FFK Won’t Return N26m To EFCC – Spokesman

Contrary to a news item aired by a television outfit, MITV, and some news platforms that former Minister of Aviation and Director of Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organsiation, Chef Femi Fani-Kayode, has agreed to return the sum of N26 million to the Economic and Financial Crimes omission, his spokesman has debunked the story.
According to a statement signed by his media aide, Jude Ndukwe, “Reports that are coming out of MITV that Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has agreed to return 26 million naira to the EFCC in an attempt to settle his case at the Abuja Federal High Court out of court with them are false.
“The matter was adjourned in the Abuja Federal High Court today primarily because a new lawyer in the person of Mr. Ahmed Raji SAN was now handling the case and he needed time to be properly briefed on the matter and to go through the file. Under no circumstances will Chief Fani-Kayode pay any money back to EFCC or any other government agency because he never collected any money from any government agency in the first place. The reports are false, embarrassing and mischievous.”
Fani-Kayode was on Monday arraigned by the EFCC before Justice John Tsoho on a fresh five-count charge bordering on money laundering.
The ex-aviation minister was accused of allegedly collecting N26 million from the Office of the Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and using same for media campaign.
Count two of the charge read that;” You Femi Fani-Kayode, converted N26 million cash paid from the office of the National Security Adviser for the purpose of media campaign when you ought to have reasonably known that the said funds formed part of an unlawful act contrary to section 15 (2) (b) of the Money Laundering Act.”
Justice Tsoho adjourned the matter till March 14 for commencement of trial.