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Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by disloman(m): 7:44pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, brought the part of the illicit deals to public attention when he alerted Nigerians that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had failed to deposit $20 billion of oil revenues with the CBN. In addition, Mrs. Alison-Madueke had inked some deals, with the blessing of former President Jonathan, involving oil swaps and the transfer of certain oil wells reclaimed from multinational oil companies to shady Nigerian operators, including Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko. An investigation by SaharaReporters discovered that President Buhari’s administration has begun the difficult and complex process of retrieving some of the missing petro- billions. One approach so far adopted by the new president is aimed at addressing the fuel scarcity that has harmed the Nigerian economy and threatens to paralyze the country’s economic activities, according to highly placed officials in the government. But one exception involves Mr. Omokore whose Atlantic Atlantic Energy Oil Company was involved in the controversial concession of oil wells. A source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that Mr. Omokore had volunteered to return $500 million to the Federal Government. However, the source added that President Buhari nixed the deal based on information that Mr. Omokore, believed to be a front for Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Alison-Madueke, is in possession of $4.5 billion of funds that should have been deposited in the federation account. The sources told SaharaReporters that the government’s immediate strategy involved targeting oil marketers and companies “caught red-handed in stealing huge sums of oil subsidies and oil revenues.” The government has pressured these companies and their owners to agree to repay the stolen monies traced to them by immediately importing more fuel into Nigeria. The sources said the Buhari government has recorded significant early success in getting some oil marketers and their companies to accept the fuel-for-funds deals. “A number of them have agreed to import massive levels of fuel in lieu of the funds they received in shady transactions during the Jonathan administration,” one Presidency source claimed. Another source revealed that the administration had started out by putting pressure on former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. She was reportedly quick to deny responsibility for the illicit deals with the oil marketers. Instead, she squealed on her subordinates in the NNPC, accusing them of structuring and doctoring the deals that robbed Nigeria of billions of dollars. “The [Buhari] government got her to write a formal account of her allegations against some NNPC officials and oil companies. What she put down gave a picture of how some of the funds went missing. The document was then forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the form of a petition,” one source said. Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s “petition” reportedly named all the persons involved in the massive fraud in the oil sector, including some past and serving officials of the NNPC. Our sources said those she implicated in the NNPC include the current General Managing Director (GMD), Haruna Momoh, a former GMD, Austen Oniwon, Reginald Stanley and Sam Okeke, a former Group General Manager, New Business Division of the NNPC. An EFCC source told SaharaReporters that a crack team of investigators was currently working on the former minister’s petition. He said the document had revealed new facts previously unknown by EFCC agents and Nigeria’s intelligence officials at Department of State Services (DSS). Among the scams disclosed by the former minister is information that at least four companies involved in an oil swap deal had not accounted for huge sums that should have been remitted to the account of the Nigerian government. Among the companies implicated in her “petition,” Transfigura was reportedly unable to account for $80 million, Televeras $111million, while Aiteo apparently gulped down $150 million. Other oil firms named in the defrauding of the Nigerian people are Ontario, which failed to account for $135 million, and Sahara Energy, accused of skipping the payment of $120 million to the government. Our EFCC source revealed that two companies, Transfigura and Sahara Energy, had made some gesture towards paying back some missing funds. However, a source at the Presidency told our correspondent that “so far the reconciliation has involved just paperwork and has not scratched the heart of the scam.” Investigators described Aiteo and Ontario as particularly problematic because they have completely cooked their records. An investigator also disclosed that the two companies are most directly linked to Mrs. Alison-Madueke and former President Jonathan. Both Ms. Alison-Madueke and Mr. Jonathan are currently in the UK, with the former Petroleum Minister reportedly undergoing a weeklong cancer therapy. Some of the companies have agreed in principle to return the funds by bartering imported fuel for the funds they acquired illegally. Our sources disclosed that other downstream companies caught in the storm of missing and stolen funds include Forte Oil, owned by businessman Femi Otedola, Folawiyo Energy, and, Oando, owned by Wale Tinubu and Honeywell Oil Company owned by Oba Otudeko. Officials of the Buhari administration declined to give official confirmation of the stolen assets recovery process relating to other officials of the Jonathan Presidency. |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by doctokwus: 7:49pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
First of the many good news I expect to read and hear from the chosen one-PMB after the deflation caused by the treachery of Saraki. We believe our trust and belief in PMB would not be in vain and expect several billions of dollars to be recovered as he said he will. But I hope jail is still part of the bargain,even if its just 2 years in kirikiri for those thieves. |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by Ishilove: 7:56pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Na wa o. this peeps are just transferring billion billion as if it chicken change 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by Nobody: 8:00pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Ishilove:the thing tire me oo |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by Magician1503(m): 8:02pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
As juicy as this news is, no source. Just bland and insipid. I hope it's all true sha |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by Adesiji77: 8:12pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Ishilove: Trillion is the new Billion |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by wewe1(m): 8:14pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Uhmm |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by GudluckIBB(m): 8:25pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Shebi Some people here said Jonathan and Alison were falsely accused. Thank God Jonathan did not come back for second term, it would have been a disaster for Nigerians 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by DropShot: 8:27pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
This is the second thread on this news and not yet deemed qualified for FP! Lalasticlala Ishilove Obinoscopy Seun, please do the needful. |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by SweetJoystick(m): 8:35pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Hmm Ontario oil and gas |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by baby124: 8:38pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
Nigerian's should stop absconding with business money. It is very bad. That is why there is so much poverty amidst riches. One person will decide to run away with money that can help people. This is why these foolish governors don't trust us enough to give us contracts. See foreigners getting everything. when you were transacting the business, you included your profit. Why run away with the profit and the contract money. |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by babdap: 8:40pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
ok |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by aieromon(m): 8:46pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
http://saharareporters.com/2015/06/10/stolen-assets-recovery-buhari-demands-fuel-imports-oil-marketers-implicated-fraud Slow and steady,we will get there. BTW, how come GEJ and DAM are both in the U.K at the moment? 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by khalleb(m): 8:47pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
The fear of Buhari is the beginning of freedom |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by MabraO: 8:48pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
At the mention of Jonathan all taniods will flee from the post 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Demands Fuel Imports From Oil Marketers Implicated In Fraud by superstar1(m): 8:55pm On Jun 10, 2015 |
I did not waste my vote on PMB. Keep up the good work Baba. God will continue to protect you for us and give you the wisdom to move our dear country forward, while jokers keep caressing Israeli flag and screaming the land of the setting sun. 2 Likes |
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