Full list of 13 ex-governors - EFCC to revive their cases on N772bn fraud
The EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) has invigorated money laundering investigations against 13 past governors and multiple previous ministers, involving more than N853.8bn.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reignited money laundering cases against 13 former governors and several ex-ministers involving over N853.8bn. In these high-profile cases, the amounts at stake is at least N772.2bn, and the agency is additionally investigating the alleged N81.6bn embezzlement from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
Moreover, $2.2bn is claimed to have been laundered, misused or misappropriated recently. According to the EFCC, this money was designated for arms procurement to fight terrorism but was diverted.
Notably accused of these financial crimes are former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; late media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi; ex-governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa; and former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. The $2.2bn misappropriation was initially highlighted by a presidential committee which investigated arms procurement during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
- These high-profile cases involve:
- two ex-governors of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi and Ayo Fayose;
- the former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle;
- two ex-governors of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime;
- the ex-governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu and
- the ex-governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
- the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili;
- the ex-governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji;
- the former governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje;
- the ex-governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamako;
- the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva; and
- the ex-governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido are also implicated.
The EFCC has stated that it will impartially investigate these high-profile suspects. The agency has also initiated an investigation of other ex-ministers, including Olu Agunloye over an alleged $6bn fraud on the Mambilla Power Project and Sadiya Umar-Farouk over an alleged N37.1bn fraud.
The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, recently confirmed that the agency will meticulously review all high-profile cases. It will not abandon or overlook any corruption charges against former or current public officials. This came in response to a protest in Abuja, where members of the Zamfara Alternative Forum urged the commission to revisit the investigation of ex-governor Matawalle over alleged N70bn money laundering.
