'No summons received from any court'
The Gbajabiamila/Wase Campaign group on Wednesday debunked allegations against the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, as mere fabrications and accusations.
Addressing reporters on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital, the Director General of the Gbajabiamila/Wase Campaign Organisation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, debunked the allegation by the Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) that the House Leader had been convicted in the United States of America (U.S.A).
In a prepared statement, titled: Campaign of Calumny Against Femi Gbajabiamila: Enough is Enough! he said: “In the last few weeks, the media has been awash with once again what has become a recurring fabrication of false accusations and outright lies against the person of the Leader House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
“The latest was a live press conference addressed yesterday (Tuesday) by someone claiming to be speaking on behalf of Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP).
But for the publicity the press conference attracted, we would have simply ignored the baseless and unfounded allegations.
“For the benefit of doubt, we wish to once again state emphatically clear that Gbajabiamila has never been convicted for any crime in the United States of America, Nigeria or any other country around the world for that matter. He has never been accused of corruption and has no corruption case hanging on his neck in Nigeria or anywhere else around the world.
“He has not committed perjury and has never committed perjury in Nigeria or any other country of the world. He was eligible to contest in all previous elections he won and indeed eligible and qualified to contest for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the ninth Assembly.”
Jibrin said Gbajabiamila has severally and comprehensively responded to the allegations, provided clarifications and set the records straight.
“The allegations have also been tested and struck out in our court of law. The State Bar of Georgia has also written and categorically stated that ‘there is no criminal conviction in the matter relating to Femi and he is currently an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia’.”
Jibrin added: “All these facts are in the public domain. We further wish to state that Gbajabiamila has not been served any summons by a Magistrates’ Court, neither has he been notified by the Clerk.
“We are worried that those behind these antics are trying to drag the Judiciary and our revered judges to what is clearly a hatched job. The Judiciary must not allow itself to be mixed in such cocktail of dirt.
“This campaign of calumny is orchestrated to poison the minds of our leaders against Gbajabiamila, which has failed woefully. Now, the agenda is to smear his reputation through ‘creation of illusion of truth’, an idea of repeated lying until people are forced to believe.
“We urge the public to disregard the falsehoods being peddled around. It is also very strange that a private citizen or organisation will be filing criminal charges against an individual. From our understanding of legal procedure, that can only be done by the state.
“Gbajabiamila, in his usual manner, has maintained a dignified silence, knowing the truth to be a constant.
“However, he has now instructed his lawyers to take every necessary legal step against all those involved, their three parliamentary conspirators and sponsors to seek redress and sue for defamation with immediate effect. “Indeed, Gbajabiamila, on his own, has put this matter out there in the public domain in the biography, titled: FEARLESS, written by Wale Okediran, a former colleague, six years ago on page 25, to be precise, where he comprehensively addresses the matter.
“We remain focused and undeterred and prepared for whatever antics they may further unfold. Whatever they choose to do and however, Gbajabiamila and Ahmed Idris Wase will be on the floor on June 11 – live and direct – to be elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker to take over from Speaker Dogara, who ceases to be Speaker as from Thursday, June 6, after our valedictory session.”
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