Nigeria Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the allegations that he receive N4bn from the money stolen by the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu.
Laolu Akinde, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, who speak on be half of his boss on Wednesday, said that the report claiming that Magu told the presidential panel probing him that he gave Osinbajo N4bn after the vice president asked him to release part of the recovered loot is false.
Akande, in a statement made available to journalists, described the report as false and baseless. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo
He wrote, “With all emphasis at our disposal, let it be firmly stated that these are false and baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the probe panel investigating Mr Ibrahim Magu. They are indeed completely absurd in every respect.
“Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant falsehood, tarnish the image of upright public officials and mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.”
“Akande said Osinbajo would not be distracted by the campaigns of lies and calumny” He said.
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