MORE riddles have beclouded the 2010 ill-fated Gas Supply and Processing Agreement (GSPA) which led to the award of a $9.6billion judgment against Nigeria.

Preliminary investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) indicated that the contract was signed by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources at the time the late President Umaru Yar’Adua was already in coma.

The anti-graft agency is probing the likelihood of the forgery of the signature of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwan Lukman, who was known for his high ethical standards.

Detectives are after a former legal director of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Grace Taiga, who was central to the negotiation between the Federal Government and P&ID.

Also, a raid of an offices believed to be that of P&ID in Lagos and Abuja at the weekend left the EFCC detectives stranded because there were no signs of the presence of the company in Nigeria.

It was learnt that the EFCC team discovered from the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) that there is another firm registered as P&ID Nigeria Limited with two Nigerian directors.

It was learnt that when one of the directors was called on the phone last Wednesday, he admitted being on the board of P&ID Nigeria Limited and agreed to meet with the EFCC team on Friday.
The director, however, had been unreachable to the operatives.

The second female director is said to be a security agent in Qatar.

According to sources, EFCC investigators preliminary findings revealed that the contract was shrouded in secrecy.

The highpoint of the initial investigation is the fact that the contract was signed when Yar’Adua was in coma.

The former President was flown to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia in November 2009 for treatment of a heart condition.

But after three months in Saudi hospital, Yar’Adua was brought back to Nigeria and he remained incommunicado till his death on May 5, 2010.

The source said: “So far, detectives have discovered that the GSPA was signed on January 11, 2010 when Yar’Adua was already in coma. There was no evidence of presentation to the Federal Executive Council(FEC).

“They took advantage of Yar’Adua’s illness and vegetable state. Even ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who took over as Acting President cannot say much about it because the agreement was done in a suspicious manner and limited to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

“The whereabouts of a former Director of Legal in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Grace Taiga was unknown. Our detectives have not been able to get across to her. We need her assistance. She superintended over the GSPA six months to her retirement.

“We are probing clues that Lukman’s signature might have been forged for the deal. He was a meticulous and an experienced international stakeholder in OPEC. Those who worked with him expressed doubts that he would sign such an agreement without FEC approval.

“We are suspecting a case of forgery. We will do forensic analysis of all relevant documents.”

helinues:
And Gej was the vice then. I have said it, this P&ID saga is just an avenue for the broke Pdp leaders who connived with them earlier to scam the FG..

The then FEC did not approve the contracts but they went behind the door to approve it just cos the then president was incapacitated and the vice was Jonah clueless

dunkem21:


Your lame attempt to rope in GEJ always fail.. Don't you know the kitchen cabinet cabal of Yaradua? i.e If you don't want to blame the main culprit, Buhari.

helinues:


Who was the Vice president? You mean he was so clueless that when his boss was incapacitated, he knew absolutely nothing about the contracts?

dunkem21:


Yes o.. He knew nothing about the contracts just as Osinbajo doesn't know

helinues:


Who was the Vice president? You mean he was so clueless that when his boss was incapacitated, he knew absolutely nothing about the contracts?

Pdp supporters wont seized to amaze someone.. So Na Buhari Una dey blame for very obvious Pdp's scamming method..

It has finished

dunkem21:


Yes o.. He knew nothing about the contracts just as Osinbajo doesn't know

helinues:


Who was the Vice president? You mean he was so clueless that when his boss was incapacitated, he knew absolutely nothing about the contracts?

Pdp supporters wont seized to amaze someone.. So Na Buhari Una dey blame for very obvious Pdp's scamming method..

It has finished

dunkem21:


Yes, Buhari shares in the blame. GEJ transfered the contract Dynamics when it was in millions but Buhari nurtured it till it ran into billions of dollars!

J111333:
...just like Buhari and his cabal left Osinbajo in charge when he was away on medical trips.

tsdarkside:


this ipobians are so shameless....see how they sided quick with that yahoo company....

dunkem21:


Your own no dey pass IPOB and Tribalism.. Even the courts sided with the Yahoo company against Nigeria.. Maybe, when we warn about cabals, you guys will listen

helinues:


Nigeria has never had any active VP like Osinbajo which the Pdp supporters also confirmed..

You guys cant just shift goal posts whenever you feel like.. Nmbano!

helinues:


It seems like you are part of the Pdp workers that have not been paid for years..

Osinbajo in this case

I give up

tsdarkside:


which court....??

a none nigerian court....

a court that sat toghether and deceided to colonize you....!!

you mean that court....!!??

park joor....

dunkem21:


But the decision of the court is making everyone in the country run Helter skelter

dunkem21:


I am not a PDP man for the umpteenth time. I am a non biased Nigerian. I also don't argue with paid online merchants like you but today, I will entertain you.

Yes, if you blame GEJ that was a Vice President, why leave out Osinbajo who is also a VP when the country lost billions of dollars?

J111333:
Election tradermoni market seller VP you mean? I guess he will be in Bayelsa and Kogi to market tradermoni soon. An erudite professor of law being used as toy during election campaign is what you call being active. Shame on you.

helinues:


Who was the Vice president? You mean he was so clueless that when his boss was incapacitated, he knew absolutely nothing about the contracts?

Pdp supporters wont seized to amaze someone.. So Na Buhari Una dey blame for very obvious Pdp's scamming method..

It has finished

Esseite:


You really are new to politics...

Racoon:
Just as the $26M fraudulent NNPC contracts were allegedly signed by Buhari whiĺe lying sick in a London hospital with Mikanti Baru while an acting president was on seat.Always passing the buck.

helinues:


Oldies, why no tell us what we don't know.. Pdp have been cornered this time.. Goal shifting is not allowed

Esseite:


Keep quiet if you dont know... was it not same Nigerians counting days and month in the news dailies of how long Nigeria has been without a president while they claimed yar-adua could work from sick bed abroad, before pressure was put by the populace to hand over to GEJ.

Esseite:


Keep quiet if you dont know... was it not same Nigerians counting days and month in the news dailies of how long Nigeria has been without a president while they claimed yar-adua could work from sick bed abroad, before pressure was put by the populace to hand over to GEJ.