How will the President Solve this extended FAMILY AFFAIR oil subsidy wahala?



THE fuel subsidy scandal appears to be too big a ‘family affair’ for the Peoples Democratic Party. THE PUNCH learnt that the party had encountered difficulties in its bid to douse the scandal.

Already, there are indications that some chieftains of the PDP are concerned that the House of Representatives’ panel report would have an adverse effect on the fortunes of the party in the 2015 general elections.

Leaders of the PDP, who spoke with The PUNCH on the condition of anonymity at the weekend, indicated that the mismanagement of the subsidy fund involved too many members of the party.

“Our concern is that if we intervene to save indicted members of the party, it could boomerang.

“Already, people are lambasting the PDP over the indictment of a former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, in London. Ibori was discharged in Nigeria. If we go-ahead and treat the subsidy report as a family affair, Nigerians will descend on us,” a member of the party’s National Working Committee told one of our correspondents at the weekend.

Another top member of the PDP, who asked not to be named, said the “scandal can enrage the citizens and make them to work against our party in future elections if we do not tread softly.”

The PDP’s senior officials are billed for a meeting on Monday (today) to discuss the House panel report and decide on what would be its response to the scandal. The party chiefs might also devise strategies to counter the negative effects of the report on the party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh, confirmed to one our correspondents on the telephone on Sunday that the PDP would meet today.

The party has not reacted to the scandal though opposition parties and other stakeholders have condemned the fraud as exposed by the House panel.

The PDP  NWC member, who spoke to The PUNCH, said the party would take its time to react  to the fuel subsidy scandal.

 “Our concern is how to appropriately respond to the scandal in which many of our members are involved and that is why we have been keeping quiet,” he said.

The source added that some of the top people indicted in the report were serving ministers and others who are nursing senatorial and governorship ambitions.

Although the report has not been discussed by the NWC, our correspondents gathered that its (NWC) members were divided on how the report should be handled.

It was gathered some of the NWC members had been trying to persuade their party members in the committee to intervene and save the indicted party men and women.

The NWC member, who spoke to one of our correspondents, said, “Those who hold this view are saying that there is no way the party will not be affected, if members mentioned in the report are left to their fate.”

The source said that if implemented, the House committee report would affect several members of the PDP in high places.

However, a source told one of our correspondents that the Presidency and the leadership of the PDP were hoping to use the Senate Committee as “their joker to rubbish the findings of the lower chamber.”

“The plan is that they want to delay implementation until after the Senate concludes its probe. You know that the Senate is also looking at the same subsidy issue.

 “The reason is clear. If they implement the report as it is, my brother, so many top PDP members will be bruised.

“Apart from the top members of PDP who held strategic positions in the PPPRA, the NNPC or the Ministry of Petroleum, several others will be affected.

“Many of the indicted oil firms are owned by members of the PDP, and that explains why the PDP cannot rush to comment on the committee’s report.

“You know also that you cannot touch the board of the PPPRA without touching the Minister of Petroleum. Also, a PDP governor was also mentioned.”

The House committee that probed the oil subsidy regime in the country submitted its report last week. A major highlight of the report is that the subsidy administration is heavily compromised.

As a result, the committee recommended that a total of N1.7bn be refunded by some government agencies, including the NNPC, PPPRA, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and 72 firms.

In addition, the House panel recommended that the refund should be made within three months and that the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, be invited to investigate and prosecute culprits.

Already, opposition political parties and other stakeholders have asked for the prosecution of the affected individuals, agencies and companies.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/subsidy-fraud-probe-report-creates-panic-in-pdp/

Of course PDP will treat it as a family affair. That is expected.

The question is: How Will Oppressed Cheated and Abused Nigerians treat it?

Kilode?!:
Of course PDP will treat it as a family affair. That is expected.

The question is: How Will Oppressed Cheated and Abused Nigerians treat it?

This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

....of all the things GEJ promised.. mention one that he has accomplished. JUST ONE!.

-WHATEVER HAS BECOME OF SURE-P?
-NO STABLE ELECTRICITY
-NOTHING IS WORKING EXCEPT LOOTING/CORRUPTION IN COMMERCIAL QTY.

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

Any links to this promise? Given after the report came out ?

Please point me to it abeg.

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

If "no matter who" find they have to "lose" their head(s), GEJ's head will roll as well since of the 1.7T, at least half went into his campaign. What is patently obvious is that these indicted people decided they couldn't be used to steal so much without getting some for themselves and so, while giving him his pound of flesh, they also took some for themselves.

How he handles this will break or break his government because finally, he will learn his place before Nigerians is on his knees, not lording it over them!

nuclearboy:

If "no matter who" find they have to "lose" their head(s), GEJ's head will roll as well since of the 1.7T, at least half went into his campaign. What is patently obvious is that these indicted people decided they couldn't be used to steal so much without getting some for themselves and so, while giving him his pound of flesh, they also took some for themselves.

How he handles this will break or break his government because finally, he will learn his place before Nigerians is on his knees, not lording it over them!

Dude, nobody is here to do silly rumours and speculation. Take your lies elsewhere and be a good loser, not a sour one.

@Kilode?
I'll try to post it before the end of the day, but it is not a direct quote.

^^

And what do you fantasies tell you I lost?

Check my last posts - I despise you all equally - PDP, CAN, CPC!

I like Buhari only because he has a clean record WITH graft!

So what have I lost, cur?

nuclearboy: ^^

And what do you fantasies tell you I lost?

Check my last posts - I despise you all equally - PDP, CAN, CPC!

I like Buhari only because he has a clean record WITH graft!

So what have I lost, cur?

Driven by sentiment rather than logic ehn? No wonder you talk without sense, bro.
Anyways, I don't despise you. Such stuff is for cry-babies.

There's nothing to panic about. Is it not the same ol' PDP/Naija politicians? The more you look the less you see. It's very sad that this report will end up gathering dust somewhere in aso rock probably until it's needed to blackmail someone

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

And you have not learnt that GEJ can only speak but can not act

supoade:

....of all the things GEJ promised.. mention one that he has accomplished. JUST ONE!.

-WHATEVER HAS BECOME OF SURE-P?
-NO STABLE ELECTRICITY
-NOTHING IS WORKING EXCEPT LOOTING/CORRUPTION IN COMMERCIAL QTY.

Sure-P was killed by the myopic protest organized OCCUPY NIGERIA.

ELECTRICITY takes time. . If you watched NTA over the weekend, you would have heard and seen the details of the contract signed with Seimens on that. . .

You are a cronic critic with nothing nice to say.

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

Na wa for you o, roll ke. Let us see him do it. Too much talk no action

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

Even if that head belongs to Dame PEJ. Truth is you know that some one that money was responsible or funded sime of your post on nairaland. Nothing the happan, no shaking dem don chop that money!
More of our money will go into bribing the NASS to ensure that the matter has died an unnatural death. Ask any person at NASS he will tell you that Members have collected so much money and gone of recent.

bakila:

Even if it that head belongs to Dame PEJ

Who come be PEJ again nau?

We all know PDP is a party of looters. You guys dont expect GEJ to bite the fingers that fed him, do you

blink182: Na wa for you o, roll ke. Let us see him do it. Too much talk no action

When you walk in a minefield, you've got to pick your steps. If things are rushed too fast, the blowback will hit each and every one of us (just a strong hunch).
I believe we will see a lot in June.

Egbon razist me baki, you analytic mind no sabi madam umbela Dame Patience Ebele Jonathan?

Okija_juju:

Sure-P was killed by the myopic protest organized OCCUPY NIGERIA.

ELECTRICITY takes time. . If you watched NTA over the weekend, you would have heard and seen the details of the contract signed with Seimens on that. . .

You are a cronic critic with nothing nice to say.

Kai Okija has been rail roaded into the GEJ team o, is it the same Siemens that we all know about?

Beaf:
When you walk in a minefield, you've got to pick your steps. If things are rushed too fast, the blowback will hit each and every one of us (just a strong hunch).
I believe we will see a lot in June.

Each and every one of una. Not us when you people were siphoning public funds using the subsidy regime as a conduit we were not there.
Fowl yansh don open. Imagine that some of the money was used to print fresh air posters!

bakila:

Each and every one of una. Not us when you people were siphoning public funds using the subsidy regime as a conduit we were not there.
Fowl yansh don open. Imagine that some of the money was used to print fresh air posters!

Lol! The day the opposition people deviate from lies and false rumours will be the day Jesus returns.

PDP should better do away with sentiments in this issue regardless of who is indicted or not because, Nigerians are watching seriously. Besides why is it taking them much time to react to this. Political juganuts

Beaf:
This is too big for any family affair. GEJ has made it known that any heads that must roll will roll, no matter who.

says who? Do u expect Gej to come in public and say well the subsidy matter will be treated as family affair with opposition party waitin to crucify him?... The same gej that said he has the list of boko haram sponsors is yet to made it public probably becoz pdp cronies are boko sponsors... Do u think gej will open his eyes and watch his campaign sponsors go to jail? The earlier u realise that pdp politrickians are crooks and bird of a feather the beta

hercules07:

Kai Okija has been rail roaded into the GEJ team o, is it the same Siemens that we all know about?

Yes o!!

GEJ is working. . . Boko Haram is bombing!

looking forward to d outcome of the Debate.i hope dis will not be as usual

Beaf:
Lol! The day the opposition people deviate from lies and false rumours will be the day Jesus returns.

Hmmm PDP and return of Jesus big yawa go gas that Day. Damn! That will be rapture, abi no be so? Imagine how comfotable GEJ will be, if rapture will be next tomorrow.

Heads will not roll, we hope it should be so, but people like you have assured him and PDP that you will counter them opposition people point for point.

Allah na ganin ku.

i no fit talk. D pics has said it all

LWKMD!!! D end of the road has come 4 PDP. The sooner they realise they CAN'T remain in power cme 2015, the better for them. But cme oh, this Jona seffffff i taya. This is far from 'FRESH AIR' naaaaa. Smh 4 PDP

Association of arm robbers why wouldn't they panic. Omo ole jati jati

supoade:

....of all the things GEJ promised.. mention one that he has accomplished. JUST ONE!.

-WHATEVER HAS BECOME OF SURE-P?
-NO STABLE ELECTRICITY
-NOTHING IS WORKING EXCEPT LOOTING/CORRUPTION IN COMMERCIAL QTY.

.........and you don't think he should be praised for initiating this revealiing probes? Pessimism in your blood.before anythng shout GEJ! Get a life.