The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has alleged that at least 58 former governors were involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.
This amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.
The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively. This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central states and North-East states for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60 trillion, by several billion
The EFCC is currently investigating, probing, and prosecuting 58 ex-governors from various regions of the country. Since the restoration of civilian government on May 29, 1999, there have been at least 170 governors serving in the 36 states of Nigeria.
The 58 ex-governors who are currently or have previously faced investigations by EFCC, with alleged amounts in question, consist of:
Late Abubakar Audu (N10.966bn);TA Orji and sons (N551bn); Yahaya Bello (N80.2bn); Chimaroke Nnamani (N5. 3 bn); Sullivan Chime (N450 million); Kayode Fayemi (N4bn); Ayo Fayose (N6.9bn)
Others are: Abdullahi Adamu (N15bn); Danjuma Goje (N5bn); Aliyu Wamakko (N15 bn); Sule Lamido (N1.35 bn); Joshua Dariye (N1.16 bn); Timipre Sylva (N19.2 bn)Saminu Turaki (N36bn); Orji Uzor Kalu (N7.6bn)
Also included are: Bello Matawalle (N70 bn); Lucky Igbinedion (N4. 5 bn); Musa Kwakwanso (N10bn); Peter Odili (N1000bn); Jolly Nyame (N1.64bn); James Ngilari (N167 m) AbdulAziz Yari (N84 bn); Godswill Akpabio (N100bn); Abdul fatah Ahmed (N9 bn); Ali Modu-Sheriff (N300bn); Willie Obiano (N43 bn).
Other governors are: Ibrahim Dankwambo (N1.3bn); Darius Ishaku (N39bn); Ramalan Yero (N700m); Achike Udenwa (N350m); Rochas Okoroha (N10.8bn); James Ibori (N40bn); DSP Alamieyeseigha (N2.655bn) Gabriel Suswam (N3. 111bn) Samuel Ortom (N107bn); Murtala Nyako (N29bn); Rasheed Ladoja (4.7bn); Christopher Alao-Akala; (N11. 5 bn).
Also in the list are:Abdulkadir Kure (N600m); Babangida Aliyu (N4bn); Abubakar Audu (N10bn) Idris Wada (N500m); Ibrahim Shekarau (N950m); Adamu Aliero (N10bn) Usman Dakingari and wife (N5.8bn) and Attahiru Bafarawa N19. 6bn).
The rest are: Jonah Jang (N6.3bn); Aliyu Doma (N8bn); Tanko al’Makura (N4bn); Boni Haruna (N93bn); Bindow Jibrilla (N62bn); Adamu Mu’azu (13bn); Isa Yuguda N212bn), and Mohammed Abubakar (N8.5bn).
