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The All Progressive Congress, APC, has appointed Governor Abubakar Atiku
Bagudu of Kebbi State wanted in the United States for fraud, as Chairman
of its 77member committee for Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s campaign for Ekiti State
Governorship slated for July 14, 2018.
Atiku Bagudu is wanted in the United States of America for his involvement
in the looting of over $600million during the reign of late General Sani
Abacha, pointblanknews.com investigations revealed.
Bagudu, according to documents obtained by pointblanknews.com from the U.S
Department of Justice, masterminded the stealing of millions of U.S
Dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, wired same to several
foreign accounts through phony companies he set up for himself and the
Abacha family.
The United States had in 2014 taken control of more than $480 million out
of the over $600million looted by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha,
Bagudu, Mohammed Abacha and others after a court ruling, the U.S
JusticeDepartment said.
However, litigations on the $148million is pending because Bagudu has
refused to cooperate with investigators and overtures said to have been
made to President Mohammadu Buhari on the matter during his U.S visit has
not yielded any fruit, a USDOJ official informed pointblanknews.com on
condition of anonymity.
An email from Peter Carr of the U.S Department of Justice, USDOJ, to
pointblanknews.com confirmed Bagudu’s lack of cooperation on the crimes he
committed against Nigeria and the United States and his fight to stop the
forfeiture of $148million held in different portfolios in United Kingdom.
Carr in the email to Pointblanknews.com said: “As you are probably aware,
the Justice Department brought a civil forfeiture action against more than
$600 million traced to corruption in Nigeria during the regime of Sani
Abacha.
“Abubakar Bagudu, who is not cooperating with our investigation, is named
in the complaint, which also lays out the government’s position on his
role. His relatives are contesting the forfeiture of over $100 million of
the total the Justice Department is seeking to forfeit.”
However, the campaign council which was inaugurated by the APC Deputy
National Chairman (North), Sen. Lawali Shuaibu on behalf of the National
Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun consists of fourteen serving governors,
ministers, some members of the Party’s National Working Committee,
National Assembly members and senior Party leaders.
Speaking during the inauguration, Sen. Lawali Shuaibu while stressing the
importance of the Ekiti governorship election to the Party, urged the
campaign council to shun hate speech in its campaign message to the people
of Ekiti.
Shuaibu: “In the exercise your assignment, please avoid hate speech. Let
us ensure that we don’t use hate speech during our campaigns. If other
Parties do that, our concern should be to capture the hearts of the Ekiti
people in going out to bring to an end the four-year comedy that has been
going on there.
“The election in Ekiti is very important for the APC. Infact, we feel the
level of importance of the election is slightly below the importance of
the presidential election to us. We are not going to relent in our effort
to win Ekiti State. The responsibility now rest on your shoulders.”
The National Organising Secretary, Sen. Osita Izunaso during the
inauguration also expressed the Party’s resolve to win the Ekiti
governorship election. “The election should be a must win for our Party.
We won that election before, it was taken away fraudulently. This time
around, we want to win it again and retain it.” He said.
The Chairman of the Party’s National Campaign Council and the Governor of
Kebbi State, H. E. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu who was represented by the Ondo
State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, at the inauguration
called for unity among the campaign council and all stakeholder to ensure
victory, come July.
He said: “We take this task as very important. Just as we all have
stressed it. This will not be the first time the Party is expressing and
underscoring the importance of this election. When South-West Party
leaders met with the president recently, he underscored the importance of
this election.
“We have faced enough of affront as a Party. Challenge has been thrown to
us not only by the PDP, but by Governor Fayose. So we must be united to
confront that challenge. We will give our all to ensure that we win Ekiti
State for the APC.
“This will be a second battle. Somebody I read on Facebook said something
about Ekiti and I said by the Grace of God, it will happen that way. I
tell you what he said, ‘Akeredolu contested against Mimiko, he lost. He
contested thereafter against Mimiko’s candidate, he won. So if Fayemi
contested against Fayose and lost, he is now contesting against Fayose’s
candidate. He will win’”.
FULL LIST OF EKITI STATE CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
1. H. E. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu – Governor Kebbi (Chairman)
2. H. E. Akinwunmi Dapo Ambode – Governor Lagos
3. H. E. Sen. Ibikunle Amosun – Governor Ogun
4. H. E. Sen. Abiola Ajimobi – Governor Oyo
5. H. E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola – Governor Osun
6. H. E. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN – Governor Ondo
7. H. E. Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed – Governor Kwara
8. H. E. Alh. Abdulazeez Yari – Governor Zamfara
9. H. E. Mr. Godwin Obaseki – Governor Edo
10. H. E. Alh. Yahaya Bello – Governor Kogi
11. H. E. Mr. Simon Bako Lalong – Governor Plateau
12. H. E. Alh. Kashim Shettima – Governor Borno
13. H. E. Sen. Mohammed Umar Jibrilla – Governor Adamawa
14. H. E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Governor Jigawa
15. H. E. Engr. Segun Oni
16. Alh. Manir Dan-Ali – Minister Defence
17. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau Rt d – Interior
18. Alh. Bawa Bwari Abubakar – State, Solid Minerals
19. Dr. Ibe Kachikwu – State, Petroleum
20. Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN – Power, Works and Housing
21. Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi – Transport
22. Chief (Dr.) Chris Ngige – Labour
23. Prof. Isaac Adewole – Health
24. Sen. Sola Adeyeye
25. Sen. Tayo Alasaodura
26. Sen. Andy Uba
27. Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim
28. Sen. Aliyu Wammako
29. Sen. Abu Ibrahim
30. Sen. Ben Uwajumogu
31. Sen. Olubunmi Adetunmbi
32. Sen. Tony Adeniyi
33. Hon. Bamidele Faparusi
34. Rt. Hon. Yusuf Lasun
35. Hon. Aliyu Magaji
36. Hon. Stephen Olemija
37. Hon. Mike Ogun
38. Otunba Niyi Adebayo
39. Alh. Yau Darazo
40. Sen. Olurunnimbe Mamora
41. Dr. Muiz Banire
42. Hon. Faruk Adamu Aliyu
43. Sen. Domingo Obende
44. Engr. Ade Adetimehin
45. Sen. Uche Ekwunife
46. Mr. Ayo Afolabi
47. Mrs. Kemi Nelson
48. Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele
49. Engr. Mohammed Maihaja
50. Hon. Omowunmi Edet
51. Mr. Yemi Olowolabi
52. Chief Zacha Adelabu
53. Barr. Sharon Ikeazor
54. Hadjia Hadiza Bala Usman
55. Mr. Edwin Ikhinmwin
56. Mr. Hubert Shaiyen
57. Mr. Adejoke Adefolire
58. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa
59. Chief Kemi Adeosun
60. Senator Monsurat Sumonnu
61. Senator Binta Masi
62. Hajiya Fati Balla
63. Prof. Okey Onyejekwe
64. Mr. Ray Morphy
65. Hon. Jibir Maigari
66. Dr. Jabo Zarami
67. Mr. Shina Peller
68. Sen. Osita Izunaso
69. Alh. Bolaji Abdullahi
70. Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu
71. Alh. Dasuki Ibrahim Jalo
72. Chief Pius Akinyelure
73. Alh. Tajudeen Bello
74. Barr. Awele Van Nwoko
75. Mrs. Yetunde Adeniji
76. Mrs. Toyin Edun
77. Alhaji Ali Wurge