Why Femi Fani-Kayode was invited by the EFCC

Since Muhammad Buhari became president and Ibrahim Magu became acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the EFCC is BACK!

Invitations have been extended to several high profile politicians, former public officers and anyone suspected to be involved in nefarious financial deals.

Now added to the growing list of people invited by the anti-graft agency for questioning is former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode.

On Friday, May 6, Fani-Kayode received a letter signed by Mohammed Umar Abba on behalf of Ibrahim Magu asking him to report at the agency’s head office to explain his involvement in an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme.

Fani-Kayode, who was the Director of Publicity for former President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, was believed to have received money shadily obtained in January 2015.

The EFCC had traced N2.5 billion allegedly withdrawn illegally from the Central Bank of Nigeria and remitted into the accounts of 6 top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party as well as the Goodluck Support Group.

Of the N2.5 billion, N840 million is believed to have been disbursed to Fani-Kayode by the former finance minister Nemadi Usman from the account of Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited where the funds were lodged.

The EFCC therefore invited Fani-Kayode to explain his involvement in the disbursement of the illegally obtain campaign funds.

The invitation letter from the agency read in part “The commission is investigating a case of criminal conspiracy, fraud and money laundering involving Joint Trust Dimensions Limited which you featured prominently. In view of the above, you are requested to kindly report.”

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