Iyorchia Ayu, who was Director-General of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo’s 1999 presidential campaign has confirmed that he received money from Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki..
As the investigation into the alleged $2 billion arms deal scam widens, several names have been thrown into the mix as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempts to follow Dasuki’s money trail.
Iyorchia Ayu, a former Senator and Minister of Interior who’s name has also come up in the investigation, has confirmed that he received N345m from Sambo Dasuki.
He however revealed that the payment was for a consultation job he did.
Ayu did not specify what issues he was consulted for, but he did explain that the money he got from Dasuki’s office was for consultation on a difficult matter.
In an interview with Daily Trust, he revealed that: “When I served on the National Security Council as Minister of Internal Affairs, I got educated that various aspects of security work could be pushed under different classifications.
“Any funds remitted to the company were for consultancies on security related and electoral matters.
“When Colonel Sambo Dasuki assumed duty in June 2012, he approached me to assist based on my background as a social scientist and my previous involvement in government.
“Understandably, I provided the requisite advice whenever consulted on difficult issues. It is also public knowledge that I have considerable knowledge of Nigerian politics and skills for competitive political organisation.
“This is why in 1999, General Olusegun Obasanjo appointed me as Director-General of his campaign,” he stated.
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