A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and a
key participant in the Williams Jefferson bribery
scandal, Oyewole Fasawe, has described Governor
Ayodele Fayose’s accusations against President
Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, as “fallacious,
baseless, misinformed and defamatory”.
In a statement on Wednesday, Mr. Fasawe said
Mrs. Buhari was not connected “in any way” to the
transaction.
Mr. Fasawe is the Nigerian businessman mentioned
in the scandal involving Mr. Jefferson, an ex-U.S.
Congressman.
“We were the ones in government, and she was
never a member of our party or my business
associate. So, how could she have been involved in
the first place,” Mr. Fasawe said.
The PDP chieftain said he had a business venture
with Mr. Jefferson – who is now serving a 13-year
jail term in the US – which went awry “based on
misplaced trust”.
“I was convinced the Triple Play Cable Television
Network was the future of home entertainment in
Nigeria,” said Mr. Fasawe.
“I invested considerably in the business – even
having to approach my bank for further investments.
“Unfortunately all went down the drain having been
dealing with a fraud and a dupe in the person of
Jefferson who used his office and the image of his
nation to convince me iGate was a reputable
Telecommunication Equipment Vendor Mr. Fasawe said he petitioned the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission under then President,
Olusegun Obasanjo, at the time of the incident but
no action was taken.
“My monies are still tied up in the US,” he said.
“It is high time the Nigerian Government liaised with
the government of the United States to help me
repatriate my monies running into tens of millions
of dollars.
“The matter is in court as I speak, with AMCON
joined as a party to the suit. This is an opportunity
for President Buhari to look into the matter and
bring all connected to book. Since the matter is in
court, I may not be able to say much.”
Mr. Fasawe said the failed business venture landed
him in detention for nearly a year.
“The sad incident caused me money, time and
honour,” he said.
“So it is very upsetting to have anyone trying to
open this old wound and spicing it up with further
controversy.
“I, therefore, advise Governor Fayose and his
handlers to please desist from this unprovoked
attack and unsolicited defamation to the person of
Mrs. Aisha Buhari.
“No one should hide behind immunity clause to
trample upon the rights and reputation of others
with impunity.”

Then, tell us the role that the sole called Aisha Buhari played in the scandal. Who is she to u and ur so called biz with the jailed congressman ?