Ex- Niger Commissioner: I'm Not The Owner Of N2bn In UBA Account
The Deputy Governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 Governorship election in Niger state, Alhaji Liman Kantigi has distanced himself from the N2 billion in a United Bank for Africa (UBA) account which was earlier linked to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to Kantigi, he is not aware of the alleged account traced to a company account titled Liman and companies in UBA stating that he is neither a Director nor a Stakeholder in the company.
In his words,“For God sake, the media ought to have confirm from the banks if truly my names are there as their customer? I am not a Director of such companies nor Share holder. ”
This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna, Kantigi also denied allegations that he has been evading the EFCC regarding the linked account adding that
some group of people have decided to use the media to drug his his character to the mud as a businessman and politician.
"I acknowledge the fact that the EFCC has the constitutional right to investigate anybody they suspect, it is, however not true that I have been evading the commission. My lawyers are in touch with the EFCC and the commission is aware of this, so it is not true that I am evading the commission.
"I want to categorically state that the claim that another N2 billion in a UBA account reportedly linked to me is untrue and figment of some peoples imagination who want to use the media to drag my name to the mud.
"I was Chairman of my Local Government with
outstanding performances and a Honourable
Commissioner for seven months. How could I have siphoned such amount and pushed to companies as an individual from the government agency as claimed by the medias?, ” he noted
According to Kantigi, he is not aware of the alleged account traced to a company account titled Liman and companies in UBA stating that he is neither a Director nor a Stakeholder in the company.
In his words,“For God sake, the media ought to have confirm from the banks if truly my names are there as their customer? I am not a Director of such companies nor Share holder. ”
This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna, Kantigi also denied allegations that he has been evading the EFCC regarding the linked account adding that
some group of people have decided to use the media to drug his his character to the mud as a businessman and politician.
"I acknowledge the fact that the EFCC has the constitutional right to investigate anybody they suspect, it is, however not true that I have been evading the commission. My lawyers are in touch with the EFCC and the commission is aware of this, so it is not true that I am evading the commission.
"I want to categorically state that the claim that another N2 billion in a UBA account reportedly linked to me is untrue and figment of some peoples imagination who want to use the media to drag my name to the mud.
"I was Chairman of my Local Government with
outstanding performances and a Honourable
Commissioner for seven months. How could I have siphoned such amount and pushed to companies as an individual from the government agency as claimed by the medias?, ” he noted
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