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The American International School Abuja agreed to refund $760,910.84 paid for children’s tuition in advance by the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, as revealed in a letter sent by the school to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The newly inaugurated governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, is under fire for appointing his predecessor, Yahaya Bello's nephew, Ali Bello, who is being
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has announced the appointment of Dr. Folashade Ayoade as the Secretary to the State Government. Ayoade, was the SSG in the last eight years of the immediate past Governor, Yayaha Bello. The governor also announced Ali Bello, a nephew to Yahaya Bello, as the Chief of Staff. The new CoS to the Kogi governor is being prosecuted by Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 18 counts bordering on money laundering and misappropriation of about N3 billion.
The nephew of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Mr Ali Bello has sued the American International School, Abuja (AISA) over a breach of contractual Agreement for Prepaid School Fees Until Graduation duly executed in 2021. He is seeking among others N100million in damages against the school authorities for refunding the sum of $760,910.84 paid to the school account towards the education of Governor Bello's children to a third party, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without any court order or his consent.
Facts have emerged on how the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seized the $760,910.84 that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State paid to American International School, Abuja, as prepaid school fees for four children until graduation, over alleged money laundering. Documents obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday show that Governor Bello through his nephew, Mr Ali Bello had entered an agreement with the school to pay tuition for his four children up to graduation in advance to secure their future.