A former Minister of Power,
Professor Bart Nnaji, has condemned a statement by the former aide to
ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on new media, Reno Omokri, that he was fired
over allegation of corruption.
Nnaji told newsmen in Lagos that
he resigned honourably from the Jonathan administration to protect his
integrity and without any corruption allegation.
His words: “If you want to defend
your boss, defend your boss correctly with facts. Do not go to impugn people’s
character in order to defend your boss. I have not made any statement against
anybody and I know exactly what happened in that place.
“There have been numerous reports
about what transpired and I was very clear that those who were vested in the
sector were out to get what they wanted. And all of you can see it today.
“Some of them did get what they
wanted and I didn’t want to be part of any of that. That is why I resigned. So,
anybody saying anything else is trying to find a way to deflect issues and it
shouldn’t be an innocent person – somebody who came to serve his country and
everybody knows what I did and the quality of work I did in the sector.
“There is absolutely nothing like
that. I resigned; I have a letter of resignation, which I tendered to the
president and I issued a statement, stating why I was resigning; that I didn’t
want my integrity to be tampered with. It was very clear; it is public
knowledge; you people reported it,” Nnaji explained.
The former minister, who further
stated that he was still in possession of a copy of his resignation letter,
added that two days after his resignation, the former president confirmed
publicly that he did not commit any offence.
“It is actually quite funny.
First, the presidential aide was not there when the president and I discussed
my resignation and I have my letter of resignation and I resigned. The
president and I discussed it, and I even issued a statement on why I resigned.
“But to make matters even much
clearer, two days later, the president was directly asked what I did that I
left the government, and he said, and I quote ‘Professor Nnaji committed no
offence.’ It is there; all of you reported it. It is not from my mouth; it was
from the president’s mouth,” Nnaji added.
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Don't worry your self we know who you are, just ignore those blind aide of the previous government
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ReplyDeletehmmmmmm... Omokiri, Fani-kayode and Fayose have no truth in whatever they say. It is just a shame that he (Omokiri) could go that far to the extent on defaming a public character. I wonder how long it will take them to realize that Nigerians are now wise and do not play politics of hate speeches and propaganda any more. Wow!! I dont hear from Gov Wike again, is he still in NIgeria??
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