The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is making significant moves as regards the N23 billion bribe Scandal alleged to the former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
In pursuance of the case, the anti-graft agency has set up investigation into the ex-Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and a former federal lawmaker, Ndudi Elumelu.
Also on the anti-graft agency’s hot seat in connection with the bribery Scandal is the former Delta State Commissioner for Finance, Chief David Edevbie along with a former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Chief Edwin Uzor.
Detectives in the agency noted that the disbursed share which was allocated to Delta State, a sum of N450 million was withdrawn from the Nnebisi branch of Fidelity Bank in Delta State and handed over to Uduaghan.
Detectives explained, “During interrogation at the Port Harcourt office of the EFCC, we were told that the money was N450m and it was received through the Nnebisi branch of Fidelity Bank, Delta State, and handed over to Uduaghan for disbursement to the local governments during the 2015 general elections.
“The next step will be to quiz Uduaghan so that he can explain his own side of the story. They will be in court as soon as investigations are completed.”