A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, was on Wednesday quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) for allegedly receiving N450million from the Coordinator of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in Lagos State, Adewale Onilere, during the countdown to the 2015 presidential election. Operatives disclosed to The PUNCH that the N450million was part of the N23bn ($115m) allegedly disbursed to the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 36 states of the federation by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
A source at the EFCC told PUNCH that Onilere, who is the Chairman of the PDP in the Somolu Local Government Area, allegedly received N650m from the campaign organisation out of which N450m was given to Obanikoro. The EFCC source said, “Onilere received N650m and then delivered N450m to Obanikoro at his house. Onilere gave Obanikoro the money in the presence of some PDP leaders. So, on Wednesday, we invited Obanikoro to tell his side of the story. However, Obanikoro denied receiving any money from Onilere.“Since Obanikoro is currently on administrative bail, we let him go. However, we have invited Obanikoro and Onilere to come to our office in two weeks’ time to face each other. Surely, we will get to the bottom of this.” Meanwhile in a text message to PUNCH, Onilere denied handling stolen funds saying, “It is certainly false and I know nothing about it. Thanks.”
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