Nigeria: Otedola/Farouk Bribery Scandal - PRONACO Threatens Mass Action

24 January 2013

The advocacy organ of the Pro-National Conference (PRONACO), Citizens Advocacy Group, (CAG), has threatened to mobilise Nigerians against any attempt by government to neutralise the report of the Farouk Lawan-led committee on fuel subsidy scam on the account of the bribery allegation by Mr. Femi Otedola, against the committee.

Commenting on the bribery saga yesterday in Lagos, PRONACO spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Okunniyi, insisted that "as a matter of fact, both the alleged bribe giver, Mr. Femi Otedola, and the alleged taker, Hon. Farouk Lawan, are culpable under Nigerian law and international convention."

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