…As Diezani’s Son, Ugonna Declared Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the managing
director of Fidelity Bank, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo in connection with the $115
million slush fund routed through the bank by former Petroleum Resources
Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to buy votes for Goodluck Jonathan.
Also detained is the Fidelity Bank’s head of operation, Martin Izuogbe.
The $115million was contributed by several oil companies, including
Diezani directly handing over $25million, all converted into N23. 3
billion to buy INEC officials to rig the 2015 election for Jonathan.
The arrest of the former resident electoral commissioner for Rivers state,
Gesila Khan unlocked the gate to the scandal, which has also led the EFCC
to launch a manhunt for Ugonna Madueke, the former minister’s son.
Also under probe are the four companies which made up the $115million
slush fund.
They are Northern Belt Gas Company Limited; Auctus Integrated; Midwestern
Oil and Gas; and Lenoil, owned by Laitan Adesanya.
Out of the N23.3 billion distributed by Fidelity Bank, Gesila Khan, now
REC for Cross River got N185.8million.
Fidelia Omoile (Electoral Officer in Isoko-South Local Government Area of
Delta State) got N112.5 million; Uluochi Obi Brown INEC’s Administrative
Secretary in Delta State got N111,500,000.
A former Deputy Director of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga
was paid N241,127,000 and the Head of Voter Education in INEC in Akwa
Ibom, Immaculata Asuquo also got N214,127,000.
The EFCC is now busy compiling the list of INEC officials in all the 36
states, who were recipients of Diezani’s N23.29billion.