EFCC Allegedly Begins Probe of Allison-Madueke & Okonjo Iweala

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it has begun an investigation into the petroleum sector and the role of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke. Reports also indicates that former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also being investigated.

Your Service to Nigeria Wasn’t Selfless, You Left Appalling Records – Falana Replies Okonjo-Iweala

Radical Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has accused the immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of leaving behind appalling records, advising her to “stop giving the erroneous impression that she rendered selfless service” to Nigeria since her salaries were paid in dollars.

The brickbat started when Falana sent a petition to the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, describing as “criminal” the transfer of recovered $322 million loot of former Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha, to the then National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki.

EFCC To Invite Okonjo-Iweala, Others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it will invite top officials in the Goodluck Jonathan administration that had a hand in the disbursement of funds related to the arms purchase.

According to Vanguard Newspapers, a top EFCC source said top on the list is the former Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy in the last Administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

This is coming on the heels of the anti-graft agency’s resolve to re-open the case of the former Rivers state Governor, Dr. Peter Odili.

Reports say Odili allegedly received N100m from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

The former Governor has since debunked saying he collected N100m from the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Dr Adamu Muazu and not Dasuki.

Okonjo-Iweala. was accused of illegally disbursing funds to the former National Security Adviser.

Source: Leadership Online News