Na wa o! Peter Mandelson, di former UK ambassador wey dey knack gist with Jeffrey Epstein, don finally talk say e dey sorry for di victims of di late paedophile, but no fit say sorry for hin own wahala. Wetin happen be say, dem sack am for September last year when dem find email wey show say e dey too close to Epstein.
For di interview wey e do with BBC, e say, ‘I wan apologise to those women for di system wey refuse to hear dia voices.’ But wetin be di issue? E no wan accept say e gatz apologize for hin own actions. E claim say, ‘I was not culpable, I was not knowledgeable of wetin e dey do.’
See, this man dey talk say him no know wetin dey happen. E believe di gists wey Epstein dey yarn say him don dey victim of false accusation. Now, e dey regret say e gree believe di story. E even talk say di only pipo wey e see for Epstein property na middle-aged housekeepers, no be young girls wey him dey prey on.
People don dey vex for e mouth, especially di UK Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander. She don talk say Mandelson na deep naivety as e no fit apologize directly to di victims, say e for don own up. If na me dey di position, I no go touch person wey dey play with young girls like that.
Di matter don scatter wetin remain of Mandelson’s reputation wey don dey around since Tony Blair time. E don dey in and out of politics for over 40 years. Now, e don chop di bitter kola after emails show say e dey still dey support Epstein after di man don collect conviction for soliciting a minor. E even talk say e regret di friendship cus na big mistake.
Downing Street don chuk mouth for di matter too, saying di relationship wey e get with Epstein be totally different from wetin dem know before dem appoint am. E no dey look good for Mandelson side at all. But no matter wetin happen, e dey talk say him go just dey move on, no wahala.
Make we keep an eye on dis matter as e dey unfold. Di political landscape dey change and na so we go dey see how di new developments fit affect dem in government and di victims wey don suffer for dia hands.
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