An governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has described the $374, 000 TETFUND fraud allegations in opposition to him because the handiwork of those that wish to tarnish his integrity as a result of he’s aspiring to manipulate the state.
He instructed newsmen in his Umueri, Anambra East native authorities space nation dwelling yesterday that the nation’s anti-graft company, ICPC has all of the details in regards to the TETFUND challenge as executed by his firm, and, argued that the story revealed concerning the alleged fraud by an internet platform whereby he was indicted couldn’t have come from the ICPC as claimed within the publication.
He, acknowledged that in any occasion it’s confirmed that the web platform report emanated from the ICPC , it due to this fact exhibits that somebody inside the company had been purchased over to tarnish his integrity, and, vowed that he would cease at “nothing to struggle again”.
Chukwuma slightly insisted that the cash was legitimately earned by him by means of his firm in a contract with the federal authorities and argued that no one had the powers to cease him from spending cash earned legitimately.
“The cash is within the firm’s account which was legitimately earned and I don’t wish to imagine that Sahara Reporters revealed that story and all of the paperwork that has to do with the contract are within the custody of the Impartial Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee, ICPC “
“There’s a determine case on the Court docket in Solomon vs Solomon and the court docket dominated that there’s a distinction between the identify of the corporate from the proprietor of the corporate and you can’t drag me into the problem as a result of there’s a distinction between me and my firm “
“That is simply an try by political opponents to intimidated me from my ambition to serve my state because the governor of Anambra and since they’ve come to know that I’m the candidate to beat so that they provide you with all method of allegations as a result of there may be an election this yr”
Narrating the story in regards to the contract in query, the APC guber hopeful stated “A challenge was given to my firm for the coaching and it’s an Mental Property Proper and we had conferences with the Tet Discovered to ship to Nigerian college students and my native firm constructed the info base and Tet Discovered would purchase the small print to ship to the scholars “
“The quantity was two million information however it was later made two million 5 hundred thousand and it’s the obligation and accountability of the establishments to eat it and a few did whereas some didn’t and it isn’t the obligation of my firm to begin in search of these establishments that didn’t “
“The quantity was 502 workers to be educated within the six geopolitical zones within the nation and over 400 workers took half but we carried out one other coaching for those who didn’t present up earlier than which the ICPC is conscious of that so it’s the hand work of political detractors to run me down however I can’t be cowed by them as a result of I shall win the ticket of my get together and finally win the principle election and no one can cease , intimidated or cow me as a result of my information are clear and I pay my taxes and don’t have anything to cover “ he stated.
Chukwuma described the declaration of Prince C. N. Ukachukwu within the race for the APC ticket, and, others from different political events to the get together as a transparent testomony that APC has been correctly rebranded within the state, and, due to this fact has the capability to win the approaching governorship election.
Although he stated he was certain to safe the backing of the APC stakeholders throughout all ranges to fly the ticket, he, nonetheless, stated that if God determined on the finish of the day that it will be one other individual, he would assist such a candidate within the spirit of a bonafide get together loyalist.
He insisted, nonetheless, that he was dedicated to profitable the governorship election to allow him to vary the ugly face the state is at the moment sporting.
