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Ekitigate: You can’t escape Justice, APC tells Fayose
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has
responded to Governor Ayodele Fayose’s allegations in his
press conference in Lagos purporting that APC was
planning to illegally use the Supreme Court to upturn his
mandate in favour of the party.
The party accused the governor of blackmail, saying his
fraudulent and pre-emptive tactics will not stop justice
from taking its course in the resolution of the biggest
electoral fraud in the history of Nigeria.
Publicity Secretary of APC, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a
statement that Fayose’s alleged fraudulent attempt to draw
the support of the international community to poll fraud
was an impish attempt to legitimise fraud, stressing that
the same international community had since realized that
world leaders were also victims of Fayose and Peoples
Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) fraud by misleading them in
Fayose’s electoral victory in Ekiti State.
“Even though the international community declared that
Ekiti poll that produced Fayose was fair, the same world
leaders have since changed their position after listening to
Ekiti poll fraud tape as secretly recorded by Captain Sagir
Koli detailing how Fayose and PDP leaders rigged the
election, including Fayose himself talking in the tape on
how he collected INEC soft copies and got them printed to
win the election,” Olatunbosun explained.
He added that the governor was running away from his
shadow after failed bids to beg President Muhammadu
Buhari who he abuses daily.
“Why did Fayose try to pressurize members of the Military
Panel to rescue him? After his emissaries returned empty-
handed in their failed bids to achieve their aims, Fayose
has now resorted to blackmail, accusing the President of
trying to destroy democracy and we wonder who among
him and the President is the enemy of democracy.
“This is the man that sacked the court and beat up a judge.
This is a man that used seven members to impeach a
Speaker and closed the House of Assembly against 19
members of the Assembly for six months. This is a man
that ran all opposition politicians out of town during
elections and launched relentless attacks on opposition
candidates during election,” Olatunbosun said.
He said Fayose should explain to Nigerians and the
international community what he meant in the Ekiti poll
fraud tape where he said he collected INEC soft copies that
he printed to win his election.
He said: “Besides declaring in the tape that he collected
INEC soft copies that he printed, Fayose also said in the
tape that a collation was done days before the election in
Efon-Alaye and we want to ask whether Efon-Alaye was the
collation centre for Ekiti governorship election and
whether it is not a fraud to collate the result of an election
that had not been held.
“If a criminal case that is taken to court and the court
assumes jurisdiction to try that criminal case is what
Fayose would call illegality and destruction of democracy,
is it printing INEC soft copies and collation of results days
to the election that is legal and a boost to the practice of
democracy in Nigeria?”
The party said no amount of crocodile tears shed from one
television house to the other and blackmail of the ruling
party would make him escape justice in the resolution of
Ekiti State election fraud.

EFCC begins trial of ex-NSA, Yuguda, Bafarawa today
Jonathan’s ex-aide ‘on the run’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
will today begin the trial of a former National Security
Adviser (NSA), Mr. Sambo Dasuki, ex-Minister of Finance
Bashir Yuguda and a former Director of Finance in the
Office of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu
as well as six others for alleged misappropriation
N10billion.
The others are a former Executive Director of NNPC,
Aminu Baba Kusa, former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru
Bafarawa, Sagir Attahiru, Dalhatu Investment Limited,
Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital
Limited.
The N10 billion was allegedly distributed to delegates to
the Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples
Democratic Party(PDP).
Other expenditures include alleged N13.570 billion
“agreement” between Dasuki and the ex-Director of
Finance; transfer of N1.45b to Acacia Holdings Limited’s
account for special prayers; N2.1b given to DAAR
Investment and Holding Company Limited for publicity;
N170m for a four-bedroom duplex; N380m to support re-
election of members of the House of Representatives; and
N750m paid into Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s
account for special prayers; N670m paid to a publisher;
N260m transferred to Tony Anenih and N345million traced
to a former President of the Senate, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu.
The anti-graft commission said Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa,
the Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan is on the run.
All the suspects have been divided into two groups for
trial before Justice H.Y. Baba and Justice P.O. Affen of the
High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory.
Those in the first group with a 19-count charge are: Dasuki
, his erstwhile Director of Finance,Shaibu Salisu, Aminu
Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral
Hospital Limited.
The charges are : “That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki
whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu,
whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in
the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon.
Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior
Special Assistant , Domestic Affairs to the President on or
about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain
properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the
funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with
the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from
the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $47million and
€5.6million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in
respect of the said property when you claimed to have
distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)
Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the
Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser(ONSA) between 22nd
January 2015 and 19th March 2015 in Abuja within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with
dominion over certain properties to wit: N2,120,000,000
which was in the account of National Security Adviser with
the CBN committed criminal breach of trust in respect of
the said property by remitting the said sum into the
account of DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited
controlled by one Dr. Raymond Dokpesi for the funding of
media activities for the 2015 Presidential Election
Campaign for the PDP and you thereby committed an
offence punishable under under Section 315 of the Penal
Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser on or about 12th December
2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion
over certain properties to wit: N90million which was in the
account of the ONSA with Diamond Bank Plc, committed
criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by
remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and
Hammers Limited for the purchase of 7-bedroom duplex
house at No.11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1
Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4,
LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser on or about 28th January
2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion
over certain properties to wit: N170million, which was in
the account of the ONSA with Skye Bank Plc committed
criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by
remitting the said sum into the account of Urban Abode
Nigerian Limited for the purchase of 4-bedroom duplex
house at Plot 2562/2643 Platinum Villa(PV) Asokoro Abuja
in the name of AVM M.N. Umaru and you thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the
Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser between 9th October 2014
and 17th April 2015 in Abuja dishonestly misappropriated
certain property to wit: N1.45billion belonging to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria which sum was transferred to
Acacia Holdings Limited’s bank account controlled by one
Aminu Baba-Kusa purporting same to be payment for
organising prayers and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap
532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser on or about 17th April 2015
in Abuja dishonestly misappropriated certain property to
wit: N750million belonging to the Federal Republic of
Nigeria which sum was transferred to Reliance Referral
Hospital Limited’s bank account in favour of one Aminu
Baba-Kusa purporting same to be payment for organizing
prayers and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap
532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Acaci Holdings Limited and Aminu Baba-Kusa
between 9th October 2014 and 17th April 2915 in Abuja
knew that an aggregate sum of N1.45b directly represented
the proceeds of criminal conducts of Mohammed Sambo
Dasuki and Shuaibu Salisu, who were NSA and the Director
of Finance of ONSA respectively, to wit: criminal breach of
trust in respect of the said amount, used the said property
and you thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 17(b) of the EFCC(Establishment) Act 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser on or about 9th April 2015 in
Abuja dishonestly misappropriated certain property to wit:
N380million belonging to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
which sum was transferred to Belsha Nigeria Limited’s
bank account controlled by Hon. Bello Matanwalle for
distribution to support some members of the House of
Representatives for their re-election campaign and you
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
309 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser(ONSA) between 12th August
2014 and 23 rd March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted
with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of
N670million being part of the funds in the account of the
ONSA with the CBN committed criminal breach of trust in
respect of the said property when you transferred same to
the bank account of General Hydrocarbons Limited with
the Guaranty Trust Bank controlled by one Nduka
Obaigbena purporting the said sum to be payment for
“energy consulting” and and you thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code
Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser(ONSA) on or about 28th
November 2014 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with
dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of
N260million being part of the funds in the account of the
ONSA with Skye Bank Plc committed criminal breach of
trust in respect of the said property when you transferred
same to the bank account of Tony Anenih with First Bank of
Nigeria Plc and you thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap
532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser(ONSA) between 8th January
and 4th March 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with
dominion over certain properties to wit: an aggregate sum
of N345million being part of the funds in the account of
the ONSA with the CBN committed criminal breach of trust
in respect of the said property when you transferred same
to the bank account Starbriid Limited with Stanbic IBTC and
Guaranty Trust Bank controlled by one Emmanuel Lawani
on behalf of Senator Iyorchia Ayu for the construction of
shopping mall at Jabi, Abuja, purporting the said sum to be
payment for satellite charges and security equipment and
you thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN
2004.
“That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being
National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being
the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of
the National Security Adviser(ONSA) between October
2014 and April 2015 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, agreed to do an illegal act to wit:
criminal breach of trust by public officers in respect of an
aggregate sum of N13.570 billion being part if the funds in
the accounts of the ONSA and that the same act was done
in pursuance of the agreement among you and you
thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
97 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

EFCC probes fresh N3bn arms scandal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) is
extending its investigation of arms deals during the
Jonathan administration to a $3 billion contract said to
have been awarded by the Office of the National Security
Adviser (NSA) under the late General Andrew Owoye.
Several arms dealers , a military chief and some other
officials who served under Azazi have already been invited
by the EFCC for interaction on the matter, The Nation
gathered yesterday.
The arms dealers are being quizzed over the alleged
inflation of N3billion contract for the supply of 20 units of
K-38 patrol boats to the Nigerian Army by the disbanded
Presidential Implementation Committee on Marine Safety
(PICOMMS).
The agency is also understood to have made a
breakthrough in tracking how some of the $2billion arms
votes and extra-budgetary funds were withdrawn from the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) based on orders from
above.
Similarly, the commission has quizzed a former
Chairman of the Presidential Implementation Committee
on Marine Safety (PICOMMS), Air Vice Marshal, Salihu
Atawodi(rtd), for a N600m arms scam.
A top-level source familiar with the development said the
arms dealers were invited “for interaction on the
contracts given to them.”
“We noticed some discrepancies like the short supply of
equipment, non-delivery and outright refusal to execute
contracts.
“One of the areas we are looking into is how PICOMMS was
allegedly mismanaged under AVM Atawodi. We have
allegations of inflation of N3billion contract for the supply
of 20 units of K-38 patrol boats to the Nigerian Army.
“There are issues about lack of due process in the award of
the contract and non-delivery of the 20 units of K-38 patrol
boats to the Nigerian Army.
“From records so far, the nation might have been short-
changed to the tune of over N2billion out of the contract
sum.
“In an instance, N620million was withdrawn from the
contract sum, changed to dollars and shared by some
officials of PICOMMS in one day. We will fish out the
culprits.”
A top source in EFCC said: “Atawodi was arrested for
alleged case of conspiracy, abuse of office and
misappropriation of public funds.
“He allegedly abused his position as chairman of
presidential implementation committee on marine safety
to defraud the Nigerian government to the tune of over
N600m through dubious contract to procure military boats.
“He awarded the contract to one Hypertech Nigeria
Limited. The contractor was fully paid, but the boats were
never supplied. The contract award process violated the
Procurement Act.
“AVM Atawodi, who has been on the radar of the anti- graft
agency since 2013, was quizzed for several hours on
Wednesday after he responded to the invitation extended
to him.”
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the
grilling of Atawodi by the commission.
“He is assisting ongoing investigation,” he added.
About two years ago, a businessman blew the lid open on
N3billion contract for the supply of six units of K-38 patrol
boats to the disbanded Presidential Implementation
Committee on Maritime Security (PICOMSS).
The businessman alleged that one of the officials of
PICOMSS converted N620million down payment for the
contract into personal use.
The same PICOMSS was enmeshed in the theft of over
200m Euros.
On the alleged massive withdrawal from the CBN,sources
said that although the apex bank was hamstrung, it was
careful in obtaining a written directive from ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan.
It was unclear at press time whether the EFCC would
interact with CBN officials.
But some vital documents have been retrieved from the
apex bank to aid ongoing investigation.
One of the curious aspects of the investigation was the
withdrawal of N620m from the contract sum in cash and
the sharing of the loot in a day.
Investigation by our correspondent revealed that apart
from probing spurious transactions in commercial banks,
the EFCC has started looking at alleged “compelling and
forceful” withdrawals from the CBN for security matters.
The actual figures in question were not disclosed last night,
but a highly-placed source said some part of the $2billion
was sourced from the apex bank.
The source said: “Investigation has shown some requests
for funds or intervention funds from the CBN for security
reasons. We are tracking all these requests, approvals and
remittances.
“We are already retrieving some relevant documents from
the apex bank in order to ascertain what such funds were
actually meant for.
“One of the key things we discovered was that the CBN
management was, however, careful because it made sure
it got presidential approval of such requests.
“We will confront some of the suspects with these
documents we have retrieved. They have the opportunity
to give the details of how they spent such funds and the
arms procured.”
It was learnt last night that the Acting Executive Chairman
of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, had a meeting with the
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami
(SAN), on how to fast-track the trial of some key suspects in
custody for the $2b arms scandal.
A source said: “The EFCC under Magu is doing its best to
apply international best practices in managing the suspects
arrested with $2b arms deals.
“The EFCC chairman has met with the Attorney-General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice on how to fast-track
the trial of the suspects. What the anti-graft agency did was
only to approach a Chief Magistrate’s Court for an order to
remand the suspects.
“But these suspects can go to a High Court to vacate such
order. We are trying to tidy up to arraign the suspects in
court for an order to keep them in prison custody. In fact,
the EFCC cell is becoming overstretched.”

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in
Abuja has deliver his judgement over the propriety of
the conduct of supplementary poll in Kogi state.
At a hearing today, December 4, Justice Kolawole struck out
Governor Idris Wada suit for lack of merit as he announced
that the supplementary elections in the state can go on as
schedule.
More to follow…

The INEC office in lokoja is not in the forest so this is not Kogi INEC office

IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN NIGERIA.
BOWEN UNIVERSITY N650,000 per semester, COVENANT
UNIVERSITY N640,000 per semester, BENSON IDAHOSA
N500,000 per semester, BABCOCK UNIVERSITY N450,000 per
semester, REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY N450,000 per semester,
AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY N350,000 per semester,
MADONNA UNIVERSITY 350,000 per semester. ALL OF THESE
UNIVERSITIES WERE BUILT FROM TITHES AND OFFERINGS OF
THE COMMON PEOPLE WHO NOW CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND
THEIR CHILDREN THERE! where is the morals of the church
going? These schools were all built with the sweats of their
church members who kept sowing seeds; special offering
seeds, first fruit seed, redemption seed, thanksgiving seed,
harvest seed, tithes, pastor's birthday seed, church building
seed, evangelism seed, father's day seed, mother's day
seed, children' day seed, Pastor's cake seed, olive oil seed,
etc. these schls are nw elite schools, only for the rich
politician children. the gainers then use the profits to buy
private planes $ jets to fly up high in luxury while their
members sleep hungry $ d next Sunday, they will read
Malachi 3:6-12. If you think this is unfair, like me, please
pass on dz msg because this is reality $ we should start the
change now

As long as they wish

How many was PDP able to fulfill in their 16 years of ruling?

PMB don nack them akpako

Mourinho for minister of relegation

Goaaaaaaaal 4 2 to Nigeria

Does this few peopl represent the whole river state?

As all the senators from the opposition take a walk out from the proceeding at the senate today it was observed the senator is siting with the APC senators.

Another defeat

I think FFK should call the president straight from his phone where baba can hear his call not on facebook because the president cannot hear his call from facebook somebody should use his sense.

Just do ur job enough of the noise

The special one will soon bcom the jobeless one the way things is going. 8 matches 8 points and 15 goals conceded [color=#990000][/color]