Arms scandal: Return your N260m share, Oshiomhole tells Anenih - Punch

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on former Chairman, Board of Trustees, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, to return the N260m he allegedly got from the former National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) from the $2.1bn recovered Abacha loot meant for arms purchase to fight terrorism.

The governor spoke at a rally organised by the All Progressives Congress to receive prominent PDP leaders, including two former members of the Federal House of Representatives, Patrick Ikhariale and Abbas Braimoh, and their supporters who decamped to the APC on Saturday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had alleged that the Office of the NSA paid N260m to the former BOT chairman during the 2015 general elections.

Oshiomhole said, “We have seen (that) even the godfather’s name, Tony Anenih, is being mentioned. I want the godfather to deny or confirm it.

Read More >>>