President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Economic Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to secretly investigate the personal and official
finances of leading opposition party leaders.
In a leaked letter
dated February 19, Jonathan through his Chief of Staff, Brigadier
General Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa (rtd), told EFCC investigate 20
persons including All Progressives Congress leaders like former
Lagos
governor, Bola Tinubu, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar
and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state.
“I have been directed
by the C in C to instruct your Agency to clandestinely investigate the
personal and official finances of the following present and former
government functionaries and report back by 16th of March,” Arogbofa
said in the leaked letter with block letters that read: “THE PRESIDENCY: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF”
Others on the list are: Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo; Speaker,
House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; Governor Aliyu Wammako of
Sokoto; Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano; Former Gombe state governor,
Senator Danjuma Goje; Former Kwara state governor, Senator Bukola
Saraki.
Farouk Ahmed, Suleiman Barau, Habib Abdullahi, Captain
Muktar Usman, Umaru Ibrahim, Abdulfatah Ahmed, Attahiru B. Yusuf, Aisha
Abdurrahman, Sen Aisha Alhassan, Ahmed Modibbo (former Chief Registrar
FCT Judiciary) Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, former Minister of Education make
up the list.
As at the time of publishing this report our correspondent is yet to get a response from the Office of the Chief of Staff.
Source:PM News

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