Nigeria: Senator Alleges Offer of Bribe to Kill Petroleum Industry Governance Bill

25 September 2017

Akure — The senator representing Ondo North senatorial district and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Tayo Alasoadura, at the weekend said there are several forces working against the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB).

The senator said he rejected a huge amount of money offered him as a bribe to frustrate the passage of the bill which had been in the Senate for more than 13 years.

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