Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wednesday quizzed a former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, over the N23 billion said to have been distributed to states, ostensibly to enhance the electoral fortunes of the party during the 2015 presidential election.
Sheriff, who was interrogated at the Maiduguri office of the anti-graft agency Wednesday, was released on administrative bail.
A source at the Commission, who spoke in confidence with ‘New Telegraph’ Wednesday, said Sheriff honoured an invitation, which was earlier sent to him.
He said: “His (Sheriff’s) invitation was in connection with the N23 billion lodgement we have been investigating.”
The Commission has so far quizzed the following ex-PDP governors: Chief Achike Udenwa (Imo State), Senator Liyel Imoke (Cross River State), as well as Alhaji Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi (Zamfara State).
Apart from the former state chief executives, operatives had interrogated a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali (Kano), a former minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammad (Jigawa State), Ntufam John Okon (Cross River State PDP Chairman), and retired Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (Akwa Ibom).
Also quizzed were a former minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda (Zamfara), an ex-Minister of Mines and Steel, Arch. Musa Muhammad Sada (Katsina), as well as a former Minister of State for Agriculture, Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger).
A former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Imasuen as well as former Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu, had been interrogated in respect of the controversial cash.
