Arms Deal: Yuguda Lists Beneficiaries Of N600 Million ·

Arms Deal: Yuguda Lists Beneficiaries Of N600 Million

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Bashir Yuguda, allegedly involved in the controversial arms deal, has disclosed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who received N600million from him.

The former minister of state for finance said the beneficiaries were the six chairmen of the Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2015 general elections, The Nation reports.

Those are Bode George, Yerima Abdullahi, Peter Odili, Attahiru Bafarawa, Jim Nwobodo and Ahmadu Ali (North-Central).

Yuguda, who is to face trial this week, is set to account for over N3.050billion.

Bashir Yuguda

His statement of witness read in part:

“For the cash disbursement of N600million, it was meant for the six zonal chairmen for Contact and Mobilisation Committees for Election of 2015. The chairmen are Bode George, Amb. Yerima Abdullahi; Peter Odili; Attahiru Bafarawa; Jim Nwobodo; Ahmadu Ali. The sum of N100million was given to each chairman. I gave the money in company of Prof Alkali, who was Political Adviser to former president. The zonal chairmen are for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I also instructed Jabbama Limited to transfer the sum of N100m to Dalhatu Limited on the request of Attahiru Bafarawa.

“I also remember that Bello Sarkin Yaki was among the people that the then NSA instructed that I send the sum of N200million to. He was the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kebbi state.”

Details on The Nation.