Shady Lebanese businessman, Gilbert Chagoury, who was
a close associate of the late Nigerian dictator
General Sani Abacha, had a wedding in Monaco last
Saturday, July 7—and some of Nigeria’s most corrupt
elements were in attendance.
The Chagoury wedding attracted former dictator Ibrahim
Babangida, his pet and lackey, Chief Ernest Shonekan,
former military dictator and IBB's cousin, General
Abubakar Abdusalam, and former Lagos governor, Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, whose passport was seized by the EFCC
but returned to him last week. Also present at the
opulent wedding was former Vice President Abubakar
Atiku who flew in from Dubai, his current base. Other
prominent guests included former Governor James Ibori
of Delta State who is wanted in the UK for questioning
over money laundering, Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara
State, a man believed to be one of the most powerful
elements within the Yar'adua government.
Gilbert Chagoury, whose parents lived in Nigeria for
decades, runs a string of businesses from construction
to oil services. His construction company, C&C,
benefited from numerous no-bid construction contracts
in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Another construction company,Hitech Construction is the main contractor handling the multi-million dollars Lagos Bar-Beach Shoreline protection project financed by the federal government and the Lagos State government . His extensive
businesses in Nigeria are believed to be one of the
conduits which former military general, Ibrahim
Babangida, used to stash his loot in France.
According to one political analysts, the location of
the wedding—and the attendance of some of Nigeria’s
most notorious corrupt leaders—lent credence to the
belief that French policy continues to support corrupt African
dictators and looters.
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