Edo election: Buhari under 'fire' for endorsing Ize-Iyamu despite alleged N700m scam - Daily Post Nigeria

Edo election: Buhari under ‘fire’ for endorsing Ize-Iyamu despite alleged N700m scam

#RevolutionNow activist, Omoyele Sowore, slammed the President for endorsing Ize-Iyamu, who is under investigation for alleged corruption.

Recall that the APC candidate was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Benin, the Edo State capital by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in 2015 for allegedly receiving about N700m from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke in the build-up to the 2015 general elections.as the party’s flag bearer for next month’s elections in Edo State.

“The nature of dementia! Pastor Ize-Iyamu is undergoing trial for N700m scam, Buhari pretends not to remember, hands him a flag to become next Edo governor, much like Senator Godswill Akpabio was asked to handle NDDC,” Sowore, who is the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, tweeted.

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