KEY POINTS
- The former governor openly denies owing N200 million for his 2014 campaign materials expense.
- He demands visual evidence from Ohiri before taking legal action against him.
- Dave Umahi denies all sexual harassment accusations while criticizing baseless accusations that emerged against him.
On Thursday Sen. Dave Umahi who currently holds the position of Minister of Works denied owing businesswoman Mrs. Tracynither Ohiri the sum of N200 million for promotional materials which were supplied during the 2014 governorship campaign.
Umahi denies owing, challenges debt allegations
The former governor declared that denial to journalists during his examination of the Independence Bridge in Lagos. During his 2014 campaign the entire expenditure remained below N100 million while he contradicted Ohiri’s report of N200 million unpaid debt.
Umahi denies owing, and demanded written documentation containing both purchase agreements and bank statements to prove the debt claims made by Mrs. Ohiri N200 million.
Mr Umahi stated that his 2014 campaign budget exceeded the dismissed allegations by a significant margin and he struggled to accept how campaign materials could cost N200 million. He demanded evidence of official documents because the claim about N200 million spent looked questionable.
The Minister added that proper paper trails should exist if the campaign expenditure was legitimate. The Minister declared his intention to take legal action for damages while refusing to minimize this issue through any means.
Dave Umahi response to sexual harassment claims
Umahi declared through persistent denials that no sexual harassment had occurred according to his view. Through his remarks he declared his worry about frivolous accusations while pushing women to avoid using sexual harassment claims as weapons against opponents.
After regularizing his stance on legal proceedings Umahi outlined his plans to sue responsible parties with clear orders to start legal actions for seeking compensation.
