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| Olu Falae |
The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of a company belonging to a
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, The
PUNCH has learnt.
It was gathered that the
account with the United Bank for Africa titled Marecco Nigeria Limited with
number 1000627022, was frozen as part of investigations into the N4bn disbursed
by the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation during the build-up to the 2015
presidential election.
This is just as the EFCC
detained a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday for
receiving N840m from the campaign funds. The ex-minister, who arrived at the
EFCC headquarters at 9.45am was still being quizzed as of 8.40pm.
Both Falae and Fani-Kayode were
accused of receiving N940m from the Director of Finance of the campaign
organisation, Senator Nenadi Usman, during the build-up to the election.