A Yola High court has sentenced former Adamawa State Governor Bala James Ngilari to five years in jail without an option for fine.
In June of 2017, “the EFCC has arrested a former governor of Adamawa State, Mr. James Ngilari, for his alleged role in the sharing of N450m in his state during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.
The money was said to be part of the $115m (N23bn) which was allegedly distributed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The EFCC had last week arrested the PDP chairman in Adamawa State, Joel Madaki, over the Diezani fund.”