Femi Fani-Kayode was alleged to have applied for $2 million to open situation offices for pre and post-election monitoring for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) across the country.
The situation office/room was meant to monitor the elections nationwide to ensure that the PDP was not in any way short-changed in the electioneering process which is similar to the APC Situation Rooms.
It was learnt that a highly placed middleman with top connections within the presidency brokered the deal and the sum of $1.5 million was approved for the project.
It was gathered that no such office was opened in any part of the country even as the general elections have come and gone. And the middleman who facilitated the contract has understandably not got his cut and now threatening a showdown with Fani-Kayode.
Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation under former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government was also alleged to have bought a brand new Range Rover 2014 model for his girlfriend at a whooping cost of $70,000, equivalent to over N13m also allegedly from the proceeds of the contract.
However, according to the Personal Assistant to Fani-Kayode, Jude Ndukwe, he claimed the situation room project never came through them.
“The situation room project never came through us. We were not involved in it. We never received a Kobo for any situation room project,” he said.
Ndukwe said further: “I am sure you know who is involved in the project but you want to beam your searchlight on us. If we bought a car, is that news? You can write what you want. We will meet you in court,” he threatened.
The Herald
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