Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has repeated his claim that he did nothing wrong when his government brokered the controversial Malabu oil deal.
A statement by Ikechukwu Eze, media adviser to the former president, described the allegation Mr. Jonathan acted corruptly and may have received bribes as “a recycled falsehood that is blatantly dishonest, cheap, and predictable.”
Mr. Jonathan was reacting to a fresh claim by the Nigerian government filed in a London court last month.
In the court filing obtained by Finance Uncovered, the Nigerian government accused Mr. Jonathan and other officials who worked in his government of bribery and corruption.
In the same filing, the government is also seeking about $3.5 billion in damages from oil giants Eni and Shell over the controversial Malabu oil deal.