The immediate past Minister of State, Foreign Affairs and a former Nigerian
Ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro has challenged controversial online platform, Sahara Reporters and
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to sincerely publish the
names of the Directors and signatories to the alleged Silva McNamara Limited
account to the public as at when the said money was paid instead of demonising
and deceiving Nigerians with vague,
contrived and distorted information.
Obanikoro is appalled by the public political persecution
embarked upon by these agencies noting that there is nowhere in the world where
investigations are being conducted using the pages of the newspapers.
In a statement signed on Saturday by one of his Media
Aide, Mr. Jonathan Eze, it queried the wisdom and logic of bandying
figures and associating same with his sons who are thorough bred professionals
in their own rights reminding them that the court of law is and remains the
judicial institution for trying cases and not whipping sentiments in order to
give the dog a bad name and hang it.
The statement opined that Sahara Reporters is propagating
these lies and propaganda because of the legal cases against it by the former
Minister for misleading the public and defaming his hard earned name and
reputation having served the nation in various capacities with enviable
untainted records of public service.
It urged the EFCC to be straight and above board in their
investigations and avoid speculations and conjectures that are infringing on
the fundamental human rights of his
sons.
The statement reads in parts:" Associating my sons to
the Sylva McNamara account that allegedly received funds from the office of the
embattled National security Adviser is highly preposterous and unthinkable.
"I am particularly amazed by the fact that trials and
investigations are being done using the media unconventionally just to satisfy
the cravings of political entities who are desperate to rub my hard earned
reputation in the mud.
" Since the invicinble Sahara Reporters whom I have
legal cases against are at the forefront of misleading the public and defaming
my person, perhaps rationalizing that I
would withdraw pending suits against it,
I am using this medium to challenge it and the EFCC to publish in good
conscience the signatories and the names of the directors of the said company
and to restate that I shall conclusively pursue this injustice and
infringements to a logical end., "
3 Comments
Wondering how Koro calls Saharareporters in everything..was this their report?
ReplyDeleteThe point is that our leaders don't say the truth.
ReplyDeleteHis sons kow something about the money. But they might be the directors
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