Femi Gbajabiamila, majority
leader of the House of Representatives was never convicted of any crime in the
US, his campaign organisation has said.
A court in the federal capital
territory (FCT) had asked Gbajabiamila to appear before it on Monday, the eve
of the speakership contest, over a suit filed by Action Peoples Party (APP).
The party had asked the court to
disqualify Gbajabiamila from the race on the grounds that he was convicted in a
$25,000 fraud case.
But addressing a press conference
in Abuja on Wednesday, the campaign organisation led by Abdulmumin Jibrin, a
lawmaker from Kano, said the speakership aspirant has also not been accused of
any corruption in any country.
Jibrin described as “outright
lies” claims that Gbajabiamila was once convicted in Georgia, US.
According to the lawmaker, the
accusations were meant to distract Gbajabiamila from the race to become speaker
of the house of representatives.
“Femi Gbajabiamila has never been
convicted for any crime in the US, Nigeria or anywhere,” he said.
“He has never been accused of
corruption and has no corruption case. He never committed perjury in Nigeria or
any country of the world.
“He has provided clarifications
and set records straight. The allegations have been tested and struck out in
court. It has been stated that he is a full member of the Bar of Georgia.”
Jibrin also displayed what he
said was a letter confirming Gbajabiamila’s membership of the Bar of Georgia as
well as the copy of the Nigerian court judgement striking out the case.
“We further wish to state that
Femi has not been served any court summons or notified by the clerk of the
national assembly. The judiciary must not allow itself to be mixed in this …
campaign of calumny,” he said.
‘SIXTY MEMBERS OF OPPOSITION SUPPORTING GBAJA’
The lawmaker added that the
campaign organisation has so far secured the support of 60 members of lawmakers
who are not in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said members of other
opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have also
pledged their support for the APC consensus candidate.
He said: “Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
and Hon. Ahmed Wase will be on the floor of the house to be elected speaker and
deputy speaker respectively.
“We wish to reiterate that Hon.
Femi will run an all inclusive house. So far, we have secured the endorsement
of parts of the PDP caucus and other opposition parties consisting of about 60
members.
“Hon. Femi has had a
distinguished career both in the parliament and beyond. He is a loyal Nigerian
and party man. He is honest, hardworking, team player and humble.
“He has worked tirelessly to
support his friends but some of them including me let him down in 2015. I have
since repented and I am also calling on all others to repent as well.”
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