WebsiteDesigner: Nobody knows which tale to believe, but the important thing is; above all this saga, let Nigerians not loose sight of the subsidy probe report, and the prosecution of the culprits.

Kobojunkie:

This scandal has grown so many tentacles in just under two weeks. My jaw drops open when I read people proclaiming the version they have conveniently chosen have for themselves, is the right one.

jaymyk: We do not need 2 apply logic b4 we get d message. We all know that both Otedola & Lawan r guilty parties. But FL is more guilty by goin 2 his house 2 collect d money, and tellin us that part of it was stolen. Ha Ha!! R we fools? E also demanded frm NNPC

edicolove:

What versions? Are u hallucinating or you are just downright partisan and dishonest like farouk? A case where the facts are so clear, you think u can twist because ur hero farouk has been found out to be a blackmailer and common thief.

Explain these tentacles then:

1. Farouk goes to Otedola's house
2. Farouk collects marked dollar notes
3. Farouk asks house to remove otedola's name from final report, after intitially indicting him.
4. Farouk denies collecting money from Otedola
5. Farouk changes statement after 24hrs because Otedola declares everything is on tape
6. Farouk claims he gave money to house member for safe keeping but member debies same
7. Farouk can't provide the cash and claims it has been stolen
8. SSS finds 10k out of the money in Farouks house
9. Otedola has video, audio recording and call logs
10. House suspends Farouk from committee and leaves in out to dry
11. Farouk stuffs money in his cap

This is the most consistent story I have ever seen. The only inconsistency is from Farouk who keeps changing his words. And now people like you want to come here and celebrate corruption. Like someone said, how do you want other people to come out in the future and whistle blow when people like you are angry that a criminal has been caught just because you don't like certain people? Corrupt and bigoted nairalanders like you!

jaymyk: We do not need 2 apply logic b4 we get d message. We all know that both Otedola & Lawan r guilty parties. But FL is more guilty by goin 2 his house 2 collect d money, and tellin us that part of it was stolen. Ha Ha!! R we fools? E also demanded frm NNPC

jmaine:

Abeg manage this cohol for this correct post . .It is very chill

JAMILO2020: FELLOW NIGERIANS,

ELECTING PEOPLE INTO A PRIVILAGED POSITION IS A CHOICE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE AS OUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE.

WE NIGERIANS HAVE MADE EXTREMELY BAD CHOICES IN THE PEOPLE WE HAVE ELECTED OR ALLOWED TO BE CRIMINALLY SELECTED.

CONSTITUTION OR NOT, WE HAVE NOW GONE PAST THE TIME WE SHOULD ALL WAKE UP COLLECTIVELY AND KICK THESE CROOKS OUT.

NIGERIA IS BETTER-OFF WITH MILITARY MEN WHO WILL FORCE US TO DO AS THEY WISH, THAN ALLOWING PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT US, DOING WORSE THAN WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

IMAGINE THE DIFFERENCE IN SALARY BETWEEN THE POLITICIANS AND THE ARMED FORCES ? YET THESE POLITICIANS WHO AWARDED THEMSELVES HUGE SALARIES AS WELL AS BENEFITS, CONTINUED TO ROB US SO SHAMELESSLY.

I BLAME THE ‘GROUNDNUT & GARRI’ ARMED FORCES OFFICERS WHO CAN NOT EVEN FIND THE COURAGE TO DEFEND US BY STANDING UP AND KICKING THESE CROOKS OUT.

I NOW OPENLY CALL ON THE ARMED FORCES TO TAKE OVER THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, BECAUSE OUR CRIMINAL POLITICIANS ARE HELP BENT ON DESTROYING NIGERIA.

EVERY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA SWORE TO “PROTECT NIGERIA AGAINST BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENEMIES”.

IT IS NOW VERY CLEAR THAT THE NIGERIAN POLITICIANS ARE UNREPENTANT ENEMIES OF THE STATE OF NIGERIA.
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE NIGERIA RIGHT NOW!

SHAME ON THE ARMED FORCES IF THEY CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA!!

Silva79: I read this article 2wks ago...One thing i have noticed about dis saga is.....all the infos against lawan are all from THISDAY NEWSPAPER. How come d lyks of punch vanguard d nation and sun doesnt have access to this infos? How come no1 is speaking with d above newspapers except THIS DAY? I dont trust that newspaper one bit!!! Na them go c lawan put money inside cap....lwkmd

So if Facrook was not willing to play ball, why did he move the motion for Zenon and Synopsis to be delisted ?

Million dollar question! This is all that is required to nail him in court.

Second question: why did he deny at first then rescind after Otedola said he has video and audio evidence?

Third question: why did he not record the encounter with Otedola?

Forth Q: if he had correspondence with the house, why has the house denied him?

And sixth Q: Where is the darn money? That the money was stolen is the most bare faced and insulting lie I have ever heard. Does he think we are all f00ls. SMH!!!

amaechijay:
Seventh Q: Why did the House agree to delist Otedola's Zenon and Synopsis, if they were not collaborators in the $3 million bribery

Kobojunkie:

Well, it could be that the reason he gave was reasonable enough. You have to understand NOT ALL OF OTEDOLA's Companies were de-listed. People need to at least know this fact.
Lawan cited the PSF list, as reason for why it would make sense to instead have the two companies de-listed, and investigated by the right agency, so they can better establish how much those companies ought to pay back to the Nigerian people. So technically, the de-listing was not to absolve the companies of blame, but to give way for further investigations.

PHfinest:
NOT all the required bribe sum was paid as well......

PHfinest: Unfortunately, nepotism has erased the smallest trace of reasoning in some people's head.
I find myself following this gist like I followed the E.tteh saga, the H.embe saga till they all died the natural death.
How I wish F.arouk will fly to UK and get judged there afterall that is the only place justice catches Nigerian looters.

My not so common sense tells me the story goes like this:

2012:
April 18: Date of House Fuel Subsidy Report (Zenon and Synopsis Indicted)
Zenon could be guilty of this (like other companies both mentioned and not mentioned in the report)
Zenon inteligently finds out what needed to be done to remove name OR Farouk gets Zenon to play ball

April 21: Date of Delivery of First Bribe Money to Farouk Lawan ($250,000)

April 23: Date of Delivery of Second Bribe Money to Farouk Lawan ($250,000)

April 24 (early morning) Date of Delivery of Third Bribe Money to Farouk Lawan’s Aide ($100,000)
Part of the agreed amount paid. Farouk is happy while Otedola carries on with his plan not to pay the full bribe.

April 24: (late morning) Date of House Plenary Discussion on Subsidy Report (Zenon and Synopsis Delisted)
Agreed action taken

April 24: Lawan writes to Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Crimes of Otedola’s persistence to offer him bribe to influencethe outcome of the investigation
Persistence? to Offer Bribe? or Statement of Bribe Offered and Received? (My sense tells me to ignore this one)

April 24: Clerk of the committee, Mr Boniface Emenalo, writes to Lawan that Otedola offered him $100,000
Did he say he received it? Offered? or offered and received?

April 24: Lawan discloses in another letter to the House leadership that the clerk of the committee, Mr Boniface Emenalo, wrote to him that Otedola offered him $100,000
Same Question: Did he say he received it? Offered? or offered and received?

April 28: Farouk Lawan grants an Interview revealing pressures on him.
Otedola refuses to pay the remaining, Farouk threatens to divulge.

May 9: The IGP, in a letter with reference number CR:3000/IGP.SEC/STF/FHQ/ABJ/ VOL 2/309, calls Lawan’s attention to an interview he granted a national newspaper on April 28,2012 and directed, “a discreet investigation into the matter.”
May 16: Letter reference CR:3000/IGP.SEC/STF/ FHQ/ABJ/VOL 2/319, signed by Amodu, the IGP requested money exhibit, names of witnesses and other material evidence from Lawan
Police Matter! Anything can happen, I no fit talk, I avoid them as much as possible!

May 31: Lawan explains in a letter to the Inspector General of Police that the matter (bribe offer) had been referred to the relevant committee of the House for legislative actions
Police Matter! Just like me and you, Farouk no like police, prefers in-house settlement with birds of the same feather/father!

June 4: IGP, in a letter to the Speaker of the House, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, states that a detailed criminal investigation had beenordered into the matter.
Yawa don gass, fowl ny.ash don open, ebelebe don gbuo, kasala don burst: Solution, Confuse the masses


It is that confusion my not so common sense has decided to ignore...but like I said it will die the natural death unless we find a way of sending Farouk, Otedola and Emenalo on a vacation to UK.