Jonathan’s Dollar Bribe: Arewa Community Split As Bafarawa, Uduaghan’s Aide Are Accused Of Stealing Millions

In a related development, members of the Arewa community in Delta State accused Auwalu Tukur, a special assistant to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on non-indigenes, of pocketing N12 million allegedly given to the group by the state governor to win their endorsement of President Jonathan’s re-election bid.

Members of the southern Arewa community in southern Nigeria are in a fighting mood, alleging that former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa and an aide to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta ran off with some of the funds President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly gave to them last week to secure their endorsement.

Some figures within the community insist that Mr. Bafarawa, who is the chairman of the Arewa Initiative for Peaceful Co-existence in Southern Nigeria, must return the cash he reportedly skimmed off from millions of naira that Mr. Jonathan had given to them during the president’s two-day visit to Delta State last week.

Disaffected members of the group told a correspondent of SaharaReporters that Mr. Jonathan had used the occasion of his visit to Delta to distribute cash to the Arewa community in southern Nigeria as well as members of other ethnic groups in the state.

A prominent member of the Arewa community told SaharaReporters that Mr. Bafarawa duped them by running off with a substantial part of the dollar funds from the president.

According to the source, the funds from the president were meant to win the votes of northern residents of Delta State. “The entire members of the Arewa community in the southern Nigeria are supposed to come out and endorse Mr. President which we did after receiving the money,” said the source. He added: “But surprisingly, Mr. President gave each Arewa community from southern Nigeria N10 million through the chairman of the Arewa Initiative for Peaceful Co-existence in Southern Nigeria, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa. The money was given in dollars but instead of releasing the full money the way it was given, Bafarawa cut away N4 million and gave out only N6 million to each of the Arewa community across the 17 states of southern Nigeria.”

Another furious member said he expected Mr. Bafarawa to deny pilfering their funds. “If he denies taking our money, can he also deny that money was given to the Arewa community by President Goodluck Jonathan when he visited Asaba, the Delta state capital on Friday, February 27th 2015 and that the president and his vice were endorsed on Saturday, February, 28th at the Cenotaph, Asaba, Delta State capital?”

He added: “We are using this opportunity to tell Bafarawa to bring for us our balance of N4 million he took from the N10 million given us by Mr. President.”

Members of the Arewa community were bused into Asaba from across 17 states in order to endorse Mr. Jonathan.

In a related development, members of the Arewa community in Delta State accused Auwalu Tukur, a special assistant to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on non-indigenes, of pocketing N12 million allegedly given to the group by the state governor to win their endorsement of President Jonathan’s re-election bid.

Last year, members of the Arewa community in Delta State had urged Mr. Uduaghan to fire Mr. Tukur whom they accused of corrupt practices, greed and self-centeredness.

An aggrieved member of the Arewa community claimed that Mr. Tukur always sought to grab anything meant for the larger group, adding that he hardly ever gives anything to the Arewa community.

“We are warning Alhaji Tukur to bring the N12million Governor Uduaghan gave us through him to support President Jonathan. Shortly after the event that day, some of our Muslim brothers from Warri attacked Tukur to get the N12 million, but he was rescued by one of the police area commanders at the cenotaph,” the source asserted.

Mr. Tukur did not answer calls to his mobile line. When a correspondent sent him a text message, he responded, “Please they should leave me alone. Are they not tired of spreading lies? What we did is our [belief] in PDP and the leadership of our great country Nigeria headed by President Goodluck Jonathan.”

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/03/06/jonathan%E2%80%99s-dollar-bribe-arewa-community-split-bafarawa-uduaghan%E2%80%99s-aide-are-accused

Hmmm, wat do U xpect in country where the C-in-C said dat stealing aint coruption..

If u had performed well enough as a president, there will be no need to start making last minute bribes to religious, traditional and sociopolitical groups across the country. What a shameless leader we got.

What does the writer meant by (bribe) wither you like it or not money is part of election, while I was in the village some of campaign rally some persons I knew couldn't attend is because there was transport money.

So if somebody is given money to facilitate peoples movement and to manke things convenient for them it becomes bribe? Assembly members how many hour did they work in a month that they collect huge amount, the poor must not be poor forever and let them collect money.

Nemesis is catching up. This is the reason why bokoharam was set up in the first instance, to use GEJ, as A conduit to drain extra money from the FG. They have made somebody mad in the process and yet not satisfied. The God of Nigeria is working!!!!

Is it true
Can it be true??
Which church is he gonna worship moro?

phlemzy:
If u had performed well enough as a president, there will be no need to start making last minute bribes to religious, traditional and sociopolitical groups across the country. What a shameless leader we got.

You are not sincere! Was jesus christ not doing well?

Even if AIT shows d video of tinubu and buhari stealing money, our foolish and brainwashed supporters will still vote for us! Imagine wad apc said abt dem supporters!
Dis shows how foolish apc thugs re, I pity dem and dem generations!

Even the president is bribing, and someone will still come here to say GED still 2015.

Shameless idiots everywhere from president to community leaders.

And this is the same people doing documentary on Tinubu! Chai Jonathan was a mistake that must never be repeated.

Jonathan is a "Con Man"

"Jonathan's government is incompetent, callous and very corrupt" - The Economist

"Jonathan's record on corruption is a disgrace" - The Guardian, UK

"Nigeria under Jonathan, squandered all wealth and breeds corruption" - Hilary Clinton

"Massive, widespread and pervasive corruption affecting all levels of government under Jonathan" - US State Department

anytime u want to cause wahala in a grp...jst give them money to share.

make we kukuma dey call this our presido, #Jona the briber.

#neverAgain are we allowing this to continue...

GEJ,and his corrupt cronies must be flushed out..

I have a strong aversion for clueless person,especially GEJ..

GMB ni jare.

As expected ,they will be divided by sharing formula

Below is the picture of the Godfather of all bribes, emperor Tiff-nubu, the Oba of South West Nigeria.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/2187722_bolatinubucorruption2_jpegacab307afd9f2b39ab2721e9696dc5c9

Oklander:
make we kukuma dey call this our presido, #Jona the briber.

haha! una no go kill persin with laff

Actually, the only thing worse than this, is people who are so deluded to think that the numerous endorsements have been free of charge. . lol

Imagine how many new faux groups have been formed in the past few weeks. . because everyone wants to get a share of the dollars.

SMH. They have drained all the cash in the FG account for these elections. Sad!

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Even if AIT shows d video of tinubu and buhari stealing money, our foolish and brainwashed supporters will still vote for us! Imagine wad apc said abt dem supporters!
Dis shows how foolish apc thugs re, I pity dem and dem generations!

Guy, u jst dey post monotonous stuff up and down ppl's thread. Are u paid for this?

SammyHoe:


Guy, u jst dey post monotonous stuff up and down ppl's thread. Are u paid for this?

nope, am just a transformer. I believe dat we ve gone passed change. I live in a world were everytin around me is transforming. Dey shld wake up from dem slumber and be realistic!

Orunto:
Nemesis is catching up. This is the reason why bokoharam was set up in the first instance, to use GEJ, as A conduit to drain extra money from the FG. They have made somebody mad in the process and yet not satisfied. The God of Nigeria is working!!!!

What!!! This is truly a good dimension (new one) to think about. I have been thinking, all these while, why hasn't just [size=16pt] One[/size] of these said arrested BOKOHARAM members mention a sponsor

OREMUSSANCTUS:
nope, am just a transformer. I believe dat we ve gone passed change. I live in a world were everytin around me is transforming. Dey shld wake up from dem slumber and be realistic!

Lol...you must be living in the U.S right? Or maybe ASO ROCK

maryam6:
haha! una no go kill persin with laff

Madam, na minna u dey?

mumu9gerian:

Madam, na minna u dey?

yes oga

maryam6:
yes oga

Madam, can i pm you?