-Saharareporters, New York
Apart from the local corruption of the governor of Ekiti State which is currently attracting the attention of the EFCC. Saharareporters is in possession of various account numbers, a credit card as well as front companies belonging to the embattled governor.
In the White Plains city, north of New York City, Fayose has a ‘friend’, Toney Orubuloye who also lived in a newly bought 2- family condominium from where he runs a computer company known as Tolco –Inc, soon after he stated another known as “Reaf Consultants”. Toney orubuloye bought his two-family condo from Zhang, Xiao Bo in February 2004. Each time the governor visits the US, including his latest visit to celebrate the graduation of six of Ooni of Ife’s children. Toney Orubuloye was in charge of providing sundry services to the governor as well as his entourage.
On August 30 2004, Governor Fayose wired $98,000 through the CITI Bank branch on Main Street in White Plains to Toney’s account number 45703770. The transfer of funds was done through a Nigerian bank in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Saharareporters visited the CITI Bank branch to make inquiries about the particular account and find out information about the existence of other accounts in the bank. The branch manager said he cannot share information about this particular account with us due to the bank’s privacy policy. We contacted Mr. Toney Orubuloye- whose 10 Cottage Place condo is five minutes drive from the CITI Bank in question- to give us his account of his “consultancy” work with Ekiti State. Several times he refused to respond to our telephone inquiries. Once we got him and he said he will not make any comments with regards to his relationship with the governor Fayose and he denies that the Governor was involved in Reaf Consultants. We also sent him a text message to which he replied “No Comment”. Toney Orubuloye is the son of the current Vice Chancellor of University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD), Professor Isreal Orubuloye who was appointed to replace Prof. Akin Oyebode who left UNAD after a controversy with Governor Ayo Fayose in 2004.
Apart from the Toney’s angle, Governor Fayose also own a Visa credit card with close $150,000 credit line issued to him by Bank of America, the card with number 4539 7806 2808 3056 is valid until 08/2007.
In London, governor Fayose’s bought an apartment with the help of OLUWAFEMI AKINOLA of 307 Boardwalk Place, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 5SH worth 400,000 pounds in 2004. He also operates three hefty bank accounts at the Knightsbridge International Banking Center of Barclays Bank in London. The accounts numbers are: 50633925; 60642924 and 80809594 with Sort Code: 20-47-42 though these accounts contains several millions of pounds said to be lodgments of monies stolen from Ekiti State since he assumed power in 2003, the Barclays bank center would not disclose any information about the size of each of the accounts. When we contacted the Barclay’s bank International Personal Banking Department in London they would not deny the existence of the accounts. Instead they ask that we contact the Money Laundering Dept. of the Barclays Bank. When we did after they took the account numbers from Saharareporters they promised to call us back but never did!
Meanwhile, the role of PDP Chieftains, Chief Olabode George, Chief Anthony Anenih and the Inspector General of police in staving off attempts at identifying the killers of Daramola and the impeachment of Governor Fayose has been exposed. Saharareporters can now reveal that the department of State Security also known as the SSS has submitted a fresh report to President Obasanjo implicating the governor in the assassination of Ekiti PDP gubernatorial candidate, Ayo Daramola. The PDP Chieftains were said to have prevailed on the president not to act upon the reports because according to them, the reports emanated from the president’s “Arch Enemies” Mr. Femi Falana and the human rights community in Lagos. The Inspector General, Sunday Ehindero is also said to have diverted attention from the real killers because of a financial deal, allegedly, running between him and Governor Fayose. A source said, “Recently when the IG had to buy a house, Fayose came to handy in help fix him up with a nice deposit on the property in Abuja”. We could not confirm the location of the property in Abuja as at press time.
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