An academic and opposition politician, Pat Utomi, has narrated how he suffered to pay back millions of naira in loans after ex-Ogun governor Ibikunle Amosun allegedly cancelled a contract Mr Utomi had with the state government.
Mr Utomi was reacting to Mr Amosun’s admission that a contract he cancelled while he was Ogun governor has now led Nigeria to an embarrassing situation in which the country’s presidential jets are being seized in Europe.
PREMIUM TIMES reported Mr Amosun’s explanation. He said he cancelled the contract with the Chinese firm in 2016 after the Ogun government discovered that the firm’s claims were false.
The Chinese firm Zhongfu International Investment FXE recently secured a French court order to seize three Nigerian presidential jets over its business dispute with the Ogun government.
“The Chinese were not the only victims. One prominent Ogun indigene allegedly committed suicide with similar Amosun action. I too was a victim,” Mr Utomi…