₦airaland Forum

Eleven officials of the Independent National
Electoral Commission who supervised the 2015
general elections in Gombe State have admitted
to receiving N120m out of the N23bn ($115m)
allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke,
according to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission.
The revelation comes about a month after the
EFCC arrested a former Resident Electoral
Commissioner in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan,
and other top INEC officials in the South-South for
allegedly receiving N675.1m from Diezani.
Sources at the EFCC told our correspondent on
Friday that the 11 officials had been interrogated
and had made confessional statements.
A detective at the anti-graft agency told our
correspondent that the electoral officers, who
were in charge of the 11 local government areas
of Gombe State, reported at the Gombe State
zonal office of the commission on Thursday.
The detective said, “They have made useful
statements and most of them have confessed to
receiving millions of naira for their respective local
government. They explained that two out of the
11 officials negotiated and collected the bribe on
their behalf.
“The electoral officer for Akko Local Government
Area, Ahmed Biu; and the one in charge of
Gombe Local Government Area, Ahmed Ali Biu,
and Mohammed Zannah, admitted to have
collected the bribe from one Yunusa Biri, also a
retired electoral officer who acted as Gombe State
coordinator of bribes for electoral officers in the
state.
“Biri was known and addressed as the coordinator
of NGO, a code name used to cover the activities
of the two parties.”
The detective told our correspondent that at the
meeting where the money was disbursed, Biu and
Zannah lodged at Corner Alheri Hotel, opposite
NNPC mega station in Gombe, and the parties
agreed to share the bribe per polling unit in each
local government and part of the bribe should go
to ad hoc employees deployed to each polling
station across the state.
The source, however, said there were some issues
with the investigation as some electoral officers
claimed to have been cheated of their own share
of the booty.
He said, “Investigations are ongoing but the
challenge is that we will have to unravel the
discrepancy in the amount collected and the
actual money disbursed to the electoral officers.
“Some claimed that the coordinator (Biri) short-
changed them because he gave only N8m to the
eleven local governments in the state.”
The detective gave the names of some other
detained officers as: Godwin Maiyaki, Gambo
Balanga, Bukar Benisheik, Dukku, Jibril
Muhammed, Billiri, Dunguma Dogona, Funakaye,
Mohammed Wanka, Kaltungo, Ishaku Yusuf,
Kwami, Suleiman Isawa, Babagana Malami,
Shongom, and Nuhu Samuel.

azimibraun:
First time I am seeing a detailed report frm efcc. I can't doubt it at all. Very bold with names clearly mentioned.

tit:
who does not know inec, police, army and other civil servants take bribe? so what links this disjointed cock and bull story about confessions from faceless people to Diezani?
have you people collected the 100 billion dollars from Mrs Khan?
if yes, why are you still broke?

mrvitalis:
The funniest thing is, the Niger Deltans, my brother whom this money was taken from will still come and support the thiefs
Osun has finished paying workers ooh
Wike has borrowed 90bn plus over 100bn the state revenue, all I see us unstandard roads with open drainage
Rochas?? That is is the biggest fool ever
We need to hold our leaders reposible

Northern built the three refineries in the south south., LNG, (even awarded two extra LNG, which Jonathan couldn't even complete), the petrochemical company, yer our son was there for 6 years what can we show for that??

North has had more leaders are they more developed??
It doesn't matter were the leaders are from, I believe if we speak with one voice and tell government what we want we will get it

I believe in a true federalism, yes but is it not the same leaders that will still manage the resources??

tit:
who does not know inec, police, army and other civil servants take bribe?

so what links this disjointed cock and bull story about confessions from faceless people to Diezani?
have you people collected the 100 billion dollars from Mrs Khan?
if yes, why are you still broke?

Pidggin:
If investigations are on going, why this media trial? Are they not giving the individuals mentioned reason to run away? efcc needs to be more discrete we with information

Proudlyngwa:
First sensible comment,coming from you
I hope this account hasn't been hacked.

If they didn't put names you people will say its a lie.

Pidggin:
Get off my mention! Who cares what you think.