Posted by Gbenga Daniel, the former governor of Ogun State, has pledged to defend the Nigerian government in the ongoing legal battle with Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Limited, a Chinese business that resulted in the seizure of several presidential jets.
Due to a botched contract that the Ogun State government started in 2007, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment had taken the Nigerian government to court.
Three presidential jets that were in France for normal maintenance were taken into custody as a result of the legal dispute. However, the Nigerian government eventually received access to one of the jets.
Daniel signed the contract in 2007 while he was employed there.
The media office of Daniel released a statement that said, in part, that “every patriotic Nigerian should feel concerned about this very sensitive matter, which involves our collective national assets and Commonwealth.”
In addition to being a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, this patriotic path is what the patriotic elder statesman choose to follow.
He has had the honor of serving Ogun State as governor, during which time he has impacted the lives of many citizens and implemented several developmental projects, such as the creation of the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone.
The statement went on to say that Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel would prefer to work with President and Commander-in-Chief Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria to find a diplomatic solution to the current problem using any records that are available and could help the Federal Government pursue its legal and arbitration options.