Bribery Allegation: You Are A Blatant Liar, Amaechi Replies Justice Okoro
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied allegation leveled against him by Justice John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court, that he (Amaechi) attempted to bribe him (Justice Okoro) in order to influence the ruling of the court.
Justice Inyang Okoro is among the seven judges arrested by the Department of State Service between October 7 and 8.
Justice Okoro had in a lengthy letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, accused President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Okon Umana Okon of being behind his ordeal, because he refused to help the ruling APC deliver judgments in the Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Abia governorship election appeals to the favour of the party.
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But Amaechi, through his media office Tuesday night, said such a thing never happened, adding that Justice Okoro was a blatant liar.
He said, “This accusation from Justice Okoro against Amaechi is a figment of his imagination, concocted to obfuscate and politicize the real issues for his arrest and DSS investigation of allegations of corruption against him.
“The claims by Justice Okoro against Amaechi are blatant lies, bereft of any iota of truth or even logic. Amaechi did not, and has never approached Justice Okoro in respect of the cases Okoro mentioned or any other case.
“This is a cheap attempt, albeit, political move to drag the name of Amaechi into something he knows nothing about. Justice Okoro should face his issues and leave Amaechi out of it. He will be hearing from our lawyers.”
