Dasukigate: The Sun Newspaper Returns N9million It Got From Ex-NSA, Dasuki
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The management of The Sun newspaper issued the statement below, Sunday,
to announce its return of the N9million it received from the office of
the National Security Adviser “as compensation for the seizure of its
newspapers and stoppage of circulation during the Goodluck Jonathan
administration in June 2014.”
It said the the N9million cheque had since been returned to the
Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, for onward passage
to the office of the National Security Adviser.
NPAN and N120 million compensation: Our position
In
deference to public outcry and the need to protect its corporate
integrity, the Management of The Sun Publishing Limited has returned the
N9 million received from the Presidency through the Newspaper
Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) as compensation for the
seizure of its newspapers and stoppage of circulation during the
Goodluck Jonathan administration in June 2014.
In a statement issued yesterday and signed by its Managing
Director/Editor-in- Chief, Mr. Eric Osagie, The Sun said it took the
decision following the controversies, which the payment of the
compensation had generated and the need to come clean on the matter.
The statement reads further: “The Management of The Sun Publishing
Limited has considered the public outcry and diverse controversies
generated among media houses, the Newspaper Proprietors Association of
Nigeria (NPAN) and the public over the N120 million paid by the Goodluck
Jonathan administration as compensation to newspaper companies for the
unlawful seizure of their newspapers and stoppage of circulation by
armed soldiers in several cities across the country in June 2014.
Having reviewed the situation, we wish to state as follows:
After the unlawful action of the military, to which The Sun lost
millions of naira, we had signified the intention to commence litigation
against the Federal Government along with other affected newspaper
companies.
2. However, at the level of the NPAN, which The Sun is a member, a
decision was collectively taken to accept the Presidency’s offer of
peaceful settlement in place of litigation in the interest of peace and
national security.
We were later informed of the payment of N120
million compensation out of which the sum of N9 million was paid to The
Sun Management by the NPAN.
At the time the compensation was paid, we had no inkling whatsoever
under which expenditure sub-head in the Presidency the fund was sourced
and that it was allegedly part of the funds meant for the purchase of
arms.
As a very responsible newspaper organization, which places premium on
ethics, individual and corporate integrity, we are certainly
embarrassed by the turn of events and the unfortunate insinuation of
involvement in the illegal sharing of the nation’s commonwealth and the
feasting on the blood of soldiers fighting the war against insurgency.
We believe strongly in our corporate integrity and principles of
fairness and social justice, which have driven our business
considerations over the years.
In the light of the foregoing, we have
returned the cheque of N9 million to the NPAN for onward transmission
to the source through which it came.
We have seen that the good intention not to seek redress in court has seemingly backfired.
We
have also given notice to our lawyers to immediately commence the
process in court to redress the huge loss suffered through the actions
of the military.
We assure our teeming readers of our commitment to serving them
faithfully and conscientiously by upholding the time-tested principles
of fair business ethics, equity and social justice.
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