Patience Jonathan: EFCC Makes New fraudulent Findings
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday revealed that Patience Jonathan, wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, allegedly continued to collect her N700,000 monthly salary seven months after she left the civil service.
EFCC stated this at the Federal High Court in Lagos during hearing of a forfeiture case on $8.4 million and N7.4 billion allegedly belonging to her.
It declared that the former First Lady retired from the Bayelsa State Civil Service as a Permanent Secretary on October 14, 2014, was paid her salary up till May 2015, when her husband left office.
Some other companies belonging to Mrs. Jonathan were also discovered, Globus Integrated Services Ltd, Finchley Top Homes Ltd., Am-Pm Global Network Ltd, Pagmat Oil and Gas Ltd, Magel Resort Ltd.
Among the temporarily forfeited sums are N1.085billion and N226.3million found in Finchley’s Ecobank account and N39.4million found in its Diamond Bank account, as well as N55.9million found in Pagmat Oil and Gas’ Diamond Bank account, among others.
Mrs. Jonathan’s lawyers, including Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) and Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had argued that the funds included donations and legitimate earnings by the companies linked to her.
Source: Dailypost.ng
