BetaThings:

Of course, all crooks should go to hades
But I can see that some people detest corruption the legislature and wink at dirty hands in the executive

As for landmines, there are more eggheads thinking, plotting and stirring up intrigues for GEJ than people in the House can muster
All the security agencies who can pry into anything and use any tool to plant and ferret out info are working for GEJ
My problem with GEJ is that he is too comfortable with criminals. Otedola is one
If you are clean, how can you be chummy with crooks?

....says video clip is a caricature meant to blackmail him
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan, has denied media reports that a top member of the committee received $600,000 bribe from an oil marketer to influence the report.

Lawan told journalists in Abuja last night that he neither demanded nor collected money from "anybody in connection with the fuel subsidy probe."
In a situation where the Committee uncovered fraud over N1 trillion, Lawan said it should be expected that the powerful cabal behind the high scale corruption in the oil sector would not only fight back but would fight dirty.

Denying ever meeting the unnamed oil marketer at the Abuja airport to receive the $600,000 first installment of what was said to be a $3 million bribe, an apparently angry Lawan said he had to leave the country when pressures were coming from high quarters to doctor the report to suit certain interest.
Lawan, in a statement bearing his signature and issued to newsmen, said: "My attention has been drawn to several newspapers and Internet stories alleging that a prominent member of the House Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy demanded and received the sun of $600,000 as bribe from an oil marketer.

"I wish to categorically deny that I or any member of the committee demanded and received any bribe from anybody in connection with the fuel subsidy probe and I believe this is evident from thorough and indepth manner the investigation was carried out and the all-encompassing recommendations produced therefrom as approved by the whole House.

"The general public is hereby reminded that during and after the investigations, we have severally raised alarm on pressures on us from different quarters. In particular, I wish to refer to the front page publication in the Leadership Weekend newspaper of 28th, April, 2012 captioned "Marketers offered subsidy committee plane-load of dollars" where we alerted the public that a marketer promised to fly in a jet loaded with US dollars which he "intended to share to both the House leadership and members of the Adhoc Committee" to influence the outcome of the report.

"The clarification is necessary in order to clear all the insinuations being bandied about and more importantly to enable Government concentrate on the implementation of the report.

"The present mudslinging is not unexpected in view of the caliber of people whose actions or inactions were found wanting in the report. I am aware that in their desperation to discredit the report and divert the attention of the public from the real issues of large scale fraud in high places established in our report, a video footage displaying a caricature of my person allegedly having a dealing with a marketer reminiscent of military ear when dignitaries were invited to the Villa to watch video clip of phantom coup involving Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is already in circulation.

"I wish to assure all Nigerians that the sanctity of our reports remains unassailable and it will be in the best interest of the country if the relevant authorities faithfully and consciously implement the resolutions of the House. No amount of red-herring and cheap blackmail will affect our resolve to act in the best interest of the country with all the available information at our disposal. No doubt, the last has not been heard".

"The present mudslinging is not unexpected in view of the caliber of people whose actions or inactions were found wanting in the report. I am aware that in their desperation to discredit the report and divert the attention of the public from the real issues of large scale fraud in high places established in our report, a video footage displaying a caricature of my person allegedly having a dealing with a marketer reminiscent of military ear when dignitaries were invited to the Villa to watch video clip of phantom coup involving Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is already in circulation.

A caricature is either a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness, or in literature, a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.

Caricatures can be insulting or complimentary and can serve a political purpose or be drawn solely for entertainment. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in editorial cartoons, while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines.
The term is derived from the Italian caricare: to charge or load. An early definition occurs in the English doctor Sir Thomas Browne's Christian Moral:

murtalaa: I will believe this when i see the video.

oyb: to be frank, i was mildly suspicious when neither zenon nor ap which otedola ran into the ground featured in the list of crooked marketers

since otedola gave out a bribe, what happens next?

or will this disappear like the bizarre "i accepted a bribe from mike adenuga wrt to his buying over national oil? "

meanwhile for your consumption - see the chum of our $600,000 bribery mogul and draw your own conclusions


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only the gej muppets, those smamry illiterates can try to pass otedola as a legitimate businessman

eGuerrilla: ^
Farouk is basically saying there is no smoking gun.

Clearly, the cabal is going to have to adopt the nuclear option in order to contain this scandal .

Beaf:

Funny. So what money did he try to tender before the house?

He added that every approach by those who wanted to compromise his committee was reported to the leadership of the House.

“Every approach that was made, we made sure that we briefed the leadership of the House as well as the relevant committees of the House.”

Asked if he went to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport to collect money, he said categorically, “I did not go to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport or elsewhere to collect any money from anybody”.

Beaf: ^
You are not a law court, bro. So, on what basis are demanding "proof?"
It is quite presumptuous for you to ask the SSS to come and prove stuff to you. In fact, its hilarious.

You and I are mere spectators. The law will take its cause and we'll read it on the web and watch it on tele.

Beaf:

They are simply trying to distract attention from the matter. Its what the pathetic lemmins exist on NL for, to lie to the gullible.
They are just like Farouk Lawan whom the are defending. Lying scum.

The Farouk Lawan was not just caught, but videotaped and the notes marked as well. He has been disgraced and their political report exposed.
Jail awaits.

Who knows? We might be seeing the video tapes on youtube. Lol!

Beaf:

Where is your proof that Otedola is a criminal?
I really hope that one day an NLer will be sued for libel.

As for those "thinking, plotting and stirring up intrigues for GEJ," they have repeatedly proven themselves to be inept; GEJ always very quietly outsmarts them. Its becoming boring now.

eGuerrilla:


For someone who impugns their political report has been exposed, I'd say you are more than a mere spectator.
Fair assessment of where you really stand nes pa?

Beaf:

Stop being an id!ot. I won't warn you again, the game you are playing is one for fools (except you are a fool).
If you have brains, stick to the topic. If you have none, be prepared to be treated like a fool. Thank you.

Anyway, I know you are losing the argument and lack the intellect to marshall one; thats the reason for the cheap dodge.

Farouk Lawan was caught on video and audio recordings transacting an extortion. Kill yourself if that fact is too painful for you and other false preachers of concern for Nigeria. You are a mere counterfeit and defender of thieves as your foolish post shows.

Beaf: ^
Whatever, take your matter to EFCC. This one is about Farouk Lawan's guilt.

eGuerrilla:

Perfectly understandable how one who is tasked with dowsing fire on behalf of unscrupulous characters will get hot under the collar once his real image gets reflected back at him. It is perfectly in tune with your online-character

It is you, comrade, who lacks the ethical fortitude to comment objectively on these boards, having long aligned yourself with angels of darkness.

Lawan can stew if found guilty for all I care. This much is the least those who come to equity with clean hands ought to demand.

What is your locus standi, comrade?
Less me take a wild guess: the political report which implicates your benefactor's co-travelers needs to be canned

BetaThings:

There is no use reporting Otedola to EFCC
His criminal activities in AP (or Forte Oil) were reported to Oteh, she sat on it!
What is the message we are getting?
Don't be corrupt if you are not part of or close to the executive

jamace: "When you fight corruption, corruption fights you back", this is what is going on now.

Nigerians know what is happening so one can fool us to believe this trash. The aim is to smear the image of the amiable Farouk since he refused to mellow down the subsidy report.

Beaf:

Well, I don't know about that.
I keep saying the one thing that you guys never say:
The only way to cure this nation off corruption, is to totally uproot the system, tear up the current constitution and write one that is based on true federalism. That is the only way we can have accountability, every other approach is a waste of energy.

In the current system; your LG boss is responsible to your governor and your governor, reps and senators are responsible to Abuja. Where does that leave you? Nobody gives a phuck whether yo exist or not in the present system. You are not even a number.
Strangely, people are scared to leave the present arrangement, because of awuf. I ask, what if we had no oil for awuf?

BetaThings:

I don't make points without reason, no matter how tempting it is
God, I beseech you let Otedola sue me
In in your infinite mercy, let that crook and criminal sue me

He would have to sue Obazee (the DG of FRC) first because Obazee told us that in the annual report of Forte Oil (AP) it was reported that
Otedola and co were allotted shares in AP and collected dividend without paying for the shares
We are talking about shares worth N24.7b here
That is by self admission
Otedola would have to sue Aviomoh, his former FD at AP, who disclosed that Otedola directed that AP's report showing a loss be doctored to show a profit

As for plotting against GEJ
I recall it was GEJ that concoted these
"Have you collected the money from Dokpesi"
"Na we do am"
"let us meet for IBB campaign office"

The only way to cure this nation off corruption, is to totally uproot the system, tear up the current constitution and write one that is based on true federalism. That is the only way we can have accountability, every other approach is a waste of energy.

oneeast2:
How far?

oneeast2:
How far?

chudionu58:
untimely death of course! The accused have since decamped to the APC so what do you expect? Thunderous silence from the noisy critics...I wan rule Nigeria my foot!!!

chudionu58:
untimely death of course! The accused have since decamped to the APC so what do you expect? Thunderous silence from the noisy critics...I wan rule Nigeria my foot!!!

nchewi:
what is this One yapping about? So APC now offers immunity from persecution? I have never seen this kind of reasoning before o!