Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has disclosed how his election was funded two years ago by the Zenith Bank Plc, fund raising, donations from friends and associates as well as sales of campaign souvenirs, saying; “I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and former Minister of State for Defence,
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro either by cash, cheque or electronic transfer.”
The governor is reacting to the allegation linking him to money allegedly diverted by Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro which has resulted to frozen of his account.
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to publish statements made by Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his son or any other person associated with money from the NSA office
where they claimed they gave him money for the election, adding that “EFCC is only acting a movie scripted, produced and directed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari just to silence me being a major opposition voice in the country.”
On the alleged involvement of President Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari in the Halliburton scam, the governor challenged the president’s wife to visit the United States of America to convince Nigerians that she was not the Aisha Buhari mentioned in the judgment, convicting William
Jefferson.
He said; “it is on record that the President has visited USA three times and his wife did not travel with him. Equally, she ought to have visited USA last year September to chair a United Nation programme but she sent wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki to represent her.”
The governor said; “the management of Zenith Bank, which majorly funded my election, called me to …Read More
Source:: Nigerian Pilot
