ROTIMI AMAECHI, 9 OTHERS, BIGGEST APC LOOTERS, RENO OMOKRI CLAIMS

Rotimi Amaechi, Transport Minister.

As the controversy surrounding the release of the list of treasury looters gains momentum, spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has claimed that APC as well habours a colony of treasury looters.

In a statement he released Monday, titled “The Real Looters List That Buhari and Lai Mohammed Do Not Want You To Know About,” Omokri pointed accusing fingers at no fewer than 10 APC stalwarts, whom he claimed collectively looted over $2 billion.

“I took the pains to produce a ‘teaser’ looters list of 10 APC members who collectively looted over $2 billion,” he stated.

On his list, he named Rotimi Amaechi, Saminu Turaki, Murtala Nyako, Timipre Sylva, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Kayode Fayemi, Babachir Lawal, Senator Danjuma Goje as top APC treasury looters, and challenged President Buhari and Lai Mohammed to provide explanations as to why these men’s names were conspicuously missing from the list released by Alhaji Lai Mohommed, the Information Minister, late last week.

It will be recalled that PDP had challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress to produce a list of its (PDP) members whom they have continued to allege looted the treasury while the party was in government during Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

Here’s Reno Omokri’s list:

1.     Rotimi Amaechi: Indicted by the Justice George Omeregi led Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry of looting ₦97 billion along with co indictees including a former army general.

2.     Saminu Turaki: Alleged to have looted ₦36 billion. First charged before Justice Sabi’u Yahuza of the Federal High Court in Dutse, Jigawa State. Currently facing trial before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba at the FCT High Court.

3.     Timipre Sylva: A well known financier and supporter of the APC administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Alleged to have looted ₦19.7 billion. Was facing trial before Justice A. Y. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja. However, two days after President Buhari was sworn in, the new APC government withdrew the charges preferred against Sylva on June 1, 2015 and on October 3, 2018, the EFCC returned to Sylva, 48 houses seized from him during the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan in 2013 to him.

4.     Murtala Nyako: Alleged to have looted ₦29 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.

5.     Senator Danjuma Goje: Alleged to have looted ₦25 billion. Currently facing trial before the Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State.

6.     Senator Abdullahi Adamu: Alleged to have looted ₦15 billion with the help of 18 co accused. Charged on March 3, 2010. The case continues to linger in court.

7.     Orji Kalu: Alleged to have looted ₦3.2 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

8.     Kayode Fayemi: Indicted by the Ekiti Judicial Commission of Inquiry headed by former Ekiti State Chief Judge and the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Ademola Ajakaiye, of sundry financial malfeasance totaling over ₦2 billion.

9.     Senator Joshua Dariye: Alleged to have looted ₦1.2 billion. Currently facing trial before Justice Adebukola Banjoko at an FCT High Court.

10.          Babachir Lawal: former Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Allegedly gave a ₦200 million contract to his own company from monies meant to look after Internally Displaced Persons. Has been sacked after protest by the opposition and civil society. Has still not been charged. Was allowed to be replaced by his own cousin. 

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