Ovie Omo-Agege, senator
representing Delta central, says he was never convicted by any court in the US.
The senator said this in reaction
to an allegation by Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, a Delta All Progressives Congress
(APC) chieftain, who said a Californian court convicted him.
Emerhor also accused the senator
of plotting to kill him.
But in a statement on Wednesday,
Efe Duku, media aide of senator, said the allegations are “cheap blackmail.”
“Yesterday, Olorogun O’tega
Emerhor petitioned the inspector-general of police, IGP, that the distinguished
senator Ovie Omo-Agege plans to kill him,” the statement read.
“Although Emerhor’s petition is a
shocking, malicious, wicked and brazen lie calculated to blackmail, embarrass
and demean Senator Omo-Agege and smear his reputation, our Senator has
nonetheless called for its proper investigation.
“We note that many have
reasonably asked why Omo-Agege would ever plan anything against a so-called
political opponent who has no electoral value – one who has never won an
election in his own polling unit.
“To this extent, by way of ‘fair
commentary’ only, we will speak to the non-existent criminal conviction knowing
that the matter is now in court and therefore subjudice. We will meet the
blackmailer in court. The fact is, at a point in his brilliant and bright legal
career in California, USA, Senator Omo-Agege (then a young attorney) was
alleged to have broken the law in California. But in the end, he was found not
guilty.
“Accordingly, he was declared
innocent by the honourables Lance A. Ito (who presided over the popular O.J.
Simpson murder trial case) and G. Magnera of the Court of California, County of
Los Angeles. Omo-Agege had to fight hard for his innocence and God vindicated
him against the expectations of evil men like the most sadistic blackmailer in
the world.
“Today, he remains an active
member in good standing of the state of California Bar Association – what would
be impossible if a valid and subsisting conviction were hanging on him. These
are verifiable public facts and truths.
“We are convinced that Emerhor,
his proxies and their NDDC Executive Director sponsor know that they just
cannot pull Senator Ovie Omo-Agege down.
“They failed miserably in the
past and this time will not be different. But then, there is still time for
Emerhor and his co-travelers to repent and ask God for forgiveness. They should
learn that politics, especially amongst kinsmen, requires some restraint,
wisdom and honour. Emerhor is going too far.”
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