The Edo governor said sharp practices by administration officials were aimed at running down the state’s public health infrastructure.
Social accountability think-tank, Dataphyte, uncovered budgetary expenditure of N2 million reportedly spent on the production of Mr. Fayemi’s portrait.
The former pension chief, who had himself jumped bail last year, fled Nigeria for several months before his eventual arrest in Niger Republic.
Abdulaziz Yari was nicknamed the ‘loaded governor’ for his flamboyant waste of public funds, even as he led one of the most deprived states in Nigeria.
The EFCC said the suspects would be arraigned after investigations were concluded.
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The report found gaps in enforcement and implementation of AUCPCC articles related to money laundering, illicit enrichment, political party funding, and civil society and media space.
Mr. Kalu was convicted by the Lagos division of the court on December 5, 2019, and sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7. 65 billion fraud.
The don was accused of fraudulently obtaining the sum of N260 million from a contractor, Shehu Sambo, to facilitate a contract.
The don was accused of fraudulently obtaining the sum of N260 million from a contractor, Shehu Sambo, to facilitate a contract.
