I RECEIVED MONEY FROM ANENIH BUT NOT UP TO WHAT WAS QUOTED TO EFCC- TANKO YAKASSI

Alh. Tanko Yakassi

While reacting to the news of him receiving some money from Anenih, he said, though he actually received some money from Anenih for some assignment he carried out with some other eminent persons he led but the quoted amount was more than what he received. 

In a telephone interview he had with PUNCH, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, denied ever receiving  from Chief Tony Anenih #63 million  as alleged in a letter to EFCC.

When he was asked how much he actually received, Yakassai said he was not at liberty to say because the matter is in court and that it is when they both go to court that each party will tender evidence to back up his claim.

He said he will definitely defend the committee he headed when called upon for questioning by the EFCC because a report was submitted for the assignment carried out in the Northern Nigeria. 

He also said nothing was given to the traditional rulers out of the said money.

He said, “The amount being bandied about is not what was given to me. It is true Chief Anenih gave the committee of eminent persons which I headed some funds for our assignment, the money being quoted is not what we received.

“The committee of nine persons which I led was given an assignment to reach out to traditional rulers on the need for them to ensure peaceful elections in their domains because there was tension in prior to the 2015 general elections.

“We went round 18 states and Abuja where we met two in each of the states we visited, we started with the Sultan of Sokoto, we could not meet with traditional rulers in Gombe because on the day of our visit, Boko Haram attacked the town and there were reports that they were targeting the Government House where we were at that time.”

“The money the committee received was for logistics such as transport and accommodation. We wrote a report after our assignment which started on January 14 and ended on February 15, 2015, the records are there.”