Court Jails Two PDP Chieftains Over N142m Bribe To Influence Presidential Election

Justice Hassan Dikko of Bauchi Federal High Court has convicted and sentenced two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to two years imprisonment over alleged fraud.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the two convicted persons, Saleh Hussaini Gamawa and Aminu Umar Gadiya were aligned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N142,460,000.00 (One Hundred and Forty-Two Million, Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira).

The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujeren said the duo were convicted on a two-count charge for allegedly receiving over N142 million to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential elections in Bauchi State.

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He said; “Justice Hassan Dikko convicted the duo on March 2, while ruling on the two-count charge brought against the defendants by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.”

“The defendants were first arraigned on June 4, 2018, and re-arraigned on October 16, 2018, on a two-count charge for allegedly receiving over N142 million to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential elections in Bauchi State.”