Dr. Andy Uba, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District of Anambra State and former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Special Duties, has denied any involvement in the $15Million Ibori bribe saga.
Senator Uba said attempt to drag him into the bribe money is not only mischievous but a calculated attempt to distract him from his responsibilities as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In a statement issued and signed by him, he said:
“When I was in the presidency, my house in the Villa was a convenient place for many top people in Nigeria to come. Probably Chief Ibori didn’t want to go to the EFCC office to hand over the money and so decided to use my house.
“All I know about this matter is that Chief James Ibori brought some money to the then EFCC chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
“The details of the transaction were undisclosed to me at the time. The money was handed to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu who invited his then Director of Operations, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, to fetch it.
“I was never a party to the transaction between Ibori and Ribadu.
“That my house was used as the venue for the transaction is not in question as an affidavit to that effect has been sworn to by the current EFCC chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, which is probably the point of confusion.
“I hereby state unequivocally that I have no involvement in this matter beyond that stated above.
“So, I’m not involved and will not be involved in this matter. Nobody should drag me into it please,” the Senator concluded.