The
Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has described as ‘fake
news’ reports that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indicted him
for laundering $41.8 million during his tenure as Enugu State Governor between
1999 and 2007.
The
62-year-old People’s Democratic Party’s chieftain also denied that a United
States court ordered him to forfeit his assets to the country’s government
after he failed to convincingly explain the source of monies and assets traced
to him.
According
to him, the report was sponsored against him because of his “alternative views”
on recent political developments in the country.
“It is
Campaign of calumny, intimidation, insults and abuse orchestrated to suppress
and diminish my voice; however, my voice will grow louder and more persistent,”
Nnamani said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
“I know
my recent position will attract this attack by those who cannot tolerate
alternative views; democracy allows alternative viewpoints, if I cannot express
my opinion and take a stand who will?
“There was no such judgment anywhere, the
author of the fake news is a known blackmailer. The story with the Air Peace Airline is still fresh in our memories. I’m not
surprised that the author has offered himself as a willing tool for this
hatchet job once again.
“I left Enugu State on a solid foundation 15 years ago, record of our accomplishments is an open book; no amount of mudslinging can rewrite our history. I urge our people and Nigerians alike to ignore the mischievous report, sponsored by political foes and professional blackmailers,” he said.
Nnamani
conceivably thinks that his recent appointment as a member of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign organization instigated the
story.
Although
he’s still a member of the opposition PDP, Nnamani was appointed into the APC
campaign council to support the presidential bid of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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