UBEC N1Billion Scandal: WikkiTimes stands by report on Dogara
UBEC N1Billion Scandal: WikkiTimes stands by report on Dogara
By Ahmed Ahmed
The WikkiTimes Online Publishers said they stand by their report on how the former speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) squandered an N1 billion school project is true, accurate and credible.
The Publisher of the online platform Malam Haruna Mohammed Salisu stated this in a statement made available to Journalists on Sunday in Bauchi.
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He said their investigation revealed how N1 billion constituency projects nominated by the former speaker to build model schools in Bauchi South Federal Constituency was mismanaged.
“We have come across viral publications suggesting that WikkiTime had published a ‘libellous’ report against the former speaker. Although we are not officially served any letter by any purported law chamber, I feel we need to put the records straights,” he said
According to the publisher, the report is factual, credible and accurate. So, therefore, we stand by our story.
“It’s within his prerogative to go to court if he feels our story is a misrepresentation of facts.
“But let me also reiterate that before our story was published, we contacted Yakubu Dogara and gave him enough time to respond but he ignored numerous calls and texts,” he said
Haruna said that WikkiTimes would not retract the story as demanded by Mr Dogara “because it’s indeed very laughable for a credible medium such as WikkiTimes to retract a painstaking investigation backed by facts.
“We know that Dogara nominated the N1 billion school projects and there is open and available evidence in the public domain that can justify this for any reasonable person to see.
“We equally know that it was based on Mr Dogara’s consent that the contracts were awarded. Therefore, he ought to supervise the projects and ensure they were diligently executed.
“He cannot cry wolf when it’s apparent that he’s categorically failed to do his work. Our story remains, and we will be happy to meet Mr Dogara in court.” The Publisher said
