ALLEGATIONS: Adams denies receiving $22m from Ghadaffi
Some OPC state coordinators, at a briefing in Kwara State by Salami Olarewaju, urged EFCC to probe how over N1billion alleged got to Adam's account.
Adams, in a statement, said those who addressed the news conference were former OPC coordinators for Kwara, Ondo and Oyo states.
He said the allegation that he collected N9billion from former President Goodluck Jonathan, and $22million from the late Libyan president, Mummar Ghadaffi, were unfounded.
Adams said he has never set foot on Libya, nor has he ever met the late Ghadaffi or any of his agents at any time.
He said when the issue first came up, he petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), informing them of the allegation and pleading with the Service to help investigate the source of the allegation in order to get to the root of the matter.
"I want to once again plead with the DSS to, as a matter of urgency, make sure that these people who have accused me of this grave crime are made to prove the source of their allegation, and if they are not able to do so, should be made to face prosecution for their actions.
"They should explain what the money is meant for and how it was sent to me. Such huge amount of money cannot be transferred to an individual secretly, so they need to do more explanation on how I allegedly received this money.
"I am not a war mercenary, and I am not sure that Ghadaffi was a Father Christmas who would want to give out such money as a gift.
"Our organisation is a peaceful socio-cultural group, with the sole aim of promoting the cultural heritage of Yoruba race," Adams said.
On N9 billion allegedly received from Jonathan, Adams said the claim is laughable because not even Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidates got such amount to prosecute their campaigns.
He said the allegation was first made ahead of the general elections when it was alleged that his group got N9 billion for pipelines surveillance contract.
The OPC leader said neither he nor OPC received a kobo from the government as payment for the contract.
Adams also dismissed allegations that he received N1.6billion from a former minister of state for defence Musiliu Obanikoro.
"To the best of my knowledge, the last time that I saw the former minister was when he accompanied the former President to the National Confab. They need to explain to the world how I got the money and for what purpose it was meant for.
"Let me put the records straight here. I am neither a politician nor a PDP member. I have said it several times in the past that our support for the former president was based on our belief that he stood a better chance of implementing the recommendations of the National Confab, which we believed, and still believe will serve the interest of the Yoruba race better.
"I tell you, anything outside this is a lie and mere fabrication of those alleging it," Adams said.
On claims that he shows disrespect to Yoruba royal fathers, Adams said: "This particular allegation is not only puerile, but also shows the level of mischief of these people.
"Without any fear of contradiction, I stand to say I am one of the best Yoruba sons who have cultivated, promoted and maintained a very good relationship with all obas in Yorubaland.
"It is on record that, through the singular efforts of our organisation, and to a large extent, my personal commitment to the ideals of ensuring the unity of Yorubaland and ensuring the peaceful coexistence of Yoruba people all over the world, I have worked tirelessly crisscrossing the Southwest and promoting one cultural festival or the other.
"They alleged that I only bowed to our revered father, His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Babatunde Enitan Ogunwusi.
"Definitely, nothing can be farther from the truth. According to a popular Yoruba proverb, Mo sun moba niwon egbefa, mo jinna soba niwon egbeje, arobafin loba n pa .".....
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