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‘he stole N13B from Oyo State’ Finance Commissioner bombs Ajimobi’s in-law
Former Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Bimbo Adekambi recently dropped a bombshell when he alleged that the candidate contesting the Oyo South Senatorial District election under the Accord Party, Kolapo Kola-Daisi stole more than 13 billion Naira belonging to Oyo State.
Adekambi who served as Commissioner under former Governor Abiola Ajimobi in a radio programme monitored by papermacheonline claimed he has all the documents detailing how and when the atrocities were committed.
Speaking in Yoruba language, the former commissioner narrated his ordeal with the EFCC when he was arrested to state his side on the missing funds and the alarm he raised when he saw the figures.
Kolapo Kola-Daisi, one of the sons of prominent businessman, Chief Kola Daisi is the Senatorial candidate contesting the Oyo South Senatorial District.
He was at a time arraigned by the EFCC with the MD of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo and others for stealing N1billion from Heritage Bank.
Kolapo resigned as a Treasurer from Heritage Bank and joined politics where he attempts to become a Senator .
Group Exhumes Kolapo Kola Daisi’s N1B Fraud After Securing APC Senatorial Ticket
An Oyo State youth forum, Oyo Vanguard has petitioned the anti graft agency, EFCC over the alleged N1b fraud perpetuated by Kolapo Kola Daisi who just won the ticket of the All Progressive Party (APC) for the Oyo South Senatorial District some years back.
Kolapo Kola Daisi, is the son of foremost Nigerian industrialist, Bashorun Kola-Daisi (CON), and married to Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s daughter, polled 212 votes to defeat the incumbent, Kola Balogun, who scored 93 votes; former Oyo State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sharafadeen Alli (107 votes); Adegboyega Adegoke (53 votes); Bimbo Adekanmbi (98 votes), Rotimi Adeniyi (four votes) and Waheed Olajide (two votes).
It will be recalled that Kolapo Daisi, an in-law to the former Oyo State Governor, Late Abiola Ajimobi, alongside the Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifiesimama Sekibo, were arraigned before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for an alleged fraud of N1 billion.
They were charged along with others including Dimire Dike, Wumi Adeniyi, Funmilayo Taiwo, and Akeem Durotoye.
The charges border, among others, on conspiracy, stealing, obtaining money under false pretenses, and forgery.
Sekibo, Late Ajimobi’s son-in-law, conspired with others and obtained money under false pretenses and forgery.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleged that the defendants obtained the sum of N1bn from Heritage Bank Plc “by falsely representing the sum as proceeds of Vlamings Professional Limited’s investment in Heritage Bank Plc.”
The commission accused them of dishonestly converting Heritage Bank’s property, in the sum of N1 billion for personal gains.
They were accused of forging a document titled ‘RE: Expression of Interest in Agric Fund Management Scheme.”
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly forged the document dated April 2, 2015, “purporting it to be a loan scheme executed in favour of Vlamings Professionals Limited.”
The EFCC claimed that the defendants sent the document to it (EFCC), hoping it would be mistaken as genuine.
Kolapo Kola-Daisi is currently the treasurer of Heritage Bank
In a recent development, a group of youth in the state, have kicked against the party for giving Kolapo Daisi the party ticket to represent the people of Oyo North constituency in the senate in the coming general election despite having a pending financial matter.
In a statement shown to papermacheonline reporter, the group stated that its discouraging and unlawful and advised the APC to be careful as it might cost the party a lot at the polls.
Microbiologist wins N5m Heritage Bank’s Sponsored Next Titan Season-4
A 22-year-old fledgling entrepreneur, Mr. Iyeh Kennedy has emerged winner of Season 4 of the Next Titan, Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show sponsored by Heritage Bank Plc, as headline sponsor.
Kennedy is the MD of Blue Leaf Herbs and Spices which is into 100 percent organic cultivation, production and packaging of spices with the objective of reducing importation of spices from outside the country. He is a graduate of microbiology from Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.
He beat three other contestants at the grand finale of the season 4 of the Next Titan held in Lagos recently to win the star prize of N5 million from Heritage Bank and a brand-new Ford Ranger from Coscharis Motors to kick start his business.
The Next Titan is Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show, a brain child of Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, where thousands of ambitious young entrepreneurs compete and a winner emerges to cart away with a grand prize of N5 million and a brand-new car to start his or her dream business.
The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo said the bank has been sponsoring the Next Titan with other sponsors for the last four years in a bid to harness the youths and instil the spirit of entrepreneurship in them.
Sekibo, who was represented by the Divisional Head, Structured Assets, of the Bank, Mr. Kehinde Olugbemi said Heritage Bank believed in creating, preserving and transferring wealth across generations, adding that if they can teach a couple of people how to catch fish, they will in turn teach others so that wealth can be created, and employment generated.
He enjoined the other contestants who did not win to regard themselves as winners because they had learnt some invaluable concepts such as strategy, team work from the judges who are quite experienced in their areas of expertise.
In an interview with journalists, Mr. Kennedy said, “I can’t express myself right now. I left Enugu to come and pursue this dream and even lost my lectureship job with Godfrey Okoye University while on the programme. This prize means life and everything to me now and it also means that the vision which I have for Nigeria has just begun and waiting to be accomplished.”
At the grand finale four finalists: Miss Adenike Ogundoro, a baker; Mr. Sam Dioka, an ecopreneur; Miss Amaka Nworah, a shoe maker and Mr. Kennedy competed for the star prize of N5 million and a brand-new Ford Ranger.
The panel of judges made up of Mr. Kyari Bukar, Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG); Mr. Tonye Cole, Executive Director and Co-founder of Sahara Group, Chris Parkes, Chairman/CEO of CPMS Africa, an integrated marketing communications firm and Lilian Olubi, CEO of Primera Africa Securities Limited evicted Miss Nworah after each of them made their business presentations and unanimously upheld Mr. Kennedy as the star prize winner and Mr. Dioka as first runner up winner.
The four finalists emerged from the top 16 contestants with the brightest ideas that were shortlisted from 50 aspiring entrepreneurs that were selected from auditions held in Abuja, Port-Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos recently.
The 16 contestants lived together and competed among themselves by carrying out weekly business tasks and challenges around the city of Lagos for nine weeks on television and with weekly evictions in the boardroom by the judges.
Earlier, in his address of welcome, Kunle-Akinlaja, the Executive Producer of the Next Titan Nigeria noted that in the past three years and with the support of the sponsors and judges, they had been able to give out millions of naira and brand-new cars to young entrepreneurs with a deliberate attempt to inspire their spirit of entrepreneurship.
He said besides the contestants, millions of other young aspiring entrepreneurs who are watching the show are also encouraged to see entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
The executive producer noted, “I’m absolutely grateful to the sponsors and the judges who have always collaborated with us by supporting the Next Titan Nigeria every year and by believing in our objective which is about demystifying entrepreneurship and presenting it as what young unemployed graduates should start leveraging on to build lasting wealth for themselves and for the nation.”
Heritage Bank Fights To Dispel N150M Fraud Charge
Top financial isntitution, Heritage bank is fighting tooth and nail to counter the allegation that some of its staffers are involved in a N150 million fraud.
Employees of telecommunications company, MTN are also fingered in the alleged fraud reports claim is receiving interest from the police.
The bank claimed the report was not correct citing that all those fingered in the fraud that saw bankers steal funds from customers account and telecoms employees prevent them from receiving alerts are not staffers of Heritage bank.
Handlers of the financial institution are currently bombarding the social media space with the bank’s position – even as the story of alleged fraud refuse to die.
