A Nigerian blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has named a Nigerian popular blogger, Linda Ikeji as the female blogger who allegedly received N240m from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
Sambo Dasuki has been accused of diverting $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms for Nigerian soldiers to facilitate the fight against Boko Haram in the North-East.
He mentioned the names of a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, ex-governors and ex-ministers and many others who shared from the loot
SA Domestic to the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo had said he gave N240m to a popular female blogger in Lagos.
Reacting to the disclosure, Kemi took to her twitter page to indict Linda Ikeji as the female blogger who received the said amount to promote Peoples Democratic Party,PDP agenda during the last Presidential election.
The blogger also claimed that since she revealed the secret, Linda Ikeji quickly blocked her on her twitter handle. She added that the mansion bought by Linda in Banana Island was a gift from a politician in exchange of not running a certain implicating story.
Kemi who said she is an international journalist said “Blogger who allegedly got N240m from Dasuki is Linda Ikeji. 2015 rumour getting paid not to run a story in executive government for N550m house.
“Dudafa is on the run and allegedly gave LInda Ikeji N240m for consulting services. What they consulted about is not known to me.
“Nigerians will not tell the turth because they are scared of the people at the other end. Several people in the media got money from Sambo Dasuki. Linda blocked me on twitter so i will start talking now, but i hope she and her lawyers are reading my tweets.. I only speak the facts! I am not gonna block her.
“Problem with you Nigerians raised here is that you are mostly scared mumus that hide names. Popular blogger is Linda Ikeji! Amazing seeing people curse me now that Linda Ikeji has been fingered in Dasuki saga. You were not mad at Bode George, Dokpesi etc. I hope Linda proves me wrong because if i have to tell the story Dudafa allegedly paid her to kill, the internet will break!”
“In 2015, her sister Laura Ikeji a fashon blogger disclosed to one of my contacts that Linda was buying a N550m property. The property located in Banana Island, Lagos was allegedly a gift from a politician in exchange for not running a story.
Linda’s problem is her sister Laura. She took entire pics of the N550m mansion and threw them online fueling gossip. Linda does have the right to do whatever ads but the source of the money is another thing. She should tell EFCC.
When i learned about this, i was told the politician was a high ranking member of the executive branch of the government, no name. The problem is that Nigerians don’t see blogging as a modest income, yes it is! I have been blogging since 1999 as a side job.
“During the 2015 campaign, PDP had blogging conferences. Linda Ikeji and myself were contacted. Bloggers and writers included. Lola Soneyin.
“The PDP bloggers conference was about blogging warriors to blog all the good PDP has done. APC had their own too. PDP bloggers were supposed to get N200,000 and a gold plated iphone engraved with the logo. Linda Ikeji allgedly got N240m?
“Linda’s advertisers pay her as much as N4m a month on some banners. Banks, telecoms, retailers etc. she earns a modest income.
She did not run consistent political ads. She did page backgrounds for Goodluck Jonathan and Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for N10m a week, N80m a month.
Responding to the allegation, Linda denied having anything to do with the said money from Dasuki. She said though her name was not mentioned, but she is now trending on twitter as a result of the word “popular female blogger”
Linda said “So, social commentator and activist Kayode Ogundamisi tweeted this today…he didn’t mention any names but I am now trending on Twitter. Many assume he’s talking about me…and you can’t blame them really. He said…popular! I’m somewhat popular! He said female.. I’m female…duh! Lol. He said Lagos…I live in Lagos…in a posh place called Banana Island..lol. #Flipsweave! #Just teasing!
“So people are reacting and some actually believe it! That PDP or someone in the party gave me N240m? For what? Advert? This was why I didn’t want to get politics advert money in the first place o…and but then some of you advised that I do when I asked here and now see the gbege that I have entered…lol.
“But seriously for the record…no party registered or unregistered, no human being dead or alive gave me N240m for anything. The only advert I did for PDP was a page background take-over for former president Jonathan… and they asked for the space after I did a page background take-over for APC’s Akinwunmi Ambode. (I’m sure you all saw it). The two parties paid me same amount. I had a politics advert rate which I sent to everyone who wanted to advertise on LIB! And it was a few millions …which some of you followed to chop inside in the giveaway that April…lol. #Kidding!
“Anyway, all these bad belle people looking for ways to bring a woman down…like I always say…you can’t! Except you’re mightier than God! Whether you like it or not, I’m a hardworking young woman who God chose to bless the work of her hand and is using me to bless others. Get over it! I am here to stay! Not going nowhere! *wink*. Make I go find una more news ojare!”
Arms Deal: Linda Ikeji receives N240m from Dasuki
Hmm. I suspect a fowl play. I think Linda Ikeji received that money.
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