The running mate to the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship
candidate in Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has alleged that he rejected a
$5million bribe from former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015
elections.
He explained that he refused the money because he was thinking about the future and never wanted to tarnish his image.
Hamzat spoke at the launch of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat Advocates at Fidimaye Hall, Oko-Oba, Abule-Egba, Lagos, over the weekend.
According
to the former Commissioner for Works in the state, in 2014, “I
contested with the current Governor, Akinwumi Ambode for the
Governorship ticket of the party and as we all know how it went, the
then President Goodluck Jonathan offered me bribe of $5miillion and I
refused it.
“Some of you here are my witness, I mean some of you
that were sent, are here to testify. I refused because I was thinking
about the future and I don’t want to spoil my name. Let us remain calm,
our turn will come.
“Our work as Nigerians is simple and our
campaign will be very easy because PDP destroyed this country for 16
years. They spent N1.7trillion on power for 16 years and they were
unable to give the country just 2,950 megawatts.
“In the last
three years, I worked as a Special Adviser Technical to the Minister for
Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, we travelled round the 36
states by road, the opposition party has spoiled this country because
since 1999 to 2015, federal government did not finish any road project
except the Lagos- Abeokuta road.”
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