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Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has sent a letter containing names of ex governors to the ICPC and the EFCC whose corruption cases are to be reopened, Punch reports.
“It is clear that some of these governors and other politically-exposed persons have not been charged to court despite the fact that the ICPC has concluded their investigations, concerning allegations levelled against them, for one reason or the other," the letter said.
“It is the position of the present administration that all ex-governors, who the ICPC had long concluded investigations into the various allegations levelled against them, should be immediately prosecuted," it added.
The letter gave the anti-graft agencies 14 days to take action.
Reports say 31 names are on the list. Some of them are:
“It is clear that some of these governors and other politically-exposed persons have not been charged to court despite the fact that the ICPC has concluded their investigations, concerning allegations levelled against them, for one reason or the other," the letter said.
“It is the position of the present administration that all ex-governors, who the ICPC had long concluded investigations into the various allegations levelled against them, should be immediately prosecuted," it added.
The letter gave the anti-graft agencies 14 days to take action.
Reports say 31 names are on the list. Some of them are:
- Bukola Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara State;
- Godswill Akpabio (a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State
- Ali Modu Sheriff (an ex-Governor of Borno State).
- Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia);
- Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu);
- Saminu Turaki (Jigawa);
- Sule Lamido (Jigawa);
- Joshua Dariye (Plateau);
- Ahmed Yerima (Zamfara);
- Gabriel Suswam (Benue);
- Martin Elechi (Ebonyi);
- Danjuma Goje (Gombe)
- Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).
- Ikedi Ohakim (Imo);
- Obong Victor Attah (Akwa Ibom);
- Achike Udenwa (Imo);
- Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa);
- Gbenga Daniel (Ogun);
- Jolly Nyame (Taraba);
- Boni Haruna (Adamawa);
- George Akume (Benue);
- Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo);
- Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto)
- Adebayo Alao-Akala.
- Usman Dakingari (Kebbi);
- Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi);
- Peter Odili (Rivers),
- Lucky Igbindedion (Edo).
