EFCC Arrests 2 Ex-Ministers over ‘$115 million’ Election Bribe

EFCC Arrests 2 Ex-Ministers over ‘$115 million’ Election Bribe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday in Maiduguri, Borno State, questioned two former ministers- Mohammed Wakil, a former Minister of Power and Alhaji Abdu Bulama, a former Minister of Science and Technology, for allegedly collection money from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to rig the last presidential election in Borno and Yobe states.

According to Sahara Reporters, a source at the anti-graft agency claimed Bulama confessed to collecting N450m from a former finance minister, Nenadi Usman, for use in funding the PDP presidential election in the state.

“Former Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman called and informed me to go and collect money in Fidelity Bank. A  five-man committee was set up to coordinates the campaign activities in Yobe State, and we received N450m.

“The money was disbursed based on a template we received from Abuja and we shared it among the three senatorial zones in the state.” Bulama was alleged to have said.

Muhammed Kadai, who was Bulama’s deputy, provided details of the sharing formula, Sahara Reporters claimed.

According to him, “the money was shared according to zones; for zone A, Abba –Gana Tata collected the sum of over N85, 100,000.00, while Dr. Mamu collected N73, 510.000.00 on behalf of Mohammed Hassan Dambu and zone C received N70, 470.000.00, through Alhaji Hassan Ibn Jaks for Dr. Yarima Ngama.”

The Borno Coordinator, Wakil, confirmed he received N450m.

“I received a call from Nenadi Usman, former Minister of Finance, that N450m was sent to Fidelity Bank and a template for how the disbursement of the funds will be conducted.”

Wakil further stated that he collected the money and shared it as follows: “Nicholas Msheliya, Peter Biye, Hon. Kudla satumaria, Hon. Ibrahim Birma, all from southern Borno received the sum of N112, 340.000.00. Equally Hon. Kangar, through Dr. A.A. Kulima, received N88, 620.000.00 while Engr. Mohammad Baba Kachalla, Hon. Kaamuna Khadi, Hon. Zarma Mustapha and Hon. Abdulrahman Tarab received the sum of 140,860.000.00.

Hon. Komalia also collected N40 million to be given to former Borno governor Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff for Security.

The two ministers are currently in the custody of EFCC as the investigation continues.