Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), is curious as to how former first lady Patience Jonathan acquired monies running into billions of Naira, according to The Punch.

Jonathan recently admitted that she owns the $5m traced to her accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

According to him, if the former first lady is claiming ownership of the money then she must explain how she earned it.

 

The Senior Advocate called on anti-graft agencies to probe Patience Jonathan.

He wondered how Patience, who was a civil servant and never held any government position, could have billions in her bank accounts.

“The EFCC and ICPC Act have provisions under which they can ask the court to freeze the account of a person if a person’s capacity to earn is below the amount of money that the person appears to have.

“If you are living a lavish lifestyle and it appears you don’t have the means to have acquired the property and the wealth you have, the EFCC is free to probe you.

“If she is claiming the money belongs to her, she has put herself in a position where she must explain how she earned it.”