Ekweremadu Faces Trial Over False Declaration Of Assets

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, will be charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) next
week by the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF).

He will be arraigned for “false declaration of assets” — the same charge Senate President Bukola Saraki is answering questions over.

Ekweremadu is accused of having assets in United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America
which he allegedly did not disclose in his declarations to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

Meanwhile, report gotten has it that the officials of the ministry of justice and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are expected to leave for the UAE on Monday to seek the forfeiture of eight properties allegedly linked to Ekweremadu.

The forfeiture is being pursued under a bilateral agreement reached between the two countries after President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015.

Sahara Reporters had reported that Nigeria requested for information on
Ekweremadu’s assets relying on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI), a multi-jurisdictional instrument for exposing hidden assets and incomes.

Nigeria is a signatory to AEoI.

According to the website, two “undeclared” properties were also traced to Ekweremadu in the UK and three in
the US — bringing to a total of 13.