THE CABLE
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, former minister of petroleum resources, says he never received any bribe from Diezani Alison-Madueke or any of her allies as alleged by prosecutors in a UK court.
…Kachikwu said in a statement issuded on Thursday: “I refer to the publication carried by some online media channels indicationg that I was mentioned in the charges brought against Diezani Alison-Madueke and other in a London magistrate court.
“According to the publications, the said charges alleged that I was bribed to induce me to possibly confer some potential business advantage to 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 therefrom.”
“If there was any attempt to bribe me through anyone, I was not part of that and received no offers or favours therefrom.”
In a brief telephone conversation with the TheCable, Kachikwu said it may be a case of mistaken identity.
