Gbolahan Obanikoro, the son of former Minister of State for Defense
and Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has finally spoken up of
his alleged role in the $2.1billion arms deal scandal.
Obanikoro and his brother Babajide were on the radar of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC allegedly traced about
N4.75billion was traced from the office of former National Security
Adviser Sambo Dasuki to a company, Sylvan McNamara Limited, in which the
two men have interest.
According to VANGUARD He said, “My involvement with this company
ended as far back as 2013 before all these incidents and before my
father was even appointed as a minister, so any dealings that transpired
after that is of absolutely no concern or business of mine.
“The bank is available to confirm who the signatories to the account
are and the Corporate Affairs Comission, CAC, is also available to
confirm who the directors of the company are. I am positive the
authorities if at all they are investigating this matter will discover
this.”
Obanikoro’s son further spoke about his house allegedly bought in
2014: “I built my home in Nigeria in 2010, and I opted to buy a town
home in the United States in 2014 during which period my wife had our
3rd child. My focus for almost a decade has always been on business and
the private sector and not politics. I have been working hard and
fortunate to run a successful business. So it is definitely not out of
place for me, and it is most certainly not a crime to buy a house.”
He said that the Obanikoro name is the envy of many from political opponents of his father and brother to personal adversaries.
“But that’s ok. We are a God fearing Muslim family and a family
deeply united with profound love and admiration for one another. We have
individually and collectively accomplished a lot and as far as I am
concerned the best is yet to come for the Obanikoros,” Gbolahan
concluded.
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