An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating officer, Shehu Shuaibu, told a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday that the N4.6 billion allegedly put into a Joint Trust account was intended to support former President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential campaign in 2015.Informaion Guide Nigeria
Shuaibu revealed this when testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor in the trial of former Finance Minister Senator Nenadi Usman, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode, and two others for alleged money laundering and other fraud-related offences.
During cross-examination by Usman’s counsel, Mr Ferdinand Orbih (SAN), he stated that his team from the EFCC’s Special Task Force did not invite former President Jonathan during their investigation.
The witness admitted that the first defendant, Usman, was the Director of Finance for President Jonathan’s Campaign Organization, and the second defendant, Fani-Kayode, was the Director of Media and Publicity.
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Asked why he did not invite Jonathan to confirm or deny if the money paid into the Joint Trust account was expended for his campaign or not, he said, “No, we did not invite him, since the President was not the one that expended the money.”
When asked whether those that transferred money into the joint trust account were arrested and prosecuted, he said, “To the best of my knowledge, I do not know whether those that transferred money into the joint trust account were charged in court or not. I am not a lawyer, and would not know why they have not been charged before the court.”Jamb Result
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