Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State is now swimming in a N1 billion bribery scandal. A lawsuit filed by Hon. Chibudom Nwuche, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has revealed that in 2012 and 2013, Hon. Nwuche’s company, Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), received a N4 billion contract from the Amnesty office run by Kingsley Kuku to provide “offshore training” for Niger Delta youths in construction, information technology and welding in Vietnam, Malaysia and at the World Maritime University in Sweden.

After Hon. Nwuche received the paperwork for the contract, he allegedly told the Amnesty program office that he needed an additional N1 billion to bribe then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, and other leaders of the House. Hon. Nwuche’s request was approved. The Federal Amnesty Office paid 50% of the contract sum to Hon. Nwuche’s firm.

However, after he received 50% of the contract sum as “mobilization fee,” Hon. Nwuche absconded. He never implemented any training of the ex-militants for which he was paid billions of naira.

In July 2016, Hon. Nwuche was arrested by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly laundering money for Mr. Kuku who is currently in the United States. Unable to refund the money he was paid from the Presidential Amnesty Office, he filed a lawsuit  (No. FCT/HC/CV/2609/16) on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja claiming that he advanced a loan to the Presidential Amnesty Office. His lawsuit claims that the alleged loan represents the other half of the contract sum.

Mr. Kingsley Kuku vehemently denied that the Amnesty Office never borrowed money from Hon. Nwuche either in an official or personal capacity.

Source: Saharareporters