Not exact matches
«It is the reason that
money belonging to our commonwealth will be brazenly stolen by the same public officials to whom they were entrusted; it is the reason why motorist drive through red traffic lights; it is the reason that many will engage in thuggery and vote - stealing during elections; it is
part of what has driven our economy into deep problem out
of which we are now working hard to extricate ourselves.»
One
of the counts reads: «That you, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, being the governor (also known as chief servant)
of Niger State from 2007 to 2015; Umar Mohammed Nasko, being the former Commissioner for Environment / Chief
of Staff to Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, sometime between April 7, 2015 and December 7, 2015 in Minna within the jurisdiction
of this honourable court while being entrusted with dominion over
money belonging to Niger State Government dishonestly converted to your own use the sum
of N1, 090, 000,000, which formed
part of the proceeds
of the sale
of 16 per cent shares
of Niger State in the North South Power Company Limited and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312
of the Penal Code.»
The statement read in
part, «The attention
of our Client, Mrs. Esther Nnamdi - Ogbue has been drawn to the news making round in the news media to the effect that the large sums
of money to wit: $ 43.4 m and # 27,000 uncovered by the EFCC from an apartment in Osborne Towers, Osborne Road, Ikoyi Lagos, Lagos State
belong to her.
The affidavit stated in
part, «That the same Federal Government later went to Lagos and obtained another order made by Justice C.M.A. Olatoregun
of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division on October 10, 2017 directing the managers
of the Skye Bank, Ecobank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, and Diamond Bank Plc, to in the interim, freeze and attach the various sums
of money in the accounts
belonging to Dame Patience Jonathan, Finchley Top Homes Limited and Ariwabai Aruera Reachout Foundation.
Wike had claimed that the
money belonged to the Rivers State Government and was
part of the funds allegedly looted by his immediate past predecessor, Rt..
In the nine community property states, half the
money in a joint account
belongs to each spouse — and each spouse is generally entitled to reimbursement
of his half as
part of the property settlement.