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Photos: Alamieyeseigha’s N2.8b hotel taken over by EFCC and handed over to Bayelsa govt rots away in Abuja
He was standing trial for corruption in 2007 and lost possession of the property and some others after a ruling by a court in a Federal High Court, Lagos. Asides the hotel, the EFCC sold other Alamieyeseigha assets in Nigeria and realised N3, 128, 230, 294.83billion; $441,000; E7, 000 and £2,000.
The forfeited properties were then handed over to the then state governor, Timpreye Sylva by Former EFCC Chairman Farida Waziri on September 7th 2009 .
The antigraft agency had thought that the properties, if utilized, would serve as a source of revenue for the state government. Seven years after the asset was returned to the state government, the hotel has become a haven for miscreants, men of the underworld, rodents and reptiles.
An EFCC source who spoke in confidence to the Nation about the forfeited properties said:
“As at the time we handed over the hotel, in 2009, the asset was worth N2.8billion. We returned the hotel to Bayelsa State with another asset at No. 2 Marscibit Street, Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II Abuja which was valued at N210million. We took a step further by instructing Diya Fatimilehin and Co., former managers of the hotel to provide the state with detailed inventory of assets of the hotel. It is unfortunate that nothing has been done in the last seven years. The land where the hotel is sited attracts either up to N800million to N1billion in Abuja. Yet the asset is allowed to lie fallow. To the source, the fate of the once throwing hotel is a typical case of how the anti-graft war is being “frustrated and rendered meaningless. A former Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu worked day and night to bring Alamieyeseigha to justice but the efforts have come to naught,” he said.
“Well, there is not much we can do because we have done our best. The state’s funds were looted and used to buy the hotel; we traced the loot and recovered the assets. It is left to the state to live up to its pledge to make judicious use of the asset or sell it. We have been expecting a status report from Bayelsa State on how it has spent the recovered funds and the utilisation of the returned assets.” Upon the receipt of the hotel in 2009, the then Bayelsa state governor, Timpreye Sylva said the state government would not be able to manage the assets by itself
“The Bayelsa State Government will not be able to manage the assets by itself. The fund that the state government will receive will also go to building what is called the Transparency Plaza, in the middle of the Yenagoa Central Business District, so that this plaza will be a monument that will be a constant reminder of today. As soon as the fund is accessed, we will like to ask you to come to Bayelsa State to lay the foundation of this plaza. We will welcome your close monitoring of the expenditure of this fund, after all without the instrumentality of EFCC, we would not have accessed this fund, so it is only good that you know exactly what we are doing. We are running an open government; our budget is on the website, anybody can access it. We are fully committed to transparency and to partner fully with EFCC.”
'A lot had gone on' -Lionel Messi explains why he decided to dye his hair blonde
Lionel Messi this summer dyed his hair blonde, to which many fans criticized him, with many saying the hair style didn't fit him while some fans argued that he was trying to be a fashionista which he naturally isnt. But Messi, currently on international duty with Argentina, has explained the reason he decided to dye his hair to blonde in an interview with famous Argentine actor Mingo.
Mingo asked the Barcelona/Argentina star why he decided to dye his hair blonde this summer and Messi said;.
“I made a change to start from zero. A lot had gone on, things had happened, and I said to myself: “I have to break this and start again,'”.
On the Copa America final defeat, during which Messi missed a penalty, he said
“It was how I felt in that moment. Everything came crashing down.''
''I felt like that [final] was the one, given how the team was and how we’d played in the competition. It was a huge disappointment.”
More photos of the young man found hanged in a building in Aboru, Lagos
Photo: Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, shares food to the needy in Jos
Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, over the weekend reached out to the needy at his home in Jos, Plateau state by sharing raw rice and other food items to them. So nice of him!
Beautiful Nigerian lady emerges best graduating medical student in South Sudan
She finally got admitted to the University Of Ibadan to study medicine, around the same time, she got a scholarship to study Nursing at IUA.
“One certain thing I know about myself which can’t be disputed is that I am a living miracle of Allah. If you have searched for a proof of miracle but to no avail, look no further as I am here to testify to miracles of God. I will always be grateful to Allah, and my parents despite not living long to know more about them. To my mum and namesake, I know you were proud of me but I am much more proud and envious of you because you had a beautiful life crowned and gifted with a daughter that will never let your dream go with the wind. I miss you and I wish you were here to witness today. You are blessed mum and I won’t say I love you instead I will say I love my existence for you because aside Allah and His prophet, the next person I live and exist for is YOU, I shall live to fulfill all your dreams. I Love you till the end of time, mom. continue to rest in peace.”
Photos: Lagos Pastor, Tom Samson attends award show in his Hummer Limo
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