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The United Kingdom Charity Commission says it has received many complaints about the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation in London concerning allegations of financial misconduct and conflicts of interest.

The UKCC’s spokesperson, Sarah Hitchings, told our correspondent in an email that the commission had also started a broad investigation into the matters because the foundation had violated its regulatory standards.

She said, “We have received complaints about this charity and issues including alleged conflicts of interest and alleged financial misconduct.

“We currently have an open case in relation to this charity and have been in with the trustees.

“We have recently become aware of further information about potential wrong-doing at the charity which is of regulatory concern to the commission and we are currently considering this new information. We cannot comment further while our case is live.”

Meanwhile, the commission refused to comment on any actions taken against the recently sacked London-based Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Anne Welsh, on allegations of money laundering.

“We cannot give information about a charge on the chief executive officer – this would be a question for the Police,” Hitchings added.

The Chief of Staff to former President Obasanjo, Mr. Victor Durodola, had toldSaturday PUNCHthat Welsh was relieved of her duties due to allegations of money laundering activities.

“It is true and it is sad,” he said, while commenting on the sacking of the former chief executive.

SaharaReportershad earlier obtained a video footage, which showed that Welsh was allegedly involved in plotting a $4.9m (N980m) scheme to exploit the Ebola Virus Disease tragedy in West Africa through helping a group of “Lebanese businessmen,” who wished to donate money to the Obasanjo Foundation for some works in Sierra Leone.

The footage revealed that the group demanded that it would make a donation of $2m (N400m) to the foundation if it helped it launder the balance of $2.9m, which Welsh agreed to.

“I had to go through training, through president Obasanjo, political training for one year to become discreet,” she said in the video,” adding that, “Sometimes, we get dollars from people who give money to our foundation and they say they don’t want it to be known that they donated the money, but they want to have a letter on our letterhead and a letter from Obasanjo just to say ‘Thank you’ for your kind donations to the foundation for the work to Ebola.’ That’s it. That is what we normally do.”

Welsh had also demanded from the group an interest of 30 per cent on the $2.9m.

“At least 30 per cent; think about the hard work I’m going to put into this, you will be so grateful to me,” she said.

The video evidence had also showed that the group agreed to give her the 30 per cent, which was $90,000 (N180m), and detailed how the money would be transferred via a Nigerian bank.

http://www.punchng.com/news/we-get-many-complaints-against-obasanjo-foundation-uk-commission/

There is nothing they will do to OBJ the man is a good dribbler than maradona he always cover his tracks. UK commission better find another thing to investigate.

It not a new story na Abi no be the Welsh issue again?

This confirms the fact that Obasanjo is a crook, a criminal. No wonder he was ing BabaOneChance during the elections.

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Ezekwesili - Obasanjo is not corrupt

saint obj

Na today una know say the man and everyone around am corrupt?

Or una just de turn blind eyes.

Kai obasanjo na u sabi

Just here to book space

Sweetguy25:
Ezekwesili - Obasanjo is not corrupt

Show me where Oby said that.... Sometimes i just wonder the frequency the brains of some people function at

Corruption revolves around Obj.There is always this issue of sincerity in all of obj dealings. The man is a an hypocrites and a sadist.

Nights are short, days are long; one day wrongs shall be ruled by rights.

Truth will surely rule over lies.

Put abasonjo in jail asap!

This is serious! Am happy this morning...

In GEJ voice 'stealing is not corruption

Ok

This is called empirical evidence. If babaonechance wants to probe, he must include Obj and his $16 billion power scam. Any selective probing of GEJ would be resisted by the great people of the lower Niger region

sosanova:
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For ice
For illi

Korruption

No wonder GEJ sidelined him buh GMB accepted him.... I pity Buhari's govt wit d likes of Obj advicing him.. We are watching

ShowYourCertificate:
This confirms the fact that Obasanjo is a crook, a criminal. No wonder he was ing BabaOneChance during the elections.

Because he himself is afraid of going to jail.

Ok

the man who is giving buhari tips of how to lead

Benfaco:
Just here to book space

You no know say you don old...abi?

ShowYourCertificate:
This confirms the fact that Obasanjo is a crook, a criminal. No wonder he was ing BabaOneChance during the elections.

No doubt OBJ is a crook. But is it the same reason he ed the El Clueless babanochance in 2011?

Obj father of corruption, spreading his tantacles in foreign land. Na wa Ooooo.

“Sometimes, we get dollars from people who give money to our foundation and they say they don’t want it to be known that they donated the money, but they want to have a letter on our letterhead and a letter from Obasanjo just to say ‘Thank you’ for your kind donations to the foundation for the work to Ebola.’ That’s it. That is what we normally do.”

The last sentence summarizes what the Obasanjo Foundation was set up to do. To launder funds illegally through backdoor channels. Obasanjo, a so-called saint that is critical of the government in power, accusing her of corruption is indeed "a saint". I believe in a sane country governed by the rule of law, this is just enough to put OBJ back in jail, the default habitat of illegal orangutans.

Sweetguy25:
Ezekwesili - Obasanjo is not corrupt

Oby Ezekwesili served in OBJ's govt in different capacities. By trying 2 defend OBJ, she is equally defending herself.
Bunch of corrupt people.

Many fools abound on this thread. How does this implicate obj?