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Dokpesi: Money I received was for publicity and media political campaigns

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High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi, Daar Communication (Ray Power and AIT) founder, has explained what transpired on Tuesday 1 December 2015 when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him.

In a statement signed by the management of DAAR Communications Plc, he said that around 2.00pm that day, the Ag. Chairman of the EFCC, Alhaji Ibrahim Magu, through a phone call, invited him to the Commission.

On getting there, he was requested to, “shed more light on some payments that were made to him through the office of the erstwhile National Security Adviser to the former President, Malam Sambo Dasuki.”

Dokpesi explained to the EFCC officials that the N2.1 billion that he collected from the former NSA  was payment for  for publicity and media political campaigns during the 2015 General Elections.”

High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi “made his statement on the various media exposures and campaign transactions which were dutifully carried out based essentially on contractual obligations/relationship.”

The statement however did not explain how the office of the National Security Adviser became the cashier office for the payment of campaign expenses and the source of the money.

A special panel  and the EFCC are probing how trillions of naira budgeted for defence were spent in the last eight years. An interim report by the panel already reported phoney contracts in excess of $2 billion.

7 responses to “Dokpesi: Money I received was for publicity and media political campaigns”

  1. Orrin Avatar

    Nigerians: at what point do we stop excusing the excess of others? So may be he is not the biggest thief, but he is still one. Let’s label him and others of his ilk accordingly. ‘Tif na Tif!’

  2. javatmk Avatar

    In addition to that apc paid channels television from it own account not federation account.

  3. bluebird 28 Avatar
    bluebird 28

    APC was not in power

  4. Kohwo Enaohwo Avatar
    Kohwo Enaohwo

    APC paid Channels Television N10 billion for last election, who is looking into channels?

  5. THE SOURCE Avatar

    is your Buhari nort owing civil servants in abuja-? Has buhari been able to tell us how he spent this years budget–of 4.6trillion–and the 5.6b that Mrs. Madueke left in NNPC–DOKPESI cannot buy arms for Nigeria

  6. adewale ogunniran Avatar
    adewale ogunniran

    upon this payment made to this man,he is still owning AIT staff salary for months
    ,God will punish him,he will rot in jail.

  7. Spoken word Avatar
    Spoken word

    thieves with no consciense

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