The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to invite former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, and others alleged to have illegally received government funds through the last presidential campaign for questioning next week.
It was learnt that the commission on Thursday revisited investigations into funding of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 campaign.
It was learnt that with the arrest of the former Finance Director of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Nenadi Usman, the anti-graft commission had reopened its investigations into the funding of Jonathan’s campaign.
It was also learnt that the EFCC had last month begun investigations into the funding of Jonathan’s campaign, but suspended the probe because the director of finance of the organisation was out of the country.
Investigations showed that the commission had revisited the probe and that those who were alleged to have illegally collected funds through the campaign would be invited next week.
The former minister was arrested on Thursday over N2.5bn she allegedly received from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Usman was alleged to have transferred the funds to several persons through the bank account of a company, Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited.
Fani-Kayode, who was the Spokesperson for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation during the last election, was alleged to have received N840m.
Falae allegedly received N100m through a company, Marreco Limited, where he is chairman.
It was learnt that the EFCC would invite Fani-Kayode; Falae and ex-political adviser to Jonathan, Prof. Rufai Alkali, who was the Coordinator of the Goodluck Support Group, which allegedly collected N320m.
A source in the EFCC said, “Nenadi Usman holds the key to the investigation. With her arrest, the EFCC has reopened the investigation which was suspended when she was out of the country.”
It was learnt that although the commission had concluded plans to invite those involved as from next week, the timing of the invitation might change depending on Nenadi Usman’s statement.
The former finance director is still in the EFCC custody.
Criticising the Jonathan administration, the APC said that the EFCC’s probes were not one-sided.
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