Anambra APC aspirant denies $378,000 cash laundering allegations

The All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant within the Anambra State 2025 governorship elections, Paul Chukwuma, has dismissed the allegations of $378,000 cash laundering levelled in opposition to him.

A web-based report alleged that the Abuja Federal Excessive Court docket had ordered the forfeiture of $378,000 and a Mercedes Benz Maybach belonging to Chukwuma, citing alleged involvement in cash laundering.

The cash and the car allegedly stated to be proceeds of illegal actions, had been linked to Chukwuma, Managing Director and Chief Govt Officer of Fides Et Ratio Academy Restricted.

This choice was made by Justice Emeka Nwite after the counsel for the Impartial Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, introduced a movement ex-parte.

However Chukwuma, whereas reacting to the web report throughout an interactive session with journalists at his Umueri nation residence within the Anambra East Native Authorities Space on Thursday, stated the alleged cash laundering claims had been false.

He blamed the event on detractors, insisting that he can’t be intimidated by the techniques of his political opponents who search to undermine and wreck his governorship ambition.

He defined that the cash in query was legitimately earned by him by way of his firm in a contract with the Federal Authorities.

He stated, “Individuals ought to be able to contest for election, you don’t want to make use of any instrument of presidency to intimidate anyone. I can’t be intimidated by anyone. I’m going to win my occasion’s ticket and go forward to win the governorship election and provide dividend of democracy to Ndi Anambra.

“The info ought to converse for itself. I don’t need to imagine that the report is coming from ICPC. The cash is within the firm’s account, which was legitimately earned. All of the paperwork associated to the contract are within the custody of the ICPC.

“That is simply an try by political opponents to intimidate me and derail my ambition to function the governor of Anambra. They know I’m the candidate to beat, so they’re resorting to all types of allegations because the election approaches.”

Based on him, the cash in query is within the firm’s account, which was legitimately earned, and all of the paperwork associated to the contract are within the custody of the ICPC.

He defined that his agency was awarded a undertaking for coaching, which concerned Mental Property Rights, and that his firm held conferences with TETFund to ship the undertaking to Nigerian college students.

“That is simply the work of political detractors making an attempt to deliver me down, however I cannot be intimidated by them. I’ll win my occasion’s ticket and finally win the election. Nobody can cease or intimidate me as a result of my information are clear. I pay my taxes and don’t have anything to cover.

“My picture can’t be tarnished. We all know the folks behind this, and I can not enable unpatriotic parts to cease me from contesting the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. I can by no means be intimidated by anyone.

“The fact on floor is that by way of the great work we’ve got achieved, APC has turn into very formidable within the South-East, and I’ve personally taken it upon myself to make sure that APC is the occasion to beat,” he added.