Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has vehemently refuted allegations suggesting that he accepted bribes from his predecessor, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is currently facing trial in a British court on charges of alleged bribery.
TheCable, in an exclusive report, had previously implicated Mr. Kachikwu and a select group of individuals in the criminal charges levied against Diezani.
Diezani stands accused of receiving bribes in various forms, including cash, opulent gifts, private jet flights, and the utilization of upscale properties in the UK in exchange for the awarding of lucrative oil contracts.
According to the newspaper which said it got hold of court processes, “Kachikwu was bribed in August 2015 with the intention of influencing his capacity as a foreign public official.”
In his reaction on Wednesday, Kachikwu said the “slanting of the report was an unkind cut.”
“I refer to the publication carried by some online media channels indicating that I was mentioned in the charges brought against Deziani Alison-Madueke and others in a London magistrate court,” he said.
“According to the publications, the said charge alleged that I was bribed to induce me to possibly confer some potential business advantage on one of the accused. I wish to state that I never met any of the accused before, all through and after my public service period and was not offered nor received any bribe nor did any of the accused persons receive any business favours while I served.
“If there was any attempt to bribe me through anyone, I was not part of that and received no offers or favours therefrom.”
