The Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami, last week sent a letter to the ICPC requesting for the
case files of former governors that have been investigated for
corruption.
According to media sources, some of the former governors
whose corruption cases are to be reopened include Senate President
Bukola Saraki who was a two term governor of Kwara state, Orji Uzo Kalu
of Abia state, Ahmed Yerima of Zamfara state, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa
Ibom state, Gbenga Daniel of Ogun state, George Akume of Benue state,
Saminu Turaki of Jigawa state, Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu state, Sule
Lamido of Jigawa state, Lucky Igbinedion of Edo state, Boni Haruna of
Adawa state, Peter Odili of Rivers state, Martin Elechi of Ebonyi, James
Ibori of Delta state, and others.
The letter
by the attorney general states that the Federal government in its power
will prosecute governors whose cases of corruption have long been
investigated but have not being tried.
will be the third case against Saraki as he is already standing trial
for alleged false asset declaration while he was governor of Kwara state
and also for alleged forgery of Senate standing rules.
