I have no children outside wedlock – Fashola

Those who do not care whether they hurt innocent children or invade the privacy of other citizens in their mindless rage against me will have their rewards served upon them in the fullness of time

 

Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos

August 14, 2015 – Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has replied to all allegations levelled against him, from the huge debt profile of N418.203 billion he left for Lagos State to extra marital affairs  and  the N78 million contract upgrade of personal website.

In a five page statement, he personally signed, the former governor described all the allegations as nothing but wicked lies.

He said he is replying to prevent Nigerians from misconstruing his silence though he believes that “when you wrestle with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty.

“In so far as the allegations of paternity are concerned, they are wicked and false. I have no biological children other than my two children.

“Of course, I adopted  three children who became orphaned as a result of the tragic DANA Airplane crash, of 2012 and they followed due process ”, he said.

According to him, those who do not care whether they hurt innocent children or invade the privacy of other citizens in their mindless rage against me will have their rewards served upon them in the fullness of time, he said.

He said that the summary of the website contract was distorted  without details to paint a wrong picture adding that the website in question helped him to do his job, through publication of press releases, videos and others.

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He said he chose to make the personal response as a result of the phone calls, text messages and emails coming from many people seeking clarification on the allegations and to prevent fiction from being mistaken as the truth.

He said the contract was summarized with details of other services provided by the website which includes mobile applications with government bearing cost of downloads since it is downloaded free.

According to him, the contract for the website was awarded for N12 million though N12.5 million was quoted for the contract and that the summarized sum on the website was to upgrade it to accommodate several (modern)applications.

He said that he has been informed that large amount of money is being paid the agents to bear false testimony against his person.

He also took a swipe on Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) for seeking his prosecution without any proof of wrong doing.

For those who do not know, Fashola makes it very clear that he is not seeking any job.

“In case they are unaware, I am not looking for a job”, he said adding that he served Lagos for 12 years with his heart.

“I am taking the rest I believe I have earned. For those who still wish to remain in the mud, they should look in the mirror”, he said.