Barely two days after it released a short list of alleged national treasury looters in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Federal Government has released a long list of additional names.
This time around, they are 23 in number.
The latest release is in spite of threats of lawsuits by those named in the initial list.
Top among those on the initial list are the National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus; former National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, and founder of Raypower radio, Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
Secondus and Metuh have threatened to take the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to court for defamation of character.
However, in a statement issued on Sunday, the minister said the new list was in fulfillment of the government’s promise to release more names, having described the first one as a tip of the iceberg.
”At the press conference where the list was released, I did say it was a tip of the iceberg. Apparently, this does not mean anything to people whose style is to comment on issues they barely understand, or just to shoot down anything coming from the government,” he said.
He reiterated that the list released was in continuous response to the challenge by PDP for the government to reveal alleged looters.
Said Mohammed: “What was the PDP expecting when it challenged the FG to name the looters of the public treasury under the party’s watch? Did the PDP actually believe that the massive looting under its watch was a joke? Did they think it is April Fool?”
According to him, the alleged hysterical and panicky reaction from the PDP showed that the party was not at all sincere about its apology.
He said a true confession should be done in humility with an attitude of repentance.
That, he said, was lacking in the case of the PDP.
He warned that the Federal Government would not be intimidated or blackmailed by the PDP to keep quiet over its bid to reveal alleged treasury looters.
He said the government would make sure that they faced the music, in view of their corrupt practices.
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Below is the list of the additional names of alleged looters of the national treasury and the amount involved as released:
- Former NSA Sambo Dasuki: Based on EFCC investigations and findings alone (this is beside the ongoing $2.1billion military equipment scandal), a total of N126 billion, over $1.5 billion and 5.5 million British Pounds was embezzled through his office. A good number of these monies were simply shared to persons and companies without any formal contract awards.
- Former Petroleum Resources Minister Dieziani Alison-Madukwe: In just one of the cases the EFCC is investigating involving her, about N23 billion is alleged to have been embezzled. She is also involved in the Strategic Alliance Contracts of the NNPC, where the firms of Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko got oil blocks but never paid government taxes and royalty. About $3 billion was involved. The Federal Government is charging Omokore and Aluko and will use all legal instruments local and international to ensure justice.
- Rtd. Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah: N13.9 billion. N4.8 billion recovered by EFCC in cash and property.
- Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika: N4.5 billion. N29m recovered by the EFCC so far.
- Alex Barde, former Chief of Defence Staff: N8 billion, and EFCC recovered almost N4 billion in cash and property already.
- Inde Dikko, former CG Customs: N40 billion, and N1.1 billion in cash recovered and choice properties.
- Air Marshal Adesola Amosun: N21.4 billion. N2.8 billion recovered in cash. 28 properties and 3 vehicles also recovered.
- Senator Bala Mohammed, former FCT Minister: N5 billion. Interim forfeiture order on some property secured.
- Senator Stella Oduah: N9.8 billion. Interim forfeiture order on some property secured.
- Former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu:N1.6billion – from NSA.
- Senator Jonah Jang, former Plateau State Governor:N12.5billion.
- Bashir Yuguda, former Minister of State for Finance:N1.5billion. $829,800 recovered.
- Senator Peter Nwaboshi: N1.5 billion.
- Aliyu Usman: Former NSA Dasuki’s aide: N512 million
- Ahmad Idris: Former NSA Dasuki’s PA: N1.5 billion.
- Rasheed Ladoja: Former Oyo Governor: N500 million
- Tom Ikimi: N300 million.
- Femi Fani-Kayode: N866 million.
- Hassan Tukur, former PPS to President Goodluck: $1.7 million.
- Nenadi Usman: N1.5 billion.
- Benedicta Iroha: N1.7 billion.
- Aliyu Usman Jawaz: Close ally of former NSA Dasuki: N882 million.
- Godknows Igali: Over N7 billion
