“…there was no plan to cover up the findings of the committee, but that ANOTHER COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO LOOK INTO THE CONTENTS”.

D above words ain’t mine but that of our Minister for Petroleum resources,Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Emotions apart,talking about how and why the committee report was leaked is like chasing a small rat where there is a big antelope… Any well meaning Nigerian will be more bothered on the alleged findings of the committee and not why and how it was leaked.

What are the facts here? 1.D report of Ribadu’s committee was leaked…2. D Minister of Petroleum was centrally indicted 3. Abati and the Minister’s spokesperson have invariably confirmed that the leaked report is perhaps the committees findings 4. No reaction has been made either by Ribadu or any member of the committee.

MY VIEW
To calm frayed nerves after d fuel subsidy brouhaha, GEJ / Madueke were desperate to ‘show’ Nigerians that they acted sincerely…Thus, they felt the only way to do this is to appoint someone with huge credibility to head one of the innumerable committees that the administration has set up since inception…The logic was (arguably) that ‘ if a notorious anti corruption crusader like Ribadu can give us a clean bill, Nigerians will no doubt be convinced that we acted sincerely’.

But this ‘plan’ has backfired!!!

As evidenced by the above quoted words of Madueke, another committee has been set up to probe the contents of Ribadu’s committee!!! I know as a matter of fact that whoever might have leaked the said report probably did so because he/she knows that it will be counter intuitive to submit a report that is against the person(s) that set up the panel… What more? D Minister has set up another committee that will give her a clean bill!!! And If the report has not been officially submitted as claimed by Abati, why is the Minister in a hurry to set up another committee to criticise the content of a report that has not been submitted?

In my view, the drama has just started!!! I hope ethnic / religious bigots will see how these people are stealing our collective wealth silly…D most baffling thing is that many ethnic bigots that comment on this page have allowed primeval sentiments to becloud their reasoning to the extent that they cannot see any sense in standing up against corrupt politicians…!!!

D'TruSon:
“…there was no plan to cover up the findings of the committee, but that ANOTHER COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO LOOK INTO THE CONTENTS”.

D above words ain’t mine but that of our Minister for Petroleum resources,Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Emotions apart,talking about how and why the committee report was leaked is like chasing a small rat where there is a big antelope… Any well meaning Nigerian will be more bothered on the alleged findings of the committee and not why and how it was leaked.

What are the facts here? 1.D report of Ribadu’s committee was leaked…2. D Minister of Petroleum was centrally indicted 3. Abati and the Minister’s spokesperson have invariably confirmed that the leaked report is perhaps the committees findings 4. No reaction has been made either by Ribadu or any member of the committee.

MY VIEW
To calm frayed nerves after d fuel subsidy brouhaha, GEJ / Madueke were desperate to ‘show’ Nigerians that they acted sincerely…Thus, they felt the only way to do this is to appoint someone with huge credibility to head one of the innumerable committees that the administration has set up since inception…The logic was (arguably) that ‘ if a notorious anti corruption crusader like Ribadu can give us a clean bill, Nigerians will no doubt be convinced that we acted sincerely’.

But this ‘plan’ has backfired!!!

As evidenced by the above quoted words of Madueke, another committee has been set up to probe the contents of Ribadu’s committee!!! I know as a matter of fact that whoever might have leaked the said report probably did so because he/she knows that it will be counter intuitive to submit a report that is against the person(s) that set up the panel… What more? D Minister has set up another committee that will give her a clean bill!!! And If the report has not been officially submitted as claimed by Abati, why is the Minister in a hurry to set up another committee to criticise the content of a report that has not been submitted?

In my view, the drama has just started!!! I hope ethnic / religious bigots will see how these people are stealing our collective wealth silly…D most baffling thing is that many ethnic bigots that comment on this page have allowed primeval sentiments to becloud their reasoning to the extent that they cannot see any sense in standing up against corrupt politicians…!!!

Great post. Even as I was a staunch supporter of Ribadu, I was one of those who castigated him for taking up this appointment and was very disappointed with him because I was convinced he had 'sold out' to a very corrupt Government that corrupts and compromises everything it comes in contact with eg Abati. I was sure Ribadu would walk away from this with his reputation damaged irretrievably like the Abatis of the World.

It looks like Mallam Ribadu, ever fearless, may have had his own stealth mission of working from the inside to expose this hideously corrupt Government. It is instructive that the report was 'leaked' to an International news agency, i.e Reuters, that cannot be compromised by our FG unlike our local press who often act as another arm of the Government. Like you conclude, this is only the beginning. the "drama" has indeed "just started".

Gbawe:

Great post. Even as I was a staunch supporter of Ribadu, I was one of those who castigated him for taking up this appointment and was very disappointed with him because I was convinced he had 'sold out' to a very corrupt Government that corrupts and compromises everything it comes in contact with eg Abati. I was sure Ribadu would walk away from this with his reputation damaged irretrievably like the Abatis of the World.

It looks like Mallam Ribadu, ever fearless, may have had his own stealth mission of working from the inside to expose this hideously corrupt Government. It is instructive that the report was 'leaked' to an International news agency, i.e Reuters, that cannot be compromised by our FG unlike our local press who often act as another arm of the Government. Like you conclude, this is only the beginning. the "drama" has indeed "just started".

@Gbawe. SHUT ya mouth up. This report didnt 'show that this govt is very corrupt'; most of what was reportd happend b4 dis admin. Stop spreading yr silly propaganda...oh by d way, if the govt wantd to hide things the way u hv just stated it wud nt hv institutd d probe in d 1st place and appointd not only Ribadu but sm oda ppl in dat committee( do you hv any idea about d calibar of ppl in dat committee)? Stop making constant noise

HNosegbe: Now they're telling us they're setting up another committee to "look into differences in perspective" from the previous committee report. I mean, if you don't understand the contents of a report, why not call Ribadu for clarification? What do they mean by "differences in perspective"?

It seems to me that the government's objective here was to edit the report prior to making it publicly accessible.

What a country.

No they wanted to rubish Ribadu's name (ACN) bt he outsmart them.hahahaaa...

taharqa: @Gbawe. SHUT ya mouth up. This report didnt 'show that this govt is very corrupt'; most of what was reportd happend b4 dis admin. Stop spreading yr silly propaganda...oh by d way, if the govt wantd to hide things the way u hv just stated it wud nt hv institutd d probe in d 1st place and appointd not only Ribadu but sm oda ppl in dat committee( do you hv any idea about d calibar of ppl in dat committee)? Stop making constant noise

Look, take your uncouth talk elsewhere. Did I address you? Please keep your nonsense away from me.

RIBADU KUDOS...! U got dem !

Gbawe:

Look, take your uncouth talk elsewhere. Did I address you? Please keep your nonsense away from me.

hmm make una no fight oo..!

HNosegbe: It's interesting that neither the Minister, the presidency nor NNPC denied the CONTENT of the "leaked" report. Neither did they deny that the reports leaked was stamped "Final Report". So we can safely conclude that the CONTENT of the report is accurate.

Are they now telling us that Reuters is now on a mission to malign the government? Is Reuters now ACN or CPC?

both 4 dia mind

taharqa: @Gbawe. SHUT ya mouth up. This report didnt 'show that this govt is very corrupt'; most of what was reportd happend b4 dis admin. Stop spreading yr silly propaganda...oh by d way, if the govt wantd to hide things the way u hv just stated it wud nt hv institutd d probe in d 1st place and appointd not only Ribadu but sm oda ppl in dat committee( do you hv any idea about d calibar of ppl in dat committee)? Stop making constant noise

Are we talking about the same report?

Nigerian oil ministers between 2008-2011 handed out seven discretionary licenses but there is $183 million in signature bonuses missing from the deals, the report said. Three of these oil licenses were awarded since Alison-Madueke took up her position in 2010, according to the report.

Eminentsam: hmm make una no fight oo..!

Fight ke? I am just telling the uncouth lout to keep walking. I have no interest in conversing with cyber-agberos who start hurling insult at fellow forumers because their messiah and his minions are exposed unequivocally.

GEJ and his cohorts are skilled in the art of playing victim and creating imaginary enemies. If the government is not complacent why should it be bothered that a leaked report is aimed at embarrassing it?
This Government is close to a military dictatorship because they believe any dissenting voice is either a political adversary or an enemy of the state.

Eminentsam: RIBADU KUDOS...! U got dem !

It indeed looks as if Ribadu "got dem". Personally, I think GEJ believes every Nigerian has a price and that everyone can be compromised once the 'price is right'.

Gbawe:

Look, take your uncouth talk elsewhere. Did I address you? Please keep your nonsense away from me.

No, goon you stop spurning yr thrash in public; stop it or dont expect you wudn't get a response...by d way, what stage is d corruptn case of yr master, Tinubu. If we had a Special court or Judges for corruptn cases, he wud hv known his 'status' by now instead of hving to undergoing 'gruelly' trial for 3 yrs? You dig?

take dat: GEJ and his cohorts are skilled in the art of playing victim and creating imaginary enemies. If the government is not complacent why should it be bothered that a leaked report is aimed at embarrassing it?
This Government is close to a military dictatorship because they believe any dissenting voice is either a political adversary or an enemy of the state.

Indeed. With the fuel subsidy scam, for example, it was revealed that many without the capacity, history or expertise to operate in the fuel importation sector gained marketers licence. We then need to find out those who are responsible for screening interested Companies and handing out licence to those who meet what should be very stringent conditions. Well, only the FG and NNPC can issue Marketers licence.

Those not into self-deception can put two and two together to know the subsidy scam would not have grown to its proportional highest under GEJ without the complicity of the NNPC and the FG even as Allison-Madueke and the FG are trying to distract Nigerians by making them focus on marketers alone. Smart folks know better than to fall for that rudimentary ruse. Allison-Madueke and GEJ can feign shock as much as they want but sensible folks who can inspect facts dispassionately will know they are part of everything that went on because ignorance is not a tenable excuse at all.

eGuerrilla:

Are we talking about the same report?

1st, I hv already commentd that there are still considerable levels of corruptn in govts(all tiers and levels) and of course d general public. I will neva vogued for any person in d oil industry in 9ja- dat place is 'darkness' itself, has always been and we are only just starting to see sm small light recently there and we shld nt be too surprisd to see d many tins we were nt allowd to see previously; my main problem is d noisemaking, worthless complaints, hypocrism and d penchant of sm ppl to distort info for sm gain. Plz respond to my 2nd comment on pg.1....by d way from dat Reuters report if am not wrong, discretionary lincenses are nt illegal( it is within d powers of d president to do so); d problem was that d signature bonus( apparently including d 3 given by dis admin) was said to be 'missing'( which cud mean that they hv eida bn stolen or not yet reconcild). I guess when d report comes out we wud know...i hv also previously calld for the Pet Min to resign in order to put sm more light in dat sector

Ribadu is not dumb rather our President do not know his left from right. Politically, you do not empowered your rival.

taharqa: No, goon you stop spurning yr thrash in public; stop it or dont expect you wudn't get a response...by d way, what stage is d corruptn case of yr master, Tinubu. If we had a Special court or Judges for corruptn cases, he wud hv known his 'status' by now instead of hving to undergoing 'gruelly' trial for 3 yrs? You dig?

Goon, this thread is about the retardeen fraudulent govt. Kindly open another thread for tinubu. What political office does he has compared to the president.

D'TruSon:
“…there was no plan to cover up the findings of the committee, but that ANOTHER COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO LOOK INTO THE CONTENTS”.

D above words ain’t mine but that of our Minister for Petroleum resources,Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Emotions apart,talking about how and why the committee report was leaked is like chasing a small rat where there is a big antelope… Any well meaning Nigerian will be more bothered on the alleged findings of the committee and not why and how it was leaked.

What are the facts here? 1.D report of Ribadu’s committee was leaked…2. D Minister of Petroleum was centrally indicted 3. Abati and the Minister’s spokesperson have invariably confirmed that the leaked report is perhaps the committees findings 4. No reaction has been made either by Ribadu or any member of the committee.

MY VIEW
To calm frayed nerves after d fuel subsidy brouhaha, GEJ / Madueke were desperate to ‘show’ Nigerians that they acted sincerely…Thus, they felt the only way to do this is to appoint someone with huge credibility to head one of the innumerable committees that the administration has set up since inception…The logic was (arguably) that ‘ if a notorious anti corruption crusader like Ribadu can give us a clean bill, Nigerians will no doubt be convinced that we acted sincerely’.

But this ‘plan’ has backfired!!!

As evidenced by the above quoted words of Madueke, another committee has been set up to probe the contents of Ribadu’s committee!!! I know as a matter of fact that whoever might have leaked the said report probably did so because he/she knows that it will be counter intuitive to submit a report that is against the person(s) that set up the panel… What more? D Minister has set up another committee that will give her a clean bill!!! And If the report has not been officially submitted as claimed by Abati, why is the Minister in a hurry to set up another committee to criticise the content of a report that has not been submitted?

In my view, the drama has just started!!! I hope ethnic / religious bigots will see how these people are stealing our collective wealth silly…D most baffling thing is that many ethnic bigots that comment on this page have allowed primeval sentiments to becloud their reasoning to the extent that they cannot see any sense in standing up against corrupt politicians…!!!

We think alike. Whoever leaked it understood how things work in this country and decided that their good work will not go under the "tiles". You know they no longer use "carpet" in their offices but "tiles" as they understand that "carpet" can easily be removed and anything under will be revealed

Billyonaire: I am disappointed in Nihi Ribadu. The FGN set up a committee and appointed him to head it,I am shocked that he has not even submitted the report to the FGN before sending to the press. If he has concluded the findings, the sane thing to do is tender the resolution to the FGN and NOT to the press before the Presidency. It is the job of the Government to release information to the press and not the responsibility of Ribadu, this is criminal espionage, and abuse of state resources with wanton recklessness. I am disappointed beyond words, Ribadu needs to tell us which report is flying around, if its the real deal, then there is punishment for leak of state information without necessary going through the FOI acts after due submission and scrutiny of the government, he must be made to face repercussions. Government knew something was wrong before the committee was set up, and Government trusted an opposition political contender and on his credentials to be without bias with the results. Can he do that in China or USA ?

I didn't expect anything less from u, Mr Billyonaire. Knowing GEJ's antecedent for corruption, did u expect Ribadu to hand in his report only to see an entirely different report hit the press? Ribadu is a seasoned cop and took precautionary measures by leaking this document to the foreign press. This will ensure that any plans to release a watered version by the FG goes up in smoke. Ur arguments that Ribadu should be punished holds no water. First there's no proof that he actually leaked anything and u obviously are at a loss as to what constitutes state secrets here. Kudos to Ribadu for beating this corrupt govt at their own game. I bet GEJ will be regretting giving Ribadu that job. Thieving scum!

Gbawe:

Indeed. With the fuel subsidy scam, for example, it was revealed that many without the capacity, history or expertise to operate in the fuel importation sector gained marketers licence. We then need to find out those who are responsible for screening interested Companies and handing out licence to those who meet what should be very stringent conditions. Well, only the FG and NNPC can issue Marketers licence.

Those not into self-deception can put two and two together to know the subsidy scam would not have grown to its proportional highest under GEJ without the complicity of the NNPC and the FG even as Allison-Madueke and the FG are trying to distract Nigerians by making them focus on marketers alone. Smart folks know better than to fall for that rudimentary ruse. Allison-Madueke and GEJ can feign shock as much as they want but sensible folks who can inspect facts dispassionately will know they are part of everything that went on because ignorance is not a tenable excuse at all.

.Diezani is a thief and all are atrocities wouldn't have been perfected without her boss having an inkling of it. One of her major lowlights is the 10%
racket she instituted at the Petroleum
Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency
(PPPRA), where authorization to import
gasoline and other petroleum products
were conditional on the importer paying
$8 per metric ton allocated. An importer
allocated 10,000 metric tons, for
example would be required to cough
out a bribe upfront of $80,000 in cash.
No checks are accepted, so there would
be no paper trail. The PPPRA and NNPC
officials who operated the racketeering
scam shared their booty with Allison-
Madueke, who received 50%, while the
others shared the remaining 50%
amongst them.

Hugoboi:

I didn't expect anything less from u, Mr Billyonaire. Knowing GEJ's antecedent for corruption, did u expect Ribadu to hand in his report only to see an entirely different report hit the press? Ribadu is a seasoned cop and took precautionary measures by leaking this document to the foreign press. This will ensure that any plans to release a watered version by the FG goes up in smoke. Ur arguments that Ribadu should be punished holds no water. First there's no proof that he actually leaked anything and u obviously are at a loss as to what constitutes state secrets here. Kudos to Ribadu for beating this corrupt govt at their own game. I bet GEJ will be regretting giving Ribadu that job. Thieving scum!

This is why i pity propagandists. They bliv repeating a claim many times wud smhow mk it true..Cud u point out where exactly d leakd report as reportd by Reuters PROVE dat THIS govt is fraudalent? I wud be waiting

eGuerrilla: Do I come clean and admit Nigerians have been sold a ruse regarding my fight against corruption?


Goodluck Jonathan - while pondering the findings of yet another report into Nigeria's oil industry

more like pondering how many more times he can hit it before the sheet irrevocably hits the fan and he has to show ms diamonds the door

take dat: .Diezani is a thief and all are atrocities wouldn't have been perfected without her boss having an inkling of it. One of her major lowlights is the 10%
racket she instituted at the Petroleum
Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency
(PPPRA), where authorization to import
gasoline and other petroleum products
were conditional on the importer paying
$8 per metric ton allocated. An importer
allocated 10,000 metric tons, for
example would be required to cough
out a bribe upfront of $80,000 in cash.
No checks are accepted, so there would
be no paper trail. The PPPRA and NNPC
officials who operated the racketeering
scam shared their booty with Allison-
Madueke, who received 50%, while the
others shared the remaining 50%
amongst them.

hahaha...i know dese oil people are very 'capable' of tins, but wud u mind sharing d source plz? Or was dis meant to show us dat u are a capable storyteller, perhaps?

taharqa: hahaha...i know dese oil people are very 'capable' of tins, but wud u mind sharing d source plz? Or was dis meant to show us dat u are a capable storyteller, perhaps?

" One of her major lowlights is the 10%
racket she instituted at the Petroleum
Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency
(PPPRA), where authorization to import
gasoline and other petroleum products
were conditional on the importer paying
$8 per metric ton allocated. An importer
allocated 10,000 metric tons, for
example would be required to cough
out a bribe upfront of $80,000 in cash.
No checks are accepted, so there would
be no paper trail. The PPPRA and NNPC
officials who operated the racketeering
scam shared their booty with Allison-
Madueke, who received 50%, while the
others shared the remaining 50%
amongst them".

" The almighty Petroleum Minister,
Diezani Allison-Madueke, said to be the
most powerful minister in the expired
cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan,
has been the subject of a probe by the
outgone Senate Committee on
Petroleum resources on allegations of
corruption, fraud, cronyism and abuse
of office".

The investigation which is expected to
be taken over by the 2011 Class of
Senators concern allegations that in
September 2010, Allison-Madueke
illegally assigned prospecting rights on
three oil blocs; OML4, OML38, and
OML41 to an international oil and gas
company, Seven Energy International
Ltd, through its Nigerian subsidiary
Septa Energy Nigeria Ltd.
The contentious oil blocs located in
Amukpe, Oben and Sapele, in the Niger
Delta boasts of extensive oil and gas
reserves with a gross production
capability of 30,000 bpd. Nigeria owned
55% stake in the three OMLs held by
the NPDC; a subsidiary of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The remaining 45% stake was held by a
consortium comprising Shell, Total and
Agip.

The Senate launched an investigation
after it received oral and written
complaints against the deal, valued at
billions of Naira, from some aggrieved
stakeholders in the industry, who
accused Allison-Madueke of discretional
allocation of the oil blocs against
industry guidelines that such
allocations be based on an open
competitive bidding process. The
lawmakers wanted to ascertain that the
divestments followed due diligence and
was transparent in accordance with
industry best practices, taking into
cognizance, the overall national
interest.

Source www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/53230/1/allison-madueke-scandal-ridden-oil-minister-under-.html

acidtalk: Why is this government always on the deffencive?
Always believing someone or group of people are after them.
They so much hate criticism no matter how constructive it is.
Jonathan's government is just damn too corrupt, they are so scared and unclean they try to hide every details no matter how trivial.

Yes and Dame Patience returned from her holiday in Germany.". She. Didn't even see any Doctor or visit any Hospitals" ... but she thanks us for our prayer -and she said - "not every presidential couple loses a partner in Aso Villa" when they go on holidays? -- Abati and his Arse licking.

@take dat, u linkd me to an article written by an anonymous writer in a Ghanaian blog during d height of d campaign by various groups/interests against her reappointment as Pet Min.. Come on!

Jimbaz7:
We think alike. Whoever leaked it understood how things work in this country and decided that their good work will not go under the "tiles". You know they no longer use "carpet" in their offices but "tiles" as they understand that "carpet" can easily be removed and anything under will be revealed

taharqa: @take dat, u linkd me to an article written by an anonymous writer in a Ghanaian blog during d height of d campaign by various groups/interests against her reappointment as Pet Min.. Come on!

Does it matter where the writer comes from? The bone of contention is where those allegations true or not? Why not try to counter those allegations if you really believe in the sincerity of Diezani.

Her racket with PPPRA officials was an open secret prior to the Jan fuel subsidy protest. Till date how many of PPPRA officials who gave licenses to import fuel without verifying the claims have been prosecuted? Who is shielding them if not Diezani.
who allocated the oil blocs to brief case companies? Wasn't it Diezani. Why are the proceeds from it missing?
This report by Ribadu and her attempt to muddle up the report by constituting another committee to synchronise the effort of an eminent committee shows that she is trying to cover up something.

[ ;Dquote author=Gbawe]This is ridiculous !!! This Allison-Madueke is such a crooked individual. How can she say, with a straight face, that another panel has been set up to look into the report of the RIbadu-led committee? These people will go to any length to cover up the rancid mountain of corruption they are sitting on. The sad thing is that they only make a fool of Nigeria with all these Nollywood shenanigans not seen anywhere else in the world. If Otedola is not playing 'James Bond' it is this woman insulting the intelligence of Nigerians. Absolutely pathetic.


[/quote]It's RIBADUCULOUS!

taharqa: This is why i pity propagandists. They bliv repeating a claim many times wud smhow mk it true..Cud u point out where exactly d leakd report as reportd by Reuters PROVE dat THIS govt is fraudalent? I wud be waiting

Mr taharqa, do urself a favour and get lost. I don't have the bandwidth to waste on a government apologist like you.

Hugoboi:

Mr taharqa, do urself a favour and get lost. I don't have the bandwidth to waste on a government apologist like you.

Oh yeah, is that right?...but then here is d questn again: cud you point out where exactly in d Reuters report there was PROVE dat dis govt was fradulent? I mean you must hv seen d Reuters article, just point the areas out

Billyonaire: I am disappointed in Nihi Ribadu. The FGN set up a committee and appointed him to head it,I am shocked that he has not even submitted the report to the FGN before sending to the press. If he has concluded the findings, the sane thing to do is tender the resolution to the FGN and NOT to the press before the Presidency. It is the job of the Government to release information to the press and not the responsibility of Ribadu, this is criminal espionage, and abuse of state resources with wanton recklessness. I am disappointed beyond words, Ribadu needs to tell us which report is flying around, if its the real deal, then there is punishment for leak of state information without necessary going through the FOI acts after due submission and scrutiny of the government, he must be made to face repercussions. Government knew something was wrong before the committee was set up, and Government trusted an opposition political contender and on his credentials to be without bias with the results. Can he do that in China or USA ?

Did you read the news report at all
The report that has been with the oil thiefnister for a month now
You just had to hold Nuhu accountable for the leak
Was he the only member of the committee he headed?
How are you sure it wasn't leaked by someone in the oil ministry

taharqa: Oh yeah, is that right?...but then here is d questn again: cud you point out where exactly in d Reuters report there was PROVE dat dis govt was fradulent? I mean you must hv seen d Reuters article, just point the areas out

Anyone who can read and write knows the report is a damning indictment on the oil thiefnister and her boss
If not, why are they in panic mode