The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP), Chief Olu Falae, has opened up on his emotions
towards the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund that was
recently linked to him.
Olu Falae says he feels ashamed to be linked to the $2.1
billion arms scandal
The Punch reports that Falae, on Thursday, January 21,
while speaking on the scandal at the party’s National
Executive Council meeting in Abuja, said he was ashamed
to be linked with a former National Security Adviser, Col
Sambo Dasuki (retd), and the $2.1billion arms scandal.
Falae told his party stalwarts that he would open up on
the contentious N100 million that he collected from the
former chairman, Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, and “silence the
blackmailers.”
According to him, the last time he saw Dasuki was in
1987, when he was Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, during the government of former president
Ibrahim Babangida.
“For people to even mention my name in connection with
Dasuki, I feel ashamed for Nigerians to even say such a
thing. It is wicked and a sin against God. I am sure they
know that what I am saying is the truth; that there was
no connection between SDP or myself with Dasuki.
“We did not take any money from Dasuki. The money sent
to us was by the PDP based on the exchange of letters
between us, which establishes the contract.
“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.
“I said this because I can’t come here without addressing
this issue, so that you know what you take home. We are
very proud of the way we have handled this matter,” he
said.
The elder statesman assured that the SDP would triumph
over what he described as a campaign of calumny by
certain forces to mar its leadership.
“I have said so several times and I will say so now that
as a believer in God, I did not collect even one naira from
Col. Dasuki. Not just 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 of the Federation.
“So we worked together, that was on 1987. That is 29
years ago. So, ladies and gentlemen, please, put your mind
at rest. I have nothing to do with Dasuki. I took no money
from Dasuki. The N100m they are talking about, it was the
money sent by the PDP to your party, SDP, following our
endorsement of their presidential candidate,” he said.
Falae reportedly collected the sum of N100 million from
the former Board of Trustees (BOT) of Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih. The money allegedly came
from the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki.
Falae, on Sunday during a church service at St. David’s
Cathedral, Ijomu street, Akure, Ondo state capital tried to
explain to worshippers that he was not involved in the
diversion of security funds traced to Dasuki, but was
booed by the congregation.
He has insisted that his party would not return the N100
million it collected from Chief Anenih to the government
coffers.