The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello and his counterpart in Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose are among 100 politically-exposed persons and top-ranking public officers being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Other names on the list include, Patience Jonathan, wife of former president Goodluck Jonathan; Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom and Senate Minority Leader; Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti state and minister of solid minerals development.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen is also under investigation, according to the report published by The Punch.
The list, sighted by The Punch via an EFCC source on Monday, was recently sent by the anti-graft agency to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), based on request, according to the report.
Here are some of the names on the list:
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi
Idris Wada, former governor of Kogi
Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom
Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau
Ali Modu Sherriff, former governor of Borno
Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo
Patience Jonathan, wife of former president Goodluck Jonathan
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance
Kayode Fayemi, minister of solid minerals development
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum
Mohammed Adoke, former attorney general of the federation
Bala Mohammed, former FCT minister
Stella Oduah, ex-minister of aviation
Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta affairs
Alison Madueke, retired rear admiral and Diezani Alison-Madueke’s husband
Reuben Abati, ex-special adviser to the president on media and publicity
Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant to the president on public affairs
Abdullahi Dikko, former comptroller-general of Customs
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria
Uche Secondus, former acting chairman of the PDP
Bello Fadile, a retired colonel who served under Sambo Dasuki, former NSA
Abdul Kafarati, a justice
Mohammed Tsamiya, a retired justice
