Chibudom Nwuche has been named in an alleged illegal dealing involving the federal government’s amnesty office.

Sokoto State Governor, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, says his attention has been drawn to a report alleging that he helped a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche, to receive some illegal payments from the Amnesty Office.

A statement issued on Sunday by his spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the story was “false, mischievous, and without basis”.

It stated that “For the records, Tambuwal has never engaged in legislative, political, administrative or business relationship with the persons alleged in the story.

“Nwuche left the House of Representatives in 2003, the same year Tambuwal was elected into the National Assembly to represent Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in the House.

“He was not in the House of Representatives when Nwuche was in the House.

“The history of the frosty relationship between then Speaker Tambuwal and elements close to former President Goodluck Jonathan (which both Nwuche and Kingsley Kuku were prominent members), is well known to Nigerians.”

“Speaker Tambuwal could not have had dealings with people who considered him antagonistic to the aspiration of their benefactor (Jonathan).

“There is no iota of truth in the story as it relates to Governor Tambuwal,” the statement concluded.

Recall that Nwuche had been named in an alleged illegal dealing involving the federal government’s amnesty office.

Nwuche was arrested some weeks ago by the EFCC over the allegation.

At the weekend, lawyer to special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, denied allegation that he borrowed N2.86billion from Nwuche.

He insisted that the former Speaker was indeed owing the office the said amount, being money earmarked for project awarded to him.