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The Federal High Court in Kano, yesterday, discharged and acquitted former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, and former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Coordinator in 2015 general elections, Mansur Ahmad, of money laundering charges. The duo were initially paraded by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, in May 2018 for allegedly collecting the sum of N950million from Mrs. Nenadi Usman, then director of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign in March 2015 for the re-election of Jonathan. The EFCC alleged the monies distributed by the PDP under Jonathan’s administration were proceeds of stolen funds looted from public treasury.The anti-graft also alleged that the transaction of the money did not followed standard banking rules, thereby committing offences under Section 1(a) of Money Laundering Act 2011, punishable under Section 16 (2b) of same Act. ....
N950m campaign fund: Court discharge Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Aminu Wali, Mansur Ahmed On By Bashir Bello A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has on Friday discharged and acquitted the former minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali and Director General, Jonathan Campaign Organization, NorthWest, Mansur Ahmed accused of receiving N950 million campaign fund. The duo were arraigned alongside Senator Ibrahim Shekarau by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before the court on 24th May, 2018 on six count charges that the trio received the monies on 25th March, 2015 from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP without transacting through a financial institution contrary to section 1(a) of Money Laundering Act 2011, punishable under section 16 (2b) of same act. ....