A former presidential aspirant, under the All Progressives
Congress in the 2023 elections, Tein Jack-Rich has denied allegations of
bribery for a ministerial appointment levelled against him by those he
described as political detractors.
Condemning those who roped him into the alleged
misdemeanour, the APC scribe claimed the allegations were politically motivated
to tarnish his hard-earned image.
Jackson Ude, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, had in a tweet claimed that Jack-Rich bribed Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief
of Staff to Tinubu, with a staggering sum of N500 million to secure a
ministerial position.
However, in a statement, the APC Chieftain dismissed the
claims as baseless and fabricated, describing the report linked to a former
presidential aide as distasteful and grossly unsubstantiated.
The one-time presidential aspirant expressed disbelief that some
persons could be bold enough to smear another’s reputation to score cheap
political gains.
His words, “it has come to my attention and that of the
family of a provocative, malicious, preposterous, unwarranted, distasteful, and
unsubstantiated publication by politically sponsored agents within the past few
days.
“Wherein, they are making several spurious allegations
against the person and family of Jack-Rich, with the sole aim and intention of
maligning my name and reputation.
“It is equally sad that this is with the aim of gaining
cheap political relevance within the emerging political space.
“On behalf of the family, we wish to state unequivocally
clear and with all sense of responsibility that the entirety of the allegations
are not only unfounded and childish but depict the nature and character of the
persons and evil elements behind them; who are also well known by their
political brigandage and desperation for political relevance”.
Recall that Jack-Rich, an oil magnate contested the
presidential primaries under the APC and lost to the incumbent President, Bola
Ahmed Tinubu.
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