EHIME ALEX, Lagos
Hon. Yakubu Dogara, immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, has reacted to what he called “fatuous and infantile statement” seeking to link him to suspected cyber criminal for appearing in group picture took at a public event.
His reaction was contained in a statement signed by Turaki Hassan, Office of Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, Former Speaker, House of Representatives and made available to NATIONAL ACCORD on Sunday.
The Ex-Speaker further described the “fatuous and infantile statement”, said to had been issued by Yekini Nabena on behalf of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as “infantile, rash and fatuous”.
He said he is ready to wave his right to a trial and even go to jail, if Nabena could proved that the picture has a link or connection between him and the alleged cyber criminal either before or after the event took place.
Dogara’s statement reads in full:
The fatuous and infantile statement by the smellfungus called Yekini Nabena
The statement issued by one Yekini Nabena on behalf of the All Progressives Congress (APC) desparetly seeking to link Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara to suspected cyber criminals on the basis of a group picture taken at a public event, is to say the least; infantile, rash and fatuous.
This smellfungus, called Nabena should have known that it is share mindlessness to attempt to execute mischief and blackmail in plain sight before the public some of whom are better informed. Who is that fool that links people to criminal activity simply because they appeared in a group picture at a public event comprising of people from different walks of life?
If appearing in a group photograph is what Nabena is now using to establish a link or connection to crimes or alleged criminals then why didnt he issue such a statement in the wake of the arrest of a suspected money launderer by name Ismaila Mustapha, AKA: Mompha whose pictures with notable personalities including some APC Governors are all over the social media? Is Nabena guilty of selective amnesia or share perfidy? Who is Nabena scared of? Who is he trying to fool?
For the records, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara has agreed to wave his right to a trial and go to jail if Nabena establishes any form of links or connection between him and the alleged cyber criminal before the event where the picture was taken and after the event until now. For Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, that picture was just another picture among the thousands, if not hundred of thousands of such pictures with Nigerians from all walks of life.
If the said Nabena is worth his salt, next time he speaks he shoul speak to issues affecting the welfare of our union which are well known to all discerning Nigerians. Nabena should or ought to know that there is no honour in speaking about group pictures taken at public events when the nation is bleeding and most Nigerian families are struggling and hurting.
Signed
Turaki Hassan
Office of Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara
Former Speaker, House of Representatives
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