The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reportedly on the trail of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited; and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, former minister of finance, in connection with the arrest at the weekend of Mrs Diezani Alison –Madueke, embattled former minister of petroleum resources, in the United Kingdom.
A source at the EFCC disclosed that the affected persons will be interrogated in connection with the alleged ‘sale of petroleum products, and crude oil’ by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to Ubah’s Capital Oil Limited.
It said that investigations so far revealed that the ‘sale’ was actually funds remitted to Capital Oil accounts for political campaign purposes.
According to the source, about N1.2trillion was allegedly siphoned from NNPC accounts to Capital Oil account to fund presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan and that Chief Ubah and Senator Anyim were responsible for the disbursement of the funds.
Although Capital Oil and Gas Limited and TAN are owned by Ifeanyi Ubah, Anyim was the unseen promoter of TAN.
The source further added that funds were channelled through a project by name called Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN).
It is gathered that as investigation commenced proper, TAN would be investigated on how the organization spent over N1.2trillion in less than six months.
On his own part, the immediate past minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, will be quizzed by the anti- graft agency to ascertain if due process was followed in all the transactions particularly in the Oil and Gas sector.
Adoke is expected to explain all he knows about the agreement between NNPC and TAN and the roles played by each party to the agreement.
Meanwhile, a letter of invitation is expected to be dispatched to the affected public office holders as soon as the chairman of the commission endorsed them.
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