Inside Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has debunked declare {that a} agency allegedly owned by him obtained N438 million as “consultancy charges” from the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu.
He made the clarification when featured on Channels Tv’s Politics Right this moment, which was monitored by TRIBUNE ONLINE on Monday.
In response to him, “I’m not a signatory to the corporate”.
He added, “As I’ve all the time stated, I got here into public workplace with a dedication to base my service on sincerity of objective and openness. I imagine that Nigerians don’t need to be saved at nighttime when it comes to public workplace operations.”
Whereas admitting to founding the corporate alongside his spouse, the minister claimed he resigned from the corporate 5 years in the past owing to his political ambition.
“And really, I used to be shocked as a result of the corporate in query was an organization the place I used to be a director. About 5 years in the past, I had resigned from my directorship.
“I and my spouse based the corporate 15 years years in the past. Effectively, in 2019, once I acquired to the Home of Representatives, once I received election exactly, I made a change.
“I had resigned as director of the corporate to carry workplace,” the minister stated.
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