EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents expose how Amosun wired millions to President Buhari from Ogun State treasury
Ibikunle Amosun was long a top benefactor of Muhammadu Buhari, but why did the financial support continue well into his presidency?

NIMI PRINCEWILL • DECEMBER 2, 2020

Muhammadu Buhari and Ibikunle Amosun
Prior to his return to power in 2015, Muhammadu Buhari was hardly viewed as a wealthy former military ruler — and even his critics occasionally acknowledged his so-called austere personality.

In the years leading to his 2015 election, there were reports that Mr. Buhari was being sustained by his friends and political associates, including Ibikunle Amosun who supported his fated presidential run in 2015.

But Mr. Buhari’s rise to Nigerian presidency in May 2015 introduced instant fortunes into his immediate family: a fleet of luxury aircraft, a row of fortified palatial mansions, luxury cars, helicopters, presidential dining, evolving wardrobe, a monthly income that runs into millions. The benefits are almost endless — all on the Nigerian taxpayers.

Yet, Mr. Amosun, a serving senator who was Ogun State governor between 2011 and 2019, transferred N12.5 million of Ogun taxpayers’ funds to Mr. Buhari’s personal bank account, according to bank records obtained by Peoples Gazette.

The September 8, 2016, transaction was authorised from Ogun State Government Expenditure Account, which the Gazette’s findings revealed was directly under Mr. Amosun’s control.

It was also unclear whether or not a voucher was raised for the transaction. At least two officials in Ogun State accountant-general’s office said they could not trace any payment advice before the transaction went to the president.

“There is no voucher relating to any direct or indirect payment to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 in our filing system,” a senior civil servant at the accountant-general’s office said. “It was possible that a voucher was not raised by the governor before the transaction was processed.”

The officials said it was quite common under Mr. Amosun for transfers to be done directly from the state treasury without requisite documentation, especially if the governor had a direct interest in such payments.



Waheed Odusile, Ogun State information commissioner, did not immediately return calls seeking comments from the Gazette. Neither Mr. Amosun nor his spokesman returned a request seeking comments.

Presidential spokesmen Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu did not return multiple requests for comments seeking clarification for the transaction.

‘Raided treasury’

Ogun State under Mr. Amosun has long concealed the state’s finances from the public, but a trove of financial records recently obtained by the Gazette has exposed his questionable handling of public funds.


Mr. Amosun has been amongst the closest allies of President Buhari since 2015, enjoying some of the rarest federal benefits in the last four years of his governorship tenure.

In 2019, Mr. Amosun was protected when he was exposed as a dangerous gunrunner in a series of investigation by Premium Times.

Despite illegally importing at least 1000 AK-47 rifles and over two million bullets, the Buhari administration has continued to shield Mr. Amosun from facing the law. Security analysts said Mr. Amosun’s action, no doubt, would have contributed to Nigeria’s endemic insecurity.

Arisekola Bakare, a Sagamu-based lawyer and public affairs analysts, said Mr. Amosun’s ties to Mr. Buhari had long emboldened his recklessness as a politician.



“He seemed to have raided Ogun State treasury for his allies, who now appear to include the president himself based on your findings,” Mr. Bakare told the Gazette. “I think everyone can now see why Amosun has been very sad and reckless in Ogun State and beyond.”

Mr. Bakare said he might approach the court to compel anti-graft officials to investigate the fund because of its inexplicable context.

“We have long known that Amosun was funding Buhari before Buhari became president,” Mr. Bakare said. “But we may need to go to court to understand why Amosun was still using Ogun State money to support a whole president while abandoning millions of residents in poverty and deprivation.”

“By the time we get to court, more of such alarming and unjustifiable transfers might come to public light for our people to know how they were robbed by a man who claimed to be their governor for eight years,” the legal practitioner added.

Download Ogun State Expenditure Account 2016 statement here.

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Haaaaaaaa!!! There is still hope for d world dis year afterall

Here is the "proof".

I am speechless...

Lmao, the same crime that landed Olisa Metuh in prison

Speechless

dawnomike:
I am speechless...

But you are not blind. Didn't you see the document showing the payment above?

This government are vampires...the sucks

ACN Wing of APC fighting a futile war

Den of rogues

Moferere:
Lmao, the same crime that landed Olisa Metuh in prison

Is PMB estate the same as Buhari’s personal account? Even if someone is trying to feed you with fake news, can’t you use your own sense to decode the truth?

PMB estate is an estate in Abeokuta owned by Ogun state government. The estate was named after PMB by Amosun. So, how’s this even an issue?

amc:


But you are not blind. Didn't you see the document showing the payment above?

Brainless head, it seems you forgot your cerebellum in the ladies room? Daft Punk, what does PMB mean?

I'm shocked

Yenefer, you do know this thread says Buhari has always been an instigator and participant of corruption even before he became President, right?

No wonder Buhari Condoles his excesses .

can't believe this is coming from Yenefer

seunmsg:


Is PMB estate the same as Buhari’s personal account? Even if someone is trying to feed you with fake news, can’t you use your own sense to decode the truth?

PMB estate is an estate in Abeokuta owned by Ogun state government. The estate was named after PMB by Amosun. So, how’s this even an issue?

always on standby to defend anything lol

even though the thread was created by the chief Mrs zombie resident of NL it is dubbed fake once it doesn't please you

seunmsg:


Is PMB estate the same as Buhari’s personal account? Even if someone is trying to feed you with fake news, can’t you use your own sense to decode the truth?

PMB estate is an estate in Abeokuta owned by Ogun state government. The estate was named after PMB by Amosun. So, how’s this even an issue?

Are you for real? So Amosun was sending money to an estate named after PMB for funding his election campaign right?

Tell me, was this estate named prior to 2015 or after Buhari became President?

Zombeism is truly not easy.

RuudVanNisteroy

Moferere:
Lmao, the same crime that landed Olisa Metuh in prison

can you imagine.

PMB Estate is not the same as President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal account. Amosun should say he was sending funds to. There is no correlation between the evidence presented and the heading of this topic.

olisaEze:
PMB Estate is not the same as President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal account. Amosun should say he was sending funds to. There is no correlation between the evidence presented and the heading of this topic.

There is, the name of the account Amosun was sending buhari's campaign fund to was PMB estate, or do you expect Amosun to send money he is stealing from Ogun state straight to Buhari's personal account?


How do you expect them to paint Buhari as man of integrity and corrupt free if they do that?

favor914:
Brainless head, it seems you forgot your cerebellum in the ladies room? Daft Punk, what does PMB mean?

Why so much hate. you need dick to reset your brain

helinues:

Always supporting evil

seunmsg:


Is PMB estate the same as Buhari’s personal account? Even if someone is trying to feed you with fake news, can’t you use your own sense to decode the truth?

PMB estate is an estate in Abeokuta owned by Ogun state government. The estate was named after PMB by Amosun. So, how’s this even an issue?

Has it been it was GEJ estate would you have said this

seunmsg:


Is PMB estate the same as Buhari’s personal account? Even if someone is trying to feed you with fake news, can’t you use your own sense to decode the truth?

PMB estate is an estate in Abeokuta owned by Ogun state government. The estate was named after PMB by Amosun. So, how’s this even an issue?

Sure you know the meaning of Laundering? You know how many politicians have use their 'company names' to loot money?


But no, you will always defend a failure as always, even though you know it's wrong.

After Buhari became President, he was still begging Ibukunle Amosun for money. The writer of this piece wrote from the psychiatric hospital .

Buhari is a Cow no doubt, but saying that a sitting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was begging a State governor for money is absurd, nonsensical and insane

Not here to defend the action, there is actually an estate named President Muhammadu Buhari estate at Abeokuta, maybe...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9707fP9tFs

EFCC no go even say pim for this one.

gurunlocker:
Sure you know the meaning of Laundering? You know how many politicians have use their 'company names' to loot money? But no, you will always defend a failure as always, even though you know it's wrong.

He will defend Bubu like tomorrow no dey hoping that the Burdillion man will take over.A Buhari that stoutly defended Abdulrasheed Maina, Lawal Babachir, Obono-Obla, Kemi Adeosun, Prof.Yusuf( forner NHIS secretary) all accused & indicted of gross corruption until he was forced to do a volte face.I will never be shocked or surprised but I am aware.

JovialJune:



Are you for real? So Amosun was sending money to an estate named after PMB for funding his election campaign right?

Tell me, was this estate named prior to 2015 or after Buhari became President?

Zombeism is truly not easy.

PMB estate is a popular estate in Abeokuta. You will see it on the right side of the road as you are entering the state capital. The estate is owned by Ogun state government and named after PMB. So, what exactly is your point?

In case you have forgotten, Buhari became president in 2015. So, which campaign is Amosun funding in 2016?

It’s so laughable reading the nonsense some of you ignorant folks are spewing on this thread. If PMB want money, he has unlimited access to it as president. It’s crazy to think he would need an Amosun to be gifting him a meagre N12m for whatever reason.