₦airaland Forum

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

CORRUPTION ALLEGATION AGAINST ABBA KYARI HINGED ON FICTION

The Presidency takes strong offence to the improbable and outlandish publication by Punch Newspaper today (Saturday) in a dig at presidential aide Abba Kyari who was alleged to have collected a 29 million naira bribe for the awarding of a contract.

We wish to state with full authority that the allegation is wrong and the Chief of Staff did not have any private meetings with the person making those allegations.

What is even more surprising is the decision by the newspaper to run the cooked up lies despite obvious loopholes in the story, such as the Bureau of Public Procurement’s denial that a major source for the story was a member of their staff. With a slew of crucial elections ahead, some politicians and their media agents appear to be working together to build pressure on the Buhari administration by wielding non-existent scandals against it.

We equally note that the supply of 15 Hilux vehicles for the Presidency was an unlikely contract to have been awarded, as it did not exist anywhere in the 2016 and 2017 budgets.

Checking the appropriation for 2016 and 2017, that request is not even there. How could Abba Kyari have asked for money to award a contract that did not exist anywhere at all?

In addition to that, the amount allegedly given in bribe was also suspicious, as the office of the presidential aide had been known in the past to receive imprest of 200 million naira and above every month, with no one expected to give account.

It was only since Abba Kyari occupied that position that things changed.

In blunt terms, it is difficult to make a case of N29 million bribery against an official who spurned a monthly payment of N200 million to his office, money for which he didn’t need to account to anyone.

Once again, we wish to caution against the media's haste to publish unverified accusations against government officials simply for the sensationalism value, without journalists doing the due diligence required of them by their profession.

The Punch was notified of the various falsehoods contained in the allegations but still went ahead to publish the weak accusations. They should be prepared to face Abba Kyari in court.

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 8, 2018

So is he or.is he not corrupt.

Like for corrupt share for ole

They should be prepared to face Abba Kyari in court.

Are you Abba Kyari's spokesman or did you partake in the alleged criminal proceeds?

Useless criminals in power.

very shallow reply, nothing stops Abba Kyari from suing The Punch for libel: that's is if the published article was false. Why asking Buhari's aid to reply on behalf of the Presidency? That question comes to mind again: Who [really] Is The Presidency?

elChapo1:
very shallow reply, nothing stops Abba Kyari from suing The Punch for libel: that's is if the published article was false. Why asking Buhari's aid to reply on behalf of FG. That question comes to mind again: Who Is The Presidency?

They want to muddle up issues by planting it as an accusation against the presidency to water it down....Ndi ara!

NgeneUkwenu:
Are you Abba Kyari's spokesman or did you partake in the alleged criminal proceeds?

Useless criminals in power.

testimony time

NgeneUkwenu:
Are you Abba Kyari's spokesman or did you partake in the alleged criminal proceeds?Useless criminals in power.

Sorry! Good one there madam! APC government always having a nack for self-defending its corrupt appointees.

dats hw Aso Vila hurriedly cleared Babachir only 2find out d truth.
Kyari has so many accusatns on his head&cant b clean

NgeneUkwenu:
Are you Abba Kyari's spokesman or did you partake in the alleged criminal proceeds?

Useless criminals in power.

i have to start reading her previuous comments one by one to make sure she is the one...God is really wonderful

NgeneUkwenu:
Are you Abba Kyari's spokesman or did you partake in the alleged criminal proceeds?

Useless criminals in power.

NgeneUkwenu has just decamped.
Wonders shall never end

Abba Kyari is indeed guilty.


I pity the way the Policeman that started the investigation at first was unjustly treated. I pray he gets justice.


The victim who parted with over NGN29million should be refunded in full since the deposits were confirmed from Ado's bank statement.


Abba Kyari is one of the cabals that is in control of the presidency.

As usual they will definitely deny it

Looting=APC APC=looting