● Owes Unity Bank 400M ‘bad loan’
Desperate to replace Governor Mai Mala Buni as the National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress APC is notorious bank debtor Architect Waziri Bulama who is famous for living large on loans that were never repaid.
Waziri Bulama is the managing director of KDC Construction in Maiduguri and a younger brother of the former Bank of the North Managing Director Late Alhaji Mohammed Bulama.
Leveraging on his relationship with the bank MD, Bulama took several loans from the bank without any form of security or collateral to the bank, several documents from the Central Bank of Nigeria and AMCON reveals.
Bulama’s name was among 13, 000 Nigerians who have refused to settle their debts with various banks published in 2009 by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN.
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been dragging the Borno born Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress APC over unpaid N400 Million bad loan.
In 2016, a Presidential Inter-Agency Committee on recovery of loans granted to commercial banks and corporate organisations by AMCON set up by the federal government invited Bulama to discuss payments of its bad loans.
According to records published by the CBN, Bulama took a loan of 123,260,000 with the name Waziri Bulama Mustapha from then Bank of the North which later transform into Unity Bank.
Also his firm, Paveblock Nigeria Limited also took loans of 56,362,500 and 39,681,000 at different times from the bank.
Waziri Bulama also used his KDC Construction Limited to take N72,635,000 and 8,765,091 from the bank.
Several sources said the loans does not follow normal banking procedure and many undue advantage were given to Bulama because of his relationship with then managing director, his brother.
“The Bank of the North later transformed to Unity Bank Plc, the bank in its efforts to retrieve the loan dragged Waziri Bulama to AMCON but Bulama insisted he could not pay because he does not have any money.” a source said.
Several sources said the Unity Bank is also planning to arraign him in court should AMCON fails to help the bank retrieve its fund.
Buluma, who was the Deputy Director General (Coordination) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the last general election is said to be using his closeness with the presidency to stop AMCON from taking over his assets.
Waziri Bulama is also contesting for the post of APC National Secretary to replace Mallam Mai Mala Buni who emerged Governor of Yobe State, North East Nigeria.
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Attached is pages of 13, 000 Nigerians who have refused to settle their debts with various banks published in 2009 by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN. Waziri Bulama is on Number 3, 20 and 45 on the list
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