An estranged political associate of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko yesterday punctured holes in the claims by the governor that Zenith Bank sponsored his electioneering campaign in 2014.
Aluko, Director General of the Fayose Campaign Organisation, said that contrary to the governor’s claims, his campaign was bankrolled directly by the Presidency through the office of the then National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki and some oil contractors.
“Before the primaries of March 28, 2014, funding came from the Presidency only. After the primaries, various individuals, banks, corporate organisations registered with token amounts (so as to play along),” he said in a statement.
“But after the elections, contractors came in with funds to solicit for patronage. The current Secretary to the State Government was secretary of Fayose’s campaign organisation while a member of the state assembly representing Ekiti South II, Mr. Awodumila was treasurer.
“We know as a party that there was no record of Zenith Bank sponsorship of our elections”.
On Fayose’s financial worth prior to the election campaign, Aluko said he could not boast of N10 million in his account before then.
“In fact, he sold one of his houses in Ghana and showed me the cash in the trunk of his white Lexus Jeep at his private residence in Afao Ekiti. The recently mentioned funds are the funds he is using within his accounts in the banks”, he stated.
Aluko who fell out with Fayose after the governorship election, had earlier alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan gave $2 million cash to Fayose for the PDP primaries and another $35 million for the election proper.
Aluko gave details of how Fayose used his personal friend, Mr. Abiodun Agbele to launder money and pay various sums paid into the governor’s personal accounts after the election.
“On August 22, 2014, Agbele paid in N50 million cash and another N118.706 million into Fayose’s Account No. 1003126654. Agbele also paid N49 million cash into Spotless Account No. 1010170969 on June 17, 2014 (four days before the election).
“On August 4, 2014 when Fayose became governor-elect, he deposited the following amounts in cash himself -N40 million, N36 million, N35 million, N24 million, N20 million and N14 million, totaling N170 million in one day.
“So Zenith Bank gave him these funds to lodge in his account with the bank after becoming the governor-elect? So which election was the bank sponsoring?
“The questions are many because Ayo Fayose was already governorship candidate and governor-elect during this period and Zenith Bank could not have been sponsoring him from their bank and using aircraft to bring cash from Abuja/Lagos to Akure.”
Aluko also said Fayose benefitted hugely from the cash deployed for Jonathan’s 2015 re-election project with funds coming from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Said he: “Ayo Fayose was sworn-in on October 16, 2014.By January 30, 2015 he made cash deposit of N145 million into the account of De-Privateer Limited and also on April 18, 2015 he paid cash of N70 million into the same account.
“The N300 million fixed deposit no. 9013074033 in April 2015 from Abbey in Ayo Fayose’s name can’t be from Zenith Bank but from ONSA /Dasuki for presidential campaign and presidential election.
“These funds were used to purchase choice properties in Abuja, Lagos and Dubai through other banks in Ekiti which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is working on”.
Aluko thunder strike you and ur future. If u did not fall out with Fayose,would you have said all these things? Political bigot...you are ow a saint of APC abi? Bagga.
ReplyDeleteThunder fire you too Ode.
DeleteFayose will definitely have his day in court. Until then the monies will be safe as frozen
ReplyDeleteI am surprised this Aluko man is still alive considering the fact that he has fallen out with his former buddies and paymasters'.He must be lucky or very careful moving around
ReplyDeleteAre you insinuating that he should have been assassinated? Wonderful thought!
DeleteObviously you don't understand what I meant and failed to understand how politicians operates in Nigeria.I can bet Aluko himself must be afraid for his life taking this stand against prolific looters and irresponsible politicians of which he himself was part of in the beginning
DeleteDr Tope Aluko is saying the right thing. You should be careful of people you move with. Don't allow your closet friend know your secret because of time like this.
ReplyDelete@Denis and Co. Many of you are the problems of this country. You mean that records shouldn't be straightened out and that Criminals like Fayoshe should be protected in the obvious face of all these criminality? Gentle men, we must start from somewhere.
ReplyDelete@Denis and Co. Many of you are the problems of this country. You mean that records shouldn't be straightened out and that Criminals like Fayoshe should be protected in the obvious face of all these criminality? Gentle men, we must start from somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThat was how Jonathan and his p dupe p-pdp brought the present hardship the country is swimming through. Me think that the EFCC should massively arrest every card carrying member of this criminal organisation called party and their family members including the ones yet unborn so that sanity could reign again. Buhari should double his effort in this direction because pdp is a monster that must be exterminated at all cost.
ReplyDeleteLet all Nigerian enemies fall apart and reveal all the hidden secrets to expose themselves so that we can see all the evil they have done to us.
ReplyDeleteSincerely, l love it this way and want it to continue. God truly answered Nigerian prayer.
I the Arab world, this turncoat called aluko would have been dead by now. See what apc turns people into? How did you know actual amounts in somebody,s personal account? This born throw away is being coached by his Fulani paymasters to cause mayhem in ekiti state just because he was not made an SSG, WHAT A WORLD. Why hasn't buhari told the world how his own election was sponsored when its on good authority that takfiri regimes such as turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Wahhabi regimes sponsored his election hence the gradual descent into an Islamic empire here. Has he asked amaechi where and how he got the hundreds of billions he used in sponsoring him during the election? Shameless people should leave Fayose and ekiti alone and face their internal decadence starting with their corrupt wives and children.
ReplyDeleteMumu wherever Buhari's campaign money came from it definitely was not money meant to procure arms for soldiers in the battlefield. People died becos of the callousness of these people and you sit here and ask stupid questions like this? Are you ok at all?
DeleteMaybe the money came from where workers were to be paid salaries. Lol
DeleteSee what Badluck Ebele Jonathan and people destructive party did to Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteFayoshe god must reveal your secret very soon.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that some fools still support PDP and thieves like Fayose. Yes, fools be cause one kobo, you did not receive from this billions yet you come here to post your support for thieving politicians that have stolen your future and that of your coming generations. May thunder strike all of una.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that some fools still support PDP and thieves like Fayose. Yes, fools be cause one kobo, you did not receive from this billions yet you come here to post your support for thieving politicians that have stolen your future and that of your coming generations. May thunder strike all of una.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how gullible ppl can be. Aluko who 2day is apologizing 2 moro he is saying som tin else is really confused and unstable. More over y should only PDP members singled out 4 persecution especially critics pls u guys should open ur eyes 2 all d illegality going on in dis country and condemn it vehemently.
ReplyDeleteGod bless Nigeria
ReplyDeleteAll of una Na dsame including fayose, aluko, pdp and apc. C as una De bite bite una self cos Personal interest and greed.
ReplyDeleteGOD bless Naija
PDP AND APC ARE ALL CORRUPT. PERIOD!!
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