Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi and Signatious Hotel Effurun, Delta State, have debunked allegation of staff molestation against the former minister.
The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Human Resources of Signatious Hotel, Egba Ederoghene.
Ederoghene said the alleged reports and circulation of picture were part of a malicious conspiracy by some political detractors to bring Gbagi’s character to disrepute.
The statement reads in part, “The attention of the management of Signatious Hotel has been drawn to false accusations of staff molestation against our Chairman, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, circulating on several social platforms.
“We wish to categorically state that at no time did Gbagi subject any staff of the Hotel to such humiliation as he is presently bereaved and occupied with preparing for the funeral of his sister who passed away recently.
“The management also wishes to use this opportunity to inform the public that the staff in the pictures are part of a malicious conspiracy by some political detractors to bring Gbagi’s character to disrepute.
“This wouldn’t be the first time an attempt has been made to smear the character of our Chairman for whatever reason.”
Ederoghene, in the statement titled “The futile attempt of political detractors to blackmail Gbagi”, said the allegation was “orchestrated by desperate detractors deployed to work against Gbagi’s governorship ambition”.
The human resources director further said “In the absence of any dirt to nail Gbagi’s pristine reputation, they have descended to mudslinging by concocting fictitious stories to stir emotions and gain public attention.
“However, what those behind the recent blackmail against Gbagi do not realize is that the employees whom they handpicked for their dirty and poorly executed job were already under investigation by management for conniving to steal huge sums of money from the hotel, some of which have been recovered.
“Confessional statements to this effect can be obtained from the Ebrumede Police Station.”
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