Nigeria: Fresh Bribery Scandal Hits Parliament
There are allegations that Farouk Lawan, chairperson of the House committee that probed the fuel subsidy, was involved in a U.S.$3 million bribe scam.
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Nigeria: Leadership Finally Confirms - Farouk Lawan Took Bribe in Dollars
Leadership, 12 June 2012
Contrary to his frantic denial of involvement in the ongoing scandal over a $3m bribery allegation, the chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on the fuel ... read more »
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Nigeria: I Told EFCC About Bribe Money in April - Lawan Farouk
Vanguard, 12 June 2012
Farouk Lawan who is at the centre of the $3 million bribery scandal in the House of Representatives, yesterday revealed in Abuja, that he reported the bribe to law enforcement ... read more »
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Nigeria: Lawan, Otedola, N2.6 Trillion Thieves Must Face Justice
Leadership, 12 June 2012
Anti-graft agencies now have another opportunity to prove that Nigeria is not yet "a paradise for maggots" (the title of a new book on Nuhu Ribadu, EFCC's first chairman) by ... read more »
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Nigeria: Falana Wants Bribery Allegation Against Faruk Lawan Probed
Daily Trust, 12 June 2012
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on anti-graft agencies to arrest and prosecute chairman House Committee on Fuel Subsidy Farouk Lawan over his alleged role in collection ... read more »
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Nigeria: U.S.$3 Million Bribery Scandal - House Weighs Sanctions for Farouk
Vanguard, 12 June 2012
The leadership of the House of Representatives was last night considering two options in the wake of the bribery scandal that has engulfed its investigation into the utilisation of ... read more »
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Nigeria: Fresh Scandal Brews Over Farouk Lawan's U.S.$600,000 Bribery Scandal
Vanguard, 9 June 2012
There are indications that fresh trouble is brewing at the House of Representatives over allegations that Chairman of the House's Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy Hon. Farouk ... read more »
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Nigeria: Subsidy Probe - Representatives Investigate U.S.$3 Million Bribe
Leadership, 10 June 2012
Following an allegation that a member of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on subsidy probe was compromised by an oil magnate with the sum of $3 million, the House ... read more »
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Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Probe - Otedola Confirms Bribe to Lawmakers
This Day, 11 June 2012
The full details of the $3 million bribery scandal involving members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Fuel Subsidy probe were revealed yesterday, as one of ... read more »
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Nigeria: I Didn't Collect U.S.$600,000 Bribe From Oil Marketer - Farouk Lawan
Leadership, 11 June 2012
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, has denied allegation that a member of the committee received $600,000 bribes from an oil ... read more »
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Nigeria: I Never Collected U.S.$600,000 Bribe From Oil Baron - Farouk Lawan
Daily Trust, 11 June 2012
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Rep. Farouk Lawan (PDP, Kano), yesterday denied he had received $600,000 bribe from an oil marketer to ... read more »
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Nigeria: I'm Not Guilty - Lawan
Vanguard, 11 June 2012
Reacting to the development yesterday, Rep. Lawan in a prepared statement said: "My attention has been drawn to several newspapers and internet stories alleging that a prominent ... read more »
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Nigeria: U.S. $3 Million Bribery Scandal - Lawan Farouk On His Own - Reps
Vanguard, 11 June 2012
Embittered members of the House of Representatives, yesterday, distanced themselves from Lawan Farouk, chairman of the House committee that probed fuel subisdy, over alleged $3 ... read more »
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Nigeria: Death, Bribery and All That (opinion)
Daily Trust, 11 June 2012
For me, the most painful thing about death is its finality. No one who steps beyond this mortal realm ever returns to it. One moment here, the next minute eternity. Wondrous are ... read more »
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Wouldn't it be purely idiotic to go forward with implementing recommendations of a probe report that is now proves worthless and very deeply flawed? Many the key players in the fraudulent harvest could have bribed their way out of incrimination, courtesy of the ninny. Criminals jeer at us and smile all the way to their banks. As is common with the clan, they might even dare anyone to order their arrest. One can easily observe something about the shape of the guy’s head that signaled moral and intellectual deficiencies and inadequacies. The head has to be shaped right for a man to think and behave right. See how he has messed-up himself, disgraced his colleagues in the National Assembly, let the nation down and confirmed everybody's fear of his clan's insincerity and less-than-poor commitment to the common cause. Those of “the hierarchy of the House (is) determined to push the executive arm of government to implement the recommendations of the report earlier submitted by the Lawan committee" are on a combative, vengeful, scape-goating mission to, among others, nail Deizani among others, for daring to be Oil Minister while being an infidel southern NYAMIRI BANZA woman. It anybody is serious with cleansing that Augean stable, Faruk Lawan, now steeped soggy in corruption should be sniffing out the iron rods in police jail as he awaits trial. Lawan's case is another solid proof of the Hausa man's insincerity to the course of Nigerian nationhood. The clan has used every occasion to showcase a chronic parochial mindset, unable to submit to patriotic instincts. It is in the intrinsic character of the jihadist buccaneer. We will continue to wallow in darkness for as long as we unwittingly sustain the Hausa factor and let it influence our collective destiny. We are watching and waiting for how this ugly saga plays out.
I know and believe here that, instead of looking into the report of the ad hoc committee headed by mr. Lawan Attention wud shift against him for mr Otedola's claim dat he has given ransom of $620000 2 be ease of de findings. Dis mr Otedola need 2 be arrested n reminded in custody be4 taken any action concerning his offer of bribe 2 de committee. Beside wat has #2.6 trillion has 2 do with $600000. Mr Lawan's report shud not keep under de carpet. Correct our money from those thieves and mr Otedola shud be immediately get arrested by given govt.Bribe from govt money and at de same time scandalizing govt needed report with his bad image.