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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Musiliu Obanikoro, the former minister of state for defence, on Wednesday, disclosed that N1.219 billion cash was airlifted to Ekiti state ex-governor, Ayodele Fayose during the 2014 election.<\/p>\n

Fayose is facing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over their alleged involvement in N6.9 billion money laundering.<\/p>\n

Giving evidence as a witness of the EFCC on Wednesday, Obanikoro told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he received the money from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a minister under Jonathan\u2019s administration. Sometime in 2014, we were going to have an election in Ekiti State. Some days before the election, I got a call from governor Fayose asking me if I received any message for him from ONSA, I told him I would call him later.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I had a phone conversation with the NSA and he told me that N2.2 billion was paid into the Sylvan Mcnamara Ltd account. And I handed over the N1.219 billion cash to Mr Agbele, the bank manager for onward delivery to Fayose. I didn\u2019t take N19 million, contrary to a publication by a Lagos based online platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about his relationship with Sylvan Mcnamara Ltd, Obanikoro stated that \u201cthe account was created to deal with the issue of Boko Haram in Lagos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe airlifted the funds from Lagos in two tranches because the aircraft could not accommodate the funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Justice Dimgba adjourned the case to February 27, 2024, for continuation of trial.<\/p>\n

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