Alamieyeseigha: US Returns $954,000 Looted by Bayelsa's Ex-gov
- The sum of $954,000 known to be public funds looted by former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa state has been returned
- The sum was returned by the US government, according to the nation's ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard
- President Muhammadu Buhari, in response to the news, has directed that the fund be used to develop the state healthcare sector
Abuja - The United States on Thursday, February 16, returned $954,000 stolen by Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, a late former governor of Bayelsa state.
This was announced on Thursday, February 16, in Abuja during a press conference by the US ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, Channels TV reports.
She said the official salary of the late Alamieyeseigha while he was a governor did not match the amount returned as loot.
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Mary said:
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“However, during that time, he accumulated millions of dollars through abuse of office, money laundering."
She stated that the fund was derived from property and investment funds in Maryland and Massachusetts in the US, in which Alamieyeseigha deployed some of the money he looted before his impeachment, The Nation added.
Reacting to the development, President Muhammadu Buhari has immediately directed that the said sum be used in developing the healthcare sector in the oil-rich state.
PDP New Generation flags off Reset Nigeria campaign in Bayelsa
PDP New Generation under its National Youth Campaign Council (NYCC), has flagged off its RESET Nigeria campaign in Bayelsa state.
The event which was organised by the Bayelsa youth campaign directorate of NYCC was held on Tuesday, November 15 at the 4+4 secretariat complex in the state capital, Yenagoa.
In a statement made by the Director General of NYCC, Audu Mahmood, who was represented by the Deputy Director General of the South-South NYCC, Chief Mrs Shimite Bello, he noted that politics has taken a more practical trend, and is no longer business as usual.
He added:
“The Atiku/Okowa ticket is a sure bet, and all of you are stakeholders carefully selected from the grassroot to actualise this democratic dream.
“Your duty is to work side by side with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa state to ensure that all the candidates of the party are returned victorious in the coming elections."
Source: Legit.ng
