The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has claimed that the N18billion discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, was part of money Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi allegedly used to sponsor the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) 2015 general elections. UK Mail Online had some time ago in an article by Paul Cahalan entitled, “Is Nigerian leader’s pal ‘fantastically corrupt’? Friend of African president accused of stealing £500million,” made reference to accusations against Amaechi, former Rivers State governor, diverting £140million of state funds into Buhari’s presidential campaign. The National Caretaker Committee chairman of the PDP, Makarfi, who had been denounced by a court alleged that the recovered money was part funds Amaechi sponsored APC election with in 2015. He also claimed that the reason government is shying away from revealing the identity of the owner of the money was because undeniable evid...
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