Why I Donated 50 Million Naira into Obasanjo’s Library - Atiku
According to Naija news Reports, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ,The former-Vice President has unveiled the true Reason's why he paid fifty million naira to Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
Revealing why he gave such money to the presidential Library and edifice through a press release to Naija News on Monday, he said it was a donation.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Mallam Babalele Abdullahi, Atiku Abubakar’s son-in-law, did not donate any money in cash to the Olusegun Obasanjo Library. Yes, he did facilitate a donation of fifty million naira to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, but so did many other individuals, including civic-minded traditional rulers, state Governors, bankers and captains of industry. This is because the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library is a non-governmental organisation that plays a pivotal role in promoting peace and stability in Nigeria, and that should be applauded.”
Speaking further he said, “Donations to institutions set up to promote peace in Nigeria and Africa are to be commended, not criminalised. Presidential libraries in America and other parts of the world are similarly funded by donations from civic-minded individuals.
For the avoidance of doubt, Mallam Abdullahi’s donation of fifty million naira was made via a bank transfer, in full compliance with the law. He did not donate or make any payment in cash, as the EFCC is erroneously and salaciously misleading the public. Furthermore, the sources of these funds are completely legitimate and have been conclusively proven to the EFCC. It is instructive to note that even the EFCC has not once claimed these funds to be the proceeds of any illegal activity whatsoever.
Naija News recalls that a transaction that has become part of the larger money-laundering probe by EFCC of the €150million is been investigated by the anti-graft agency.
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