My good people I come before you this evening as a man whose honesty and integrity have been questioned now, the usual political thing to do when charges are levelled against you is either to ignore them or to deny them without giving details, But before I answer any of your questions, let me state categorically that I have not touched a kobo of the #50,000 we contributed. Every kobo of it has been used in defraying political campaign expenses.

The author is

• A exonerating himself from allegations of embezzlement
• B ignoring the allegations of embezzlement
• C taking part in a political campaign
• D demonstrating that he is a Senator
• E try to implicate Abu O. Abu, a fellow political