Oyewole Fasawe, a named participant in the William Jefferson bribery scandal has defended the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari against allegation made ny the Ekiti State Governor alleging her participation in he bribery scandal.
The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain while defending the President’s wife described the accusation by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose as “fallacious, baseless, misinformed and defamatory”.
Fasawe in a statatemen issued yesterday cleared Mrs. Aisha Buhari as he disclosed that she was in no way connected to the transaction.
He said: “We were the ones in government, and she was never a member of our party or my business associate. So, how could she have been involved in the first place.”
Recall that Mr. Fasawe was the businessman implicated in the William Jefferson Bribery scandal.
Detailing about the transaction, he noted that the transaction went awry “based on misplaced trust”.
He continued: “I was convinced the Triple Play Cable Television Network was the future of home entertainment in Nigeria.
“I invested considerably in the business – even having to approach my bank for further investments.
“Unfortunately all went down the drain having been dealing with a fraud and a dupe in the person of Jefferson who used his office and the image of his nation to convince me iGate was a reputable Telecommunication Equipment Vendor.”
“My monies are still tied up in the US.
“It is high time the Nigerian Government liaised with the government of the United States to help me repatriate my monies running into tens of millions of dollars.
“The matter is in court as I speak, with AMCON joined as a party to the suit. This is an opportunity for President Buhari to look into the matter and bring all connected to book. Since the matter is in court, I may not be able to say much.”
Narrating his ordeal he said: “The sad incident caused me money, time and honour.
“So it is very upsetting to have anyone trying to open this old wound and spicing it up with further controversy.
“I, therefore, advise Governor Fayose and his handlers to please desist from this unprovoked attack and unsolicited defamation to the person of Mrs. Aisha Buhari.
“No one should hide behind immunity clause to trample upon the rights and reputation of others with impunity.”