Posted on: 06:01 Fri, 22 Jan 2016



The National Chairman of the Social Democratic
Party, Chief Olu Falae, on Thursday said he was
ashamed to be linked with a former National
Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), and
the $2.1bn arms scandal.

Falae, who spoke on the scandal during the
National Executive Council meeting of SDP in
Abuja, said he would open up next week on the
controversial N100m that he collected from the
former chairman, Board of Trustees, Peoples
Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, and
“silence the blackmailers.”

The money is said to have been part of the
$2.1bn meant for the procurement of weapons
for the fight against Boko Haram.
Falae, however, said the last time he saw
Dasuki was in 1987, when he was Secretary to
the Government of the Federation, during the
administration of ex-President Ibrahim
Babangida.

He said, “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 you know
what you take home. We are very proud of the
way we have handled this matter.”

He expressed confidence that the SDP would
overcome what he described as a campaign of
calumny by certain forces to discredit its
leadership.

He added, “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.”