Accord Party, led by Senator Rashidi Ladoja , a former
Governor of Oyo State, has confirmed that it received the sum
of N100million from former Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih ,
ahead of the 2015 Presidential election.
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had
traced N260million to Anenih's account from the Office of the
National Security Adviser, headed by Col. Sambo Dasuki - the
funds which is believed to be from the $2.1b meant for the
procurement of arms.
Reports had however said, Ladoja was also a beneficiary of
the arms deal scam.
According to a statement by the National Secretary of Accord,
Mr. Nureni Adisa , the N100million Ladoja got from Anenih
was for the party to mobilise support for Goodluck Jonathan 's
re-election - given that Accord did not field a Presidential
candidate for the election.
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The statement titled; “Release of One Hundred Million by
Chief Tony Anenih” read in part: “Our attention has been drawn
to a newspaper report that the sum of N100m was released to
the Accord leader, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja by Chief Tony Anenih,
the (former) Chairman BoT of the PDP.
“We confirm that the sum of N100m was given to the party
through our leader after series of meetings between the
leadership of Accord and Chief Tony Anenih in preparation for
the 2015 general elections.
Part of the issues discussed at the meeting, the statement
said, was how to support the presidential candidate of the
PDP, which was Jonathan, the need to ensure that peace is
maintained to enhance peaceful movement during periods of
campaign, elections and after the elections and the need for
the PDP to support Accord’s campaign effort.
It added: “Accordingly, the PDP (former) BoT Chairman, Chief
Tony Anenih released the sum of N100m for these purposes
through our leader, Sen. Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja.
“The money released was accordingly used for the purposes as
stated above.”
However, Anenih, in his letter to the EFCC, explained that the
money was a part refund of the money Jonathan instructed
him to release to some political groups for mobilisation and
post-election peace advocacy.
He said N100m was given to the leader of the Social
Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae; N100m to Ladoja and
N63m to a group headed by elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko
Yakassai - the funds which all three have confirmed they
collected.
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