Chief Raymond Dokpesi’s Son, Junior, releases a press statement on his father’s detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Read his statement below:
1. It has become very imperative that following an article published in the Nation Newspaper and reprinted in other online and social media, that we provide more clarification on the current detention without trial of Dr. Raymond Dokpesi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja over allegations of Criminal Conspiracy and Money Laundering.
2. In the first place there is no iota of truth whatsoever that Dr. Dokpesi had a hand in any transaction with the former National Security Adviser regarding the purchase of arms, locally or internationally. This falsehood has become commonplace as his detention is constantly being associated with what has generally become known by the media as the $2.1 Billion US Dollars Arms Deal Scandal.
3. We will like to make it abundantly clear that Dr. Dokpesi’s DAAR INVESTMENT & HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD, initiated a proposal to the Presidency of Former President Goodluck Jonathan proposing a Multi Media Strategic Development Support Project to promote and project the achievements and highlight the challenges of his government whilst demystifying false information gleefully circulated by the propaganda machinery of the then opposition party.
4. The proposal was submitted to the Former President in person by Dr. Dokpesi and his team in the presence of the Former Vice President and the Former National Security Adviser at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. We must further emphasize that the proposal had absolutely nothing to do with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), nor the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
5. We understand that this proposal was thoroughly studied, approved and paid for by the Presidency through the office of the National Security Adviser which to the best of our knowledge has multiple budgetary sub-heads including for the promotion and propagation of information to sustain and stabilize the government and its administration.
6. We are still at a loss as to why a Federal Government that claims to have been popularly elected only about six months ago, will embark on a wide scale propaganda, misinformation and brazen falsehood just to achieve its objective of decimating its perceived political opponents and supporters of the previous government’s administration.
7. High Chief Raymond Dokpesi remains a law abiding and consummate patriot who has served his fatherland to the best of his ability with Zeal, Zest and oftentimes a very infectious sense of patriotism.
8. For the avoidance of doubt, Dr Dokpesi has never applied nor bidded for a contract for the purchase of arms. Nor has he ever been registered with the Ministry of Defence for the similar objective of engaging in the supply of Arms for the Government. Unfolding events will soon prove irrefutably and unlike what fictious stories are being fed to the media as published by The Nation Newspaper on Friday 4th December 2015.
9. We urge the Buhari-led APC Government to rigorously investigate all political and economic crimes thoroughly before embarking on a media trial and sentencing even before the law courts of Nigeria have an opportunity to adjudicate.
10. Our democracy must grow on all fronts but more so under the rule of law which remains the bedrock of any democratic system.
Signed
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr.
For the Dokpesi family
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1 Comment
High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi and his cohorts should stop this propaganda campaign and face the issues squarely. Dokpesi Snr already shot himself on the foot by admitting that he collected over #2 billion naira from the NSA which he claimed was payment for sundry publicity services rendered to the GEJ administration. His son Dokpesi jnr claims that Daar holdings had earlier submitted a successful proposal to the presidency in respect of the said services. If this is the case, why are they panicking over the continued detention of High Chief Dokpesi. They should simply do the needful by providing proof of their claims as well as the necessary due process protocols required for such high networth federal government expenditures. The truth of the matter is that Dokpesi snr mirrors the tragedies of PDP’s wasted years of official impunity. Otherwise, how do you bid for a contract in the presidency and get paid at the office of the national security adviser without asking questions. The Dokpesis should stop insulting the sensibilities of the Nigerian people by selling the bogey that Buhari’s fight against corruption is one sided. Rather, the question should be whether those being accused of corruption were actually culpable. If Dokpesi actually collected #2 billion for GEJ publicity expenses without due process, and this money was later traced to funds earmarked for military spending, then he has many questions to answer. Afterall, he never put up any advertorials in the AIT when he collected the money, why bother AIT viewers with intermittent advertorials about his detention for an offence he has admitted culpability. If he was man enough to collect #2 billion naira from former President Jonathan, he should be man enough to face the consequences in the hands of President Buhari.