â€" Eleven officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confessed receiving a bribe during the 2015 general elections in Gombe stateâ€" The money were allegedly disbursed by Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former petroleum minister in the Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinetâ€" The detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) now know more namesThe EFCC state 11 officials of the INEC received N120 million bribe as apart of Alison-Madueke’s N23 billion ‘fund’ for the 2015 general elections, a correspondent of ThePunch learnt on Friday, May 27.
Ex-governor reveals what happened in EFCC’s officeThe officers admitted receiving a bribe during questioning on Thursday. They were in charge of the 11 local government areas of Gombe state during the 2015 polls.The three main suspects are Ahmed Biu, the electoral officer for Akko local government area (LGA), Ahmed Ali Biu, the INEC official in charge of Gombe LGA, and Mohammed Zannah. The trio said a retired electoral officer, Yunusa Biri, was in charge of coordinating the distribution of bribes in the state.However, the ‘coordinator’ allegedly short-changed the INEC officials, gave out only N8 million to the elevenLGAs in the state.
3EFCC grills former governorAn undisclosed EFCC’s operative said the zonal division of the anti-graft agency will continue questioning of the following detainedofficers: Godwin Maiyaki, Gambo Balanga, Bukar Benisheik, Dukku, Jibril Muhammed, Billiri, Dunguma Dogona, Funakaye, Mohammed Wanka, Kaltungo, Ishaku Yusuf, Kwami, Suleiman Isawa, Babagana Malami, Shongom, and Nuhu Samuel.It is not the first confession on Diezani’s bribe saga. On April 16, a former resident electoral commissioner in Rivers state, MrsGesila Khan, has allegedly confessedreceiving N185.6 million last year, ahead of the March 28 presidential and the April 11 governorship elections.The total amount of alleged Diezani’sfunds for bribing the electoral officials in the south-south is estimated at N675.1 million.
Ex-governor reveals what happened in EFCC’s officeThe officers admitted receiving a bribe during questioning on Thursday. They were in charge of the 11 local government areas of Gombe state during the 2015 polls.The three main suspects are Ahmed Biu, the electoral officer for Akko local government area (LGA), Ahmed Ali Biu, the INEC official in charge of Gombe LGA, and Mohammed Zannah. The trio said a retired electoral officer, Yunusa Biri, was in charge of coordinating the distribution of bribes in the state.However, the ‘coordinator’ allegedly short-changed the INEC officials, gave out only N8 million to the elevenLGAs in the state.
3EFCC grills former governorAn undisclosed EFCC’s operative said the zonal division of the anti-graft agency will continue questioning of the following detainedofficers: Godwin Maiyaki, Gambo Balanga, Bukar Benisheik, Dukku, Jibril Muhammed, Billiri, Dunguma Dogona, Funakaye, Mohammed Wanka, Kaltungo, Ishaku Yusuf, Kwami, Suleiman Isawa, Babagana Malami, Shongom, and Nuhu Samuel.It is not the first confession on Diezani’s bribe saga. On April 16, a former resident electoral commissioner in Rivers state, MrsGesila Khan, has allegedly confessedreceiving N185.6 million last year, ahead of the March 28 presidential and the April 11 governorship elections.The total amount of alleged Diezani’sfunds for bribing the electoral officials in the south-south is estimated at N675.1 million.
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