Former Special Adviser to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Alwan Hassan, has publicly apologised to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Barau Jibirin, after accusing them of collecting a 10 million dollar bribe to drop President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Abdullahi Ramat.
He made this apology on Tuesday, just a week after the Senate threatened to drag him to court over the allegation, which had mounted distrust around federal appointments in the power sector.
Hassan also said he granted interviews in which he made claims against the Senate leadership and repeated rumours alleging they had received a 10 million dollar bribe, a claim he now says was based on misleading conversations and false assumptions.
Hassan, however, said his actions were driven by passion and advocacy gone too far, thanking political allies and friends who supported him.