The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Wale Oladipo, has denied a news report that he admitted receiving money from detained immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
Oladipo, in a statement on Monday, said he never received any money from Dasuki and had no financial dealings with his office.
He declared: “Before and after the election, I had no financial dealings with the Office of the National Security Adviser or any other government official.”
Prof. Oladipo in the statement issued in Abuja said the few monetary transactions he handled for the party were within the ambit of his official duties as the National Secretary.
He said at no point did he collect money from Dasuki or any other government official.
“The report is clearly politically motivated,” Prof. Oladipo said.
“I affirm that all my actions and communications are motivated by highest ideals of patriotism, transparency and commitment to national reformation,” he added.
•Photo shows PDP National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo.
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