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  • I’ve not been indicted by EFCC, says ex-FCT Minister Mohammed

    I’ve not been indicted by EFCC, says ex-FCT Minister Mohammed

    Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has dismissed the reports that he had been indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing investigation of public officers, who served the previous administration.

    Mohammed said he was neither indicted nor his properties were confiscated by the anti-graft agency, noting that he was yet to be personally invited by the EFCC to explain allegations bordering on abuse of office against him.

    Mohammed, who spoke yesterday through his media consultant, Emma Agu, said he was unhappy about the media spotlight being brought to his family by the EFCC investigation, saying his political opponents were taking the advantage to cause mischief and smear his family name and character.

    The erstwhile FCT minister described the EFCC’s probe of his tenure as legitimate, but cautioned people he called mischief makers not to rush to conclusion as he was ready to give account of his stewardship to clear his name.

    Agu said: “It is correct that Senator Bala Mohammed, like many past public office holders, is being investigated by the EFCC and makes no qualms about this in the light of the prominent role he played under the Goodluck Jonathan administration as Minister of FCT. It is also correct that his son, Samsudeen, was invited and interrogated by EFCC about a month and released on administrative bail.

    “The investigation is still ongoing…in the extant case, neither has the former minister been invited personally nor has he declined any invitation. Yet, before the EFCC concludes its investigation, some mischievous elements are flooding the media with spurious information to besmear his character.

    “These are not the best of times for Senator Mohammed and his family, given that the investigation brought media spotlight on him and the mischief of the political opponents. To be sure, the former minister subscribes to the doctrine of accountability without any equivocation.”

    Mohammed clarified some of the allegations against him, describing as “stupid” the claim that he collected N1 billion as bribe on every land he allocated as FCT minister. He denied that he allocated land to family and friends while he was at the helm. He also dismissed the allegation that he awarded multi-billion naira contracts using fronts, saying the claim was a plot to draw public opprobrium against him.

    The former minister enjoined his opponents to desist from spreading lies t undermine the ongoing EFCC investigation.

    He also urged his supporters to be calm, saying: “In fullness of time, all will be well.

     

  • Ex- minister: I have not been indicted by EFCC

    Ex- minister: I have not been indicted by EFCC

    A Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, on Monday dismissed reports he has been indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing investigation of public officers that served in the last administration.

    The ex-minister said he was neither indicted nor were his properties confiscated by the anti-graft agency, noting that he was yet to be personally invited by the EFCC to explain corruption allegations levelled against him.

    Mohammed, who spoke through his media consultant, Emma Agu, said he was unhappy about the media spotlight brought to his family by the EFCC investigation, adding that his political opponents were taking the advantage of the situation to cause mischief and smear his family name and character.

    The ex-minister described the EFCC probe of his tenure as legitimate, but cautioned mischief makers not rush to conclusion as he was ready to give account of his stewardship in office.

  • EFCC arrests blogger for cyber stalking

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested a blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, for alleged cyber stalking.

    This disclosure was made in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren.

    The statement said: “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber stalking.

    “The suspect, who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com, was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday, August 8, 2016 by operatives of the EFCC and is currently being questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber Crime Act.

    “The suspect has already been offered administrative bail and would be released to his elected sureties.”

    Under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015, any suspect arrested for stalking is liable to a three-year imprisonment or N7million fine.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested a blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, for alleged cyber stalking.

    This disclosure was made in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren.

    The statement said: “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber stalking.

    “The suspect who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday, August 8, 2016 by operatives of the EFCC and is currently being questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber Crime Act.

    “The suspect has already been offered administrative bail and would be released to his elected sureties.”

    Under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015, any suspect arrested for stalking is liable to a three-year imprisonment or N7million fine.

  • Why EFCC is investigating us, by Aviation handling firm

    Why EFCC is investigating us, by Aviation handling firm

    The management of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (Nahco) Plc at the weekend explained the reason for the visit of officials of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the company.

    The management of the company said the EFCC was investigating a petition against the company. Operatives of the EFCC had last week stormed the headquarters of Nahco and subsequently invited some top managers and directors of the company for questioning at the agency’s office.

    Nahco said it cooperated with the operatives of the commission, insisting that the visit of the EFCC operatives and the invitation of top managers and some directors to the EFCC’s office have minimal impact on operations and business continuity.

    “Nahco wishes to assure its numerous customers, shareholders and its European Union strategic investors that core operations of the company will be sustained under the current difficult situation. The Managing Director, who was on a short vacation, has since cut short his vacation and is back at the helm of affairs at the company. Management will provide updates as and when available,” Nahco said.

    The management of the ground handling and logistics company noted that as a publicly quoted company, Nahco is guided by the guidelines set by capital market regulators and it is also aware of its shareholders’ rights as enshrined in the constitution of Nigeria, extant  rules and the mutual investment protection treaty covering European strategic investors on its board.

  • Exhuming ex-governors’ cases

    Exhuming ex-governors’ cases

    It’s in order; but there should be no sacred cows in the anti-corruption war

    President Muhammadu Buhari’s government appears poised to expand its war against high profile corruption beyond what is commonly called  Dasukigate. According to a report, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to reopen already investigated corruption cases against 31 former governors. The AGF also reportedly asked that file copies of the cases be duplicated and copies sent to his office within 14 days.

    We support the government’s effort to prosecute every crime and to recover assets stolen from our country, and we hope the AGF’s request is geared towards that mission. But we also note with concern that the effort in the past few months, characterised by excitable media attention, has not yielded much result. Many of the cases against high profile officials in the last government are barely off the starting block, despite the high hopes in the new Administration of Criminal Justice Act. So, we hope the newest effort to dredge up the old corruption scandals will not merely end up in more media attention and drama, with little to show at the end of the day.

    We are also mindful of the fact that credibility challenges are already sniffing at the anti-corruption campaign, with some serving high-profile officials, like the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, linked to allegations of corruption still in government. There is even the allegation that their names have been surreptitiously removed from the list of those being investigated and who may soon be charged for diversion of funds meant for arms purchase, while they were all in charge. So, the public can legitimately ask, whether a government which cannot treat a fresh wound, can cure leprosy?

    For, while it is in our common interest to see that those who abused public trust pay for their crime, the AGF and agencies under him must be seen not to treat some people as sacred cows. In his letter to the anti-corruption agencies, the AGF reportedly defined high profile cases as those “involving alleged misconduct amounting to economic sabotage; involving complex financial transactions or property movement; involving any of the suspects, who is a politician, a public officer or judicial officer; and where the subject matter involves government or corruption of its official or involves the abuse of office.”

    The names of the former governors attached to the memo of the AGF fit into the above definition just as the two officials in the present administration that we mentioned earlier. Some of the governors, despite cases of alleged corrupt practices pending against them in courts, have even gone ahead to occupy more sensitive positions, as elected or appointed officials, and unless the cases against them are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted, their fortunes may continue to rise, from the ashes of corruption.

    According to the report, the list of former governors to be further investigated include the current senate president, Bukola Saraki, who is a former governor of Kwara State; senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio; the factional chairman of Peoples Democratic Party and former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff. Also on the list are former governors 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) and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).

    Other names on the list include 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 (Oyo); Usman Dakingari (Kebbi); Adamu Mu’azu (Bauchi); Peter Odili (Rivers), and Lucky Igbinedion (Edo). The case of Dr. Odili will be interesting to follow, considering that he was reported to have secured a strange perpetual injunction from a high court, against further prosecution, by some of these anti-corruption agencies.

    So, while we support the anti-corruption drive to strike as far as it can, we also urge the AGF to bring in greater efficiency to the cases already in court. We note of course the involvement of the Presidential Advisory Council headed by Professor Itse Sagay, in fashioning out a comprehensive prosecution manual, to help the on-going anti-corruption war. Perhaps, their support and direction may help change the tide against the inefficiencies noticeable among the prosecutors.

    As stated by Professor Sagay in an interview, the option of plea bargain can be guardedly used to help achieve quicker result and save scarce state resources. This may be very useful in some of these resurrected old cases, with all the challenges that may arise from the delay in investigation and prosecution.

  • I am not hiding from EFCC – Prof Sule

    The Executive Chairman of Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (PSUBEB), Prof. Mathew Sule, has declared that he is not on the run or trying to evade arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    He also denied diverting N2bn teachers’ salary fund to his fixed deposit account.

    An online publication had alleged that Prof Sule has fraudulently diverted the sum of N2bn cash meant for teachers salaries into his personal deposit account and has gone into hiding to evade arrest by the EFCC.

    Prof Sule who briefed newsmen in his office Jos yesterday said, “The online report has no bases and it is a calculated attempt to tarnish my good image, as I am not even a signatory to the said bank account.

    He said, “If the publication is baseless, how can I be running from EFCC arrest, when I never committed any crime.

    “I am not even a signatory to the teachers’ bank account and I cannot unilaterally go and transfer any money from one account to the other, when I am not a signatory. That is not possible with the current system of transaction in the bank.

    “The reporter went further to say that I am on the run, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are after me and are in the state investigating some public officials. But I have not even travelled out of Jos in the past one week, I am here doing my job, this is the office and we just finished a 4-day training retreat for the newly appointed Educational Secretaries for the 17 LGAs here in Jos.”

    Prof. Sule charged the leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Plateau State Chapter, to caution their members who are bent on tarnishing people’s image, as well, as causing problems among citizens of the state.

  • Court remands Fayose’s ally in prison

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Abiodun Agbele, an associate of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.

    Justice Nnamdi Dimgba made the order shortly after Agbele was arraigned on an 11-count charge of money laundering.

    The Ekiti governor’s ally pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    Agbele, who was arraigned with three companies – Sylvan Mcnamara Limited, De Privateer Limited and Spotless Investment Limited, was accused of laundering about N4.685billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Justice Dimgba, who took arguments from parties on the bail application filed by Agbele’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), adjourned till Thursday for ruling on the application.

     

  • EFCC to arraign Fayose’s associate Agbele today

    EFCC to arraign Fayose’s associate Agbele today

    •Commission freezes another account of suspect
    •Banker reveals how MDGs cash was used to buy cars

    THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign Abiodun Agbele,  an associate of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

    The Nation learnt yesterday that the EFCC will arraign him before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who sits as the court’s vacation judge.

    It was gathered that the EFCC filed a charge against Agbele on Monday, a copy of which had been served on the suspect, who is still being held in the anti-graft agency’s custody.

    Also yesterday, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja rejected an application by the EFCC for a stay of the execution of his judgment granting bail to Agbele.

    Justice Adeniyi, in rejecting EFCC’s application, held among others, that the agency failed to supplied sufficient evidence to warrant the grant of its application for stay of execution.

    The EFCC had arrested Agbele in Lagos on June 28 and has kept him in its custody on the grounds that it was investigating him in relation to the N1, 299, 490,000 it said was found in a Zenith Bank account.

    EFCC said the amount was proceeds of economic and financial crime in which Agbele “was found to have allegedly assisted in receiving and concealing in conspiracy with the former Defence Minister, Musiliu Obanikoro and Fayose.”

    EFCC said it obtained a remand warrant from a Magistrate Court in Lagos on June 30 to keep Agbele for 14 days, but moved him to Abuja on July 1.

    It later applied to a Magistrate Court in Abuja on July 13 for another remand warrant, two days after Agbele had initiated his suit.

    On July 21, Justice Adeniyi, in a judgment on a fundamental rights suit by Agbele, through his lawyers, Ozekhome and Olalekan Ojo, faulted EFCC’s continued detention of the applicant without a valid court order.

    The judge, who ordered his immediate release, awarded N5 million damages against the EFCC in Agbele’s favour.

    It was also gathered yesterday the EFCC has frozen another slush account belonging to the company of Agbele.

    The account, titled: BYKD Consult Account 0059177132 and domiciled in Diamond Bank, was discovered to have been used to divert funds of local governments and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

    Also, an Executive Trainee with Diamond Bank, Rita Balogun, has admitted to the EFCC that some of the funds of MDGs and local governments were laundered through Agbele company’s account to buy choice cars by the state government.

    A top source, who spoke in confidence, said: “We have frozen the BYKD Consult Account being operated by Agbele to launder state funds.

    “Preliminary investigation has so far confirmed that Agbele has been a key front for the state governor in collecting slush funds.”

    In her testimony on oath to the EFCC, Rita Balogun said: “I took over the account in June 2016 and I visited the customer’s office. The customer runs a restaurant at No. 54 Awolowo Avenue, Cottons Bodija, Ibadan.

    “The office is a cream building close to the fence where they sell foods and drinks, but I never met the customer. But the security man confirmed he runs his business there.

    “Since I took over the account in June 2016, there has not been any inflow. The balance in the account as at date and when I took over is N3,634,476.65.

    “Upon review of the account, the major inflow came in four bits from MDG-CGS-local government. The major debit basically goes to Affordable Cars Limited and the balance as at date is N3,634,476.65.

    “The account is on Post –No-Debit status as requested by the EFCC.

    “The instrument highlighted transactions was shown to me as follows: 18/2/15-MDG-CGS-LG(N18,159.50 credit); 18/2/15(N15, 319, 850.00 credit); 18/2/15(N11, 238, 500 credit); 19/2/15 Affordable Motors Limited(Toyota)-N40 million debit; 20/2/15- Affordable Cars Limited(N15 million debit); 30/3/15-MDG-CGS-LG (N15, 704.325); 1/4/15—FIN Insurance Broker-(N3.195 million debit); 29/4/15-Abiodun Agbele-(N5 million debit); 30/4/15-Abiodun Agbele-(N5 million debit); and 15/5/15- Abiodun Agbele-(N2 million debit).

    “The EFCC is requesting for the debit and credit instructions for the above stated transactions. I will tell the Compliance Unit of Diamond Bank for the requested instrument.”

    Agbele was still in detention as at press time over N1.299 billion slush funds, which were ferried in cash to Akure Airport by ex-Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

    Agbele collected the slush funds from Obanikoro, who brought the cash to Akure Airport in a chartered aircraft with Registration No: HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited.

     

  • EFCC, Interpol smash gang over $60m scam

    EFCC, Interpol smash gang over $60m scam

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the International Police (INTERPOL) yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, smashed a global network online swindle syndicate and arrested its ringleader.

    The syndicate was said to have duped victims of $60 million.

    The suspect,  Mike Onyenwe, may face trial with another 38-year old suspect, who has also been picked up.

    Out of the cash, a victim was duped of $15.4million in an operation

    The 40-year old suspect had been coordinating a network of at least 40 individuals across Nigeria, Malaysia and South Africa.

    The 41-man syndicate had conned unsuspecting victims in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.

    The group was said to have specialised in what is called ‘CEO fraud’.

    A joint statement by the EFCC and INTERPOL in Abuja said the ringleader was arrested in Port Harcourt.

    The statement reads: “The head of an international criminal network behind thousands of online frauds has been arrested in a joint operation by INTERPOL and the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    “The 40-year-old Nigerian national, known as ‘Mike’, is believed to be behind scams totaling more than $60 million involving hundreds of victims worldwide. In one case a target was conned into paying out $15.4 million.

    “The network compromised email accounts of small to medium businesses around the world including Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South Africa, Thailand and the US, with the financial victims mainly other companies dealing with these compromised accounts.

    “Heading a network of at least 40 individuals across Nigeria, Malaysia and South Africa which both provided malware and carried out the frauds, the alleged mastermind also had money laundering contacts in China, Europe and the US who provided bank account details for the illicit cash flow.

    “Following his arrest in Port Harcourt, a forensic examination of devices seized by the EFCC showed he had been involved in a range of criminal activities including Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) and romance scams.

    “The main two types of scam run by the 40-year-old targeted businesses were payment diversion fraud – where a supplier’s email would be compromised and fake messages would then be sent to the buyer with instructions for payment to a bank account under the criminal’s control – and ‘CEO fraud’.

    “In CEO fraud, the email account of a high-level executive is compromised and a request for a wire transfer is sent to another employee who has been identified as responsible for handling these requests. The money is then paid into a designated bank account held by the criminal.”

    The statement gave insights into how the EFCC and INTERPOL had been on the trail of ‘Mike’.

    “Mike first came onto the law enforcement radar through a report provided to INTERPOL by Trend Micro, one of its strategic partners at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore.

    “This, combined with actionable analysis and intelligence from Fortinet Fortiguard Labs in 2015, enabled specialists at the INTERPOL Digital Crime Centre, including experts from Cyber Defense Institute based at the IGCI, and the EFCC to locate the suspect in Nigeria, resulting in his arrest in June.

    “Abdul Chukkol, Head of the EFCC’s Cybercrime Section said the transnational nature of business e-mail compromise made it complex to crack.

    He said the arrest “sent a clear signal that Nigeria could not be considered a safe haven for criminals.”

    He added: “For a long time we have said in order to be effective, the fight against cybercrime must rely on public-private partnerships and international cooperation.

    “The success of this operation is the result of close cooperation between INTERPOL and the EFCC, whose understanding of the Nigerian environment made it possible to disrupt the criminal organization’s network traversing many countries, targeting individuals and companies”

    The Executive Director of the IGC, Noboru Nakatani, warned that BEC poses a significant and growing threat, with tens of thousands of companies victimized in recent years.

    Nakatani said: “The public, and especially businesses, need to be alert to this type of cyber-enabled fraud,”

    “Basic security protocols such as two-factor authentication and verification by other means before making a money transfer are essential to reduce the risk of falling victim to these scams.

    “It is exactly through this type of public and private sector cooperation that INTERPOL will continue to help member countries in bringing cybercriminals to justice no matter where they are.”

    The statement said” the 40-year-old, along with a 38-year-old also arrested by Nigerian authorities, faces charges including hacking, conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences.

    “Both are currently on administrative bail as the investigation continues.”

  • Budget padding: Jibrin petitions EFCC

    Budget padding: Jibrin petitions EFCC

    •Don’t judge Dogara yet, says Gbajabiamila

    Former Chairman of the House of Representatives  Committee on Appropriations Abdulmumin Jibrin was yesterday at the Economic and Financial Crimes to submit a petition against Speaker Yakubu Dogara.

    Jibrin said the visit was also to provide insight into his petition against the leadership of the House on   the alleged N284billion budget padding.

    Also yesterday, House Leader Femi Gbajabiamila spoke for the first time on the issue, pleading that Dogara should not be judged by Jibrin’s allegations.

    On his Twitter handle, Jibrin said he had added the name of  Abonta Abonta to his petition.

    Abonta had some hours earlier taken up  issues with Jibrin on a political programme on Channels TV.

    Jibrin said:  “What a day! Submitted petition against Speaker Dogara and 12 others. Now, it is over to the security and anti-corruption agencies. “I added one new name to my petition, Hon. Abonta Abonta. The member who spoke after me on Channels and denied corruption exists in the House.

    “Let me use Hon. Abonta as a case. I have asked the anti-graft agencies to investigate his office running cost. Wait for the shocking outcome

    Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said: “Jibrin was here but I do not have the details yet.”

    The Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Mohammed Zakari has faulted Jibrin’s claim that he was one of those involved in budget padding.

    He said since November 2015, he had not had any dealing with Jibrin.

    Zakari, in a statement in Abuja, said: “I was shocked on Saturday to read how the immediate past Chairman of the House of Representatives, Hon.  Abdulmumin Jibrin,  was casting aspersions on me as part of his rantings over his removal by the House leadership. It was obvious his tweets were designed to drag every credible members of the House along because he does not want to bear his travails on the mismanagement of the consideration of 2016 Budget alone.

    “His mud-racking at me was the second in a week.”

    Ordinarily, I would have ignored his face-saving tweets but the fact that he is deceptively carrying many Nigerians along makes it imperative to protect my hard-earned integrity and about 10 years of unblemished career as a political office holders.

    “Prior to joining politics, I worked as a civil servant for 14 years with outstanding records. I cannot allow a desperado, who is also a gold digger, to rubbish my impeccable integrity.

    “I have not spoken or had personal contact with Jibrin since November 2015 because I have always had reservations on his conduct and overrated expertise in budgeting. He held every member in contempt and arrogated usurped powers to himself. He was so overwhelmed by his ambition to drag me into his plot to the extent that he referred to me as the chairman of the House Committee on Higher Education. He exposed his agenda of a revenge mission against me.

    “I wish to place on record that throughout the period of consideration of the 2016 Appropriation Act, I did not meet or write Jibrin for assistance to include any item or projects.

    “ I concentrated on my job as the Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education. The proposals for Basic Education were easier in treating because the enabling Act of UBEC is explicit on how it should be funded.

    “For the avoidance  of doubt, I  want to state that my submission on the 2016 budget was a product of my committee’s relentless work, in conjunction with the Senate Committee on Basic Education. I challenge Jibrin to point out the specific areas that my committee fell short of its duties.

    “In addition, this is my 5th year in the National Assembly I have never heard of a budget being padded. What a sitting President brings to the National Assembly, according to Section 80(1) and (2) of the  1999 Constitution is an estimate which the Legislature is expected to consider and assist the Executive in reviewing appropriations for its plans and projects for the country.

    “Jibrin should look elsewhere for his prey. “As for Jibrin’s formal  report to the EFCC, I am more than ready to appear before any agency or anywhere to prove my innocence. I have no skeletons in my cupboard.”