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Former Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Idris Kutigi, has denied the report posted on the Wikileaks’ website and published by a national newspaper that he took or rejected bribes from agents of the Federal Government to sway the 2007 presidential election Supreme Court judgment in favour of a particular candidate.
Wikileaks had in its report, said: “Kutigi appears to be reacting strongly to several credibly reported attempts to sideline him or to co-opt him for political purposes. A member of the chief justice’s staff told PolCouns that the presidency had attempted to bribe Kutigi twice before the elections.
”According to the same source, the second attempt came when the president’s former special adviser, Chief Andy Uba, visited Kutigi’s office on April 10 accompanied by Anambra businessman Emeka Offor.
”The aide says the two offered Kutigi N200 million to drop the suit by Atiku and leave him off the ballot,” the report had said.
But Kutigi denied the allegations, saying. “It’s not true.”
He told an online publication, yesterday, “Neither the Etsu Nupe, Dr. Andy Uba nor Chief Emeka Offor ever brought any bribe to me.
”No one from government or anywhere offered me any bribe. I don’t know where they got this story. Please I am not a politician. I am in my village now,” he added.
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