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Gazette of Probe Panel Report On Atiku(Vanguard (Nigeria) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) The following is the text of the gazzette of the probe panel report on Atiku. Under the terms of a mutual legal assistance treaty subsisting between the governments of the United States of America (USA) and Nigeria, the USA authorities through United States Attorney's Office, Department of Justice via a letter Ref: MEW:DPW:KDL:AV 1 File 182.23818 dated June 22,2006, requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to assist the US Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) ongoing investigation of Congressman William Jefferson of violations of federal law, including offences involving bribery of public officials, wire fraud (deprivation of honest services and scheme to defraud), bribery of foreign public officials and conspiracy. The US Authorities specifically requested the Nigerian Authorities (herein represented by the EFCC) to locate and provide the documents and information on some government officials institutions, private companies and individuals in relation to the official acts of the Congressman in promoting US business ventures in Africa as it relates to IGate/NDTV business joint venture, lGate/Rosecom joint venture among others. The request of information revolves around the following individuals and companies. S/N Full Name 1. Atiku Abubakar 2. Otunba Fashawe 3. Vernon Jackson 4. Maureen Scurry, AKA, Maureen Edu 5. NDTV 6. Kosecom. Net 7. Life Energy Technology Holdings (LETH) 8. TDC Overseas 9. Arkel Sugar 10.Arkel International 11.IGATE 12.ANJ Group 13.W2-IBBS, Limited 14.Diverse Communication 15.Global Energy and Environmental Services 16.Jefferson Interest Inc 17.lbile Holdings Limited 18.International Broadband Services, Limited 19.William Jefferson 20.Andrea Jefferson 21.Jamila Jefferson 22.Jalilah E. Jefferson 23.Nailah A. Jefferson 24.Jelani F. Jefferson 25.Akilah A. Jefferson 26.Tory Bullock 27.Philips Jones, Jr 28.Most Jefferson 29.Beanie Jefferson 30.Archie Jefferson 31.Any Companies related to all of the above In compliance with the request, the EFCC undertook the investigation and interviewed as many of the named persons and companies as possible. In the course of its investigations, the EFCC stumbled upon likely violations of Nigerian laws relating particularly to alleged conspiracy, fraudulent conversion of funds, corrupt practices and money laundering by some Nigerian public officers and other persons. The relevant information was provided to the US Authorities and a comprehensive report submitted to Mr President. The report identified several persons that may have violated the following laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, like the Penal Code Act, the Anti-Corruption Act 2OO3, the EFCC Act 2004, the Money Laundering Act 2004, the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act and some provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria relating to conduct of public officers. It is against this background that President Olusegun Obasanjo set up an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to examine the Report and make specific recommendations concerning member(s) of cabinet and other public officers that are named and investigated therein. The Administrative Panel was chaired by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice, Mr Bayo Ojo, SAN with the following as members: I. Otunba Bamidele Dada, Minister of State--Agriculture 2. Major-General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (Rtd) --National Security Adviser 3. Malam Nasir EI-Rufai, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory 4.Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, Minister of Education The Panel was empowered to interview anyone concerned if necessary and request for more information from any quarter to enable the discharge of the administrative nature of its mandate. In this regard, the President voluntarily provided hitherto classified copies of correspondence exchanged between himself and Congressman William Jefferson to assist the Panel. The Panel was given one week to submit its report, but this restriction was modified to allow time to undertake a thorough review of the Report and other supporting documents as well as meet with key dramatis personae therein. Methodology The Panel proceeded with its assignment in the sequence described hereunder: (i) Study and review of the EFCC Investigation Report'Ref. EFCC/EC/0l/l04 dated August 24, 2006 and the supporting funds flow chart. (ii) Identification of any gaps and inchoate activities in the investigation which may have bearing on the current administrative inquiry, or areas of further investigation. (iii) Interactive sessions with EFCC operatives to seek clarification of issues, events and assertions in the Report. (iv) Requests for supporting documents and additional information With respect to conclusions and recommendations contained in the Report. (v) Meetings with the following public servants to seek further clarifications regarding some aspects of the report: (a) Vice President Atiku Abubakar, GCON (b) Ahmed AI-Mustapha, Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (C) Nda Yakubu, Former Deputy Director in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and now Director of Finance - Federal Inland Revenue Service (d) J. Kayode Naiyeju - former Accountant-General of the Federation (e) Umar A. Pariya--Personal Assistant to the Vice President. (vi) Meetings were also requested and held with officials of Trans International Bank Plc which has now been consolidated into Spring Bank Plc. (vii) Attempts at meeting with Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, Former Executive Secretary -Petroleum Technology Development Fund -- principal accused person in the matter-produced information that he had travelled outside of the country, even though his passport is said to be in the custody of the EFCC. (viii) The panel also met with officials of Globacom Limited and three of its former directors and shareholders namely: (a) Festus Igbomor (b) Alhaji 0. A. Subair (c) Prince Tunde Akinyera (ix) A conference call was arranged with the Chairman of Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga who was in the UK, to clarify certain issues. The Panel had fruitful discussions with him, but many questions remained unanswered. Globacom and Chief Mike Adenuga promised to make available some explanatory documents which are still being awaited. Throughout the sittings of the Panel, recourse was made to the EFCC for statements, documents and other records to support any findings or in response to any issues raised by members or other persons. Summary of Investigation From the investigation so far conducted by the EFCC, the following facts have been established as follows: I. The PTDF came into existence in 1973 following the promulgation of Decree No.25 of 1973 for the sole objective of building capacity in the Oil and Gas Sector of the Nigerian Economy through various activities. 2. That to realize this objective, funds are released to PTDF from time to time by the Federal Government after due processes have been followed and approval obtained from the Federal Executive Council. 3. In line with this process the sum of $125 Million was approved by His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on 25th April, 2003 for PTDF vide a memo, dated 10/04/03 presented to the Federal Executive Council by the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum and Energy, Alhaji Rilwan Lukman who was the Chairman of the Technical Imp1emenLatioe Committee of the Fund. 4. The Vice-President (VP), through a letter Ref:SH/VP/254 dated April 29,2003, granted approval to PTDF to invest the proceeds of US$125 million in the following banks and amounts: (i) Trans International Bank (TIB)--US$ 10 million (ii) Equitorial Trust Bank Ltd (ETB)--US$115 million 5. In compliance with the approval, US$62,l00,000:00 was transferred to PTDF Dollar Domiciliary Account with Equitorial Trust Bank on 17/07/2003 at an interest rate of 1.5% per annum. 6. By its letter of August 20, 2003, PTDF transferred additional US$52,900,000.00 to ETB, which brought the total deposit of the fund with ETB to US$115,000,000.00 as approved by the VP. 7. The VP also approved that the US$115 million be invested as follows: (i) US$100 million to be converted to Nara at N128 to $1 (but not through the Central Bank of Nigeria) and the proceeds invested under Term Deposit at 140/0 interest per annum. (ii) US$15 million be held in PTDF Domiciliary Account under Term Deposit for 180 days at 1.5% interest per annum. 8. That on 18/10/03, the VP gave the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to release $20m to PTDF, without referring this to Mr President or to the Federal Council, following a request from the Executive Secretary, Yusuf H. Abubakar for an urgent release of the fund to enable him complete some un-named projects of PTDF. However, contrary to the purpose of the request to execute the projects, the ES placed the funds in a term deposit in TIB for 365 days at 1.75% interest rate. 9. That the patterns of placements of the PTDF's fund were deliberately designed to promote some business ventures in which the VP and some of his friends has pecuniary interest and not simply a matter of administrative arbitrariness. 10. That the placement in TIB for instance was designed to promote Netlink Digital Television - NDTV, a satellite television project and Mofas Shipping Company where the Chairman of both companies is Otunba Fasawe, a long standing friend of the V.P. 11.That as soon as the first placement of $10 million was made by PTDF at TIB, the Bank granted loans to NDTV and Mofas in the sums of N400 million on the 20-10-2003 and N420million on the 22-10-2003 respectively. 12.That equally interesting is the fact that as soon as the second placement of $20 million Dollars was made by PTDF with the TIB, another loan of N730 million was granted to NDTV on the 1-1-2004. 13, That it was from this loan ofN73O million, that NDTV remitted the sum of $6.5 million Dollars to lGate in January 2004 as its contribution to their joint venture to set up digital satellite TV and broadband Internet network. 14. It has also been revealed that Otunba Fasawe remitted the sum of N400 million to the V.P.'s Personal Assistant A1haji Umaru Pariyah on the 4-10-03 which he conveniently recovered through a loan of N420 million he received from 'TIB op the 22-10-03 after the PTDF's funds placement. 15. That a clear demonstration of the V.P. 's business interest in NDTV is the fact that on 07/01/03 the VP paid the initial sum of N30 million deposit from his Marine Float account in Bank PHB for the purchase of the property situated at No. 555, Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse II, Abuja and used as its Headquarters. 16. That the balance of N170 million for the purchase of the NDTV Headquarters was not paid until after PTDF had made the initial $10 million Dollars deposit with TIE and loan of N400 million was granted to NDTV. 17. That to further buttress the long standing business relationship between the VP and Otunba Fasawe the latter paid the VP the sum of N61 million on 29/01/01 from his Mofas Shipping account with TIB. 18. That a further sum of 9*250 million from Mofas Shipping Company account of Otunba Fasawe in TIB was transferred to VP's Marine Fleet account In Bank P143 on 18/02/03. 19. That one Mrs Maureen Scurry, now Maureen Edu, a former employee of US Exim Bank as a Business Development Specialist on Africa who, that time represented US Exim Bank during the NDTV/IGate deal was wired sum of $100,000 on 27-02-04 to her personal account with FSB Washington DC by NDTV through TIE. And this formed part of 1oan granted NDTV by TIB. 20. That the sum of$133,S70 and $40,3 12 were paid to Sofitel Incorporated by NDTV as commitment and processing fee for the repayment of the $6.5m paid to IGate and exclusive of all the loans granted to NDTV by TIB. 21. That a U.S based Lawyer, Jean Michael Malek P.C was also paid the sum of $5,000 as legal fee in part as a lawyer representing NDTV In the US over the project with IGate. 22. That the loans granted to Otunba Faaawe and related companies by the bank, TIE, stood at N1.5 Billion beside the $6.5m granted the NDTV/IGate venture. 23. That the NDTV/IGate venture collapsed and Igate agreed upon negotiation to repay the sum of $4m to NDTV, which up till date only $1.75m had so far been repaid in two branches of $1m and $750,000. 24. That out of the $30 million placement made by PTDF in TIB, $23.75 million stood as the current balance yet unpaid. 25. that another loan of N300m was granted to Ahmed Vanderpuije (the MD of NDTV) through his other company Trans-Vari Services Limited on 23/10/03 without collateral just at the time when the two placements from PTDF had already been deposited with TIB. 26. That from these funds granted Ahmed Vanderpuije the sum of $110,000 was used in publishing the Mr. Nda Yakubu's book entitled; Nigeria Laws on Public Finances. 27. That the first placement of funds by PTDF with Equitorial Trust Bank (ETB), took place on the 25-06-02 in the sum of $50 million Dollars from the account of PTDF with UBA New York. 28. That it was after the placement of the $50 million that Otunba Mike Adenuga paid $20 million Dollars non-refundable deposit to NCC for the bidding of the Second National Operator (SNO) to Globacom on the 06-08-02. 29. That the VP directed PTDF to make two additional placements of funds with ETB in the sums of $52.9 million Dollars on the 20-08-03 and $62.1 million Dollars on the 17-07-03. 30. That the trio of the Vice President, the Executive Secretary of the PTDF, Yusuf H. Abubakar and Otunba Mike Adenuga met in the Office or Residence of the Vice President to discuss the placement of the $115m in ETB by PTDF before the funds were placed. 31. That the Federal Executive Council meeting that approved the Second National Operator license (including a GSM license) to Globacom was chaired by the VP, and initially granted at the sum of $200 million while GSM licenses were auctioned for $285 million each about a year before then. 32. That contrary to Chief Mike Adenuga's claim of sole ownership, the equity structure of Globacom was found at some point to be: (i) Competro Ltd - 51% (ii) Alh. G. Subair 24% (iii) Prince Babatunde Akinyera 12.5% and (iv) Okechukwu Igbomor 12.5% 33. That Prince Babatunde Akinyera is believed by the EFCC to be a front for His Excellency Atiku Abubakar for the 12.5% against his name. 34. That the erstwhile Executive Secretary of PTDF Alhaji Hamisu Yusuf Abubakar was also rewarded with a N200 million loan from ETB and a trucking contract with Conoil, a company owned by Mr. Mike Adenuga. 35. That contrary to the belief that it was only the sum of $115 million Dollars was placed in ETB by PTDF, it has been discovered that another $50 million Dollars was transferred from UBA New Work PTDF Account to ETB with the knowledge of the Vice President just at the time Otunba Mike Adenuga was to pay his $20m fee deposit for Globacom to NCC. 36. That $165 million invested in ETB by PTDF was returned to CBN including the accrued interest, when directives were issued in July 2004 that all accounts of Government Ministries and Parastatals were to return to Central Bank of Nigeria CBN. 37. That even the initial N30 million paid by NDTV as deposit for the purchase of the property situated at No. 555, Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse II, Abuja and used as its Headquarters was sourced from an account in Bank PHB owned and controlled by His Excellency the VP. 38. That it has been ascertained the VP stood as one of the referees to Otunba Faswe when NDTV applied for Value Added Network (internet) Service from NCC and the offer was granted. 39. That the given address of Alhaji G. Subair, 2/3 Dawaki Road, Kaduna is a property belonging to Mohammed Badamasi Babangida, first son to the former military President, pointing to the fact that the shares might belong to the latter. 40. That it has been established that Yusuf H. Abubakar, demanded and received $2 million kick back from Univation Ltd, a UK based Company that was awarded $5 million upgrade contract of PTI by PTDF out of which he has already refunded N200 million. Recommendations of EFCC The EFCC concluded the Report with some prayers and recommendations for the attention of the Government of the Federation. these are reproduced below with a few editorial modifications (i) That this investigation was initiated at the instance of a request from the United States Department of Justice under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. (ii) That the request%vas sequel to an investigation carried out by the US authorities and involving certain Government officials, institutions and private individuals in both US and Nigeria. (iii) That among those directly affected by the investigation in Nigeria is the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the person of Atiku Abubakar, GCON. (Iv) That two state Executive Governors in the persons of their Excellencies, Chief Victor Attah and Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, the Governors of Akwa Ibom and Jigawa States, respectively were also mentioned in the request. (v)That in the hive at on so far carried out, no wrong doing could be traced to any of them unlike th, case of the Vice-President who has been found to have mismanaged the PTDF funds and abused his office. (vi) That the use of the PTDF funds to promote non-governmental businesses is instrumental to the large scale mismanagement, misappropriation and abuse of office as highlighted in this Report. (vii) That Otunba Mike Adenuga who was earlier arrested, interrogated and granted bail failed to turn up when he was invited for further interview as he was said to have absconded to the United Kingdom. (viii) That the investigation Is still on going and may lead to more persons being indicted and/or prosecuted. The Government of the Federation was accordingly requested to consider and approve the following: (a) That PTDF should be removed from the supervision of the office of the Vice-President. (b)That the Commission should recover all public funds embezzled from individuals and institutions involved in this case. (c) That the erstwhile Executive Secretary of the PTDF, Yusuf Hamisu Abubaka, Otunb Fasawe and all those who aided or facilitated In the embezzlement and mismanagement of the funds should be prosecuted. (d) That the corporate entity of Globacom will be protected and preserved, while legal processes will be taken to recover all shares acquired fraudulently or with public funds. Panel's Observations It is pertinent to say that the investigation conducted by EFCC was instigated by a request by the United States' Government through its Department of Justice. Specifically, the US Authorities wanted investigation by EFCC with regards to business deals between IGate, an American company and NDTV, a Nigerian company. The request listed 31 names of persons, firms and organizations with a view to ascertaining any fraudulent acts in collaboration with public officials in Nigeria and US. The US law enforcement agents were particular with the involvement of: (a) Vice-President Atiku Abubakar (b) Otunba Fasawe (c) Ahmed Vandapuije (d) NDTV of Nigeria, Vis-a-vis their relationship with Congressman William Jefferson and IGate. In the course of the investigation, EFCC invited the 22 persons listed in the Report. EFC also sent out fact-finding letters to some ministries and purastatals. It Is worthy of note the EFCC in the report stated that up to the time of writing, it had not received any response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding any evidence from the Nigerian Embassy in the US concerning W. Jefferson's business connections in Nigeria. The Panel contacted our Ambassador in the United States directly and was informed that the Embassy did not receive notice of EFCC's request from Its supervisory Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The Panel took critical note of the Inaction of the MOFA on this matter. The same goes for NNPC. The EPCC stated that its operatives contacted NNPC for information with regards to grunting any concession for petroleum products to any of the lists individuals, and that they are yet to receive any response. The Panel directly contacted the GMD, NNPC who promised to avail the Patti with the details of action taken on the EFCC request b bad yet to do so at the time of concluding this report. While we are expected to peruse the EFCC Report, going by the terms of reference of the Panel, our main concern is with particular reference to any public officers investigated. Among the names mentioned in the report, only the VP Atiku Abubakar is a cabinet member while others are public officers and private Individuals. It is observed that out of all the suspects listed, the evidence of the tindu4isted is most crucial to this as assignment: (a) Aliyu Maigari (b) Umaru Pariyah (c) Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (d) Sulelmmn Yahya (e) Mike Adenuga (f) Nda Yakubu (g) Otunba Fasawe (h) Uko Nwafor (i) Muss Garb, and (f) VP Atiku Abubakar NDA YAKUBU Nda Yakubu was a former accountant in the Ministry of Finance (MOP) and now Deputy Director (Special Duties) FIRS. He said the President normally approves the funds of funds fc Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) projects, and the VP had on one occasion approved the release of such finds. He further said with regards to the US420 approval, there was no evidence to show that same was referred to the FEC before the money was released. According to the language of the EPCC report, "he tacitly believed there was abnormality in this release When Mr Yakubu met with the Panel he expressly indicated that he considered the process of t1 release of US$20m, a deviation from the normal procedure. MR UKO NWAFOR Mr Nwafor was a former AGM Finance of PTDF and worked up to February 2006. He said the VP sent the approval for payment and placement of the US$20m to the Executive Secretary PTDF, which funds were placed on straight deposit to ETB and TIB respectively. Unlike the deposit made to UBA, these were only on overnight call attracting no interest and for no benefit to the Bank. Mr Nwafor also said that from his experience, the release of funds for PTDF were always tied to the implementation of various projects as listed in the FEC memos. He further said the ETB account was opened by PTDF upon receiving approval for die payment of the US$20m by the VP. He also said US$lOOm was converted to naira before placement as deposit to ETB for a different periods and varying interest rates. MUSA GARBA Musa Garba is a contractor that built the ABTI Schools for the VP. He stated how the NI' used him by issuing various drafts in Garba's name that brought the proceeds to the VP. He also stated how the VP gave him a draft he claimed was a donation to the PDP by someone from the North East of Nigeria, how he collected same and gave the proceeds to the VP. ALIYU MAIGARI Mr Maigari is the Protocol Liaison Officer (LO) for the VP. He confirmed the close personal relationship of the VP with US Congressman W. Jefferson. ALBERT MASHI Mr Mashi was the MD of NITEL Mr Mashi stated how Mr. W. Jefferson wrote to the VP through him in July 2005 on the need to use IGate technology in NITEL Exchange and award the contract to IGate Nigerian counterpart called Rosecom.net. - SULEIMAN YAHYA Mr Yahaya is the Chairman of Rosecom.pet. He stated how NITEL gave his company Internet offer twice and how IGate (introduced by Congressman W. Jefferson to NDTV (Nig) were not happy because the offer did not include the expected co-location of technology in NITEL's Exchange. He said Jefferson wrote to the VP to use his influence to rescind the decision and the VP acted on receiving the fax from Jefferson. Yahaya claimed that jefferson told him that the letter to VP was a private business between him and the VP that the letter to VP was a private business between him and the VP. MIKE ADENUGA Chief Adenuga is the MD/CEO of ETB, Con Oil, etc. He said he got to know that his bank was marketing for PTDF deposits. He met the VP and discussed the subject matter in the VP's house in the presence of Executive Secretary, PTDF. He said he influenced to place deposit in his bank through the VP', intervention. VICE-PRESIDENT ATIICU ABUBAKAR The VP supervised the PTDF among other agencies. He admitted he authorised the placements as deposits in the banks based on the satisfactory reasons given by the Executive Secretary PTDF. He admitted ES-PTDF forwarded requests for release of funds to him and he would decide which was necessary to be sent to Mr President for approval. On the US$50m approval/placement, he claimed he could not remember if he was involved or not. PANEL'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Having carefully perused the report of the EFCC, interviewed and had interactive sessions with all those listed at page 5 above and gone through the various documents provided, the following are our findings and recommendations: HIS EXCELLENCY VICE-PRESIDENT ATIKU ABUBAKAR, GCON Findings (a) We are of the view that His Excellency, .Vice-President Atiku Abubakar (hereinafter referred to as the VP) abused his office and position by diverting funds approved for the PTDF operations to placements in ETB and TIB Plc instead of implementing the projects budgeted for. The funds were deposited in the two banks at below-market rates over a period of time. (b) Indeed, the projects are only being approved for implementation in 2006 which raises the question why the funds were withdrawn from the Treasury in the first place, so many years ago. It is the view of the Panel that these actions benefitted, business interests and those of the VP's friends and associates like Otunba Fasawe and Chief Mike Adenuga rather than the public interest of accelerated implementation of the projects. (c)We also find that the VP's action in unilaterally, approving the disbursement of the sum of US$20m (without the approval of the President an4t the Federal Executive Council as was done for the initial US$1 25m), violated the constitution and amounted to conduct unbecoming of the VP's high office. (d) We view the VP's explanation to the Panel that he thought the President and FEC's global approval of the sum of US$l25m covered him on this subsequent approval as untenable. Recommendations (i) On the basis of the findings above, the VP should be indicted and held accountable for the various acts of embezzlement and fraud that took place in PTDF with his approval and under his supervision. (ii) In view of the VP's constitutional immunity, the matter should be referred to the Code of Conduct Bureau for necessary action. YUSUF HAMISU ABUBAKAR Findings We find that Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, the former Executive Secretary of the PTDF abused his office, misappropriated public funds, solicited and obtained gratification and was involved in corrupt practices. Recommendation' We recommend that Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar: (i) be formally dismissed from the public service of the Federation and held accountable for restitution of all embezzled funds, bribes and lost deposit arising from his action as ES of PTDF, (ii) be referred to the Code of Conduct Bureau for necessary action. UKO UKAIWE NWAFOR Findings We do not find anything against this official, whose employment with PTDF has been terminated for other reasons. NDA YAKUBU Findings We find that Nda Yakubu, as a senior officer charged with vetting sensitive documents in the Accountant-General's office failed to draw attention to the irregularity in the approval of the US$20m by the VP. Nda Yakubu may actually have facilitated the disbursement, which was reciprocated with the publication of his book on public finance laws by the indirect beneficiaries of the US$2Ont placement in Tie. Recommendations We recommend that detailed investigation of the approval, disbursement and placement of the US$20m be undertaken and the linkage or involvement (if my) of Nda Yakubu and the publication of his book. Nda Yakubu's role and conduct should be investigated by lie Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The provisions in the Public Service hits should then be applied and outcome reported to the President within 90 days. ALBERT JULDE MASHI Findings We find nothing adverse in the conduct of this official. UMAR A. PARIYAH Findings We find that Umar Pariya acted as agent of the VP collecting sums from Otunba Fasawe and other persons for use in non-official activities. Mr Pariya's insistence that all monies were withdrawn for Otunba Fasawe's use was contradicted by the VP who said that the payments were being med. to political associates by Mr Pariya on his instructions, but funded by Otunba Fasawe. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media. (allafrica.com) Copyright 2006 Accra Mail. Distributed by Allafrica Global Media. |