Wife of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Florence, has denied reports of her arrest by the Metropolitan Police in London.
Speaking with journalists in a telephone
interview on Tuesday, the governor’s wife described the news of her
arrest as the handiwork of the opposition trying to discredit the
Ajimobi-led administration in the state.
An evening newspaper had, on Tuesday in
its online version, published a report entitled ‘Anxiety over Florence
Ajimobi’s alleged arrest in UK.’ An online agency, Newsleak, also claimed that the wife of the governor had been arrested in London for money laundering.
Asked if she was invited by the police
since her arrival in London, she said, “No, not at all. I came back with
my daughter on Sunday. Now, I am getting ready to come back home. I
have not been invited by the police and I don’t know what all this is
about.”
On the reason for her latest trip abroad, she said she took her 14-year-old daughter back to school after her holiday.
She said, “I have a 14-year-old daughter
who has been here since 2007. She came to Nigeria for two weeks; we
left Nigeria on Sunday morning. That is my mission here.
“I read the report here in England. I
was shocked. I read it but there is no iota of truth in everything they
wrote. I’m sure it is the work of the opposition and I am surprised
that some people can descend so low to write falsehood.
“I am expected back in the country tomorrow (today) morning.”
Asked to confirm the allegation that she
had since the inception of the administration travelled for 52 times,
she simply said, “It then means I am not living in Nigeria. Maybe, when I
travel back, I will show you my passport to count how many times I have
travelled.
“I want you to deal with facts. If you
look at my passport since 2007 and compare the way I travelled then with
the way I travel now, you will discover that I travel less now.
“My daughter is complaining that I am
not regular here. I make her come to Nigeria more because I can’t afford
to spend 10 days or more over here.”
Meanwhile, the governor has instituted a N1bn suit against the Independent Communications Network Limited, publishers of PM News for the report.
One of the governor’s aide, who
preferred anonymity, said, “So far the governor has spent 68 weeks. How
do you reconcile the claim that the First Lady has travelled 52 times
since the inception of this administration? Does it mean that she
travels every week?”
Via Punch
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