Dasukigate: How I shared my N260m –Anenih

More details are being unearthed on the allegedly misappropriated $2.1 billion arms funds that was allegedly shared out to chieftains of the PDP for the 2015 general elections, as a former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT) Chief Tony Anenih has reportedly explained how he disbursed the N260 million paid into his bank account from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).

According to a letter he wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Anenih stated that he gave N63 million to a group coordinated by a former Special Assistant to former President Shehu Shagari (National Assembly Liaison), Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, for the 2015 presidential election.

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It was gathered that from this revelation, Yakassai may be invited for interrogation over the “curious” payment.
Anenih was said to have told EFCC that he didn’t benefit from the money, but that he only shared it, according to instructions.

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