The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited
former chairman Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Chief Tony Anenih, and the state chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih,
to appear before it to explain how the N700 million presidential
election fund was expended.
EFCC also extended invitation to a
chieftain of the PDP, Okharedia Ihimekpen, who was asked to come and
explain how the funds were equally shared.
When contacted,
Ihimekpen confirmed the invitation, saying “They called me but I told
them to put the invitation in writing which they promised to do. I hope
to receive the letter tomorrow, then I will go.”
It
will be recalled that the Edo State Coordinator of the President
Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and
the former Deputy governor of the state, Mr Lucky Imasuen, were also
invited by EFCC penultimate Tuesday on the issue.
Ize-Iyamu who
briefed journalists in Benin city, said he collected the money from
Fidelity Bank on behalf of the party and that the money was shared to
the executive members of the party in the 18 local government areas of
the state for the election of former President Jonathan.
On his
part, Imasuen who is now a member of All Progressives Congress, APC,
said he went to the bank as a witness following pleas from Chief Orbih,
who asked him to be at the bank as witness to enable the bank give the
money to Ize-Iyamu.
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