Ebonyi Gov, Umahi in trouble In N23bn Diezani Poll Cash. N90M Refunded
THE Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, is in trouble with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission vanguard reports. It says it has arrested several persons and gotten information from them Umahi collected the sum of
N400 million allocated to the PDP in the state to compromise last year’s Presidential poll but he diverted the cash to two of his companies and used it to build two hotels in Port Harcourt and Abakiiki.
The movement of the fund from one account to another and the subsequent cash withdrawal of N300million in tranches of N50million are clear features of money laundering. “The above companies were discovered to have been incorporated by the incumbent Governor of Eonyi State in 1993 and 2011 respectively. “Consequently, letters of invitation were written to the Managing Directors of the companies where the money was paid but the letters were returned undelivered as the addressees refused to collect them.
In the meantime, the sum of N90million has been refunded. Investigation is still in progress,” a top EFCC official confirmed.
Hmmmmmmm.
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