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It was previously reported by SR that Tunde Bakare and the SNG were offered a 50,000 USD bribe (with audi made available) by minister of Niger Delta, Mr. Orubebe. Pastor and the Save Nigeria Group had visited the President, Goodluck Jonathan to make clear their position that the president had performed below standard.

In a telephone conversation with huhuonline.com publisher and editor –in- chief, Emmanuel Emeke Asiwe, The senior pastor of the latter rain assembly church informs it was not bribe but transport money. See transcript of conversation below

Huhuonline.com: Good Evening Pastor Bakare

Pastor Bakare: Who is this?

Huhuonline.com: My name is Emmanuel Asiwe, publisher and editor-in-chief of huhuonline.com.

Pastor Bakare: Ok.

Huhuonline.com: Recall that I had interviewed you in Boston some years ago.

Pastor Bakare: Ah!…… (Silence), I can’t recall that interview.

Huhuonline.com: However, my call is as regards the alleged Fifty thousand dollar bribe offered to SNG. I have spoken to Tony Uranta (Presidency aide) (alleged conduit of the $50,000 bribe money). He has denied the allegation and gave me your number to speak with you.

Pastor Bakare: Tony gave you my number?

Huhuonline.com: Yes Sir… Were you offered bribe?

Pastor Bakare: I don’t want to go back and forth; our spokesman has spoken to Sahara reporter. However, we visited the president, we made our position known to him, and were offered transport money, but we rejected it, based on integrity. It was not a bribe!

Huhuonline.com: But Sahara reporters said you confirmed it was a bribe?.

Pastor Bakare: It was not a bribe.

Huhuonline.com:What was the fifty thousand dollars for?

Pastor Bakare: It was given to us, as transport money.

Huhuonline.com: Thank you sir.

The question is who needs 50,000 USD for transportation and what happened to the Nigerian currency?

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