Below are words that popped out of the mouth of an SNG leader, Yinka Odumakin and they are words Pastor Tunde Bakare has sworn are accurate:

Narrating his case earlier today on naijapolitics, a popular listerv, Mr. Odumakin wrote as follows: “After the meeting with the President, he left the wing where we met for another [wing] and said ‘please don't go yet I'm coming’. Sensing what that could [mean] we headed for our cars…We would have left before Orubebe emerged from the president with a brown envelope but for the fact that the drivers were not allowed to stay in the cars.”

Odumakin further explained: “Before we could drive off he [Orubebe] brought the ‘gift’ from the President and he said so. We rejected the money instantly but he was persistent. Wisdom dictated we couldn't be creating scene at the [Aso Rock] villa gate after midnight.” 


“We headed to our hotel and called Mr. Tony Uranta to come up with us. We then called Orubebe and put him on speaker to let him know that we are returning the money through Uranta back to him and to the president. Mr. Uranta then said that he appreciated our integrity.”


Mr. Odumakin revealed that the $50,000 came in “five bundles and all $100”. He added that, in order to guarantee that the money was returned to source, they also called Oronto Douglas, a senior adviser to Jonathan, to inform him of their action.

“We had moved on and we ordinarily would not have embarrassed the Presidency on this matter,” Mr. Odumakin further wrote, adding, “But 48 hours after the visit Saharareporters called to inquire if we visited Jonathan, which we confirmed. We then learnt that the meeting leaked through the other party. At that point, it became clear that some people were out to do some dirty job. It was later revealed to us that the story that was actually sold was that we collected money from the Presidency.”


Ok, lets summarise possibilities; SNG goes to Aso Rock, SNG asks for bribe, a shocked govt gives them some marked notes and leaks the story to the press. SNG is scared of press exposure, returns money and makes a lot of "righteous" noise, while FG is quiet and might possibly take further actions.

We then learnt that the meeting leaked through the other party. At that point, it became clear that some people were out to do some dirty job. It was later revealed to us that the story that was actually sold was that we collected money from the Presidency.

-Yinka Odumakin

Should this matter be probed? Hell yes!
A probe might reveal something like, "we demanded a bribe from the Presidency." But the Presidency obliged and placed a phonecall to the press, leaving the top SNG guy's in a state of confusion. I pity their followers, cos it looks like they are being taken for a ride.

Beefy,
do u have to open another thread on this same issue, i tot we r done with it''?.
Or is it a case of once beaten 4x shy.
I dey lafu.

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Na, how can we be done with it? In fact, I think its going to be with us for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time!
Charlie, this is a scandal, and we are gonna see the true face of ojuju after it is unmasked.

@ poster, 1. who is the other party? 2. Why did SNG visit the president at midnight? 3. If it was a bribe, what did it intend to induce SNG for? 4 Can a sane govt report bribe case it did to the press as u are trying to logic it? Any govt has a provision for visitors, that money wasn't a bribe!

as expected - beaf resorts to what he tries to do and fails woefully at - character assassination

expect an article in thewillnigeria denouncing tunde bakare anytime soon

oyb:

as expected - beaf resorts to what he tries to do and fails woefully at - character assassination

expect an article in thewillnigeria denouncing tunde bakare anytime soon

How was "work" today? I can imagine it was really disorganised.
Dude, keep your arse quiet. Either counter arguments, or exit if you lack the brains and morals to do so.

yawn. . .is it due and customary to continue to confirm the assertions that you are a lying duplicitous hypocrite

Conspiracy theory nut job, get a life

a man will only die once and will be buried/cremated alone,