The commission aforementioned last night it had discovered that Umahi collected the add of N400
million allotted to the PDP within the state to compromise last year’s Presidential poll however he entertained the money 2|to 2} of his firms and used it to create two hotels in Port Harcourt and Abakiiki.
The commission has already inactive and questioned several suspects, as well as bank officers, United Nations agency have created statements linking the governor and his firms.
EFCC sources aforementioned, “This case involving some chieftains of the PDP in Ebonyi State and a few firms emanated from the alleged N23,2999,705,000, disbursed by the erstwhile crude Resources Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke throughout the 2015 Presidential election out of that N400million was copied to Ebonyi State.
“In the State, Kelechi Igwe (incumbent Deputy Governor ), Fidelis Nwanwko and Ambassador Frank N. Ogbuewu collected the cash to prosecute the 2015 election.
“The pair of Fidelis Nwankwo and Ambassador Frank N. Ogbuewu were invited and that they disclosed that they collected the N400million from Fidelity Bank and two-handed it over to Access Bank on the directive of the then Deputy Governor United Nations agency is currently the incumbent Governor, Engr. David Umahi. “The Operations Manager of Access Bank Abakaliki was invited and he discovered that the cash was paid into the accounts of Osborn La-Palm Royal Resort Ltd and Brass Engineering & Construction Nig. Ltd. domiciled in Abakaliki.
“The statement of the accounts of the businesses that were analysed disclosed that the add of 3 N300million was paid into the account of Osborn La-Palm Royal Resort Ltd and N100 million into the account of Brass Engineering & Construction Nig. Ltd and later withdrawn by Chinyere Egwuche.
“The movement of the fund from one account to a different and also the ulterior money withdrawal of N300million in tranches of N50million area unit clear options of cash lavation.
“The higher than firms were discovered to possess been incorporated by the incumbent Governor of Eonyi State in 1993 and 2011 severally.
“Consequently, letters of invite were written to the Managing administrators of the businesses wherever the cash was paid however the letters were came undelivered because the addressees refused to gather them.
“Thereafter, Austin Umahi, Maxwell Umahi, Chinyere Egwuche and Mabel Dikibo were inactive. Investigation discovered that Chinyere Egwuchu and Mabel Dikibo were the signatories to the account of the businesses.
“It was conjointly discovered that one amongst the suspects, Chinyere withdrew the N300million paid into the account of Osborn La-Palm that, per her was wont to any construction of Osborn La-Palm hotels in Abakaliki, Uburu and Port Harcourt, whereas the N100million paid into the account of Brass Engineering and Construction African nation restricted was transferred to a precise David Umahi religion Foundation. They volunteered statement and were discharged on bail to reliable sureties.
“In furtherance of this investigation, the property happiness to the businesses were known and also the Commission’s stickers “Under Investigation” were placed on them. However, legal machineries area unit being set in motion to seal the businesses just in case the suspects refused to whole refund the monies that were fraudulently collected by them.”
In the in the meantime, the add of N90million has been refunded. Investigation continues to be ongoing,” a high EFCC official confirmed.
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