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toprealman:
Who is he?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given details of how immediate past Anambra Governor Willie Obiano allegedly laundered about N4bn from the security votes account, using state officials.

The EFCC said it was about to conclude its full investigation of Obiano’s tenure from 2014 to 2022 outside his disbursement of the state’s security votes.

The anti-graft agency said these in its counter affidavit to a motion by Obiano, questioning the competence of a money laundering charge filed against him by the EFCC before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Obiano is also challenging the jurisdiction of the court to try the charge on which he was arraigned on January 24

In the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/15/2024, the prosecution alleged that while in office between March 2014 and March 2022, Obiano indirectly transferred funds from Anambra State Government’s security vote account, which he deployed for purposes not related to security problems in the state.

In the counter affidavit, the EFCC said investigation relating to the utilization of the security votes account of the Government of Anambra State under Obiano revealed that he allegedly used some state government officials, including his Principal Private Secretary, Willie Nwokoye, one Otubetu Ugochukwu Chinedu and “one Uzuegbuna Okoagbue, whom he appointed as his Chief Protocol Officer/Deputy Chief of Staff upon becoming Governor and other individuals to launder funds for the defendant.

"Instances abound, as borne by counts one to three of the charge where, at the instruction of the defendant, funds from the Anambra State Government security vote were transferred to non-financial institutions and even individual accounts, the monies converted into United State dollars and collected in cash and handed over to the defendant by the said Chief Protocol Officer/Deputy Chief of Staff, Uzuegbuna Okoagbue, which the defendant claimed was for his strategic security engagements, without evidence to that effect.

“Investigation revealed that though the Anambra State Government maintained dollar domiciliary account with Fidelity Bank, the defendant as Chief Accounting Officer/Chief Security Officer, preferred to use accounts of individuals, companies/enterprises with no business transactions with the state goverment for the sole purpose of laundering the funds.

The EFCC also faulted Obiano’s contention that he could not be held accountable for the infractions of some Anambra officials.

The commission argued that such contention was strange and self-indicting because as Anambra Governor, he “ought to have taken action against the people who withdrew funds belonging to Anambra State and handed the funds to him, if their action was without his authority and illegal.”

At the mention of the case on Wednesday, Obiano’s lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) prayed the court to grant the reliefs sought by his client.

Lawyer to the EFCC, Sylvanus Tahir (SAN) prayed the court to dismiss the motion, arguing that it is unmeritorious.

Tahir argued that, as against Obiano’s contention, security votes could be investigated when misappropriated.

He argued that the court has the jurisdiction to try the case, adding: “Security votes are like any other funds when misappropriated it can be accounted for.”

Justice Inyang Ekwo has however, adjourned till April 18 for ruling.

ShootThemAll:
Propaganda to look as of Thieffnubu is investigating it, baba is 100% part of the deal, don't be received!

williams85:
She is always 35..

2shure:
I met one of these riff raffs abt last week,driving a Nigerian used c300,no hate on that.me day I'm riding a muscle sports for close to a year plus,I asked for some updates.he started hyping himself,I then later asked him for just 5k loan cos money I was expecting didn't come that Thursday,he said he didn't have anything. Even showed me his opay acct reading 50naira as balance.i locked up.2days later I went to a random bar,u can't imagine this same guy bought almost 6bottles for 3 guys and was claiming boss.he was shocked to see me there.ibgreeted him briefly and moved out. Just this evening I heard he had an accident with the benz and it was a right off.i was so happy.cos he boasted a lot,ingested too much colos,buying bag for 20k.shey him eye don clear na.shakara don end.hahahahahaha foolish dumbo claiming woke on top naija used c300 wey be scrap. I also noticed he was lousy,always shouting at top of his voice,always hyper active and sometimes stuffs like lighter,phones and all keeps dropping from his hand. Any small thing ,he would be ready to fight,look for wood.i advised him to slow down then,but he saw me as a hater.him eye don clear now.hahahahaha. the car wey dey give am prestige don spoil,the dumbo dey hospital bed.hahahahaha

Jewessgratitud3:
I don't want her to know I brought it here and I don't want her to even know about this place.

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Senate representatives led by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, at the State House.

The meeting is coming shortly after the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) who recently alleged that the 2024 Budget had been padded up to the tune of ₦3 trillion.

Ningi alleged that there are two budgets in circulation and that the one currently being implemented is not the one passed by the National Assembly.

Ningi who chairs the Northern Senators’ Forum and Senate Committee on Population, had in a BBC Hausa Service interview alleged that the Federal Government, led by President Tinubu, was executing a budget significantly higher than what was passed by the NASS.

Ningi, who is the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, had alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion, adding that “huge damage” has been done to the north and the entire country in the budget.

According to him N25 trillion budget was debated and passed, not the N28.7 trillion that is currently being implemented.

He had said: “We have engaged consultants to review the budget for us. We have some experts that are working on it line by line.

“We have seen the huge damage that was done not only to the north but the entire country in that budget. We are supposed to sit with the senate president to inform him about what we have observed”, he said.

In a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency has described Ningi’s claims as false, insisting that Tinubu never presented a budget of N25 trillion on November 29, 2023 but N27.5 Trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service N8.25 trillion and Capital Expenditure N8.7 trillion.

He described Ningi’s view as strange view stating that there was no way the Senate could have debated and passed a N25 trillion budget that was not presented to the National Assembly.

He had advised the ranking Senator to pay due attention to details before making wild claims.

On Monday Ningi maintained his position that N3.7 trillion could not be accounted for in the 2024 budget.

At plenary on Tuesday, the Senate suspended Ningi for three months over this claim.

While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned Ningi’s claims, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them.

thesicilian:
Tony Umez: Durling, I can explain

4KNGOATS:
Pete Edochie :
"The bird that thinks it owns the sky has never been hit by the broom of a witch. Breathe a word of what happened here to another soul and I'll show you what fire does to the ears of a rat"
This one does it good

Ance4Liverpool:
Oyahkilome should keep quiet, where is his own wife?

APOPTOSIS:
Good Question from an Intelligent souL.
It takes neural pathway to lift those limbs independently and not just surgically apposing and approximating bones, muscles and fascias through fracture fixation and skin suturing.
It also takes vascular repair to ensure supply to the neural pathway as in vasanevorum. A whole lot.
Let's hope it doesn't turn gangrenous in few days 2kom

GanagiBitrus:
India is doing well in Medical & Software fields.

Which field is Nigeria doing well in? 🤔

Nbote:
In summary ECOWAS is trying to bring ppl to help beg and pacify Mali and others who left after initially threatening fire and brimstone

madridguy:
I pray God Almighty watch over them and comfort them all.

KingDash09:
Carry them bring back mr ibu

Zonefree:
Where's the woman


I didn't see any woman in the video

Kobojunkie:
When exactly did Jesus Christ say that there is a part of Eternal Damnation (Hell) reserved for the mentally ill?