Why I collected N2.1 bn from Dasuki – Dokpesi
Following his reported arrest by the EFCC over N2.1 billion
arms scandal,Raymond Dokpesi, founder of Daar Communication, owners of
Ray Power radio network and Africa Independent Television, has said the
money he received from the office of the National Security Adviser
during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan was payment for media and
political campaign for the 2015 general election.
Mr. Dokpesi’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, had earlier told PREMIUM TIMES
his client had written to the EFCC informing the anti-graft body it
never did business with the NSA’s office.He said
“What I know is that the EFCC wrote to Daar Holdings asking for a
list of directors and whether it has done any business or contract with
the office of the NSA in the past and how much was involved,” the
lawyer said in a telephone interview.“We wrote them a reply to say Daar
did not do any contract with the office of the NSA and we are ready to
give them all the information they need,” he said.
But according to the News magazine, Mr. Dokpesi, in statement
released by his company on Wednesday, explained he was invited by the
chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, to “shed more light on some payments
that were made to him through the office of the erstwhile National
Security Adviser to the former President, Malam Sambo Dasuki”.
“Dokpesi explained to the EFCC officials that the N2.1 billion
that he collected from the former NSA was payment for publicity and
media political campaigns during the 2015 General Elections,” the paper
quoted the statement as saying.
Mr. Dokpesi “made his statement on the various media exposures and
campaign transactions which were dutifully carried out based essentially
on contractual obligations/relationship”, the statement added.
The statement was however silent on why Mr. Dokpesi received payment
for a political media campaign, which ordinarily should have been the
prerogative of the Peoples Democratic Party (Mr Jonathan’s party), from
the office of the NSA.
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