The Borno State-based pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, who accused CAN of collecting N7bn from President Goodluck Jonathan to campaign against the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate in the March election, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has insisted that the christian body collected the said amount.
Musa-Dikwa insisted on Monday in Kaduna that the Jonathan-government gave CAN N7bn.
He however believed that both Jonathan, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the coming election, and Buhari were not fit to govern the country.
The cleric said the money given to pastors by the President was actually N7bn and not N6bn as alleged by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, who doubles as the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation.
Amaechi had alleged that unnamed leaders of the PDP paid N6bn to Christian clerics to campaign against APC.
Amaechi’s allegation caused uproar among the Christian clerics, with the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and the Northern State Christian Elders Forum asking Amaechi to name the church leaders, who collected the N6bn bribe.
Musa-Dikwa, who is the Executive Director of the Voice of Northern Christian Movement, had told journalists in Kaduna last Thursday that the multi-billion naira bribe was channelled through CAN.
He said CAN got the said money(N7bn) on January 26, 2015 and disbursed N3m to State Chairmen of the CAN across the country.
The cleric, who claimed he was forced to travel from Borno to Kaduna to react to the CAN denial, said the religious body was being economical with the truth by the denial, saying he used to be part and parcel of the association.
He said he fell out with the national body of the CAN when in 2013, some clerics from the United States(Christian Association of Nigeria-Americans)visited Nigeria and donated $50,000 to the victims of the Boko Haram in Borno State.
He explained that rather than the CAN to disburse the money to the serve the purpose it was meant for, the victims were only given a paltry N100,000.
On the bribe money, Musa-Dikwa, who played a recorded audio of someone confirming that CAN had collected the money before newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday, said when Ameachi first accused the clerics of collecting bribe to campaign against Buhari, “I sent a text(message) to the leadership of the CAN to repent or be exposed.”
He said since he opened the can of worms, he had received several threat messages from yet-to-be identified persons, who claimed that “I am against Christians and working for the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate.”
Musa-Dikwa noted that the leadership of the CAN claimed “they didn’t know me” and that he was working for the APC because he decided to say the truth.
He added that since the revelation, many of the CAN members had called him to say the “allegation” was true and that they collected the money.
Pressed further during question and answer to disclose his source, the cleric simply said an “insider” in the CAN told him that the said money was collected on January 26, 2015.
He said,”There was no newspaper or news coverage of the disbursement of the N7bn to CAN. A national officer of CAN confirmed to me that CAN received the money and disbursed N3m to each state CAN.
“I sent text messages to the CAN leadership, asking them to repent otherwise I will expose them. Nobody replied me. That was why I decided to open up. Some people say that I am working for Buhari. It if not true. I am not working for anybody.
“It is not today that I started writing on Boko Haram. I stand for the truth. Boko Haram affects everyone, Christians and Muslims.”
Musa-Dikwa, displaying a copy of the Diploma Certificate from the All Nations for Christ Bible Institute International, Benin, whose founder was the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, said, “Anybody in CAN, who claims not to know me is just telling lies.”
He said it was wrong for the Presidency to also say he was working for the APC, saying, “I am not working for anybody. I am standing for the truth. I am standing for righteousness and for my people, whether Christians or Muslims.”
The Borno-born cleric noted that he was not afraid to die for telling the truth, arguing that afterall, death meant nothing to him.
“My people(Borno) are dying everyday; so, I am ready to die for the truth to prevail,” he added.
On the Jonathan and Buhari Presidency, the cleric said both were not fit to govern Nigeria. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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My beloved brother Dikwa continue to hold fast unto the TRUTH it will surely set you FREE! We should all know that as it was in those days so shall it be now Men/women who are suppose to lead the sheep out of Sodom have gone astral for the love of money and have turned toward it in disobedience to God's commandment ! God is watching!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to believe that 7 billion is not 700,000 even if the money is in 1k notes. For such cash to be disbursed, it must be through the banks. Just confirm the any of the bank details and Nigerians will believe you. Anybody can produce any audio material and claim its an evidence except it goes through forensic authentication Nigerians will not believe you sir
ReplyDeleteThey no longer move naira but dollars. Have you ever wondered what could be responsible for the unprecedented fall of naira to the dollar. At this rate before the end of march the naira would have fallen to 300 : 1. The Mobutu Seseseko era in old Zaire is here where we will all need sack to convey money to the market in buying foodstuffs.
DeleteThe money the 11 Bayelsa women where carrying on the bus that gut fire and burnt everything to ashes was it transfered to any bank, do you know how much it was, it is enough to build east west road in rivers state. Transfer ko!!! banki nei!!!
DeleteUse ur brain not ur head how much south africa seize from can president jet is it thrught bank if more than two hundred girl can disapear with trace sharing of 7 billion is as easy as police man collecting 20 naira bribe
DeleteTruth is bitter, said it always
ReplyDeletedis man should allow peace to reign hia in 9aija..al dis political pastors sef..if u knw u ar speakin d 2rut,cal d name of 1 of ur co-pastors who got a share of d moni so dat d prsn can evn com out 2 defend himself..bt i kept seein Dikwa as a man hired to blacmail GEJ jst as 1Rev mbaka did in Enugu ..pastor wat is ur biz in politics?
ReplyDeleteMusa Dikwa is a paid agent of falsehood. How can CAN collect N7b naira and give only N3 million to the state chapters. For 36 state and the FCT means that CAN only shared N111 m only. Who is with the balance of N6.89 billion. If that happened the pastors would ve been complaining by now. The story is so inconsistent. The numbers don't add up.
ReplyDeleteMy Brother how many 3millionn are there in 7biliion,we have 36+ABUJA.=37 state CAN offices . These alleged money will not be enough to run state offices let alone to bribe ministers. pls break down how the money was spent before going on Air . (2) If Can receive $50,000 . for displaced believers from Born Why didn't you write since to let us know factually we will join you in these fight for Truth. Solomon Allahmagani from kaduna
ReplyDeleteyou see yourself why don't he writes since...people like you fool would never allowed the truth to prevail....my people perished because they lack knowledge (Bible)......the man said 3m was disbursed to each state chapter of the CAN.....what of the CAN executive( National)...are u guys blind...would they receive the same amount of money...Who is a state chairman of can before the President......kai..kai..der is God ohhh
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ReplyDeleteThe story is very inconsistent, the first story said he was still a serving pastor in CAN but this second story is saying he fall out with them in 2013 because some relief money. Again the first staory said he Dikwa is aware how the 7billion was disbursed but today's story said an insider in CAN which he will not name told him CAN received the said amount. hmmmm I see a lying attention seeking idiot here not a pastor at all..........little wonder CAN said they don't know any such person. He should go to hell where he rightly belongs.
ReplyDeleteMr Pastor, if you are not afraid of death, mention the names of those involved to back up your claims. Stop making unfounded allegation, it doesn't help no one!
ReplyDeleteNigerians are very good at carrying out forensic analysis on the truth, but never do they peruse the lies. Maybe cos they are the perpetrators themselves or cos they are used to living a lie. How can any sane person question the means of bribery in our dear Nigeria? aren't there pple whose responsibility it is to design very sophisticated ways of looting and moving money without traces? even if this man produces tangible evidence to prove this scandal, won't u guys also say it was forged or falsified? reasons pple feel reluctant to speak d truth here cos in the end they will be made to look like a fool. who can ever win a war against its own government? who will investigate this facts? who will prosecute the culprits? is it difficult for the govt to cover or turn the truth in their favour? we shld stop fooling ourselves. we know there are facts in wat dis man has said, following the character of the CAN president, but we will still persecute him and make him look stupid. Cursed pple!
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