Punch reports:
A leader of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, who alleged that former Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Sen. Pius Anyim, tricked former President
Goodluck Jonathan in the construction of the Centenary City, has said his life is
now in danger.
Ojougboh has, as a
result, asked his lawyer, Mr. Kayode Ajulo, to write two separate petitions on
the alleged plan to kill him and the involvement of a foreign company in the
alleged scam.
He said, “I have
instructed my lawyers to forward petitions to the Government of the United Arab
Emirates over the scam (allegedly) being perpetrated by Eagle Hills.
“The petition should
also be sent to the Nigerian Immigration Service over the activities of a
notorious Mexican drug baron called Carlos Cabal that has been given the task
to assassinate me; the European Union and the Government of Germany over the
activities of Berger the Billfinger in Nigeria and African Human Rights
Commission in The Gambia.”
Ojougboh, who is the
Vice Chairman of the PDP for the South-South, also appealed to the Inspector
General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to “comprehensively investigate the
murder allegations.”
He called on the
national leadership of his party, the PDP, to “ignore the ranting of this mass
of protoplasm but to join hands together in building a strong, united and
virile party for the upcoming elections.”
Ojougboh’s lawyer,
Ajulo, confirmed to our correspondent that he had been directed to write the
petitions, adding that he had already written the letter.
He said, “Yes, he
directed us to write the petitions and we, as his lawyers, have already written
them. I can assure you that we would pursue the matter to its logical
conclusion.”
Ojougboh had exonerated
Jonathan from the scandal, saying if the ex-President had known what happened
on the project, he would also not have done the ground-breaking ceremony of the
city.
He explained at a press
briefing in Abuja on Tuesday that the land size of the proposed city, which is
located along the Airport Road in Abuja, is equal to Maitama, Asokoro and
Guzape Districts put together.
Ojougboh alleged that
the fraud involved in the project was about N1.2bn and that the Federal
Government was also going to lose about $4b from the project.
This is utter robish, because he was relieved of his position as the Chairman of the board owing to underhand dealings, when they were creating the enabling environment for stealing he never complained, was he not the Chairman when the project was conceived. He should be arrested to tell us all he knows,he wants to look good in the eyes of the new administration. He has something to hide but this ranting will not save him. PMB is smarter than what he is trying to make us believe
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