Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the former Minister of FCT,
Senator Bala Mohammed for corruption during his tenure.
Bala is a contender for the position of National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP.
Only recently the former Minister’s son Abdullahi Ibrahim, a man with no
clear means of livelihood, was reported to have cars in his fleet worth
over N2 Billion.
He was recently busted by the Nigeria Customs Service for evasion of
duties worth about N124million.
Sources say the former Minister, his family and cronies were neck deep in
land racketeering from where they made huge sums running into several
Billions in FCT.
The natives, under the aegis of the Original Inhabitants Development
Association (OIDA), made this known yesterday in Abuja, in a statement
signed by its president, Pastor Danladi Jeji.
Also to be investigated, they said are top officials of the Abuja
Geographic Information System (AGIS) and Federal Capital Development
Authority (FCDA) over alleged illegal allocation of land to their cronies
in green areas within Maitama district extension of Abuja.
OIDA said the allocation of land in green areas, which was meant for
natural conservation and tourism, was a breach of public trust and gross
violation of the Abuja master plan by the ex-minister.
OIDA expressed disappointment with AGIS and FCDA officials who kept mute
while the rich and powerful violated the green areas but were quick to
pounce on poor natives and residents for minor infringements.
It will be recalled that the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital
Territory chaired by Senator Dino Melaye, had during the 2016 budget
defence of the FCT on Friday, revealed that former President Goodluck
Jonathan and 29 others were allocated plots of land in green areas meant
for flora, fauna and tourism activities around Maitama district extension,
in gross violation of the Abuja master plan.
When contacted, the Media Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the
FCDA, Mr. Richard Nduul, said he cannot comment on the matter, while the
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of AGIS, Mr. Cosmas Uzodinma, also said
only the director of AGIS or that of Land can comment on the matter.
The two children of Bala Mohammed, all under 30 years old, are alleged
to have stashed about N35billion in Unity Bank, UBA and an offshore
account in Dubai.
The two sons who are said to be notorious for harassing and getting
contracts from various agencies and staffers of the FCTA using fronts and
proxies.
Abdullahi’s fleet has Porshe, G Wagons of different grades, Lamborgini,
Ferraris, and the N800 million MaClaren 650S Coupe, which his friends told
Pointblanknews.com, was bought for car racing, not pleasure driving.