Did Presidential Spokesperson Femi Adesina Collect N50M from Dasuki handout? #Dasukigate

Today NG reports that Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Wednesday reacted to the allegations made against him by Chairman and editor-in-chief of Thisday newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena over the collection of N50m from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Dasuki Sambo.

But Adesina said the guild of Editors will be in the best position to respond to Obaigbena’s claim.

“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 also the President of the Newspapers Propriators Association of Nigeria (NPAN) had on Monday revealed that the Nigerian Guild of Editors collected N50 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser, in a further widening of the arms purchase scandal.

Since the revelation was made, some Nigerians have been demanding the resignation and interrogation of Adesina, who was the president of the Guild when the payment was allegedly made.

UPDATE: The President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Garba Deen Muhammad, has denied that his predecessor, now the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Femi Adesina, collected N50 million in cash from former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mohammad said the amount was the contribution of the former president at the N850 million fundraising dinner on April 10, 2014 for the building of a befitting secretariat to be known as the Editors’ Plaza.

In a statement made available to THISDAY wednesday, Mohammad said: “On 10 April, 2014, the NGE held a fundraising dinner at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, to raise N850million for the purpose of building a befitting secretariat in Abuja which shall be called The Editors Plaza. It was a public event, attended by several dignitaries among them federal cabinet ministers, state governors and captains of industry or their representatives.

“Former President Goodluck Jonathan was invited to the event at which he was represented by the former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr. Labaran Maku.

“At the event, Maku, among other donors, publicly pledged N50million as the federal government’s contribution towards the building project. Indeed the announcement of this donation has been on the website of the NGE since April 12, 2014; and is still there for those who may wish to verify.”

According to the statement, shortly after the event, the federal government redeemed its pledge through a transfer direct into the Zenith Bank account of the NGE.

“For the avoidance of doubt, neither Mr. Femi Adesina, who was the President of the guild at the time, nor any other official of the guild collected cash from the government.”

With files from ThisDay

Buhari ARRESTS Jafaru Isa, the first APC Chieftain in #Dasukigate

A former military governor of Kaduna State, who’s a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Lawal Jafaru Isa, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. His share is N100M

Isa, a close political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, was picked up by officials of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday night.

The APC chieftain is the first member of the ruling party that has been arrested by the EFCC in connection to the investigation into the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms, under the last administration.

Isa, a one-time governorship candidate of the defunct CPC in Kano State, is a close friend of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Premium Times reports that Isa was arrested at about 9pm on Wednesday, at his Abuja residence at Ajayi Crowther Street, Asokoro.

He was reportedly invited last week to appear before the EFCC on Wednesday clarify ‘some questionable receipts’ from Dasuki.

With files from YNaija

Why did #MEDIA outlets receive money from the NSA? #Dasukigate

I have NOT blogged for 5 days cos I have been working on EXPOSING people like Linda Ikeji, Nduka Obaigbena and Raymond Dokpesi #DasukiGate

— Madam Kemi Olunloyo (@HNNAfrica) December 15, 2015

Last month, I told you how media outlets were suffering in Nigeria without funds and salaries unpaid to employees. I also told you that the government doesn't bail out media workers. AIT owed 17 mos salary while ThisDay owed 5 mos-10 mos. Now we have seen the Chairmen of these companies getting money from the NSA but was it for bailouts? Even Nduka Obaigbena of ThisDay/Arise claims he gave some moneys to other newspaper as a result of the newspaper seizures lat year by the army. Nigerian Tribune denied getting N10M writing the EFCC promptly. Employees continue to suffer. The fleecing of Nigeria continues.

The Health Sector of Nigeria is the most looted with #Ebola money shared in the past administration #Dasukigate

If you are a PDP politician and you have not decamped to APC, Dr Buhari will investigate you. Sadly dumb Nigerians still haven't figured out the parties are the same people. They thought they were voting for change. Change my ass. Now lets ask Fashola and Amaechi what happened to the Ebola money. $110M from the World Health Organization.

Money meant for 36 states, a disease contained in 2 states (Lagos and Rivers) and a lot of EFCC arrests at the Federal Ministry of Health as the lefover money was SHARED. The health sector is the easiest to loot in Nigeria. OUR PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW. I was out there educating Ibadan as a Pharmacist on the streets telling ppl to wahs hands and all. Something I could have contracted with the state for. They are all thieves!

Who PAID for Seyi Shay's campaign concert appearance at #AsoRock? #DasukiGate

Next up in #DasukiGate, I wanna knowwho PAID Seyi Shay for the GEJ concert and was it from the arms account? It is only fair to ask these questions. We have seen a former Governor saying his millions were for spiritual reasons, a newspaper media mogul saying his was compensation for his media houses bombed by Boko Haram and another media mogul Dokpesi saying his was for campaign ads. Did all the campaign money come out of Dasuki's NSA account? Only time will tell. 

Compared to Twitter, My Facebook Post about Linda Ikeji is getting her NO SUPPORT #LindaGate

Nigerians are ridiculous people! They can rip Sambo Dasuki and all the people he shared the $2B NSA money with but when a popular female blogger in Lagos is mentioned, they side with her. Most Nigerians don't know me, I never lived in this country 37 years so they don't even know I blog. To start with Linda Ikeji herself hinted her fans about this allegation and none of them paid attention when she said her house was not a gift from a politician. The fact is that it  has something to do with it. 

What did she use the N242M for? Was it part of building that house? The fact is that Nigerians want to know what these politicians and media moguls used their own money for. Below is my Facebook post.

 #BREAKING @lindaikeji just BLOCKED ME on TWITTER so I will start TALKING now. I only speak the facts! I'm not gonna block his young lady I once helped when her blog was yanked for copyright reasons. I have a lot of dirt on Linda. She's young enuff to be my kid and I'm more globally prominent at blogging than her. There is no comparison. At 9pm I will reveal what I know about her and the N240M she allegedly received from #Dasuki. Everybody is acting like mumus on TWITTER writing "popular blogger got N240M from Dasuki" and cant mention her name. These are huge amounts of cash that has strapped Nigerians broke. Everyone is exposed. Governors, Ministers, Media moguls, newspapers etc etc now a blogger. Money meant to fight #BokoHaram.

Im still gonna petition the feds to find out what happened to the #Ebola money $110M from the WHO. That money went to Fashola and Amaechi's way from Dr Onyebuchi Chukwus office (Former Minister of health) None was used by states for prevention education when ppl like me was volunteering my time all over the streets of Ibadan trying to prevent an epidemic from reaching the largest city in West Africa. As a US trained pharmacist that volunteered my time with Ebola patients in #Congo 1995, I want accountability. I could be working at Health NG or NAFDAC but they dont want us cos we are snitches.

My handle is @hnnafrica

See u at 9pm for Linda exposee

#MadamKOO

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