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Details of how ex-Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, shared N950million campaign funds to candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have emerged after Economic and Financial Crimes Commission began investigation into the matter.
Security and party sources have revealed how the former minister appropriated and shared campaign funds in his residence on the eve of the election.
Mr. Shekarau, who is currently in EFCC custody, had earlier denied knowledge of how the money was shared, admitting that the funds were only shared in his house.
It was reliably gathered that when a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, collected the money from Fidelity Bank, located on Murtala Mohammed Way, Kano, he raised concerns about the safety of the funds in his custody to party leaders.
At that point, sources said, Mr. Shekarau to volunteered to take the money to his house, saying he had enough safes to contain the money.
Mr. Wali and other party leaders allegedly obliged the request.
“Ambassador Wali never even accompanied the money to Shekarau’s Mundubawa Avenue residence and he never participated in sharing the money,” said a source who is a member of the campaign committee.
“Shekarau single-handedly shared all the money to all the beneficiaries. He gave State Assembly, House of Representatives and Senatorial candidates their shares.
Security and party sources have revealed how the former minister appropriated and shared campaign funds in his residence on the eve of the election.
Mr. Shekarau, who is currently in EFCC custody, had earlier denied knowledge of how the money was shared, admitting that the funds were only shared in his house.
It was reliably gathered that when a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, collected the money from Fidelity Bank, located on Murtala Mohammed Way, Kano, he raised concerns about the safety of the funds in his custody to party leaders.
At that point, sources said, Mr. Shekarau to volunteered to take the money to his house, saying he had enough safes to contain the money.
Mr. Wali and other party leaders allegedly obliged the request.
“Ambassador Wali never even accompanied the money to Shekarau’s Mundubawa Avenue residence and he never participated in sharing the money,” said a source who is a member of the campaign committee.
“Shekarau single-handedly shared all the money to all the beneficiaries. He gave State Assembly, House of Representatives and Senatorial candidates their shares.
