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Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria's Transportation Minister, has reacted to accusations by Supreme Court Justice John Inyang Okoro that he (Amaechi) tried to bribe him to influence the judgement in the election tribunal of Rivers state, Abia state and Akwa-Ibom state.
Read: Supreme Court Judge Accuses Amaechi of Trying to Bribe Him
In a terse press release issued on Tuesday, Amaechi said the accusations are a figment of the judge's imagination.
"This accusation from Justice Okoro against Amaechi is a figment of his imagination, concocted to obfuscate and politicize the real issues for his arrest and DSS investigation of allegations of corruption against him," the statement said.
"The claims by Justice Okoro against Amaechi are blatant lies, bereft of any iota of truth or even logic. Amaechi did not, and has never approached Justice Okoro in respect of the cases Okoro mentioned or any other case. This is a cheap attempt, albeit, political move to drag the name of Amaechi into something he knows nothing about. Justice Okoro should face his issues and leave Amaechi out of it.
"He will be hearing from our lawyers," Amaechi said, vowing to take the matter to court.
Read: Supreme Court Judge Accuses Amaechi of Trying to Bribe Him
In a terse press release issued on Tuesday, Amaechi said the accusations are a figment of the judge's imagination.
"This accusation from Justice Okoro against Amaechi is a figment of his imagination, concocted to obfuscate and politicize the real issues for his arrest and DSS investigation of allegations of corruption against him," the statement said.
"The claims by Justice Okoro against Amaechi are blatant lies, bereft of any iota of truth or even logic. Amaechi did not, and has never approached Justice Okoro in respect of the cases Okoro mentioned or any other case. This is a cheap attempt, albeit, political move to drag the name of Amaechi into something he knows nothing about. Justice Okoro should face his issues and leave Amaechi out of it.
"He will be hearing from our lawyers," Amaechi said, vowing to take the matter to court.
