The statement noted: “The NGF hereby states unequivocally that it has not at any time been involved in or been in receipt of $100m or any other funds from NED Nwoko to finance elections in any State.
The forum also accused Nwoko of blurring and obfuscating the real facts and legal issues in controversy by dishing out blatant lies and half-truths. He stated: “Neither is the period when Judgments were obtained of consequence in this case. Undoubtedly, the salient facts on the fraud associated with the Paris Club refunds can never be changed by a thousand Press Statements by the AGF or any of the Consultants.
“i. NED MUNIR NWOKO ; ii. DR. TED ISIGHOHI EDWARDS ; iii. PANIC ALERT SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD iv. RIOK NIG. Ltd ; v. PRINCE ORJI ORIZU ; vi. BARRISTER OLAITAN BELLO ; TOTAL – USD$418,953,690.59. “A poison of the part is a poison of the whole. What is unlawful remains unlawful. Its origin is immaterial and the part or role played by all parties separately or collectively at all times is unlawful and cannot be remedied.
“It was thought that the AGF had done a good job of defense for all of them, but NED’s decision to go solo to make his own case without reference to others suggests that the union of consultants is gradually falling apart. What however NED did not tell the public is: “While it is possible that the unlawful scheme hatched by the consultants to feast on public funds may have over the years been executed with the cooperation of enemies of the State without anyone raising an eyebrow; the bubble has now burst and the time to account has come. It is an irony that NED and other consultants who flaunt Judgments of courts as justification for payment are now uncomfortable and jittery when the same Judgments are tested on appeal.
He continued: “While the consultants are strangely emboldened by those who should ordinarily oppose the payment and protect public trust; the law is not silent. It upholds the truth at all times no matter how long it takes.