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Buhari Approves Appointment Of Ex-Minister He Once Declared Wanted Over Alleged Corruption

In the early 1980s, Bello Maitama-Yusuf topped the list of most wanted fugitives by the Buhari military administration for alleged corruption.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Minister of Commerce Bello Maitama-Yusuf as member of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Mr Yusuf, 72, was accused of corruption by the Buhari military administration in the early 1980s. He went into exile to avoid prosecution.

Mr Yusuf and late Umaru Dikko, then minister of transport, topped the list of most wanted fugitives by the Buhari military administration for alleged corruption.

Decades later, Buhari approves the appointment of his ‘most wanted fugitive’ as a member of the railway board that has Ibrahim Alhassan as chairman.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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