The continuous probing of Dimeji Bankole’s activities as speaker of the House of Representatives may soon lead to the arrest of Aminu Tambuwal, the current speaker.
Tambuwal is said to have benefited from some of the monies the former speaker is being charged for misappropriating. The current speaker was an ally of the former. He was also the Deputy Chief Whip of the House and was listed as part of the beneficiaries of the loot for which Bankole is currently held for.
Idowu Bakare, the media aide to the former speaker, had in a statement stated that the N10 billion loan which his boss was held for was shared hierarchically amongst the members with the leaders taking a loin share.
He said Bankole claimed to have gotten monthly allocations of N100 million for two quarters, while his deputy, Usman Nafada, who was charged along side Bankole in another fresh charge of N40 billion loan scam on Monday, received N80 million monthly for the same period.
Tambuwal, who was the deputy chief whip in that time, got N54.5 million monthly from the said amount. His current Deputy, Emeka Ihedioha, who was his boss as the chief whip of the previous House got N55 million monthly.
Although the rest of the members of the leadership team in the previous house have been questioned by the EFCC, the current speaker and his deputy are yet to be invited for questioning.
Femi Babafemi, the spokesman of EFCC, however, said the commission is not calling in the remaining leadership members of the Bankole led House, yet, because the buck stops at Bankole’s table.
The EFCC, on Sunday, arrested Nafada over allegations of corruption while in office.
While addressing journalists in the green carpet chamber of the House of Representatives on Monday, the current deputy speaker rebuffed comments alluding to the scam and their preparedness to deal with looming arrest which may ruin the speakers renewed pledge to transparency and accountability.
Both the speaker and his deputy have limited immunity, restricted only within the doors of the chambers of the House of Representatives.
Bankole was arrested a few days to the end of his tenure. The anti graft agency has hinted it may invite the current speaker and his deputy for questioning “if need be.”
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Ex-speakers arrest may lead to Tambuwal's probe
Ex-speakers arrest may lead to Tambuwal's probe
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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