NOGIOA says allegation of violation of United States Banking Rules and Regulation, Racketeering, Financial Misappropriation and Acts of Treachery Bordering on Treason against Simbi Wabote, Baseless, Blackmail, Mere Diversionary Tactics
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Indigenous Operators Association (NOGIOA) has described allegations of fraud against the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote as diversionary and baseless.
Platforms Africa reports that a group called the New Nigeria Global Initiative (NNGI) has made the allegation including claims that Wabote was guilty of violation of United States Banking Rules and Regulation, Racketeering, Financial Misappropriation and Acts of Treachery Bordering on Treason. It is yet to provide any evidence.
The NOGIOA, however through its Chairman, Galadima Auwal, noted in a statement that this kind of diversionary tact are the trademark of some disingenuous persons within the online media space and therefore should be disregarded.
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Describing the New Nigeria Global Initiative (NNGI) as “a faceless group purported to be a coalition of civil society group” NOGIOA maintained that the allegations are nothing short of blackmail and intent to intimidate and extort.
“The said Group, NNGI had claimed that it has evidence of allegation of fraud, violation of United States Banking Rules and Regulation, Racketeering, Financial Misappropriation and Acts of Treachery Bordering on Treason, amidst so many other false and ridiculous claims published by some infamous online news platforms and which is aimed at tarnishing the image of the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board, Engr. Simbi Wabote,” the NOGIOA statement read.
It continued; “The allegations against the Executive Secretary of NCDMB are malicious, baseless and a deliberate ploy to divert the attention of the Executive Secretary from the goal of *delivering a* sound and solid local content framework for Nigeria which is the primary purpose of the NCDMB and for which the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Mohammed Buhari, is firmly committed.’
The statement noted that these kinds of allegations of fraud which will never be *proved* are not new, saying that often faceless organizations, individuals and groups, such as the NNGI said to be represented by one Ahmed Yusuf, come forward to seek for ways to blackmail and extort public officers using such veiled and baseless allegations of fraud, allegations which can never be substantiated and which are only intended to put public officers in *black* light before the public. The statement challenged the group to tender the said evidence or claims before security agencies both in Nigeria and the United States and be willing to appear as witnesses.
The statement observed that “a lot of key players in the Oil and Gas Industry have commended the efforts the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board NCDMB under the capable leadership of Engr. Simbi K. Wabote”
It alleged that the said man who, it claimed, is behind these allegations is a known blackmailer with no proper sense of professionalism while urging Engr. Simbi Wabote not to be distracted by the professional blackmailer who is a Nigerian bent on abusing the privileges of the United States. It also urged that the United States FBI should investigate Jackson Ude on how he makes his money.
