The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recently uncovered evidence of how 3.145billion was largely withdrawn from the Central Bank Of Nigeria to fund the 2015 President Jonathan campaign.
Some politicians that have been fingered to have shared the loot are: former aviation minister and director of media for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign organization, Femi Fani-Kayode, leader of the Social Democratic Party and former secretary to the government of the Federation, Olu Falae, former Imo state governor, Achike Udenwa, former finance minister, Nenadi Usman,former minister of state for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri and politician Okey Ezenwa.
According to the officials at EFCC who wants anonymity, the fee was transferred from the Central bank of Nigeria, and moved to a private firm, Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited, and later sent to the suspects mentioned.
According to documents obtained by the EFCC, Fani-Kayode receives the largest share of the money, receiving N840million naira into his Zenith Bank account, with account number, 1004735721. The money was sent in three different batches. The first payment of N350million was sent in February, 19, 2015.
Olu Falae also got his share of the money through a company, Marreco company. He received a sum of 150million in his UBA account with account number, 1000627022 on March 25, 2014.
Achike Udenwa and Viola Onwuliri, according to the document received 350million each in 2 batches. Both received the money in two batches, with the first N150m sent to their Joint Zenith Bank account and the second batch was sent to their Diamond bank Joint account.
Nenadi Usman received 36.9m through her Zenith Bank with account number, 1000158311.
Okey Ezenwa, who also is the Presidential Campaign Coordinator of President Goodluck Jonathan in Anambra State also got N100million
As of December 31, 2015, the balance in the Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited account was only N189, 402.72.
The detectives at EFCC headquarters are trying to unveil who was behind the Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited.
Femi Fani-Kayode denied receiving money from the CBN, he said he only received money from Director of finance of the campaign organisation, Nenadi Usman. Femi said;
I served as the director of publicity and I was told to set up an account for the directorate, which I did. I never received money from the CBN, but like all the other directors, we received money from the director of finance.
I was assured that the monies were not public funds but were sourced from private individuals. I never knowingly spent government money all through. The monies were spent specifically on the campaigns. The accounts were audited and we were commended by the President.
