In a similar charge on corruption against the Kogi APC governorship candidate, former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to Mr. Audu on October 5, 2001, cautioning him on some acquisitions of prime landed properties abroad while in office as governor.
Mr. Obasanjo confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday that he actually wrote the letter to Mr. Audu, and that the copy of the letter obtained by this newspaper was genuine.
PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that the former president also wrote to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, and the then National Security Adviser, NSA, Aliyu Gusau, directing them to investigate Mr. Audu in relation to foreign assets acquisition as a sitting governor.
Mr. Obasanjo based his advice to the ICPC and the NSA on a notification he got from the British Home Office.
While responding to PREMIUM TIMES’ question on his various corruption cases, Mr. Audu said in a recent interview that the matter was before the court, and that no case had so far been established against him.
“This is a matter that is already before the court, and it will therefore be a contempt of court for me to disclose what happened in the court.
“But as far as I am concerned, they have not established any prima facie case against me in the past 12 years,” Mr. Audu said.
Obasanjo’s letter to Abubakar Audu
Obasanjo’s letter to Abubakar Audu
