- Dr Obafemi Hamzat, APC deputy governorship candidate in Lagos, says he rejected an alleged bribe of $5 million from ex-president Goodluck Jonathan in 2015
- Hamzat says he refused the alleged bribe because he was thinking about the future and did not want to ruin his reputation
- The deputy gubernatorial candidate says the country was destroyed by previous administrations from 1999 to 2015
The Lagos state deputy governorship candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has said he rejected alleged bribe of $5 million from former president Goodluck Jonathan during the electioneering campaign in 2015.
The disclosure was made on Friday, December 28, at the launch of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat Advocates held at Fidimaye Hall, Oko-Oba, Abule-Egba area of Lagos state, The Nation reports.
Legit.ng gathers that Hamzat, who contested the governorship ticket of APC with the incumbent governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, said he refused the alleged bribe because he was thinking about the future and did not want to ruin his reputation.
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He said: “I contested with the current Governor, Akinwumi Ambode for the Governorship ticket of the party and as we all know how it went, the then President Goodluck Jonathan offered me bribe of $5miillion and I refused it.
"Some of you here are my witness, I mean some of you that were sent, are here to testify. I refused because I was thinking about the future and I don’t want to spoil my name. Let us remain calm, our turn will come.
“Our work as Nigerians is simple and our campaign will be very easy because PDP destroyed this country for 16 years. They spent N1.7trillion on power for 16 years and they were unable to give the country just 2,950 megawatts.”
He said the opposition party had destroyed the country, adding that from 1999 to 2015, federal government did not finish any road project except the Lagos-Abeokuta road.
According to him, the Buhari-led administration inherited 206 road projects that were incomplete. He said 84 of these roads had been completed in three years.
He added: “In 1999, when Asiwaju became Governor, Lagos State was a pariah state, it could only generate N600million monthly and the salary of civil servants was N1.2billion and they have to borrow to pay salaries but today the state is generating close to N35billion monthly.
“Our party (APC) will make Nigeria great, the party is making Lagos a better place and is poised to do more to make Lagos progress to the next level.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Jide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, December 2, said he chose Dr Obafemi Hamzat as his running mate because he would make a capable deputy.
Sanwo-Olu said Hamzat is a man with high level of knowledge and skills that would help make the difference in the state.
The governorship candidate said: ”Femi and I, we have been friends for well over 15 years. I know his strength and I know he is a capable man, and I know he is a competent individual. I know his pedigree, the value, the level of integrity, knowledge and skills that he has.
”I’m not in any doubt that he would not only be a strong supporter of my campaign and programne, but he will be a capable deputy that will help make a difference in Lagos."
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