The Director General of the
Federal Radio Corporation of
Nigeria, Ladan Salihu, diverted
public funds into his private
accounts during his stint as head
of the radio’s Kaduna office,
PREMIUM TIMES can report
today.
This paper had reported on a
range of corruption allegations
and indictments against Mr.
Salihu, and how former President
Goodluck Jonathan ignored those
red flags to appoint him the DG of
the state radio.
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained
evidence showing Mr. Salihu
engaged in other acts of brazen
theft and corruption.
This newspaper has obtained
copies of bank deposit slips,
which show how a man named
Aminu Gombi paid N800, 000 each
for sponsorship of programmes
aired on Radio Nigeria into Mr.
Salihu’s personal account with
Union Bank and that of his
company, Lead Point Nigeria Ltd,
with Diamond Bank within one
week.
The payment into Mr. Salihu’s
personal account: 3711030036777
with Union Bank, Waff Road,
Kaduna branch, was effected on
May 28, 2007 through deposit slip
number: 0818052.
For Mr. Salihu’s company account
0132010000320 with Diamond
Bank, Mr. Gombi did the
transaction on May 22, 2007
through deposit slip number
1093690.
On the address space of the
deposit slip, Mr. Gombi wrote “c/
o Newsroom Companion FM. 1045
Katsina”.
According to current and former
officials of the FRCN, the two
deposits diverted by Mr. Salihu
were funds meant for the
coverage of the swearing-in of the
former Governor of Katsina State,
Ibrahim Shema, and the
installation ceremony of Emir of
Daura, Abdulmumini Usman.
Interestingly, Mr. Gombi wrote
different sets of names on the two
deposit slips. For Union Bank, he
wrote “Aminu A. Gombi”, while
for Diamond Bank transaction, he
wrote “Muhammed Aminu A.
Gombi”.
Sources familiar with the
controversial transaction alleged
that one million naira was meant
for each of the programmes but
Mr. Gombi was compensated with
N200, 000 on each of the transactions.
Contacted, Mr. Gombi confirmed he was a
staff of FRCN.
He however denied comment on the
allegations. “Excuse me, excuse me, I am not
in the mood to talk now. You don’t know
what I am going through now,” he said.
He also did not reply a text message sent to
him.
PREMIUM TIMES’ previous report showed
how Mr. Salihu engaged in forgery of receipts,
diversion of public funds, unauthorised sale
of government property, among others, when
he was heading the Kaduna station of the
Radio Nigeria.
The FRCN boss denied the allegation in a letter
sent by his lawyer to PREMIUM TIMES after
the first story was published. He threatened to
sue this paper.
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