Tinubu's company Managing Director Mr Dapo Apara has written a strongly-worded petition to Nigeria's anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission implicating the APC National Leader over N100 billion scam, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering through Tinubu-owned AlphaBeta, a consultancy firm, Oriental Times reports.
Mr Apara said though his life is at risk following a series of death threats because if the petition he deem pursuing it further absolutely necessary to enable Nigerians know how Alpha Beta “has become an avenue for official corruption of government officials.
Tinubu, it was also revealed through AlphaBeta as of 2016 takes nothing less than N40 billion monthly from the Lagos State Internally Generated Revenue, a claim which the company has never refuted or denied.
The company AlphaBeta came into prominence when Tinubu was the Governor of Lagos State which he appointed as the consultant of the Lagos State Government and also the first client under the tenure of Babatunde as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue.
Explaining further, he said the company has also become a conduit pipe for massive money laundering scheme, tax evasion, among other vices”.
The said petition was sent by his lawyer and solicitors, Adetunji Adegboyega ESG, to the EFCC
The petition read: “Over the years the company is being protected and shielded by some powerful politicians and people in the society which made them to always boast of being untouchable, but our client, feeling the need not to keep quiet again and strengthened by his belief in the fact that the government of President Buhari is keen on fighting corruption, which has been the bane of our country, is of the firm belief that it’s time to expose and open the can of worms called ALPHABETA CONSULTING.
“Our client is of the firm belief that it is time for the commission to step in and conduct a holistic investigation into the activities of ALPHABETA CONSULTING LIMITED AND ALPHABETA LLP, with a view to uncovering the massive corruption, money laundering, tax evasion etc going on in the company. Kindly note that one of the companies being used to perpetrate money laundering by the company is still another company named Ocean Trust Limited.
“The only hope of our client and indeed the teeming Nigerians who are victims of the crimes being perpetrated by these companies, in seeking justice is the commission, which we strongly believe in and therefore call on the commission to cause a holistic investigation into this case and all involved with the aim of bringing these criminals to justice, and not allow their claims of being untouchable to be validated. Kindly note sir that as our client is willing and able to provide information to substantiate the claims, though, we will plead for these to be done through us as he is presently fearing for his life having been receiving death threats from a lot of quarters because of this case.”
However, a top EFCC source from an independent inquiry revealed that the anti-graft commission has responded to the petition and, as a matter of fact, prepared the charge report and Tinubu who does not want the charge report made public has gone cap in hand to meet his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari to have the charge report swept under the carpet.
It is not clear as of the time of filing this report what the President's response will be considering the fact he needs Tinubu's invaluable support and cooperation to have the South West delivered to him in the forthcoming presidential election.
Source : Daily Global Watch
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