A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Chief Olu Falae has agreed to have collected N100m from the former Chairman, Board of Trustees (Bot) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih.
It was reported by New Telegraph yesterday that a former SGF and erstwhile governor in the South-West received N100 million each from the N260m Anenih received from the office of the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd)
Explaining his part, Chief Falae said the money was given to his party to support the former President, Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential election.
He explained that after Anenih wrote to him as the Chairman of BoT, he responded giving conditions for alliance as SDP National Chairman.
Chief Falae “In the build up to the presidential election, the PDP approached the SDP which I chaired. The then ruling party solicited for our support in order for President Goodluck Jonathan to win the March 28 presidential election.
“Anenih related with me as the chairman of the PDP BoT and I did same as the SDP National Chairman. He wrote to me as PDP BoT chairman and I wrote back as SDP National Chairman stating conditions/terms for the alliance.I have the record.
“It is true that N100 million was given to my party to endorse and work for the Jonathan’s candidature in the 2015 election. We used the money for that purpose and we effectively campaigned for the PDP since we did not have presidential candidate in the election. The money was not for me.
“Thank God I’m a retired civil servant. I have all the documents to prove all that transpired between the two parties. There was no way for me to know that the money was from arms fund.
“With all the money PDP has and having spent 16 years in power, how would I know that the money was from the arms deal? No reference was made to the arms deal. So, they should not bring me into the arms issue”
$2.1bn Arms Deal: Why I accepted N100 million from Tony Anenih- Chief Olu Falae.
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