The Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Delegated Legislation, Dominic Okafor, on Friday, denied an allegation of a $140m bribe from top executives of cryptocurrency giants, Binance Holdings Limited.
Okafor, who addressed a press conference at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Friday, threatened to take legal action against an online news platform.
Recall that the lawmaker who represents Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra State, had during Wednesday’s plenary, sponsored a motion to investigate the escape of Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, in a security breach while in a Guest House under the office of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
Expressing displeasure over the development, Okafor said, “I am here this afternoon to talk about the false information that has been going on in the social media since after the sponsorship of my motion on Wednesday, May 8, a motion of urgent national importance in which I talked about the need to investigate the escape from custody of one of the executives of Binance, Mr Nadir Anjewala.
“Shortly after I moved that motion which was well received, a lot of people were called to commend me. Shortly after that, I started getting calls from my friends all over the world saying I collected bribes from this very company.
“I got worried and after that, I wrote a letter to Premium Times, the media company that originated the story. I wrote a letter to them and I copied the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Clerk, Inspector General of Police, the EFCC and DSS.
“I asked them to retrieve the information within 24 hours and if not, I will take legal action against them.
“That is why I am here to exonerate myself from such accusation aimed at tarnishing my image which I have earned over the years.
“I am coming from the private sector. I have been a member of Rotary International for over 25 years, for those of you who know what Rotary means and what they stand for. And someone wants to tarnish that image and integrity I have built over the years.”
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