The economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, say the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bagoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Andrew Adamu, has refunded N5 million out of the N12 million received ahead of the 2015 presidential poll from the office of former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Earlier in the year, the PDP chieftain had refunded N1 million to the anti-graft agency in order to avoid prosecution.
We learnt the former chairman made the refund via bank draft to the EFCC North East Zonal Office in Gombe State.
Spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the payment, said embattled Adamu admitted to the zonal office of the commission during an interrogation that he signed and collected the said amount in the presence of Marcus Bulus Makama, a current member of Bauchi State House of Assembly and former caretaker chairman of the local government, Mrs. Hasanna Arkila, who signed as witnesses for the collection of the amount.
Adamu we gathered also told EFCC operatives that the former Commissioner for Rural Development, Mr. Bukata Bayero Bukar, was the chairman of the stakeholders while Mr. Moses Hankali was the secretary.
