An anti-corruption organisation in Nigeria, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has filed a petition to the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) against the former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar for allegedly incorporating a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to embezzle government funds.
In a two-page petition document signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, titled “Petition Against Atiku Abubakar for Incorporating a Special-Purpose Vehicle ; Marine Float Limited to Embezzle Government's Funds," the civil society group said Atiku in an audio recording, confessed to how he advised the then President Olusegun Obasanjo to name three individuals; Oyewole Fasawe, Andy Uba and a politician from Borno state while he prepared three companies which they would become either...
Meanwhile, in the viral audio recorded by Atiku’s long-time close associate, Mike Achimugu, the politician further confessed to receiving N100 million bribe in the form of a donation from a former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, through Marine Float. HEDA further called on the anti-graft commission to diligently investigate the revelation and reopen the reported investigation to establish the beneficial interest of Mr. Atiku in Marine Float, and other Shell companies incorporated for corruption and diversion of public funds.
Similarly, the anti-corruption group also wrote a petition against Atiku to the Code of Conduct Bureau over the alleged use of a Special-Purpose Vehicle to promote corruption while in office. The petition further noted that it is an indication that Nigeria has been under siege from the highest office and there is no statute of limitation on criminal matters.
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