Ex-Gov Fayose Implicated In Major Fraud As Insider Gives Detail

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose , has been implicated in a major fraud case.

Musiliu Obanikoro, the former minister of state for defence, revealed on Wednesday that N1.219 billion in cash was airlifted to Fayose, during the 2014 election.

“I was a minister under Jonathan’s administration. Sometime in 2014, we were going to have an election in Ekiti State. Some days before the election, I got a call from governor Fayose asking me if I received any message for him from ONSA, I told him I would call him later,” said Obanikoro.

“Then I had a phone conversation with the NSA and he told me that N2.2 billion was paid into the Sylvan Mcnamara Ltd account. And I handed over the N1.219 billion cash to Mr Agbele, the bank manager for onward delivery to Fayose. I didn’t take N19 million, contrary to a publication by a Lagos based online platform.”

When asked about his relationship with Sylvan Mcnamara Ltd, Obanikoro stated that “the account was created to deal with the issue of Boko Haram in Lagos.

“We airlifted the funds from Lagos in two tranches because the aircraft could not accommodate the funds.”