Jonathan knew about my relationship with Buhari — Dasuki disclosed

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), to Goodluck Jonathan, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.), has said that since his appointment by the former President, he remained loyal despite his ties with Buhari and Tinubu prior to the formation of APC.

He therefore, said being a man of honor, he did not in any capacity, campaigned for the election of Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election.


Dasuki made the disclosure in a statement he personally signed on Sunday. He said, “My involvement in that political process ended after the elections of 2011.”

The erstwhile NSA to former President Goodluck Jonathan, debunked media reports that he discreetly campaigned for Buhari and his party APC, while serving as Jonathan’s Security Adviser.

“At first I found the report too ridiculous to take serious but on second thought, I felt it would be appropriate not only to debunk it but to put the records straight especially in view of politics of mischief and character assassination that are unfortunately the norms today.”



At the point of accepting the appointment to serve as NSA in 2012, Dasuki said he made it clear to President Jonathan that he had a relationship with (then) General Muhammadu Buhari of CPC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of ACN and Chief Ogbonnaya Onu of ANPP, among other opposition elements, and that his appointment would not cause him to sever the relationship.

“I however assured President Jonathan that I would never betray him. As a man of honour, I kept to my words. I never worked at cross purposes with my boss, President Goodluck Jonathan as being recklessly insinuated by mischief makers on their blogs and social media,” he said.


Following Buhari's victory in the 2015 presidential election, Dasuki was apprehended and kept in detention for about four years, for alleged $15billion arms deals facilitated by the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA). He regained freedom on 24 December 2019