Immediate past Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has asked anti-corruption agencies not to tamper with the account of his charity organisation, Keketobou Care Foundation, which he has been using to help the poor.
Kuku, who made the call in a telephone interview from his hospital in the United States on Sunday, said there was no public fund in the charity account, which has helped to render succour to indigent students, women and men over time.
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Kuku was reacting to reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had frozen the accounts of close allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan, including the Keketobou Care Foundation.

The former presidential aide, who is recuperating in an American hospital after a knee surgery, said there were no government funds in the account, which had a total deposit of N720,484 as at the end of July this year.

According to Kuku, the amount found in the account was the proceeds from the launch of his book: “Remaking the Niger Delta: Challenges and Opportunities.”

He said before now, he had used his personal earnings and other donations by well-wishers to fund the account so as to provide enough funds for buying JAMB forms for poor indigenes of Ondo State and provide support to poor widows, women and traders in the state.

“I have always been using the Keketobou Care Foundation to help the poor and there is no evidence that the account has ever been funded with government money, as the records would show,” Kuku said.

He described as unfortunate any attempt by the EFCC or any other anti-craft agency to flag the account, saying that it was a politically-motivated move to implicate him and others who worked with Jonathan.

Kuku said while he was open and ready for investigation by the anti-graft agencies, it was wrong for anyone to try to cook up malicious and politically-motivated issues to smear his hard-earned reputation in a bid to suit predetermined goal.

Kuku said: “Keketobou Foundation has only N720,484 balance as at today. The proceeds of my published and launched book “Remaking the Niger Delta” went in there for charity purposes as a public officer.

“It gave free JAMB forms to applicants, financial/material support to the aged, widows and the physically challenged and helped in the local rehabilitation of walkways and drainages in my birth-place/town, Arogbo, Ondo State in the determined spirit to give back to my final place of return in life.

“The publication is false, untrue, malicious and politically-motivated to smear my hard-earned reputation. What on earth links my face to the alleged story about NIMASA?

“It is still all part of the anti-Jonathan onslaught. I am open to investigation as a public officer but ongoing distortion by agencies and some section of the media creates in the heart of it all suspicion of witch-hunt and bad politics.

“I hope no desperate elements would deposit illicit funds into the Foundation’s account to implicate me because the full details of the account from opening to date are with us.

“Again, what links this foundation to their so-called alleged sleaze of billions and phantom security claims? I sincerely smell a rat. Finally, it’s not my account but a foundation’s account,” Kuku claimed.


SOURCE: http://dailytimes.com.ng/steer-clear-charity-kingsley-kuku-tells-efcc/

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The Efcc is a joker.....the entire student of south west would move their base to EFCC office if they try rubbish with Kuku.....some of you need to come to ondo state and see how this man has helped a lot of students, he built student Union building for EKITI state university, contributed to the alumni building, help some students financially, e.t.c. kuku has embraced students/youth since so any attempt to implicate him all not work

ok, but get rdy to tell that at the court

merry02:
The Efcc is a joker.....the entire student of south west would move their base to EFCC office if they try rubbish with Kuku.....some of you need to come to ondo state and see how this man has helped a lot of students, he built student Union building for EKITI state university, contributed to the alumni building, help some students financially, e.t.c. kuku has embraced students/youth since so any attempt to implicate him all not work

You are very right, Kuku is a very very good man. He embezzles trillions of naira and gives few millions as scholarship to poor students. Please is this stealing or corruption? Please help me ask Goatluck Jonascam (PhD)

merry02:
The Efcc is a joker.....the entire student of south west would move their base to EFCC office if they try rubbish with Kuku.....some of you need to come to ondo state and see how this man has helped a lot of students, he built student Union building for EKITI state university, contributed to the alumni building, help some students financially, e.t.c. kuku has embraced students/youth since so any attempt to implicate him all not work

oh that reminds me, kuku is from ondo? and he was a powerful minister in GEJ's regime? I thought yorrobers claim GEJ sidelined them in the SW. yorrobers will pay dearly for their treachery. mark it.

buhari the dictator. so efcc now has power to freeze peoples account at will. may God help this country.

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ArodewilliamsT:


oh that reminds me, kuku is from ondo? and he was a powerful minister in GEJ's regime? I thought yorrobers claim GEJ sidelined them in the SW. yorrobers will pay dearly for their treachery. mark it.

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Amadi the cursed coward, you are getting more frustrated daily. Making noise online everyday like a cursed biatch. Shame

What is wrong with this administration?

In 100 days no single contract has been awarded, instead the old president had to stop the ones in progress.

Nigeria is heading towards the lagoon with this senile man as President

That what happened when you have a dumb president, freezing somebody's account without due process.

Am beginning to think if this man has forgotten that things has changed from the way it were when he was still the military president.

No wonder he has being blinded with hypocrites that nothing has being changed since he left office during military regime.

Why are they all outside the country for medical attention? Meaning the 16years rule of PDP had been total waste. Akpabio went out for treatment of ordinary scratch and yet this ode also called from a foreign hospital!!! Nigerians don suffer, when those you call leaders cant trust what they built...lol

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after using charity to siphon funds right?hmmmm


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Buhari wasn't voted into power for 100 days so you can stop wailing, Were you expecting them to come knock your door when a contract is being awarded
why wont all this overblown projects be investigated Nigeria and Ethiopia went to china for loan to construct railways we all know what jona came home with, can you compare it with this in ordinary Ethiopia yet that clueless OKUPE could open his mouth and say Nigeria cant afford such cuz we aint America or UK.... mtccccheeeew

Bobbystanley:
What is wrong with this administration?

In 100 days no single contract has been awarded, instead the old president had to stop the ones in progress.

Nigeria is heading towards the lagoon with this senile man as President

bonechamberlain:
buhari the dictator. so efcc now has power to freeze peoples account at will. may God help this country.

kid.. Efcc has always had the power to freeze any suspicious account ever since it was created. But you won't know that because they didn't function under your lord and saviours Jonathan..

ArodewilliamsT:


oh that reminds me, kuku is from ondo? and he was a powerful minister in GEJ's regime? I thought yorrobers claim GEJ sidelined them in the SW. yorrobers will pay dearly for their treachery. mark it.

You are mad

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Amadi the cursed coward, you are getting more frustrated daily. Making noise online everyday like a cursed biatch. Shame

every day...give that space.

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