The Presidency has reacted to the reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was given N4billion naira which was part of the alleged N39billion recovered loots by the embattled chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Magu. The Presidency said the Vice President will not be distracted by the campaigns of lies and calumny, as the said writer of such publications have been procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant falsehood against the person of the Vice President.
In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President through the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, said “the attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a series of tweets and online publications by PointBlank News and Newsreel.com.ng today 8th July 2020, credited to the same person, one Jackson Ude.
In essence, Ude’s story is that “emabattled former Chairman of Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly embezzled over N39billion and gave Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (sic) N4billion, after the VP gave instructions to him to release some of the recovered loots” The same Jackson Ude has also been circulating a video on YouTube with a female commentor, peddling the same lies,” Mr Laolu Akande added.
The statement by Mr Laolu Akande continued:
“With all emphasis at our disposal, let it be firmly stated that these are totally false and baseless fabrications purporting to reflect goings-on at the Probe panel investigating Mr Ibraghim Magu. They are indeed completely absurd in every respect.
Sadly, such mindless, vicious and reckless publications have now become the preferred tool of unscrupulous and reprobate elements in our society who are procured with monetary inducement to peddle blatant false hood, tarnish the image of upright public officials and mislead unsuspecting Nigerians
Vice Presidne Yemi Osinbajo SAN, will of course not be distracted by these obvious campaigns of lies and calumny. The online publication being criminally defamatory in nature, have been referred to the relevant law enforcement agencies for investigation and necessary actions,” Mr Laolu Akande added.