‘He has no case with the US,’ PDP chieftain defends Senator-elect

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May 14, 2015 1:13 PM

Umar said further that the extradition threat against Kashamu was a ploy to witch-hunt the financier of the PDP in the South West.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Toyin Umar has risen to the defence of Ogun State Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu saying that the latter doesn’t have any case to answer in the United States of America.

Kashamu is reportedly wanted by the US government for his alleged participation in a drug ring.

”Buruji Kashamu has no case with the USA, it’s just that some people are trying to run him down,” Umar said.

“If truly the Senator-Elect has a case to answer in the United States of America, the authorities know the right thing to do, and not that, some people would be flying a kite for his extradition,” he added.

“I urge the brains behind the move to stop witch-hunting him. This same case was mentioned in the UK some years back, it ended up in favour of the senator-elect”, the PDP chieftain said.

Kashamu was allegedly indicted on drug charges in Chicago in 1998, a claim which he vehemently denies.

The Senator-elect has instituted a case with a Federal High Court in Lagos in order to stop any moves to extradite him.

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