Dasukigate: I didn’t collect one naira from Dasuki –Falae

National Chairman of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae has again stated, that he did not receive any money from embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, and that he was ashamed to be named in the scandal of money for arms procurement that was allegedly misappropriated.

Chief Falae, who stated this while addressing party faithful, in Abuja after the party’s National Executive Council meeting, said: “I have said so several times and I will say so now as a believer in God, that I did not collect even one naira from Col. Dasuki. Not just that, that I have had absolutely no feelings whatsoever, with Col. Dasuki.

“I think the last time I saw Col. Dasuki must have been in 1987, when he was ADC to General Babangida and I was Secretary to the Federal Government. So we worked together, that was on 1987. That is 29 years ago.”

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He stated, that the N100 million in question was transferred into the party’s account.

According to him, he has fixed next week to adequately address his alleged involvement in the ongoing arms deal scandal, adding, that those seeking to blackmail him would permanently shut their mouths and have nothing any more to speak about the issue by the time he presents his side of the story next week.

He said the alliance he entered with the PDP was normal in a democracy, saying he did same for Buhari’s defunct All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, in 2007, when Buhari ran as its presidential candidate.

He said: “Some people are still writing spurious nonsense but I intend to address the press sometimes next week, probably in Lagos, to tell my story so everybody can hear and the blackmailers can shut up forever.”

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