Read the statement below..
I admitted to them that Mr. Jide Omokore has given me car gifts on several occasions in the last 10 years for my personal use.
I want to
state categorically that what I received from my friend, Jide Omokore were cars
and buses supplied by a well-known car company, Skymit Motors apparently from a
credit facility Mr Omokore has with the company. I don’t have any knowledge of
the so-called transaction the investigators are alleging he had with NNPC.
Against
this background, it is most disheartening that the facts of the matter under
investigation have been grossly misrepresented in the media, apparently under
inducement by some political opponents in the APC particularly, a Minister from
Rivers State.
This is in
line with the strategy of the ruling Party to hide under the anti-corruption
fight to humiliate the leadership of our Party.
I have
been granted bail under very stringent conditions after 8 days in detention.
Since the EFCC did not establish any case against me, I find my needless
detention a clear case of witch-hunt and pure political persecution that has
become a stock in trade of the APC government.
My
immediate concern is the denial of the fundamental human rights, excessive
physical incarceration and the orchestrated negative media campaign completely
skewed against those being investigated.
Nevertheless,
I hereby restate my confidence in the rule of law and the relevant institutions
for the resolution of this matter on its merit in the interest of justice.
Signed:
Prince Uche Secondus
Deputy National Chairman, PDP
No comments:
Post a Comment