The Nigerian Army has ordered Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, who achieved notoriety by overseeing the rigging of a governorship election in Ekiti State in 2014 to resign.

Minister of Defense, Dan Ali, disclosed the plan to end General Momoh’s military career in an exclusive interview in Washington, DC. Mr. Ali was in the US as part of the Nigerian delegation at a nuclear power summit convened by President Barack Obama of the United States of America.

The Nigerian Defense Minister revealed that the army decided to initiate the process of rusticating General Momoh who was indicted last year by a military panel.

General Momoh led a contingent of soldiers and other security agencies who intimidated voters and inhibited the movement of officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a broad strategy that was reportedly approved by former President Goodluck Jonathan to enable Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defeat then incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi.

A former Minister of State for Defense, Musiliu Obanikoro, was used as a conduit to transfer huge sums of funds for the rigging operation. Mr. Obanikoro, who faces a separate investigation for money laundering, reportedly used the corporate account of his son’s firm to receive more than N4.7 billion for the election. The funds were then distributed among Mr. Fayose, Senator Iyiola Omisore and security agents who carried out the rigging.

The full version of Mr. Ali’s interview with SaharaReporters will be posted soon

Source:- http://saharareporters.com/2016/04/03/nigerian-army-orders-general-who-masterminded-rigging-ekiti-governorship-election-resign

concocted lies!

delusional leaders...no discretion a bit...so the internal affairs of Nigeria has become the report of what we achieved by expending millions on the nuclear summit jamboree by a president who deliberately refused to sign the budget, stay at home to end fuel scarcity as petroleum minister and left Nigeria in complete darkness.

Who is this fool that said Ekiti state election was rigged. were APC candidate was even beaten in his own unit. apc are bunch of fools & desperate idiots

This govt will ruin this country. Why must Fayose's election give this govt so much nightmare that even though the highest court in the land had uphold it, it will not allow it go.

By this move if true, the govt is bound to raise bad blood in the army which is more harmful than Fayose.