Olu Falae, a former secretary to the government of the federation, has shed more light on how he disbursed the N100million he received from a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, ahead of the 2015 elections.
Speaking to Premium Times, Falae said the fund was received through the account of his party, Social Democratic Party (SDP), before it was distributed to the state branches of the party.
Olu Falae explains How he Spent N100million Given to him by Tony Anenih
The 78-year old also dismissed statements by some party members that they were not aware that the N100million was received by the party from the PDP, for the elections.
He said: “It is true I received the money for the party and then it was distributed to the state branches of the party for onward distribution to other levels of the party.
“The money came through the party’s account and it was through this account that the monies were distributed.
“The account is there for everyone to verify. I can assure you that all the branches of the party in the states received the money.
“We have over 200,000 people in the party, am I supposed to go around telling everyone that I have received the money.
“I have my integrity intact. I was a former MD of a bank, I was a former minister and a former secretary to the government of the federation.
“Once they cannot link us to the Dasuki thing, they are coming up with all sorts of things.
“Based on my integrity, these allegations should be discarded. At 78, what will I be doing with public funds.”
Falae’s statement comes days after he admitted collecting N100 million from Tony Anenih, a former chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the PDP.
Naij.com recalls that the money was part of at least $2.1 billion allegedly diverted by a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, from arms purchase to politicians.
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