stubborn fly that will not mind to follow dead body into the grave.

Hear him: "Clarifying that the executive was not averse to investigation of its finances, he said the role should be left for the state‘s House of Assembly.

According to him, the state House of Assembly is vested with the sole powers to investigate the executive".

Where was this funny fellow when the "Emperor" Governor ordered State officials not to honour invitations by the same State House Of Assembly when the House was trying to perform its oversight function of ascertaining the level of indebtedness of the State ?. When one top official ( I think, the Accountant General) finally appeared before the House, he bluntly refused to disclose anything as if he was under a juju spell.

The State Government later instituted an action against the House, challenging the competence of the House to summon State officials.

Loot, Looter, Lootest. (if there is any word like this).
Competition of the looters. Don't you see that this set of Governors are the most travelled.

I know majority will start attacking me now, the man have said the building was part of his asset declaration and that it available from the concerned agencies involved, so why making noise on a political witch hunt. Mind you i am not saying he is not corrupt(in fact he is very) what i am saying is that he is has already proved that he has declared the building as part of his asset. Its political witch hunting by his political opponents just like he likes doing to them.

There are several issues we are trying to unknot in Ogun State. The London property said to have been bought in the name of the governor is part of it. No further details will be released for now and probably for a lonnng time..”

efcc, my back side

I'm suspecting that blink one eye man must own BENTV as the way they keep projecting him in everything. Nigeria media self They said he is rich b4/ I tire like Orji kalu, naija story self.

That our governors spend millions of $ on properties abroad is no longer news. Its a normal thing in our country. God help Nigeria,

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gov rich before kini

na lie!!!! big lie

the man na thief biko

Hurray!Thief Gbenga Daniel has done it again[b][/b]

There is no place in Nigeria where the governors do not loot.

When are the Nigerian people going say enough is enough?