The office of former president Goodluck Jonathan has refuted the assertion made by Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti that Jonathan was summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission due to fraud allegations made against him while he served as deputy governor of Bayelsa State.
Wealth Ominabo, a media representative for the former president, referred to the claim as untrue and fictitious in a statement he released on Friday.
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Ominabo stated that Kuti might have been misled by some fake information that were peddled in the past, by some unscrupulous politicians, stressing that the anti-graft agency gave Jonathan a clean bill at the time in question.
He said;
We have just watched a video broadcast by Femi Kuti, where he sought to clarify his position on the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
In the same message, we noticed that in trying to push his case, Femi needlessly brought former President Goodluck Jonathan into the fray, by alleging that Dr Jonathan was invited by EFCC during his time as a deputy governor of Bayelsa State.
We would have ignored the false claim, as we had done in the past if it had not come from Mr Kuti, an internationally acclaimed musician and patriot, who we also hold in high regard.
While struggling in the video to dissociate himself from politicians whom he accused of corruption, Kuti had said, “Let me remind you that Jonathan was wanted by the EFCC as a Vice Governor (we guess he meant Deputy Governor) of Bayelsa State.
