The governor who is the chairman of the Governor’s Forum illegally diverted N19billion reportedly meant for "consultants" from the Paris club loan refund which had been illegally paid into the account of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) by Nigeria’s Minister of France, Kemi Adeosun and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
SaharaReporters learnt that the hotel is a 100-room property situated in Lekki area of Lagos.
EFCC officials said they have already marked down the hotel as proceeds of corruption and plan to take it over after obtaining a court order.
Apart from the $3million, Governor Yari also diverted N500 million from the Paris Club refund to pay off a loan, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source revealed to SaharaReporters.
According to the source, Mr. Yari withdrew N500m from the N19 billion Paris Club refund from the account of Nigeria Governors Forum from the N522b allocated to the 36 states and deposited the sum into a mortgage bank account.
Mr. Yari then transferred the sum to the mortgage bank from which he had borrowed N800m to purchase to properties in 2013. According to the source, the governor was able to renegotiate his debt from N800m to N500m.
Overall the governor is said to have embezzled the sum of N2.2 billion from the N19billion set aside illegally to pay "consultants."
SaharaReporters had earlier revealed that Senate President Bukola Saraki and his cronies are also being investigated by the EFCC for his role in the embezzlement of N3.5b from the Paris Club loan through the slush fund placed at the Access Bank by the Nigeria Governors Forum, who claimed it was meant for consultants.
SaharaReporters learnt that the hotel is a 100-room property situated in Lekki area of Lagos.
EFCC officials said they have already marked down the hotel as proceeds of corruption and plan to take it over after obtaining a court order.
Apart from the $3million, Governor Yari also diverted N500 million from the Paris Club refund to pay off a loan, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source revealed to SaharaReporters.
According to the source, Mr. Yari withdrew N500m from the N19 billion Paris Club refund from the account of Nigeria Governors Forum from the N522b allocated to the 36 states and deposited the sum into a mortgage bank account.
Mr. Yari then transferred the sum to the mortgage bank from which he had borrowed N800m to purchase to properties in 2013. According to the source, the governor was able to renegotiate his debt from N800m to N500m.
Overall the governor is said to have embezzled the sum of N2.2 billion from the N19billion set aside illegally to pay "consultants."
SaharaReporters had earlier revealed that Senate President Bukola Saraki and his cronies are also being investigated by the EFCC for his role in the embezzlement of N3.5b from the Paris Club loan through the slush fund placed at the Access Bank by the Nigeria Governors Forum, who claimed it was meant for consultants.
from sahara reporters
this is the same man that said the meningitis outbreak is as a result of God's anger on us because we fornicate too much,while him that he is a THIEF is exempted from God's anger. Useless Politicians we have in this country,not even a good medical facility is in place in zamfara state yet this mad man stole billions to build hotel in lekki,
ReplyDeleteSharia governor? Lol this idiot told the world gods wrath was on uis people tgat is why they are dying of sickness idiot
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He abandoned his people to die from meningitis claiming is an act of God for their sins yet he's a bloody thief...his own judgement will amaze even his enemies. Useless man. Zamfara state cannot boast of quality health facilities yet he ran to lagos to build a bloody hotel worth billions!.
ReplyDeleteLook at them bloody thieves! They should name the consultants that are charging an arm and a leg because they are the said consultants.
So he also not clean and he was blabbing
ReplyDeleteWaow...EFCC is trying but the system is corrupt mehn.
ReplyDeleteEFCC needs more man power because they have a long way to go
These people just make me want to puck.
ReplyDeleteLook at his thief thief face. Then him, his wife and children will now start showing off forgetting their father is an armed robber.
I weep for Nigeria and envy those who live in abroad.
May God punish all this heartless politicians, I wonder what Ajimobi and Aregbesola did with theirs, owing workers 12months salary, Yeye people
ReplyDeleteNow immunity clause will not allow EFCC to arrest him o, small time na so the matter go slip under carpet...
ReplyDeleteNigerians are watching o, with 4D lens👀
O M G.....isn't this the same Governor that said its fornication that cause meningitis........hollala.......so he's a thief........God should just dash him leprosy for stealing.......oloshi somebody
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, God won't . This just makes me wonder about God
DeletePlease just leave God out of this, before you blasphem.
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