As the anti-corruption campaign by the President Buhari-led administration continues in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is enforcing, former governor of Akwa Ibom has been fingered to part of yet another major scam.
Senator Godswill Akpabio
According to an exclusive report on SaharaReporters, Senator Godswill Akabio who is a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, has been named as the central sure in the vehicle scam that led to the detention of deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus.
The embattled former PDP deputy national chairman remains in detention, struggling to get bail after agents of the PDP found out that a portion of oil proceeds was used to buy 23 luxury vehicles for party leaders and officials including a former junior minister of defense, Musiliu Obanikoro.
It was learnt that Godswill Akpabio colluded with Jide Omokore to divert proceeds of funds meant for the federal government into a slush fund that was used to purchase high-end luxury cars for party leaders in which Uche Secondus shared to top PDP leaders and reportedly sold some to an auto retailer in Abuja.
The Secretary of the PDP, Professor Wale Oladipo, who is also involved in the scam, has hurriedly obtained a court injunction from an Abuja high to prevent the EFCC from arresting him on the allegation that he took some luxury vehicles from Secondus.
Ex-Governor Akpabio reportedly pressured Omokore to donate the luxury vehicles to the PDP and submitted a list of party leaders entitled to receive the vehicles.
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