Femi Gbajabiamila. |
A civil rights movement under the
aegis Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) on Thursday
said it was in possession of all documents and evidences which established a
clear case of fraudulent dishonesty and abuse of trust against a member of the
House of Representatives-elect, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The
group warned that Nigeria would risk reputation crises should Gbajabiamila be
elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly.
The
organisation also faulted the refusal of Gbajabiamila to address allegation of
imprisonment, perjury and stealing levelled against him through a proxy and
former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation,
Abdulmumuni Jibrin.
The
Convener of COPA and human rights activist, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told
journalists during a press briefing in Abuja that the best opinion left now was
for President Muhammadu Buhari to direct security agencies to undertake an
in-depth investigations into the allegations against Gbajabiamila.
“COPA
is in possession of all documents and evidences that establishes a clear case
of fraudulent dishonesty and abuse of trust against Femi Gbajabiamila. The
facts against Gbajiamila are, in fact, readily available to the public as they
were established in a Court of Record with same being accessible to the public,
and are attached herein for the avoidance of doubt.
“We
have established correspondence with the Supreme Court of Georgia and we have
documents of Disciplinary Case No. S06Y0829 and the family of the victim of
Gbajiamila’s fraud, Hadyatou Barry and also Vesta with P. O. Box 23410
Nashville TN, 31202, the insurance company that paid the claim misappropriated
by Femi Gbajabiamila”, he stated.
According
to him, such investigation by security agencies would “prevent Nigeria from
embracing a reputation crisis even before the 9th National Assembly takes off.”
Olajengbesi
said, “On Wednesday, June 5 2019, Nigerians were treated to a classic case of
political masturbation when the touted candidate of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, Femi Gbajabiamila, chose to spit in our faces rather than respond to
the weighty issue of fraud levied against him.
“For
several weeks now, Gbajabiamila has been assailed with mounting cases. But,
perhaps, in tandem with its public image of fighting corruption with
insecticides when it concerns an opposition party members, virtually all the
top echelon of the APC have continued to look the other way.
“Even
Gbajabiamila adopted the same whimsical attitude, until a combination of civil
society, opposition political parties and citizens’ outcry compelled him to
promise a ‘world press conference’ during which he would tackle the issues.
“It
was, therefore, with utmost shock that come the D-day, instead of having
Gbajabiamila mount the rostrum, a motley crowd of APC lawmakers gathered at the
elitist Transcorp Hilton, to instead trifle with the issues.
“As a
coalition of public spirited officers in the temple of justice, we insist that
nobody should be allowed to put his personal integrity at stake, least of all
the image of Nigeria and Nigerians for a man who is being gripped with weighty
allegations.
“We,
therefore, call on President Mohammadu Buhari to live up to his reckoning as an
anti corruption czar, by causing the nation’s security agencies to undertake an
in-depth investigations into the Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila saga, so as to prevent
the country from willfully embracing a reputation crisis even before the 9th
National Assembly takes off.
“The
entire defense raised in Femi Gbajabiamila’s behalf in said Press Statement
relied on a book whose thorough, unbiased reading ironically actually proves
his guilt as the book acknowledges ALL the material facts establishing his
guilt in fraudulently appropriating to himself money meant for the victim of a
car accident. No amount of half-truths and misdirection can acquit him of guilt
thence.
“COPA
restates its position that a Femi Gbajabiamila-led House of Representatives
would be a moral burden on Nigeria and ridicule our legislative house before
the international community.
There
is no doubt, with available facts and record, that the case of perjury against
Gbajiamila would succeed except the parties withdraw the suit.
“A
Nigerian Ambassador Tijjani Bande just got elected as the President of the 74th
United Nations General assembly, a great accomplishment for President Buhari
with regard to repositioning the image of Nigeria and restoring corresponding
dignity and respect for our country, her citizens hone and abroad and our
passport.
“Should
we now dent this new achievement by endorsing a man who has been evidently
convicted by Georgia State Supreme Court for acting dishonestly by
appropriating $25,000 belonging to his client for Speaker of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.”
COPIED.
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