A former presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has claimed that his political enemies within the All Progressives Congress (APC) are sponsoring his ex-wife, Funmi Olawepo to make unfounded allegations against him.
Funmi had accused him of neglecting their twin children and failing to pay their school fees and upkeep in the United Kingdom, despite subsisting court orders directing him to do so.
She quoted a judgment by Justice Gladys Olotu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as ordering Olawepo-Hashim and the company to pay ₦300m in damages for breach of corporate governance.
According to her, the court also reportedly directed the restoration of her shareholding and directorship in the company.
However, speaking with Punch, Olawepo-Hashim described Funmi’s outcry as part of a smear campaign to discredit him ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Olawepo-Hashim insisted that his ex-wife’s fresh claims in the media were orchestrated by remnants of the same political handlers who, he said, plotted to stop his 2019 presidential bid.
He said, “She had been recruited by elements in the UK High Commission and the Nigerian Intelligence Agency. Apart from other sinister things they did, they tried to frame me up for funding terrorism. I was questioned in the UK and released when no evidence was found. She was the one who gave the information to the UK authorities.”
The former presidential candidate added that his ex-wife had denied his family access to their children, describing her as “a professional blackmailer and social climber who has made plenty of money from that trade.”
He maintained that the revival of her story was politically motivated, asserting that “now that the 2027 campaign has started, the same APC team has picked her up again, pushing her story in the media.”
Olawepo-Hashim dismissed reports of a new court order directing one of his companies to pay ₦300m, calling it “an invention of an APC night court,” as he claimed no such process was ever served on his legal team.
“This is an act of desperation on their part, and it shows our message is biting them. Picking up stories from bitter women against opposition figures will not save the APC from imminent defeat in 2027,” he stated.
Olawepo-Hashim added, “APC handlers funded her with millions of dollars, nominating her for several foreign grants for female entrepreneurs and start-up businesses. My lawyers have written to her several times to provide account details for the children’s upkeep, but she refused because she wants £18m, not money for their welfare.”
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