FG Names Secondus, Metuh, Dokpesi Among Treasury Looters

Lai Mohammad

The federal government on Thursday named National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, founder of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, among those who allegedly looted Nigeria’s treasury.

The country’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammad, released the list during a press conference in Lagos on Friday.

Nigeria’s major opposition party, PDP, had challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress to name those it claimed had looted the country’s treasury.

The party was reacting to the claim by vice-president Yemi Osinbajo that the PDP administration at the federal level destroyed Nigeria’s economy.

“We challenge him to stop branding figures. He should mention names of those whom he claims corrupted themselves,” National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said.

“If he cannot mention their names, and he cannot cause their arrest and he cannot even list these people, he should keep quiet.”

And in response, the minister said, “The PDP has challenged us to name the looters under their watch. They said they did not loot the treasury. Well, I am sure they know that the treasury was looted dry under their watch. Yet they decided to grandstand. This shows the hollowness of their apology.”

Below is the list as released by the government

1. PDP Chairman Uche Secondus
– On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of the NSA.

2. Then PDP Financial Secretary
• On the 24th of Oct 2014, he took N600 million only from the office of then NSA

3. Then National Publicity Secretary Olisah Metuh
• On trial for collecting N1.4b from the office of then NSA

4. Dr Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications
• On trial for taking N2.1 billion from the office of then NSA

5. Former SSA to President Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo-Owei
• On trial, over N830 million kept in accounts of four different companies

6. Former President Jonathan’s Cousin Robert Azibaola
• On Thursday, a Federal High Court ruled that he has a case to answer for collecting $40 million from the office of then NSA

“We will not stop talking about the massive looting by the PDP. They brought Nigeria to this sorry pass. We are now looking around for loans to build infrastructure, and they ask us not to talk about it. We will talk about it,” the minister added.

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