Governor Storms Bureau de Change & Blows N300M In 1 Hour

According to a report on The Nation, a serving northern governor is under investigation for allegedly changing N300million to dollars and ‘blowing’ it under one hour. He allegedly exchanged the cash to lobby party leaders for governorship ticket. According to findings, the recklessness of the governor was allegedly spotted through financial intelligence. It was gathered that the governor had approached Bureau De Change in Abuja for the change of Naira for the dollars.

It was learnt that he opted for foreign exchange to avoid the movement of the bribe sum being trailed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to investigation, it was learnt that the operators of the Bureau De Change were also shocked by the huge exchange transaction by the governor.

A top source, who knew about the sleaze, said: “It is just unfortunate that a serving governor exchanged N300million for dollars in Abuja to lobby some party leaders for governorship ticket.

“After getting the dollars, he met with some officials of a party in order to sway the ‘final’ decision of the party in his favour. After about an hour, the cash was already disbursed. But he has forgotten that the electorate will determine his fate, not naira or dollars. His predecessor spent the same way and lost out with the party.”

Another reliable source added: “Due to the curious nature of the transactions, the Bureau De Change operators became suspicious and raised the alarm. The operators were jittery because they could be held accountable by anti-graft commissions if the deal is uncovered.”

An anti-graft agent said since the transactions were traceable, the allegation against governor was being looked into. “The suspicious transactions by the governor are already being looked into. All the processes will be trailed, no hiding place for anyone again. We will also expose the beneficiaries of the illicit transactions to the relevant agencies for probe. So, the said transaction is certainly under investigation.”

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