Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has blasted President Buhari, saying he cannot claim to be an angel and clean from corruption, revealing that the estate he (the President) built in Abuja is known to him (Fayose), and that the President’s wife (Aisha) was indicted over the Halliburton Scandal.
Mr. Fayose distributed a link to the U.S. Department of Justice Web site holding court documents where Mrs. Buhari was alleged to have transferred suspicious funds to a convicted former American congressman, Williams Jefferson. (CLICK HERE FOR THE DOCUMENTS)
Fayose made the accusations in reaction to the alleged blocking of his bank account, which he operates with Zenith Bank Plc, by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Mr. Fayose said President Buhari was far from being a clean man.
“Even the President cannot claim to be an angel,” the governor said, in reaction to the freezing of his Zenith Bank account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
“The estate he built in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted over the Halliburton Scandal (sic). When that American, Jefferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having wired $170,000 to Jefferson. Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of Jefferson. We can serialize the judgment for people to see and read.” (CLICK HERE FOR THE DOCUMENTS)
The governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lere Olayinka, later circulated links to and copies of the court document detailing Mrs Buhari’s mention in the scandal.
The documents showed that in some of the exhibits tendered in convicting Mr. Jefferson of bribery, Mrs. Buhari was mentioned as transferring $170,000 to the American politician using a firm as proxy.
“Government Exhibits 36-87 (6/26/02 $170,000 wire transfer from account in Nigeria in the name of Aisha Buhari to an account in the name of The ANJ Group, LLC, identifying “William Jefferson” as Beneficiary),” the U.S. Government Sentencing Memorandum said on page 22.
Mrs. Buhari could not be reached for comments. And Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, declined comments, saying he would need to check the documents himself before issuing an official statement.
Mr. Fayose’s comment sparked a recollection of how Mr. Jefferson, between 2000 and 2005, used his position as member of the U.S. House of Representatives to offer illegal services to private companies for cash rewards.
Mr. Jefferson and his family, according to U.S. authorities, received about $367,500 through through his firm, ANJ Group, for services rendered to iGate, an American broadband technology provider.
An indigenous firm, Netlink Digital Television, had signed a joint venture with iGate to set up digital satellite TV and broadband Internet services in the country. NDTV was owned by Oyewole Fasawe, a PDP chieftain at the time.
Mr. Jefferson was contracted to help promote iGate and NDTV partnership in Nigeria.
Following a lengthy trial, Mr. Jefferson was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Although Mr. Fasawe was arrested in 2005 by the EFCC, he was never convicted.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were also said to be a person of interest in the allegations.
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Fayose is falling ang grasping for straws. If those documents were very criminal,he would have used them against Buhari's campaign period. So, nothing there. Fayose go and BEG or pray..you are like Donald Trump..always insulting people and looking for enemies. So who and where can be your refuge??
ReplyDeleteSo these are "straws"? If the documents were NOT criminal, Femi Adesina would have refuted the allegation outright. We assume too much in the face of political bias.
DeleteDavid Sahel. A man without result who was able to contest and win election in Nigeria. Now he is President which document can be used against him. Even when Dasugate involved him or receiving cash and cars. Did anybody talk about that again? Absolute power corrupt absolutely. Buhari is a leader for the people and by the people who elected him. He is should accept criticism and work on it when criticize. Not to freeze Fayose account for no reason. Of all states governor only Fayose account EFCC deem fit to freeze abi? Buhari might order for arrest or killing of individuals that will attack him like Donald Trump does in America.
DeleteNo mention of Aisha Buhari was made on page 25! Pls stop circulating falsehood.
DeletePage 22. It is there. # Government Exhibits 36-87 (6/26/02 $170,000 wire
Deletetransfer from account in Nigeria in the name of Aisha Buhari to an account in the name of The
ANJ Group, LLC, identifying “William Jefferson” as Beneficiary),
Haa baba is now holding ur testis u now become mad and furious dog is just the beginning mhmm I assure you you will finally end of ? Even before the 18 you are saying we shall see
ReplyDeleteFayose go and pay my neighbours ooh.you now owe them six six months salary for husband and wife.it's not up to one week that civil servants in ekiti just held their fasting an prayer with you as their topic and efcc are already by the corner. feel the same pain they are filling.u have been busy constructing flyovers, even where it is not needed while these people cry and beg for their money , even after using the military to force your self into power.they are now sensible .no more using their youths tugery for you while your son's pose for series with their rang rovers and go about the city with excurts, your case is over.my friends children were sent out of school yesterday, all the rain from yesterday fell heavy on those kids and you think that their God would be quite?start calling on your God because this is just the beginning ffk is even better than you.since you have been using your basket mouth on buhari, here comes buhari.by the time apc would finish dealing with you.you would recognise those francophone gals they import for you to sleep with.omoale
ReplyDeleteYour comment is as foolish as you are...
DeleteBegin to pack your out. Your days are numbered
ReplyDeleteGovt.of oppression.
ReplyDeletePayoseeeeeeeeeeeeeee this is indeed your first reply. I fear that second
ReplyDeleteBuhari candidacy is a fraud at d first instance
ReplyDeleteMy quection to you fayose, in which govt position Buhari & his wife holding as at that time? And which ordinary nigerian or business had efcc arrested without having connection with corrupt govt officials. They used nigerians to sponsored ur election u are talking rubbish.
ReplyDeleteYou don't need to ask Fayose this type of nonsense question!! Buhari who claimed that he didn't have House in Abuja, he claimed that he collected loan for his presidency form, he can't be trusted, he is here to steal our money!
DeleteAm sure This Fulani man doesn't care he can order killing of Fayose! They should investigate Buhari very well, we know his wife to be criminal!!!
All should be careful before they throw this country into crisis. Democracy is about the rule of law. So all should be careful. Apc be careful. Fayose be careful. Presidency be careful. We the followers be careful.
ReplyDeleteGo and pay your workers, EFCC IS working assiduously to make sure all diverted funds from the bail-out and allocation are tract, you cannot be owing your workers for seven months and don't expect anyone to do anything about it. Cross River has less IGR than Ekiti, yet they are not owing workers.... we even hear Osun governor account was also involve may be because he does not know how to make noise or bring out court cases to justify his corrupt leadership, please Fayose go and pay workers Salaries and stop weeping sentiment to get sympathy
ReplyDeleteFayose, I will not click anywhere for documents. By this action you have pleaded guilty and saying the accuser too has done something wrong in the past. By this action you should even be charged for concealing and abating the wrongs of Halliburton scandal. Why did you not come up with these documents since so that we do not vote for Buhari? Too late.
ReplyDeleteExcellent comment.
DeleteHmmm, we shall see, who that laugh best laugh last...let wait and see
ReplyDeleteIt is unfortunate that in Nigeria illegalities go unchallenged and unpunished. The masses do not help matte rs as they go partisan no matter the level of facts and evidences they are confronted with.
ReplyDeleteGod will help our nation to wake up.
This is impunity and what goes around comes around. If Buhari is clean, why are they scared of of Fayose , a seating governor!,to the extent of freezing his account. We will also look at what docs he has produced here becos it is curious how this halliburton thing has consistently thrown under the carpet
ReplyDeleteAnonymous June 21, 2016 at 7:37AM is empty headed.Somebody reasonable and patriotic Nigerian( Dr. GEJ)Concede defeatto the whole world ,yet you are saying this.If u can not talk reasonably,why not keep quiet?Foyase,A reasonable Nigerians can not take u serious because ur recent claim is what we believe u would have used to campaign against Buhari.Not all Nigerians are empty headed like u pls.
ReplyDeleteYour English is just rank. What an insult to my brain.
DeleteFayose first and foremost go and pay your workers salaries. You did not win as Governor of Ekiti state. You was planted there with the help of soldiers. So what are talking about. Fayose close your dirt month and pay your workers
ReplyDeleteWho would have won?
DeleteFayose go and beg or you resign from your office you are not capable.
ReplyDeleteLike seriously who is this Aisha Buhari,a Nigerian mentioned on page 22 of this Jeffeson sentence document? Thief na thief irrespective of who is involved.
ReplyDeleteYears of witch-hunting with nothing to show except impoverishment.
ReplyDeleteIs Fayose sure that the so called "Aisha Buahari" is not another person other than the wife of the President? The document he circulated is a classified document. Another question is how and where did he get it? I am sure this man is swimming in an ocean of trouble and it will consume him.
ReplyDeleteThere are millions Aisha Buhari in this country if truth must be say...The best option is to find out who this Aisha Buhari mentioned in the document is and if discover that it is the wife of our president,then necessary action must be taken if this government really serious about fighting corruption.After all,our president said it sometimes ago that his anti-corruption crusade will spare no one even his blood relatives.. God bless Nigeria!
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