Nenadi Usman, the director of finance of Goodluck Jonathan’s campaig, has revealed that all donations were made to Jonathan’s campaign through Joint Trust Dimensions Nigeria Limited. She noted that through the said account funds were released to all campaign directors, zonal coordinators and other related parties and groups which campaigned for the PDP.
During the interrogation, Usman maintained that all her actions were based on the instructions of the former president. She added that she did not know that the funds belonged to taxpayers.
Nenadi Usman, is being quizzed by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N2.5bn from mysterious account to her company
The EFCC source noted that the account was set up by the NIA, which is under the office of the national security adviser.
“During the build-up to the last elections, when monies were going to be diverted from the account of the CBN, the Ministry of External Affairs Library was set up with the connivance of officials of the NIA. It was done so that the transaction would seem as if the money was being ed to a federal government account and it would not raise any red flags. The permanent secretary at the villa then drew up a memo on the instructions of the president and the CBN deposited the funds into the account of the Ministry of External Affairs.
“From there, the money was paid into Joint Trust Dimensions Nigeria Limited, from where monies were sent to all stakeholders during the electioneering. Preliminary investigations however suggest that the Ministry of External Affairs Library does not even exist,” the source said
The Punch reported that a reliable source revealed that Usman was cooperating with the anti-graft agency and promised to return more money.
According Usman, Femi Fani-Kayode, the director of publicity, was paid N840m through an account the PDP asked her to setup.
Chief Olu Falae, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party, and Rashidi Ladoja, also allegedly received N100m each through the said account.
“She told us that she did not know the funds belonged to the Federal Government. However, we asked her why she didn’t verify and also why didn’t she set up an account bearing the name of the PDP. Why did she use her company account if not that she wanted to keep things secret,” the source said.