The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Edo state
gubernatorial election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki says he has never been
involved in any fraudulent activity, debunking reports in the social
media that he was under investigation by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Obaseki, in a chat with newsmen in Benin City, said issues raised by the
late Humphrey Idisi family against a German firm have nothing to do
with him, stressing that he is just a shareholder.
“I don’t have a case with the EFCC. I am on the board of several
companies. This is a German company that owns rig in Nigeria. They have a
partner who died many years ago and unfortunately, his estate has not
been properly managed.
“His other businesses have gone bankrupt. The company saw a petition by
some of the children claiming that the company was owing their father.
“There was an agreement that showed that the company paid everything due
to the man. The family has been having quarrels and internal issues.
“If somebody is owing you, why go to the EFCC? There is a civil process
to do so. It has nothing to do with me. I didn’t manage the company. I
am just a shareholder and on the board of the company. I didn’t take
money from anybody. I have never stolen, I have never taken anybody’s
money before.”