Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Australia, Professor Oludare Agbi, has denied allegations of passing on a three hundred million naira gratification meant for the then Electoral Petition Tribunal that sat in Ondo State to adjudicate the impulse that arose between the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Olusegun Agagu and his Labour Party counterpart, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.

Speaking in an interview with sharpedgenews.com, Professor Agbi, who was also Nigeria’s ambassador to Greece also denied allegations of aiding former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Agagu to escape from Nigeria, with a view to having “a soft landing in Sydney, Australia.”

Agbi, Professor of Diplomatic history and one time Secretary to Government during the administration of Mr. Bamidele Olumilua said that he was never given any money to give to any judge, adding that he had never seen such a huge amount of money in his life.

I don’t know what crept into some of our journalists to suggest that I was preparing a soft landing for Agagu. What does that mean? I think it was also a stupid speculation to say that I was given ₦ 300 million to bribe tribunal Judges. What for? “I have never seen such a huge amount of money in my life I think if I did, I would collapse.”

Agbi said that Dr. Segun Agagu was no longer in possession of an international passport at the time he was removed to be preparing to come to Australia, as “his passport had been seized by Nigerian Security Agents.” There was no way he could have come to Australia. But let us say he wanted to, I would welcome him. He is my friend. I am not going to desert him because he suffered a judicial setback. We have been friends since our university days. How can anybody say that I was preparing a soft landing for him? If he wanted to come, I would welcome him as I have welcomed so many people before.

Please look forward to the full interview with Professor Agbi in the days ahead.

 

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