AISHA BUHARI CORRUPTION CASE: US Court documents reveal Aisha Buhari’s involvement in the Atiku-Jefferson Scandal
Progressive Congress Presidential Candidate, APC, Muhammadu
Buhari’s daughter, Aisha Buhari, was used as conduit and
engaged in fraudulent wire transfers, from
her Nigerian account in favour of Congressman Jefferson via the
ANJ Group LLC.
The US District Court Memo states that Congressman William J.
Jefferson between August 2000 and August 2005, Congressman
Jefferson sought hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of
himself and family members.
In return, the defendant used his congressional office to promote
the business interests of bribe-paying companies whose very
success was dependent upon the approvals of certain United
States and West African government agencies and officials.
Congressman Jefferson further compounded his criminal
culpability by conspiring with others to pay a bribe to the then-
sitting Vice President of Nigeria.
The WhistleNG in an exclusive report stated that in hushed and
sometimes cryptic taped recorded conversations, Congressman
Jefferson explained in detail how the success of the Nigerian
telecommunications venture depended on bribing the Vice
President of Nigeria, who the defendant described as “really
corrupt.”
The US District Court during their investigation also revealed that
William’s Jefferson in one of his numerous bribe schemes wired
$170,000 to a Nigerian account in the name of Aisha Buhari.
“During the investigation of his numerous bribe schemes, law
enforcement agents learned of several wire transfers from
offshore territories into U.S. financial accounts that were either
controlled by the defendant or whose proceeds were made
available for his benefit.
See Donald C. Semesky, Jr., Tr. at 104 – 116; see also
Government Exhibits 36-87 (6/26/02 $170,000 wire transfer from
account in Nigeria in the name of Aisha Buhari to an account in
the name of The ANJ Group, LLC, identifying “William Jefferson”
as Beneficiary), Government Exhibits 36-90 and 36-91 (11/28/03
$50,000 wire transfer from account in British Virgin Islands in the
name of Dawson Creek Traders to an account in the name of
Jefferson Interests, Inc.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission in their reports
dated June 22, 2006 also stated that former Vice President, Atiku
Abubakar was summoned by the US government for Investigation
into the iGate/NDTV business deals involving Congressman
Jefferson which also contained Hajia Aisha M. Buhari’s Bank
records and transfer history.
Reports from New York Times Story (April 29, 2007) revealed
Aisha Buhari on the dubious $1.2m campaigning contract to help
the Former Akwa Ibom State Gov, Obong Attah, boost his image
and attract investment to Akwa Ibom in his bid to become
President of Nigeria, as well as a contract where Aisha Buhari
served as a consultant to orchestrate enormous name golfers to
go to the opening of the Uyo Golf Resort commissioned by
Former Governor Obong Attah.
As indicated by the Nytimes story “she (Aisha Buhari told him that
her father was the former military ruler of Nigeria, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, and that her American friends included
politicians like Mr. Jefferson of Louisiana.”
The former governor also verified the claim by New York Times
when he said, he knows Ms. Buhari’s father, who is still a
powerful Nigerian politician, by reputation. He also met her, he
said, in 2001 when she accompanied a group of American
politicians that included Mr. Jefferson to Akwa Ibom to see oil-
related pollution problems there.
“All I needed to do was ask Aisha if she knew him,” Mr. Attah
recalls.
General Buhari has since denied that Aisha Buhari is his daughter
in spite of the contrary proofs, pretty much as he denied his
adopted son, Mr. Mohammed Buhari who was likewise captured
in May 2014 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) for swindling a woman Mrs. Nwokwocha Florence of
N20m to put resources into an oil and gas business with a
guarantee to make mouthwatering returns to the woman.
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