Popular for his famous attempt to scuttle the 2015 elections following his dramatic outburst during the counting, Elder Orubebe was one of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan's closest allies. Earlier this week, he was arrested and charges were filed against him on behalf of the attorney-general of the federation by Peter Danladi of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
Among other things, Elder Orubebe is accused of failure to declare that he owns two houses in Abuja. In addition, the federal government alleged that Elder Orubebe received a N70m bribe from one Pastor Jonathan Alota, whose company, Chemtronics Nigeria, the Niger Delta ministry awarded contracts to.
Elder Orubebe faces four charges. Count one reads: “That you, Godsday Peter Orubebe, while being a Minister of Federal Republic of Nigeria in charge of Niger Delta Affairs, on or about June 29th 2011 did make a false declaration in your asset declaration form by failing to declare plot 2722 Kyamu District Abuja on assumption of office on 26th September 2007 and on leaving office at the end of your tenure on June 29, 2011 and you thereby committed an offence under section 15 of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap C15 and as incorporated under paragraph 11(1) & (2) of Part 1, Fifth Schedule to the Constitution and punishable under section 23(2) of the CCB & T Act."
Count two involves his failure to declare plot 2059 Asokoro district, Abuja on assumption of office on September 26, 2007 as his property, while count three involves collecting the sum of N50m from Pastor Jonathan Alota. Count four involves him collecting an additional N20m from Pastor Alota as additional bribe for the contract awarded in favour of his company Chemtronics Nigeria for the construction of a skills acquisition Centre in Edo State.
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