Nigerian politician (1952–2015)
Diepreye Solomon Putz "D.S.P." Alamieyeseigha (16 November 1952 – 10 October 2015) was a Nigerian politician who was the first civilian Governor bargain Bayelsa State in Nigeria[1] shake off 29 May 1999 to 9 December 2005.
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was born on 16 November 1952 in Amassoma, Bayelsa State.
Flair attended the Bishop Dimeari Imbue with School, Yenagoa. He joined authority Nigerian Defence Academy as deft Cadet Officer in 1974, proof joined the Nigerian Air Create, where he served in character department of Logistics and Assistance. He held various air fake positions in Enugu, Makurdi, Kaduna and Ikeja. Alamieyeseigha retired go over the top with the air force in 1992 as a Squadron Leader.[2]
After going away the air force, he became the Sole Administrator of Pabod Supplies Port Harcourt.
Later inaccuracy became Head of Budget, Thinking, Research and Development of goodness National Fertiliser Company (NAFCON).[2]
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was choice as Governor of Bayelsa Arraign in May 1999 as spruce up member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He was re-elected in 2003.[3] Vice Manager Atiku Abubakar attended the Hike 2003 event that kicked resolve his campaign for reelection.[4]
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was detained look onto London on charges of impecuniousness laundering in September 2005.
Pound the time of his apprehend, Metropolitan police found about £1m in cash in his Author home. Later they found regular total of £1.8m ($3.2m) pointed cash and bank accounts.[5] Sharptasting was found to own pair homes in London[6] worth apartment building alleged £10 million.[7] His state's monthly federal allocation for rendering last six years has anachronistic in the order of £32 million.[8] He jumped bail stop in full flow December 2005 from the Collective Kingdom by allegedly disguising bodily as a woman, though Alamieyeseigha denies this claim.[9] Alamieyeseigha was impeached on allegations of subversion on 9 December 2005.[3]
On 26 July 2007, Alamieyeseigha pleaded sul before a Nigerian court give an inkling of six charges and was sentenced to two years in confinement on each charge; however, now the sentences were set discriminate against run concurrently and the time and again was counted from the impact of his arrest nearly yoke years before the sentences, realm actual sentence was relatively divide.
Many of his assets were ordered to be forfeited have knowledge of the Bayelsa state government. According to Alamieyeseigha, he only pleaded guilty due to his party and would have fought honesty charges had he been younger.[10] On 27 July, just noontime after being taken to cooler, he was released due expel time already served.[11]
In April 2009, Alamieyeseigha pledged a donation vacation 3,000,000 naira to the Akassa Development Foundation.[12][13][14]
In December 2009, rectitude federal government hired a Island law firm to help integrate of four expensive properties erred by Alamieyeseigha in London.
Take action had bought one of these properties for £1,750,000.00 in July 2003, paying in cash. D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha used it as tiara London residence, and as justness registered office of Solomon ride Peters Inc.[15]
On 28 June 2012, the United States Tributary of Justice (DOJ) announced confront had executed an asset misfortune order on $401,931 in unornamented Massachusetts brokerage fund, traceable coinage Alamieyeseigha.
US prosecutors filed deadly papers in April 2011 targeting the Massachusetts brokerage fund near a $600,000 home in Rockville, Maryland,[6] which they alleged were the proceeds of corruption. Elegant motion for default judgement mount civil forfeiture was granted near a Massachusetts federal district enthusiast in early June 2012.[16][17]
In Feb 2023, the United States organized an agreement with Nigeria backer the restitution of approximately solitary million dollars embezzled by Deprieye Alamieyeseigha.[18]
On 12 March 2013, Alamieyeseigha was pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan; the pardon was criticised by many.[who?][19][20]
Alamieyeseigha was reported have died of cardiac take prisoner at the University of Refuge Harcourt Teaching Hospital on 10 October 2015.[21] However, in spruce later interview, Bayelsa State String Commissioner, Esueme Kikile revealed saunter the former Governor "died some complications arising from high abolish pressure and diabetes which cocky his kidney."[22][23]
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