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Omokri responds to Abdullahi’s book claims on Jonathan

-Reno Omokri describes contents of Bolaji Abdullahi’s new book as blatant lies.
-Abdullahi has however fired back, claiming Omokri was too much of an outsider to understand the political intrigues that occurred at the period.

Omokri and Abdullahi trade words over the events and aftermath of 2015 elections.

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has challenged APC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi to sue him to court if he can truly defend the contents of his yet to be launched book in which he commented extensively on the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Omokri described as lies, content of the book ‘On a Platter of Gold: How Jonathan Won and Lost Nigeria’, written by former minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, which will go on sale nationwide from November 30, 2017, after the launch.

Omokri, in a statement issued on Thursday, said he was ready to counter claims made by Abdullahi about series of events which culminated in PDP’s loss of power to the APC in the 2015 general elections.
“Two months ago when I got details of the contents of the book by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, I described him as a liar and his book as a tissue of lies meant to defame former President Jonathan as the 2019 elections draw near and the yearning for a return to the years when the Peoples Democratic Party governed Nigeria reaches fever pitch.”
“Now that the book is out, I can prove those claims and challenge Mr. Abdullahi to sue me in court for libel or defamation if I have lied.
“In the book, Mr. Abdullahi revealed that this meeting held ‘four days’ after the election on a Tuesday evening.

“Nigerians would remember that the 2015 Presidential elections held on March 28, 2015. It would further be recalled that former President Jonathan called then candidate Buhari to concede the election at precisely 5: 15 PM on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. This timeline was also verified by the camp of the then candidate Buhari in a statement to the BBC’s Mansur Ali.