List Of Governors, Deputies Under EFCC’s Investigation

List Of Governors, Deputies Under EFCC’s Investigation

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is initiating expansive investigations into governors and their deputies who are soon to lose their immunity from prosecution as they leave office, according to reliable sources that spoke with Premium Times.Continue Full Reading>>>

 

An internal memo reveals the EFCC’s scrutiny extends to at least 28 governors and their deputies, in a country with 36 states each governed by a governor-deputy duo.

 

Eighteen of the governors, along with their deputies, who are slated for EFCC’s scrutiny are set to step down when they complete their second terms in office on May 29.Continue Full Reading>>>

 

Another governor will also exit office after serving a term on the same date, while ten others are slated to serve a second term following recent elections.

 

A comprehensive investigation is being undertaken, with the EFCC asking for the assets declaration forms of these officials from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), according to an official communication between the two agencies seen by the platform.Continue Full Reading>>>

 

The EFCC’s specific cases against these officials remain unclear.

 

However, the agency indicated in a letter to the CCB chairperson, Mohammed Isah, that it requires these asset declaration documents to support an ongoing investigation involving the aforementioned officers.

 

The EFCC’s letter dated April 11, signed on behalf of the EFCC’s chair, Abduralsheed Bawa, includes a list of governors and deputies who assumed office in either 2015 or 2019.Continue Full Reading>>>

 

The agency requested asset declaration forms submitted at the beginning and end of the current tenure for these officials.

 

It is uncertain if the CCB has replied to the EFCC’s letter.

 

The assets declaration documents are invaluable resources for investigators.Continue Full Reading>>>

 

However, serving presidents, vice presidents, governors, and deputy governors in Nigeria are immune from criminal prosecution, limiting the EFCC and other anti-corruption agencies to preliminary investigations.

 

List of Governors Under Investigation

 

The outgoing Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, and his deputy, Hassan Gusau, are among the 28 governors under the EFCC investigation.

 

The extensive list also includes notable names like Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike, Abdullahi Ganduje, Abubakar Bagudu, Abubakar Bello, Samuel Ortom, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

 

See the full list of governors and their deputies below:

 

1. Abia State

 

Governor – Okezie Ikpeazu

 

Deputy – Ude Oko Chukwu

 

1. Adamawa State

 

Governor – Ahmadu Fintiri

 

Deputy – Crowther Seth

 

1. Akwa Ibom State

 

Governor – Udom Emmanuel

 

Deputy – Moses Ekpo

 

1. Bauchi State

 

Governor – Bala Mohammed

 

Deputy – Baba Tela

 

1. Benue State

 

Governor – Samuel Ortom

 

Deputy – Benson Abounu

 

1. Borno State

 

Governor – Babagana Zulum

 

Deputy – Umar Kadafur

 

1. Cross River

 

Governor – Benedict Ayade

 

Deputy – Ivara Esu

 

1. Delta State

 

Governor – Ifeanyi Okowa

 

Deputy – Kingsley Otuaro

 

1. Ebonyi State

 

Governor – Dave Umahi

 

Deputy – Eric Igwe

 

1. Enugu State

 

Governor – Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

 

Deputy – Cecilia Ezeilo

 

1. Gombe State

 

Governor – Muhammad Yahaya

 

Deputy – Manasseh Jatau

 

1. Jigawa State

 

Governor – Muhammad Abubakar

 

Deputy – Umar Namadi

 

1. Kaduna State

 

Governor – Nasir El-Rufai

 

Deputy – Hadiza Balarabe

 

1. Kano State

 

Governor – Abdullahi Ganduje

 

Deputy – Nasir Gawuna

 

1. Katsina State

 

Governor – Aminu Masari

 

Deputy – Mannir Yakubu

 

1. Kebbi State

 

Governor – Abubakar Bagudu

 

Deputy – Samaila Dabai

 

1. Kwara State

 

Governor – Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq

 

Deputy – Kayode Alabi

 

1. Lagos State

 

Governor – Babajide Sanwo-Olu

 

Deputy – Femi Hamzat

 

1. Nasarawa State

 

Governor – Abdullahi Sule

 

Deputy – Emmanuel Akabe

 

1. Niger State

 

Governor – Abubakar Bello

 

Deputy – Ahmed Ketso

 

1. Ogun State

 

Governor – Dapo Abiodun

 

Deputy – Noimot Salako-Oyedele

 

1. Oyo State

 

Governor – Oluwaseyi Makinde

 

Deputy – Adebayo Lawal

 

1. Plateau State

 

Governor – Simon Lalong

 

Deputy – Sonni Tyoden

 

1. Rivers State

 

Governor – Nyesom Wike

 

Deputy – Ipalibo Banigo

 

1. Sokoto State

 

Governor – Aminu Tambuwal

 

Deputy – Manni Dan-Iya

 

1. Taraba State

 

Governor – Darius Ishaku

 

Deputy – Haruna Manu

 

1. Yobe State

 

Governor – Mai-Mala Buni

 

Deputy – Idi Gubana

 

1. Zamfara State

 

Governor – Bello Matawalle

 

Deputy – Hassan Gusau