WHY I RECEIVED N866MILLION DURING JONATHAN’S REGIME – FANI-KAYODE

According to Premium Times, Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected his inclusion in a list of alleged looters released by the Nigerian government through Lai Mohammed on Sunday.

 Mr Fani-Kayode was listed as number 18 in a list of 24 individuals accused of having looted the treasury during the past administration.

Mr Fani-Kayode said he received N866 million as the director of publicity during the reelection campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the money was not given to him by any government official.

But in a statement emailed to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Fani-Kayode said although he received funds in his capacity as director of publicity during the reelection campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the money was not passed to him by any government official.

“I also deny all the charges that have been levelled against me by the EFCC, I hereby restate my innocence and I shall continue to vigorously defend myself and my good family name in the court of law.”

According to the Nations, it was gathered that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed released the first part of the list on Friday and released the second part of the list yesterday.

See the full list of the alleged looters:

PDP CHAIRMAN UCHE SECONDUS

– On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of then NSA

Then PDP FInancial Secretary

– On the 24th of Oct 2014, he took N600 million only from the office of then NSA

Then National Publicity Secretary Olisah Metuh

– On trial for collecting N1.4b from the office of then NSA

Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications

– On trial for taking N2.1 billion from the office of then NSA

Former SSA to President Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo-Owei

– On trial over N830 million kept in accounts of four different companies

6  Former President Jonathan’s Cousin Robert Azibaola

– On Thursday, a Federal High Court ruled that he has a case to answer for collecting $40 million from the office of then NSA

According to The Nation, the minister said the list is just a tip of the iceberg, stating that ” the PDP is aware of this. We did not make these cases up. Many of these cases are in court and the records are available.”

“Some of the people on this list are seeking to plea bargain, and that is a fact. Well, I am sure they know that the treasury was looted dry under their watch. Yet they decided to grandstand. This shows the hollowness of their apology to Nigerians. We insist that Nigeria was looted blind under the watch of the PDP, and that the starting point in tendering an apology is for them toreturn the loot. It’s like a robber admitting to stealing your car and apologizing, but then saying he will keep the car anyway. It doesn’t work that way.The PDP is a hypocrite. And that reminds me of what English writer William Hazlitt said: ”The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.We will not stop talking about the massive looting by the PDP. They brought Nigeria to this sorry pass. We are now looking around for loans to build infrastructure, and they ask us not to talk about it. we will talk about it.”