Ikenga Ugochinyere refutes allegations of offering $1.7 million in bribes to the Speaker for a position.

 

Ugochinyere Denies Bribing Speaker With $1.7M For Appointment

The chairman house committee on petroleum resources Downstream Ikenga Ugochinyere has denied giving $1.7 million to the speaker Abbas Tajudeen to influence his appointment.

He describes the allegation making the round as a low quality and unbelievable Hollywood movie crafted by those he says are desperate to smell the image of the parliament.

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He restates his respect and loyalty to the leadership of the house, the lawmaker insists allegation of bribery is a ploy to divert attention from an ongoing probe into the oil and gas sector, leadership of the house recently received or relieved The Joint Committee on petroleum resources Downstream and midstream.