THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to prosecute a deputy director of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and former Electoral Officer in Rivers, Gogo Anderson Waribo.
Also to be prosecuted are banks officials, who allegedly connived with the INEC director to swindle the Federal Government of N23 billion allegedly distributed by former Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke to bribe INEC officials for the 2015 general elections.
A statement by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Waribo and the bank officials would be arraigned in Lagos for allegedly collecting N166 million from the N23 billion Alison-Madueke’s 2015 general election alleged bribery funds.
It said Waribo was arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency, following intelligence report that some INEC officers conspired with some bank workers to defraud the Federal Government of millions of naira.
“Although he has consistently denied involvement in the fraud, investigation revealed that the INEC deputy director’s name is on the list of beneficiaries of the money.
“He is alleged to have received the sum of N16 million on March 27, 2015. Waribo allegedly gave N5 million from the N16 million to Peter Popnen, an ex- INEC official,’’ the statement said.