The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has exposed how Bukola Saraki transferred over $73,000 to foreign account, on Wednesday.
EFCC told the Code of Conduct Tribunal how Senate President Saraki, transferred about N20m to a foreign account while he was Governor of Kwara State.
An operative of the EFCC, Michael Wetkas made the allegation while reading count 11 of the charge sheet.
According to Wetkas: In “Count 11 of the charge sheet, according to my understanding, Saraki operated a foreign bank account while he was the Governor of Kwara State.
“[There] he transferred $73,223.28 which is equivalent to about N20m from his Guaranteed Trust Bank account to American Express Bank to his New York Account.”
Wetkas further stated that the EFCC got to know about the transaction during its investigation of Saraki’s financial transaction while he was in office as governor.
He maintained that, “all the requests made by the investigation team to the bank [ignored].
“[The transactions] was an off-shoot of the debit transactions already consummated on that particular account,” Wetkas said.
“There is no doubt that this transaction was actually carried out to American Express Bank.
“The debit account of the defendant and the bank was very clear about the money transferred and where it was transfered to.
“The bank was invited and they confirmed that the transaction was actually carried out.”
Chairman of the tribunal sought to shield the witness from giving clarifications on questions sought by Saraki’s counsel, Paul Usoro.
Meanwhile, Senate has withdrawn amendment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal/Bureau [CCT/CCB], Administration of Criminal Justice [ACJA] Acts.
Deputy Senate President also disclosed that the summon Issued to the chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar to appear before Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has been called off.
Ekweremadu also said that the report of Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on Senator Kabiru Marafa has been dropped.
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