Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the
president on media and publicity has reacted to allegations that he
collected N50 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser
(ONSA).
Speaking on Wednesday, January 6 in a chat with Daily Independent,
Adesina said the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will respond to
allegations made by Nduka Obaigbena, the chairman and editor-in-chief of
This Day newspaper.
“Please direct all questions to the Nigerian Guild of Editors.
But I believe the body will soon issue a statement on what actually
transpired,” he said.
Obaigbena who is embroiled in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal had
on Monday disclosed that it was not only his company that collected
funds from Dasuki. He said the NGE also received N50 million from the office of the national security adviser.
Adesina was the president of the guild at the time the payment was allegedly made.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been investigating
how the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) shared $2.1
billion in funds meant for fighting Boko Haram, and a lot of top
politicians have been implicated.
Reportedly Obaigbena received at least N650m from Dasuki for questionable transactions.
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) which
comprises owners of newspapers in Nigeria, has also been accused of
having received a share of the funds meant for arms purchases.
The NPAN was said to have received N120 million from Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) , the former national security adviser.
In reaction, the association said it was not aware the money was from the office of the NSA,
adding that it collected the money and distributed it to some of its
members as an out of court settlement after the military stopped the
distribution of some papers in 2014.
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