Former NSA Dasuki Implicates Jonathan, Says The Ex- President Ordered Money Sharing
Category: Nigerian National News
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki has said he handed
over the N10 billion given to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination
convention delegates to former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special
Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa and the aide-de-camp.
He said the money was given out by the two aides, on the directive of
Jonathan, noting that, apart from collecting the cash, he had nothing
to do with it.
As at press time, no slush funds had been traced to Dasuki’s personal accounts, it was learnt.
Dasuki, who protested that the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) had subjected him to “media trial”, said such a
treatment might jeopardise his defence.
Also yesterday, it was gathered that the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) confirmed that the N10 billion was sourced from the Signature
Bonus Account (oil block Account).
But the ex-NSA expressed regrets that he was being vilified by the
EFCC when he acted on the instructions and approval of the President and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
He said he had no foreign account and his local accounts are in Skye bank Plc, GTB and Standard Chartered Bank.
Dasuki’s Statement of Witness/Accused Person has been filed in the
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of his
arraignment today or tomorrow.
He said: “I wish to state as follows: That I have been publicly
indicted and any statement may jeopardise my defence. Having been
briefed by the EFCC investigators on why I was invited, I will answer
the charges in court. As such, I do not wish to make any further
statement on the matter.
“That I am aware in November (I cannot remember the exact date), my
office requested the CBN to exchange N10billion from the account of the
Office of National Security Adviser domiciled in CBN. The money was
exchanged at $47m and some Euros which I cannot remember. The exact
amount was delivered at my residence.
“The money was for delegates that attended the nomination convention
for the PDP. Presidential nomination. The money was paid and sent to
Hon. (Waripamowei) Dudafa (SSAP Household) and ADC(C-IC) for
distribution on the instruction of the President.
Based on the statement of Director of Finance and administration
(Salisu), Ibrahim Wambai, and Yazidu Ibrahim, all the cash (both foreign
and local) are usually given to them for official use.
I also noted the statement of Sagir Bafarawa whose company is Dalhatu
Investment which he stated that he received the sum of N4,633,000,000
from the account of the Office of the NSA. I authorised the payment .
The money was for vehicles, motorcycles for youth empowerment and women
sent to Saudi Arabia. I got the proposal from the President. I do not
have the proposal; it should be at the office in the Villa.
“I have seen the statement of the Zenith Bank account where N5billion
was paid. I authorised the following payments, among others: Jabbama
Ada Global Nigeria Limited (N400m); R.R. Hospital (N750m); ACACIA
Holdings LTD (N1.25b); Barr. I.M. Bala (N150m); African Cable TV (N
350m); Nigerian Defence Academy (N159m); B.B. (N350m); Abuja Electricity
Distribution Company (N125,503, 255.11); Coscharis Motors (N119m).
“The payments were meant for various partners as earlier listed. I
know Basha Nigeria Limited to be owned by Hon. Bello Matawalle. I
authorided the payment of N380million for further disbursement to
members of the House of Representatives as campaign contribution. I
authorised the payment of N751million to HEIRS BDC Limited for
conversion to forex from the account of the NSA. Money was used for
operation in the Office of the NSA.
“I have seen the mandate from the CBN signed by me authorising
payment of various sums of money to Dalhatu Investment for the reasons
earlier stated.
“In respect of funds given to Amb. Bashir Yuguda between December
2014 and 2015, I authorised the payment of N1.5billion from the Office
of the National Security Adviser for political campaign in the last
elections. I remember paying DAAR Communications the sum of
N2.120billion from ONSA for media activities for the Presidential
Campaign 2015.”
Dasuki confirmed also payment of $146,639019.00 to E-Force Inter-Service Ltd
The ex-NSA added: “I do not have any company registered in my name, I
have no account with HSBC. All payments made from NSA accounts within
the period I was there were authorised by me.”
The CBN confirmed that the N10billion was sourced from the CBN/ OAGF Signature Bonus Account.
The CBN made the clarification in an October 29, 2015 letter to the EFCC’s Director of Operations.
The apex bank said: “Your letter ref: EFCC/EC/ CBN/ 12/163 dated 21st
September 2915 to the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and the
directive by the management that we provide some explanations, we wish
to state as follows:
“The N10 billion constitutes two tranches of N5.08billion each
debited to the CBN/OAGF SIGNATURE BONUS ACCOUNT NO 400225220 vide OAGF
memo Ref: FD/LP2015/1/28 DF to the Office of the National Security
Adviser A/C Number 20172241019 with the CBN Abuja and the second was for
credit into the account of National Security Adviser Account Number
1014199287 with Zenith Bank Plc Wuse II Abuja.
“The transactions were consummated on November 10, 2014. The mandate
that authorized the withdrawal of USD47.0m was from the Office of the
National Security Adviser(ONSA) with REF: NSA/366/S dated November 26,
2014. The mandate was processed for dollar cash payment to Mr. S. A.
Salisu on November 27, 2014.
“The USD5.0M was via a memo from the ONSA memo REF: ACCT/86/VOL. 2/
218 dated November 13, 2014. The National Security Adviser Account
Number 20172241019 was debited and dollar cash payment made to Mr.
Wambai Ibrahim on November 14, 2014 in line with the mandate.
“The Euro 4.0m and Euro 1.6m transactions were via mandate from ONSA
memo REF: NASS/ 366/S dated November 26, 2014. The NSA’s Account Number
20172241019 was debited and Euro cash payment effected as follows: Euro
4.0m on December 3, 2014 and Euro 1.6m was on December 24, 2014. These
sums were released to Mr. S. A. Salisu as stipulated in the mandate.
Attached are copies of all the relevant documents please.”
The CBN Governor was responding to a letter ( EFCC/EC/CBN/12/163) of
21st September, 2015 by former EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde.
The three-paragraph letter said: “ This commission is investigating a
case of Abuse of Office and money laundering of funds for special
services by the Office of the National Security Adviser which were
withdrawn in November 2014.
“We seek your kind assistance to provide available information on the
disbursement of the funds with copies of relevant documents, including
transfers to foreign and local banks and cash withdrawals.
“Thank you in anticipation of your usual cooperation.”
A Staff Officer Account 1 in the Office of the NSA, Yazidu Ibrahim
said in his statement as follows: ” I can testify that in the last five
years, for all the companies that were paid, VAT and Withholding Tax
were never paid for any contract.
“Also, to the best of my knowledge, there is no tenders board and
procurement unit at the NSA. The awarding authority for all contracts,
remains the NSA. All payments for contracts are (sic) based on directive
from the DFA. Sometimes, there were accompanying documents most times,
there was nothing except account details of contractors.
“In the last five years, the SAS imprest account has been passed and ONSA is getting direct funding from the government.
“I want to state as follows: many of the contracts were fake because
the payment were round figures. (2), many of the payments were related
to the 2015 presidential elections and not for national security. Many
of the cash payments were just looted. Many people in the ruling PDP got
huge sums of money”.
”The SAS imprest account is an account maintained by the NSA and the
Permanent Secretary, Special Service Office. This is where money for the
intelligence community is first paid before sharing between the ONSA,
NSA and DSS.”
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