The Chief Justice Of Nigeria , Justice Walter Onnoghen former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, who is now the Senate minority leader, a former Governor of Ekiti State and the incumbent Minister of Solid Minerals development, Kayode Fayemi; and the immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are among high-profile personalities currently being investigated by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency,the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
Their names are among a list of over 100 high-profile cases involving politically exposed persons and top judges of the judiciary the EFCC is probing
The list, seen by the newspaper on Monday was sent to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on his request.
“The list was actually sent in August to the then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and copied the AGF,” an unnamed EFCC source said on Tuesday.
The list included 106 cases under investigation and several others pending in court but either stalled or moving slowly. However, the list did not provide details of the cases under investigation.
It however stated the date each of the over 100 cases was “referred”, the challenges being encountered in the investigation and the source of information kick-starting the probe.
Sources of such information included intelligence, whistle-blowers and petitions from government agencies and private citizens.
Other notable names on the list include former governors, Jonah Jang of Plateau State, currently serving as Senator representing Plateau North; Ali Modu Sherriff of Borno State, who recently had a controversial stint as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party; and Chief Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State.
Also listed are the names of Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan; and some ministers who served under the Jonathan administration.
Apart from Okonjo-Iweala, former ministers on the list include the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke; the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN); a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed; ex-Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, who is currently the Senator representing Anambra North; and a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe.
Alison-Madueke’s husband’s name, Rear Admiral Alison Madueke (retd.), was also listed as well as the media aides to Jonathan – ex-Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, and a former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe.
Other prominent high-profile persons on the list are a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko; a former acting Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus; Col. Bello Fadile (retd.), who served under the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; the incoming Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdu Kafarati; and Justice Mohammed Tsamiya, who was recently retired compulsorily by the National Judicial Council.
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