Former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan
The wife of a former president may soon
be invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to explain
her role in the sourcing and disbursement of huge funds spent by the Presidency
in the last two weeks before the general elections.
The fund, estimated at over a trillion naira, was routed and disbursed through the Amnesty Office to some notable politicians in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Investigations have revealed that the disbursements and release of about 40 per cent of the funds was authorized by the former First Lady.
Also under investigation by operatives of the anti-graft agency is the source of the funds, which has not been established due to the absence of the Amnesty office’s boss from the country.
According to sources, the failure of the former head of the presidential Amnesty Programme to return to the country has slowed down investigations of how the funds were sourced, “because he allegedly disbursed the bulk of the money, which was not part of the funds allocated to his office,” the investigators revealed.
It was gathered that the suspected Amnesty boss who will face 14 petitions written to the EFCC against him, left the country soon after preliminary investigations into the sourcing and disbursement of funds for the elections.