{"id":41602,"date":"2015-08-31T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T11:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=41602"},"modified":"2015-08-31T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T11:21:43","slug":"jonathans-cso-denies-6-9m-allegation-as-efcc-begins-full-probe-of-diezani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/jonathans-cso-denies-6-9m-allegation-as-efcc-begins-full-probe-of-diezani\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan\u2019s CSO denies $6.9m allegation, as EFCC begins full probe of Diezani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24018\" dir=\"ltr\">Chief Security Officer to President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, has denied allegation of purchase of three mobile stages worth $6.9m, for public appearance of his boss.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_23959\" dir=\"ltr\">Obuah\u2019s lawyer, Mr. Andrew Tsekiri, told The Punch on Sunday, said the allegation was false.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24017\" dir=\"ltr\">He dared the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to produce evidence instead of putting him on trial in the media.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24022\" dir=\"ltr\">The lawyer said, \u201cLet me tell you, nothing like that exists. Obuah did not demand for money for any stage. Let them show to Nigerians evidence that he took the money. When Obuah was in their (DSS) detention, they investigated this particular matter and found out that it was false.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24023\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHe was confronted with the allegation. Mr. Obuah told them that he knew nothing about it, and they found that the allegation was false. They released him, why are they bringing it up again?<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24024\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThey have investigated the allegation and they found out it was false, since then no government agency had contacted or invited Mr. Obuah.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1441012474039_24025\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThey should show how Diezani authorised the payment of the money and how it left Citibank to Zenith Bank, to Access Bank to Sterling Bank and they should show how it ended in Obuah\u2019s account.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Security Officer to President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, has denied allegation of purchase of three mobile stages worth $6.9m, for public appearance of his boss. 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