Part of the N23.29billion provided by former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to INEC officilas to change the outcome of the 2015 election in favour of of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The Nation reports.
Some former and serving INEC officials in Oyo and Ogun states refunded N359millon. And more bribe-tainted officials of INEC are rushing to the EFCC to cough out the bribe given to them.
Fidelity Bank, which was used as a conduit, has hurriedly refunded N49.7million. The figure represents the profit it made from the disbursement of the N23.29billion to the INEC chiefs.
The EFCC has also invited the proprietors of the oil firms that contributed $88.35million out of the $115million, which Deziani Alison-Madueke sent to Fidelity Bank for disbursement to INEC officials.
One of the four oil firms involved in the bribery is linked to former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori.
Though, the oil companies were asked by the former oil minister to support the Jonathan reelection campaign, but some are shocked that part of the money they contributed was used to criminally bribe INEC officials.
According to an EFCC source, “he top officials of Fidelity Bank in custody have made statements, including the list of all beneficiaries and bank details of payments made to them.”
The source also assured that more arrests will be made, “especially the oil chiefs who provided about $88.35million of the $115million lodged in Fidelity Bank for conversion to naira.”
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