Dasukigate: How Ex-Gov Ladoja Received N100m From Anenih

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Dasukigate: How Ex-Gov Ladoja Received N100m From Anenih

A former governor of Oyo state Rashidi Ladoja
collected N100million from Tony Anenih, a
former chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
according to Accord Party.


A letter to the chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu,
today, January 8, signed by Nureni Adisa, the
national secretary of Accord party and
obtained by Premium Times reads: “Our
attention has been drawn to a newspaper report
that the sum of One Hundred Million Naira was
released to the ACCORD leader, Senator Rashidi
Ladoja by Chief Tony Anenih, the (former)
Chairman BoT of the PDP.


Ex-Gov Rashidi Ladoja allegedly Received
N100m From Anenih


“We confirm that the sum of One Hundred
Million Naira 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.
“There was need to support the presidential
candidate of the PDP since ACCORD had no
presidential candidate.


“The need to ensure that peace was maintained
to enhance peaceful movement during periods of
campaign, elections and after the elections.
“The need for the PDP to support ACCORD
campaign effort.


“Mr. Anenih released N100 million for these
purposes through our leader, Senator Rashidi
Adewolu Ladoja.


“The money released was accordingly used for
the purposes as stated above.”


Accord party’s letter comes as a response to
a letter by Anenih to the EFCC that N100
million was given to the leader of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae, N100
million to the leader of Accord, Ladoja, and
N63 million to a group headed by Tanko
Yakassai.


Anenih accused of receiving payments from a
$2.1 billion slush fund, originally meant for the
purchase arms for the fight against Boko
Haram, but which was allegedly diverted by a
former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, said he was
instructed by former President Goodluck
Jonathan to release the funds to some
political groups for mobilisation and post-
election peace advocacy.