PDP NWC members sold Delta governorship ticket to Mr. Ndudi Elumelu for N750m – EFCC Indications emerged last night that several top-ranking members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, might soon be dragged to court for allegedly demanding and collecting N750 million from a governorship aspirant in Delta State, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu. The PDP top officials, who are members of the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, were named by the prime suspect, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, who was arrested and detained for five days by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for his role in the crime. Before he was admitted to bail last week, Kachikwu, who is a former son-in-law to the former Aviation Minister, Kema Chikwe and Women Leader of the PDP, had made what a top source in EFCC called “very useful information” on how the money was received and shared to the “beneficiaries.” Further findings by Vanguard revealed that N100 million of the N750 million given by Elumelu had been traced to a top businessman in Delta State, who was also mentioned by the suspect. EFCC confirmed, yesterday, that its operatives had since arrested and grilled the Delta businessman and brought him to its Abuja office for questioning having traced N100 million of the money to his account. 2 PDP NWC members under close watch An impeccable source in EFCC confirmed to Vanguard that two members of the PDP NWC, who were named by the prime suspect in the bribery saga, were being kept under close watch and might soon be arrested for questioning. The source explained that the two NWC members were being closely monitored to ensure that they do not escape from the country. The EFCC source said the commission would leave no stone unturned in bringing those named in the scandal to book in response to the challenge by the PDP leadership to the commission to name the suspects and charge them to court. The source said: “We have accepted the PDP challenge and we are going all out to ensure that all those who shared the N750 million bribe will be duly exposed and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent no matter their positions in this country.” The source confirmed that EFCC operatives were working assiduously to wrap up investigations on the suspects before pressing charges against them. It was, however, learnt that the man, who reportedly gave the money-for-ticket bribe, and House Health Committee Chairman, Ndudi Elumelu, was more interested in recovering his money than in prosecuting the suspects. It was further gathered that the delay in proceeding with prosecution might not be unconnected with the forces behind the crime and the ongoing campaigns for next month’s polls. Elumelu had petitioned the EFCC, asking it to move in and recover the huge sum from Kachikwu, who had demanded and collected the sum with a promise to use it and influence top ranking Wadatta House members in securing the PDP governorship ticket for him. He lamented that having given the suspect the money, he failed to secure the Delta State governorship ticket for him and did not also refund the huge amount to him, making him to suffer double jeopardy in the process.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:33:42 +0000
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