A former presidential media aide, Reuben Abati, has hit back at Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Olayinka, appearing on the Arise News’ breakfast programme, ‘The Morning Show’, on Friday, made several allegations.
One of the claims he made was that Abati once requested for money from Wike.
“I have never approached Minister Nyesom Wike to beg for money – that is a lie.
“If anyone – including an ex-partner – went to him under false pretences to solicit funds in my name, I place a clear disclaimer.
“Such actions were not authorised by me, and Minister Wike reserves every right to call it out as fraud,” Abati said in a statement posted on social media on Saturday.
Addressing another allegation, Abati insisted that he was never asked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to return any money.
Abati claimed that the EFCC under former chairman, Ibrahim Magu, apologised to him over the issue.
