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A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his wife and children have recovered three properties worth about N500m from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The properties include four terrace houses located at 44 Mamman Kotangora Crescent in the highbrow Katamkpe Extension area of Abuja; a parcel of land in Guzape District and a duplex at Olori Mojisola Onikoyi Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos. Our correspondents, who visited the properties on Thursday, observed that the erstwhile red paint inscription, ‘EFCC, Keep Off!’ had been wiped off on the walls of the buildings. Obanikoro, who defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party about a year ago, was under investigation along with his two sons for alleged money laundering. The ex-minister was accused of receiving N4.7bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) in 2014. About N2.2bn out of...

Emerging details have it that despite the noise and vigorous campaign that announced Former Minister Musiliu Obanikoro’s ambition to become a Senator – the aspiration may have ended before it officially stated. Sources disclosed occupier of the slot he is interested in, Senator Solomon Oamilekan Adeola has secured “approval” to recontest as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. Yayi, as the incumbent Senator representing Lagos West is popularly known was formerly neck deep in the campaign to become the next governor of Ogun state. But the man who provided wings for his gubernatorial ambition, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has told him to return back to base and begin the campaign to maintain status quo. Interestingly it was Asiwaju Tinubu that gave Obanikoro the go-ahead in moves to secure Lagos APC ticket as Lagos West Senatorial candidate. The move was part of arrangements that brought Obanikoro to the All Progressives Congress from the People’s Democratic Party “The ...

A grand plan is on. And if all goes as planned, former minister Musiliu Obanikoro may transform a Senator of the All Progressives Congress party from Lagos state. He will take over the seat of one of the supposed loyalists political leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not happy with. The victim is accused of quietly working against the “private” and “public” interests of the national leader of the APC. Obanikoro, the earmarked beneficiary though publicly claimed not to have defected to the APC is consistently seen in the company of the chieftains of the party in charge of Lagos State and the Federal Government. Koro, as he is fondly called, was elected a Senator on the platform of the Alliance For Democracy in 2003, he later defected to the People’s Democratic Party to the consternation of his political associates and backers – which includes Asiwaju Tinubu. He remained a passionate opposition of AD which transformed into Action Congress and later Action Congress of Ni...