I, Mr. Joe Ambakederimo of 153, Okumagba Avenue, Warri, Delta State, a native of Bayelsa State and a Niger Delta Development and Transparency Activist as well as an Anti Corruption crusader with offices at Kpansia, Yenagoa Bayelsa State. I bring to your notice mind boggling acts of corruption, outright-stealing, misappropriation of public funds, abuse and contravention of code of conduct of public officers enshrined in constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. These acts are committed by government officials in Bayelsa State with the connivance of Chief Timipre Sylva, Governor of Bayelsa State who are known members of a criminal group of inexperienced young men called “New Phase” whose only aim and ambition is to steal and squander the resources of the state, promote hooliganism and terrorism in the state.
The following persons who constitute the core of the said New Phase have used and are still using different schemes, names, methods and devices to siphon money, misappropriate public funds and abuse the public trust by using different fake companies and their own registered companies and building vast business empire by way of hotels, estates, shares and other investment in Yenagoa, other cities of Nigeria and several countries with impunity.
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They boast openly, that with the Governor acting in connivance security and anti corruption agencies cannot do anything to them other than to collect bribes.
As a result of boasts of the members of the New Phase in Bayelsa and the seeming influences, our client have conducted their investigation which revealed mind boggling degrees of corruption, fraud, embezzlement and outright stealing of the resources of Bayelsa State in a manner we have never before witnessed in Nigeria. Our client and his organization hereby pledge to assist in the investigation of this other petitions against officials of Bayelsa State with the aid of documents and other proofs of their several misconduct.
A synopsis of the serious allegations against the officials of Bayelsa State government are stated below:
A. CHIEF TIMIPRE SYLVA, GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE.
(1) GOVERNOR SYLVA’S ACTIVITIES AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO MINISTER OF PETROLEUM DR. EDMUND DAUKORU BETWEEN 2003 AND 2007 – CORRUPTION, MONEY LAUNDERING AND BREACH OF CODE OF CONDUCT. THE ROLES OF ANTHONY GEORGE IKOLI SAN, MR. JOE PENAWOU AND OTHERS FRONTS.
From available records, Sylva did not declare his assets upon his appointment as Special Assistant to the Minister. There were desperate effort to cover up this clear contravention of the Code of Conduct which resulted in forgeries and falsifications. There is evidence also that the officials of the Code of Conduct Bureau in Abuja investigated and took formal steps. The surprise however is that the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoka SAN stalled proceedings up till now. Thus, shielding the Governor from the consequences of violating the constitutional provisions relating to assets declaration by public officers and the resultant sanctions of such an offender by the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal.
There are also reports of Governor sylva’s active involvement in the Wilbross and Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) scandals namely; Bribery and money laundering which led to investigations, confessions, trials and convictions by the US Justice Department and Security Agencies.
The relevant issue which the Anti-Corruption Agencies and the Attorney-General Office should address is the extent of involvement of Governor Sylva and his business associates some of whom were interrogated by the Nigerian Anti-Corruption and Security Agencies.
Similarly, Governor Sylva between 2002 and 2007 while he was Special Assistant to the Minister of Energy at that time acquired properties and estates in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of a least N5 Billion by way of declared assets in 2007. The relevant questions are:
i. What was his worth before his appointment as Special Assistant to the Minister of Energy?
ii. How much of the asset and sources of his funds do the security agencies know?
iii. Was he engaged in private business during his tenure of Special Assistant to Dr. Edmund Daukoru the then Special Adviser and later Minister of Energy and if yes what was the nature of such business?
iv. Does this confirm reports in some quarters that Governor Sylva while being Special Assistant to the Minister was unlawfully running and coordinating phony private consultancy firms with all companies (Local and Foreign) that had transactions with his boss the Minister and thus, fraudulently received and collected several millions of dollars purporting same to be commissions received for such consultancy services which were bribes in actual fact for himself and on behalf of his boss the then Minister of Energy Dr. Edmund Daukoru.
v. Is it true as alleged that Governor Sylva while been Special Assistant to Dr. Edmund Daukoru abused his office and corruptly acquired choice properties in various parts of Nigeria and abroad and also secured oil blocks and interests for himself and his boss Dr. Edmund Daukoru, then Special Adviser and later Minister of Energy in the various oil blocks bid processes that were manipulated, using mainly some local businessman as well as Korean and Chinese businessman or companies?
vi. What is the role of Anthony George Ikoli SAN, presently Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Bayelsa State and a long standing confidant, relation, associate and solicitor to both Dr. Edmund Daukoru and Chief Timipre Sylva in the laundering and securing of proceeds of huge sums of money in local and foreign currencies being proceeds of the above said illegal and corrupt transactions and kept in local and foreign banks?
vii. Prior to his appointment by Governor Timipre Sylva as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Bayelsa State, the said Anthony George Ikoli SAN was the Principal and Managing Partner of a law firm known as Ikoli, Okagbue & Associates in Lagos which law firm was closely involved with the business of the oil and gas sector when dr. Edmund Daukoru was the Special Adviser and Later Minister of Energy.
viii. It is a notorious fact that Anthony George Ikoli SAN, the said Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice is and has been the liaison and go between for both Dr. Edmund Daukoru, Governor Timipre Sylva in the laundering and safe keeping of proceeds of the illegal and corrupt activities of Dr. Edmund Daukoru and Chief Timipre Sylva mentioned above.
ix. What is the role of Mr. Joseph Penawou, a business man from delta State based in Lagos and a business associate of Governor Sylva and Dr. Daukoru who benefited tremendously from oil sector transactions and who has several contracts deals with the government of Bayelsa State in various business names and firms in respect of which several billions of naira have been paid with no work on ground?
x. It is also rue that like several others our client is still investigating, Mr. Penawou’s stake in Wilbross and other oil related investments are actually held in trust for Dr. daukoru and Governor Sylva?
xi. What is the implication of the above scenario and the recent moves by Chief Timipre Sylva to build an international partnership with firms or companies linked to American Billionaire George Soros and what is the cost implication to the government and people of Bayelsa State in particular ant the economy of Nigeria generally?
xii. In the light of the above and in the spirit of zero tolerance for corruption of this administration, I urge Your Excellency to direct a specific investigation into the pertinent issues raised, some of which have profound implications on the corruption index and image of Nigeria abroad.
(2) THE 40 MILLION USD BAYELSA OIL COMPANY (BOC) SACM.
One particular incident that has left a sour taste in the mouth is the diversion of USD40 Million (Forty Million Dollars) of Bayelsa State funds to a docile and dormant company-BAYELSA OIL COMPANY (BOC) purported to be solely owned by the bayelsa State Government.
Sir, it is very clear that this transaction does not have the approval of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. It is also not captured in the 2007 and 2008 appropriation. Therefore, you will agree with me that this “bizarre” transaction did not follow due process. It negates the true spirit of the rule of law.
Mr. Chairman, I do not know how many times State funds have been diverted to this company (BOC) in the name of “counterpart funding” for the development of a marginal oil field as stated in the attached memorandum. My fear is that the degree of plundering at this early stage might put the state in a financial hemorrhage in perpetuity, hence I am urging you sir, to use your good offices to open investigations into this and other transactions of the State Government from 29th May, 2007 to date in good time.
Attached is copy of the memorandum authorizing the approval for the transfer of this fund by former Governor Timipre Sylva and the names of the Board of directors of (BOC).
It is surprising that as we write this, Bayelsans do not know who the Technical Partners of the BOC are.
(3) N1.8 BILLION NAIRE FEASIBILITY STUDIES CONTRACT SCAM.
Between the 29th May, 2007 and March, 2008, Governor Timipre Sylva awarded a contract of N1.8 Billion as Feasibility Studies Fee to one his fronting companies for setting up of Bayelsa Micro Finance Bank. This phony contract one N1.8 Billion as feasibility studies fee to and unknown company is to say the least scandalous. Till date, nothing has been heard about the micro finance bank but that sum of N1.8 Billion has been released. Some pertinent questions arise from this contract:
a. Who are the owners of the company to whom this huge sum of N1.8 Billion was awarded as feasibility studies fee only?
b. How transparent is the contract of N1.8 Billion as Feasibility studies fee for setting of a state owned micro finance bank?
(4) THE COMPLAINT OF CORRUPTION AND LOOTING OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY GOVERNOR SLYVA AND HIS OFFICIALS I.e Mr. Samuel Ogbuku-His Chief of Staff, Dr. Opuala Charles Sylva-Commissioner for Finance
(a.) N75 or N60 Billion Loan:
By now, Your Excellency are aware that Governor Sylva unilaterally sought and obtained loans from a consortium of banks without consultation with the stakeholders, without approval of his own executive council and even without the express prior authorization or approval by the State House of Assembly. The money was sourced from the following banks:
¬ Oceanic Bank
¬ Bank PHB
¬ Intercontinental Bank
¬ ETB
The Bayelsa State Government has Admitted that they took loan to the tone of N60 Billion but informed sources put the actual loan at N75 Billion. No one knows the real terms, charges and interest on this loan and the cost to the people of Bayelsa State. There is evidence however that about N60 Billion was frittered away in just two weeks between December 2007 and January, 2008 by means of the said Governor Sylva and his cohort awarding terribly over inflated contracts and consultancies to his cronies and firms from whom kickbacks were collected and paid to the Commissioner for Finance Dr. Charles Opuala Sylva who is also a cousin to the Governor.
The said Dr. Charles Opuala Sylva (being a banker with now Fin-bank) is at the core of most financial and corrupt transaction by the Governor. He uses his extensive banking network, consultants and experience to launder and keep corrupt money’s proceeds of their transactions. Dr. Charles Opuala parades academic credentials and NYSC certificate that are suspected to be fraudulently obtained.
You will agree with me Sir that the manner of procurement of the loan and its eventual disbursement as highlighted above clearly smacks of recklessness, impunity and total disregard for the people of Bayelsa State whose views and institutions were sidelined and neglected.
The pertinent question on this loan are:
(i) Does a Governor of a State have power unilaterally to seek, obtain loan of that magnitude or any amount at all and expends same without consultation with the people of the state and without approval of the State House of Assembly?
(ii) Where is evidence of the debate of the Governor’s request for the loan at the House of Assembly and the Votes and Proceedings therein and the Hansard containing same?
(iii) If it was debated at all in the House of Assembly, is there any media coverage and reports of the proceeding by any of the media houses in Nigeria?
(iv) Is there any truth in the allegation or information going round in Bayelsa State that some members of the House of Assembly have been bribed by the Governor by contract awards, cash and other corrupt inducements to cover up this monumental rape and criminality against the state as a result of which there are desperate attempts to falsify and forge parliamentary records and even the parliamentary seal of Bayelsa State?
(v) Is it true that the Governor of Bayelsa State Chief Timipre Sylva spent the said loan of N60 Billion within two weeks as alleged?
(vi) What is the nature, description, location and actual costs of the projects or contracts the loan was used for?
(vii) What is the quality of the contracts or projects the said N60 Billion was spent on and what is the present state of these contracts and project within a year after such huge expenditure?
(viii) How much of the above state of facts do the anti-corruption and security agencies of the Federal Government under Your Excellency’s leadership know and reported or taken actions about and if not why?
(ix) From Your Excellency’s pronouncement, actions and government policies, it is clear to safely conclude that the above state of the facts in Bayelsa State constitute or are a departure from general tone and anti-corruption policy of the federal government under your leadership.
b. In addition to the N75 Billion loan, a fresh N100 Billion loan has been obtained to further increase the debt profile to N175 Billion in two years of his administration. He is using the said money basically for personal aggrandizement. For example he has just purchased an armoured customized recreational vehicle which cost is put at about a Million Dollars. Attached herewith is the vehicle photograph.
(5) STATUTORY ALLOCATIONS, VAT AND EXCESS CRUDE FUND
The Government of Bayelsa State has admitted receiving the total sum of N186,945,402,725.01 since the inception of his administration in may 29, 2007, less the sum of N26,846,611,679.77 which was received and spent by the then Acting Governor, Hon. Wereinipre Seibarugu during the shot period of the annulled election of Governor Timipre Sylva.
Apart fro paying salaries, the Governor of Bayelsa State cannot point at any concrete thing he has made with this huge revenue. This confirms the general believe in Bayelsa State statutory allocation and other monies of the state are simply diverted or siphoned by the Governor and his officials leaving the state almost grind to a hot.
From reliable sources, the Governor spent between N1.2 Billion to N1.5 Billion monthly as government house maintenance and security vote. This huge sum is placed under the custody and management of one Samuel Ogbuku, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, a young man of about 30 years full of youthful exuberance and extravagance, and who within this shot period of time has corruptly acquired vast estates and business empires worth billions of naira in Yenagoa, other cities in Nigeria and abroad and who coordinates the Governor’s campaign of terror in the state.
Governor Sylva has awarded several contracts running into several billions of naira to his cronies and fronts. He has fully or substantially paid most of these companies some of which are unregistered and which contracts are yet to be executed.
There is need for a detailed examination of all monies that have accrued to the government of Bayelsa State under this subhead from May 29th 2007 till date.
B. CORRUPTION, CONTRAVENTION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT, FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR N27 BILLION, ILLEGAL BUNKERING AND ECONOMIC SABOTAGE AND MONEY LAUNDERING BY HON. WERINEPRE SEIBARUGU, SPEAKER, BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
(1) Till date, the Speaker Werinipre Seibarugu who was the Acting Governor has been unable to account for how over N26 Billion was spent within a month. There are claims that monies were catered away and phony contracts were awarded and inflated to Seibarugu’s cronies, friends and colleagues. Hon. Seibarugu colluded with his relations, one Mr. Okpoi and a Port Harcourt based businessman Rtd. Col. Apulu to launder, keep and invest his corruptly acquired wealth which run into billions of naira using different fronts.
(2) There is evidence showing the direct involvement of the Acting Governor now Speaker of defrauding the state government to the tone of billions of naira between 20006 and date by way of over inflated constituency projects using in some cases fake and unregistered business names and companies directly owned or traceable to him, which companies he runs while being Speaker and Acting Governor. Most of the contracts awarded to the Speaker and his cronies as constituency projects did not follow due process in the award and payment. The Speaker has between election into the Bayelsa State House of Assembly between 2003 and date has been building and buying ships, shares, hotels and now has a vast business empire worth billions of naira in utter violation of the code of conduct and criminal laws of Nigeria.
(3) The Speaker Hon. Werinepre Seibarugu is a know economic saboteur and one of keen pin of illegal bunkering of crude oil which every one knows as a major source of funding of militancy and armed banditry in Nigeria especially in the Niger Delta. He uses his new position as Speaker and acting Governor to compromise the security agencies to acquire sophisticated vessels plying the cricks of the Niger Delta especially Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State. These boats and vessels are mount by armed militants which he used his position to protect.
(4) The Speaker uses his position as head of legislature of Beyelsa State to corruptly enrich himself by accepting contracts and other corrupt inducement from the Governor to prevent him from performing his constitutional responsibilities such as failing to call the executive to account for the fraudulent N75 Billion loan transaction for which the Speaker received N3 Billion bribe purporting same to be constituency projects awarded to himself, his cronies and other Assembly members. The speaker also cannot give account of over N3 Billion i.e a monthly average of N200 Million received as imprest on the running of the House of Assembly of Bayelsa State which the Speaker and his cohort at the Assembly simply share among themselves in the Assembly.
(5) The Speaker as the acting governor for about a month used state fund and procure vehicles which he to gives friends, relation at the expense of the State and spent over a billion naira as security vote.
C. HON. NESTOR BINABO, DEPUTY SPEAKER, BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
(1) Hon. Nestor Binabo, who was dismissed from the public service of Rivers State, he falsely claimed on oath to have been compulsorily terminated as a result of proven misconduct. He fraudulently sneaked himself into the public service of Bayelsa State upon the creation of Bayelsa State 1996. In his declaration on Oath to INEC, he did not disclose this. He corruptly and fraudulently claims salaries and other emoluments from the government of Bayelsa State after smuggling himself into the civil service of Bayelsa State with the aid of forged documents and thereby fraudulently receiving money from the government of Bayelsa State.
(2) The Deputy Speaker uses his position and office to corruptly enrich himself and defraud the government and people of Bayelsa State by accepting contracts and other corrupt inducement from the Governor to prevent him from performing his constitutional responsibilities such as failing to call the executive to account for the fraudulent N75 Billion loan transaction for which he received over inflated contracts for road construction in Yenagoa and constituency projects worth billions of naira awarded to companies he influenced which are fake and which he manages or claims to manage and he is building a vast business empire with proceeds of the said corrupt enrichment which are in breach of code of conduct of his office.
(3) He claimed in his Inec statement on oath to have been working for the government of Bayelsa State between 1983 and 2006 which is also false to his knowledge.
D. HON. DUDAFA WARIPAMOWEI, COMMISSIONER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(1.) Hon. Dudafa was a member of the House of Assembly between 2003 and 2007. He was a Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth between May, 2007 and from about June, 2008 Commissioner for Local Government till date. He has not at all worked any where nor done any other business outside Bayelsa State Government employment as stated above.
(2.) Between 2003 and 2007 he has undertaken constituency projects with fake and unregistered companies owned and operated by him with which he used to siphon government money and built vast estates in Yenagoa and other major cities in Nigeria
(3.) Now as Commissioner for Local Government, he is the arrow head of Governor Sylva’s corrupt scheme of deducting several millions from the statutory allocations to Local Government in Bayelsa State monthly which now runs into several billions of naira being fraudulently converted by him and the said Governor Sylva to their personal use.
(4.) As agent of Governor Sylva, Hon. Dudafa conspired with the immediate past Caretaker Chairmen and the present Caretaker Chairpersons of Local Governments and Chairpersons of the Development Areas of Bayelsa State to fraudulently deduct and convert to their own use the monthly statutory allocations and grants
D. HON. ROBERT ENOGHA, MEMBER BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. HON. NADU KARIBO, MEMBER BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. HON. JONATHAN OBUEBITE, MEMBER BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. HON. ALFRED EGBA, MEMBER BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. HON MRS. RUBI BENJAMIN, MEMBER BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
The above members of the Bayelsa State House have jointly and corruptly acquired choice properties including hotels and estates in Yenagoa, Abuja and other major cities in Nigeria and abroad with the corruptly stolen money from the Government of Bayelsa. They have between 2003 and date conspired together and acquired corrupt wealth through over inflated contracts and constituency projects which they never executed and which they use fake and unregistered companies as well as their cronies traceable to them to obtain in breach of the code of conduct of public officers under the constitution. They run or operate those fake and unregistered companies also contrary to the code of conduct of their offices.
E. N27.3 BILLION HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTRE FRAUDS
(1.) Your Excellency, it is mind boggling, legally and morally reprehensible to note that their Excellencies Chief Diepreye Alamiesiagha and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Governors of Bayelsa State between 1999 and may 2007 awarded contracts for the building of a 500 bed General Hospital which was nearly completed and awaiting commissioning before Governor Timipre Sylva came into office on May 29, 2007.
(2.) Between the month of june 2007 and date, Chief Timipre Sylva has squandered or claim to have spent the sum of N25.8 Billion allegedly in renovating (N3.5 Billion), variation of the contract (6.3 Billion), New Contract Award for redesigning and restructuring of the Hospital as a Teaching Hospital (N5 Billion) and another contract for the sum of (N11 Billion) to procure equipment and training of staff for the already built Hospital.
(3.) Again, an oil company SPDC in conjunction with Bayelsa State government built a health centre at Opolo in Yenagoa for the benefit of the residents of the area. This health centre was well equipped and serving the people but Mr. Godbless azibapu Eruani Commissioner for Health took what he called a Task Force and demolished the said health centre for no good reason.
F. N1.5 BILLION HEALTH CENTRE FRAUDS BY MR. GODBLESS AZIBAPU ERUANI (COMMISSIONER FOR HEALTH)
(1.) An oil company SPDC in conjunction with bayelsa State government built a health centre at Opolo in Yenagoa for the benefit of the residents of the area. This health centre was well equipped and serving the people but Mr. Godbless Azibapu Eruani Commissioner for Health took what he called a Task Force team and demolished the said health centre for no good reason except to defraud the government and people of Bayelsa State.
(2.) In its place, Governor Sylva and the said Mr. eruani, Commissioner for health alleged that they have spent the sum of N1.5 Billion to rebuild the said health centre. The said N1.5 Billion could have built a General Hospital somewhere else while leaving the health centre built and donated by a well meaning oil company to serve the people it was built to serve.
(3.) Both the contract for building of the New Health Centre and a large part of the contract in respect of the 500 bed hospital were awarded to one Sinaco Nig. Ltd a business front of both Governor Sylva and Mr. eruani the Commissioner for health, through which monies are siphoned from Bayelsa State and laundered to South Africa, U.S and other places for investment in Real Estates and other businesses by Governor Sylva and Mr. Eruani.
(4.) The said Eruani as Special Adviser to the Governor between 2006 and 2007 also perpetrated several fraud running into Billions Naira being funds released by the government of Bayelsa State and other donor agencies for the running of HIV AIDS programme.
(5.) It should also be noted here that the said Mr. Eruani as Commissioner for Health fraudulently demand and receive the sum of N3 Million per month from Bayelsa State Ministry of Health as contract fee for the installation and operation of one electronic bill board advertisement at Etegue round about in Yenagoa. It is note worthy that the said bill board has nothing to do with activities and programmes of Bayelsa State Ministry of Health yet Mr. Eruani is the contractor as well as the Commissioner in the Ministry.
H. N150 MILLION ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION FRAUDS BY DR. CHARLES OPUALA SYLVA AS COMMISSIONER FOR FINANCE, BETHEL AMABEBE AS CHAIRMAN OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AUTHORITY AND ONE EBIESENI ENTERPRISES:
(1.) The above named persons, using their official positions, conspired together and fraudulently obtained a loan from First Inland Bank now Fin-bank Plc without authority i.e the sum of N150 Million which was laundered and fraudulently converted through Ebiesini, a private enterprise whose owners did not do any job or contract for Bayelsa State Government. the said sum of N150 Million was just shared by the above named persons without doing any job.
(2.) Mr. Bekes Etifa as Bayelsa State Commissioner for Commerce conspired with Governor Timipre Sylva and stole, defrauded or took away and converted from Government of Bayelsa State the sum of N1 Billion meant as the states funds for micro-finance loans for cooperatives societies and indigenes of Bayelsa State under the State Poverty Eradication Programme but brazenly embezzled and corruptly enriched themselves, relation ant their cronies of fronts with the said huge sum of N1 Billion public fund. With the said huge sum of money and proceeds of other corrupt activities, Mr. Etifa is building large hotels in the city of Abuja. He has also acquired several other estates in the city of Yenagoa and other major cities in Nigeria, as means of laundering the said huge sum of public fund.
I. N500 MILLION MONTHLY FRAUD IN THE NAME OF BAYELSA VOLUNTEERS (A Vigilante Group ) AND ANOTHER N500 MILLION FOR AN ALLEGED NIGER DELTA PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES
It is also necessary to state that Governor Timipre Syva, Dr. Charles Opuala Sylva, Mr. Samuel Ogbuku and few other conspired together, defraud and converted to their own use the sum of N500 Million monthly from 29th May, 2007 till date as money purportedly paid to the Bayelsa state volunteers Vigilante Group. The fact remains that this outrageously huge sum are not paid to either the said alleged Vigilante Group or any other government worker in Bayelsa State. The said officials defraud, embezzle and fraudulently convert the said huge sum of N500 Million per month and N6 Billion per year for their own personal use. The above named persons, as from the same 29th May, 2007 fraudulently obtained from the coffers of bayelsa State Government another sum of N500 Million per month under the false pretense that they pay same to what they called The Niger Delta Peace and Conflict Resolution activities headed by one Mr. James Jephthan which infact they do not pay to anybody. They thereby fraudulently and corruptly obtain, covert and launder the sum of another N6 Billion per year from the coffers of Bayelsa State Government using the said Bayelsa State Chapter of Niger Delta Peace and Conflict Resolution activities aforesaid.
3. N400 MILLION ELECTION MONEY FRAUD BY AMBASSADOR OTIOTIO
Ambassador Otiotio, Special Adviser Political to Governor Timipre Sylva recently obtained the sum of N400 Million fro the government for alleged purposes of organizing Local Government Area elections which he also fraudulently converted to his own use without organizing the said elections and without being a member or Commissioner in the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission nor a member of the State Exco of the PDP or any other political party in Bayelsa state for whom the was meant.
K. ANOTHER HUNDRED BILLION NAIRA LOAN SCAM
Even in the misted of the controversy surrounding the N75 Billion loan scam, the Governor has started negotiating another N100 Billion loan this time from First Bank Plc according to informed sources without necessary approval and ratification by the House of Assembly.
In view of the above enumerated instances of unprecedented corruption, abuse of office, money laundering, breach of the code of conduct of public officers, various financial crimes being perpetrated against the people of Bayelsa State by the Governor and key operatives of the State government which has made development in the state to come to stand still, we urge you to cause a diligent and detailed investigation into the above allegation.
You will agree with that the above allegation clearly reveal a bizarre level of corruption and primitive acquisition of wealth unprecedented even by Nigerian standard.
It is common knowledge that the lack of transparency in governance in Bayelsa State as shown above where several billions of naira meant for public good are diverted to private hands of few individuals in positions of trust, no doubt contribute immensely to the violent militancy in the Niger delta region as people are loosing faith in the system.
We wait to hear from you to know where our client can assist your investigation.
Thanks and be assured our highest regards.
MR. JOE AMBAKEDERIMO
08033724546
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