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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Rep. Farouk Lawan accused of receiving bribe from oil marketers



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  • Garden-City Boy
    Jun 13 2012, 08:16

      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.

  • usha.jui25
    Jun 12 2012, 11:38

    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.