The embattled Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has canceled a dinner scheduled for Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja tonight for which his guests were to be members of the National Assembly. The event was slated for 7 p.m., and was strictly by invitation to all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, according to an invitation card of the dinner obtained by SaharaReporters. It was signed by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu.

The embattled Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, has canceled a dinner scheduled for Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja tonight for which his guests were to be members of the National Assembly.

The event was slated for 7 p.m., and was strictly by invitation to all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, according to an invitation card of the dinner obtained by SaharaReporters. It was signed by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu.
NNPC invitation to NASS members for a "Special Dinner".


the scale of the scandal involved is immeasurable, given that Baru is due to appear before the Senate Adhoc Committee charged with probing the corruption allegations leveled against him by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, concerning the award of NNPC contracts.

Senator Omotayo Alasoadura said the members of the Senate rejected the invitation after it became public earlier today.


FLASH: @NNPCgroup organizes “Special Dinner” for National Assembly members following plans to investigate Baru over Kachikwu memo scandal
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— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 31, 2017

It is unclear whether Mr. Baru intended to pay from his own pockets for the dinner, along with the usual lavish gifts for his guests, who are internationally known to take second place to none in the greed sweepstakes.

To show that NASS members were privy to the dinner and may have backed out after SaharaReporters put the invitation on Twitter, NNPC explained through Twitter that the dinner had been postponed twice, revealing that members of NASS were privy to today's dinner date with the corporation and also revealed it had similar events for publishers in Abuja.

8. It is important to note that all the @NASS Core Committees relevant to Oil & Gas Industry have agreed on Oct 31 (today) for the Dinner

— NNPC Group (@NNPCgroup)
October 31, 2017

http://saharareporters.com/2017/10/31/nnpc-gmd-maikanti-baru-cancels-scandalous-transcorp-dinner-national-assembly-members

Another means to loot massive funds

crooks

NASS and the Executive are bunch of theives that don't care about their fellow Nigerians.

There is too much money for frivolities in NNPC.

This government is the worst ever. Baru is now trying to bribe NASS members while buhari the theif keeps silent

That means he is going or did not get Ibechukwu's approval

So Baru planned to bribe the Sinators through their stomach instead of their pockets, APC ooo

Nonsense

Our Lawmakers are our problem in this country.

I'm sure millions would have gone even as it was cancelled. This Baru guy is a mugu

Ok

After they've paided the hotel

This is becoming more interesting

lol...feeling d heat

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Onye oshi ego obodo

Here we go again

Criminal running away from his shadow.Useless NASS

Sahara Reporters! Much Respect!



Meanwhile, 75th minutes gone, it's still Roma 3 vs Roman(chelsea) 0

Na so them dey take lavish our money

bribe from behind the curtain

Bunch of irresponsible nincompoop

mindlessly spineless, immorality distingiished and irredemably hopeless outlaws and criminals disguising as rulers of witless and forlornly demistified people.

Just to do dinner, maybe na 500milla for almost 200sin-ators. just dinner. That amount can feed orphans, motherless kids, etc for a year. smh.

They are all the same bunch just using the law to express their bitterness to each other.

power

Open air bribery and corruption. APC una dey try o! Ndi ugwu! Specialised thieves!

Useless thief.
If not for this vagabond country, people like you should never be found in such sensitive positions.
They have turned Nigeria into a complete banana republic.

So it is scandalous yet youths with no future and brain would applaud mr intergrity? Una village pple really working overtime to ruin you.

may sango god of thunder fire this useless, rogues, animals in agbada being called legislators in this country. awon oloriburuku!

may sango god of thunder fire this useless, rogues, animals in agbada being called legislators in this country.

Sahara Reporters are the nemesis of thieves and looters in this country. They are so effective that they're now denying our long-throated legislators of food.