- Three governors have allegedly been indicted for diverting the Paris Club refund
- Suspicious transactions related to the London-Paris Club refund have reportedly been found in accounts opened by Nigerian Governors Forum
Three governors have reportedly been indicted for diverting the London-Paris Club refund, according to a source of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This is in addition to 2 governors who had earlier been indicted for diverting the refund, The Nation reports.
A source of the EFCC also revealed that an account linked to the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) with suspicious transaction related to the Paris Club refund have been discovered.
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The source said: “As part of the ongoing probe, we have traced diversion of funds to three more governors and their cronies. This is apart from two governors who have been fingered in such deals.
“Detectives have also uncovered another account opened by the Nigeria Governors Forum where suspicious transactions related to the London-Paris Club refund have been found.
"We have rated this new discovery as a slush account. This is aside the two accounts on which we placed Post No Debit (PNB).
“More consultants have confessed that they were paid for jobs not done.
“So, we have cases of diversion of public funds into private accounts under the guise of consultancy fees. This explains why salaries have not been paid in some states.
“We will release the details to the public very soon. All the suspects will certainly face trial. Those who have immunity will face the consequences, no matter how long it takes.
“Already, one of the governors has forfeited N500million and another crony of the second governor has refunded $500,000 out of $3million linked to his account.
“We have also applied for the forfeiture of over N1.823billion by some consultants hired by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).”
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the state governors have made a fresh demand of bailout funds from President Muhammadu Buhari.
The governors represented by Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state urged the president to ensure the release of the 50% of the Paris Club loan refund.
The governors said the fund could be used to cushion the budgets of the state governments in 2018.
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Source: Naija.ng