The presidency has denied any involvement in the unfolding bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Fuel subsidy Regime, Hon. Faruk Lawan and businessman Femi Otedola saying that the insinuation that the scandal is a plot by president Jonathan to unseat the leadership of the House of Representatives is false and baseless.
In a statement Thursday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Reuben Abati said despite the controversy arising from the bribery allegation, ‘President Jonathan’s directive to the Attorney-General of the Federation on the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, as adopted by the House of Representatives, subsists and he fully expects that all those indicted in the report will be duly investigated and prosecuted if a prima facie case is established against them”.
The statement reads:
“The Presidency denounces the lame and diversionary attempt by some newspapers to drag the person and office of the President into the very unsavoury bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Fuel Subsidy Probe Ad-Hoc Committee and a well-known petroleum products marketer.
“The mischievous insinuation in today’s (yesterday’s) editions of the newspapers that the entire affair, in which the two key players have publicly confessed their roles, is part of a plot by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the executive arm of government to unseat the leadership of the House of Representatives, is totally false and baseless.
“For the benefit of unwary members of the public who may be deceived by the political innuendoes now being woven into the subsidy probe bribe affair, President Jonathan wishes to affirm that he has absolutely no reason or desire to meddle in the affairs of the House of Representatives and its leadership.
“Neither the President nor anyone acting on his request or order has anything to do with the scandal that has sadly engulfed the House ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy. The attempt to drag the Presidency into the matter is entirely speculative and without factual foundation.
“Against the background of its avowed commitment to the effective prosecution of the war against corruption in Nigeria, the Presidency notes with satisfaction, that given the seriousness of the scandal, the House of Representatives has already recalled its members from recess for a special session to deliberate on it tomorrow.
“The Presidency therefore urges the media to allow members of the House and law enforcement agencies to conduct and conclude investigations without further unhelpful distractions.
“Recent developments notwithstanding, President Jonathan’s directive to the Attorney-General of the Federation on the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, as adopted by the House of Representatives, subsists and he fully expects that all those indicted in the report will be duly investigated and prosecuted if a prima facie case is established against them” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This is a set up. it doesn't concern president, politicians becareful.
ReplyDeleteStatements denying stuff dont matter anymore in Nigeria, We dont trust you Politicians anymore. Should we believe you now, just because you say so? we trusted farouk, he released a smimilar statement denying that he received any bribe, later to accept. abeg. We dont believe you Mr President.
ReplyDeleteAction speaks louder than voice. hope this matter wont be buried as usual.
ReplyDeleteWHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT DO WITH SUCH LITTLE MONEY FOR HIM TO BE INVOLVED. HE IS A CHAIRMAN & COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES,SO HE IS ABOVE THAT, HE EATS HIS MONEY IN QUANTUM, SO RUMOR MONGERS BEWARE.BESIDES HE EXPOSED AND OPEN UP THE ISSUE OF FUEL SUBSIDY CABALS OF WHICH MANY NIGERIANS WERE NOT AWAY OF.
ReplyDeleteCOMMANDER IN CHIER OF THIEVES FORCES not ARMED FORCES
ReplyDeleteThe president is not involved all you GEJ hatters go hug wet transformer! Why would the president want to set Farouk up when he was the one that opened our eyes to the mishap in the first place? All u lying politician who are busy causing problems just because u r not the ones in power God will soon judge all of u animals in human skin! U people are so evil minded that u do all sorts of evil and try to hang it on d president but u will all fail in your demonic plots!
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