By Soni Daniel Abuja –
Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has described allegations made
against him by Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta, as concucted lies by
drowning man that should be ignored. Amaechi in a statement made available to
Vanguard last night described the embattled judge as aa drowning man
desperately shopping for anything to latch on.
The minister said the man merely concocted the tissues of lies against
him in order to divert the public attention from the weighty evidence of
corruption against him by the DSS. Amaechi and Justice Ngwuta Rather than
attempt to smear him, Amaechi has Advised Justice Ngwuta to go and face his
corruption trial and leave him out of his shameful travails.
Here is the full statement; Our attention has been drawn to the
allegations leveled against Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of
Transportation, by Supreme Court Justice, The Honourable Justice Sylvester
Ngwuta.
In response we state that: The Hon. Justice Ngwuta’s allegation as it
concerns Amaechi is nothing but pure fiction, a dubious diversionary tale
concocted to muddle the very serious issues of his arrest and investigation by
the Department of State Services (DSS).
For emphasis, we want to state categorically that Amaechi did not and
has never tried to lobby, induce or make the Hon. Justice Ngwuta to influence
the outcome of any matter before the Supreme Court or any other court.
The Hon. Justice Ngwuta’s narrative as it concerns Amaechi is simply not
true, an unadulterated fallacy design to deceive and distract from the real
issues of DSS investigation of acts of corruption against him. It’s indeed very
sad and most unfortunate that the Hon. Justice Ngwuta had decided to drag the
name of the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), into his fabricated
allegations. Again,
We make bold to state that Amaechi did not and has
never lobbied, approached or attempted to make the CJN or any other Justice of
the apex court to influence the Supreme Court judgment on the Rivers State and
Ekiti State Governorship Elections petition appeals or any other matter before
the apex court or any other court.
Within a space of 48 hours, we have observed a carefully planned and
coordinated political attempt to drag Amaechi into the DSS arrest and
investigation of judges in Nigeria.
The aim of the plot is two-fold: to smear and politically destroy the
image and reputation of Amaechi, and deceitfully portray him as the person
behind the arrest of judges. This is indeed most ridiculous and callous.
We are aware of a well timed, heavily funded plot
to “take out” Amaechi politically, and it appears that Justice Ngwuta and
Justice Inyang Okoro (of the Supreme Court, who had also made similar made-up
allegations against Amaechi), have wittingly or unwittingly been conscripted
into this devious politics of “destroy Amaechi by all means.”
Amaechi is not and cannot be behind the arrest and investigation of the
Hon. Justice Ngwuta. He should kindly leave Amaechi alone and face the issues
he has with the DSS. Amaechi is talking with his lawyers and will explore
lawful channels to seek redress for this gross defamation against his character
and person.
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Media Office 20/10/16
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