Nigerians are currently being treated to one of the most absurd commentary in the history of the fight against corruption since the advent of democracy on May 29, 1999, and the lead actor in the show of shame is the ever-smiling 'Mr. Integrity' himself.
On Monday, Olufamous.com monitored on radio an interview Hon. Farouk Lawan had with RayPower (Political Platform crew) and observed that the lawmaker denied pointblank that he met Femi Otedola nor collected any money from him. He also denied on behalf of members of his committee, even thou he was not asked to speak for them.
"I don't know how else you want me to answer your questions... I have told you I didn't receive bribe from anybody... There is a simple definition for bribe and I said I did not collect bribe from anyone," he told the Political Platform Crew.
But latest information coming out from the Police Force Headquarters, the National Assembly as well as security circles is an indication that the Hon. Lawan might have been playing with the intelligence of Nigerians, after all.
From what Olufamous.com have been able to put together from the information at its disposal, Lawan and Boniface Emenalo indeed collected the $600,000 bribe from Zenon oil boss, Femi Otedola at his residence in Abuja.
However, it seems as soon as Farouk and Emenalo got wind of information that they might have been set up with the bribe, they informed the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, that some one had bribed them to water-down their report.
From what Olufamous.com have been able to put together from the information at its disposal, Lawan and Boniface Emenalo indeed collected the $600,000 bribe from Zenon oil boss, Femi Otedola at his residence in Abuja.
However, it seems as soon as Farouk and Emenalo got wind of information that they might have been set up with the bribe, they informed the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, that some one had bribed them to water-down their report.
Unfortunately for them, many political observers in Nigeria know that Farouk indeed, most probably as a result of the bribe they collected, edited the report he had earlier submitted to the House of Reps and, surprisingly, in the process Otedola's company's name went missing.
Farouk and Emenalo also hurriedly made a correspondence to the House committee chairman on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Adams Jagaba. All they were trying to achieve, it appeared, is to create an impression that they informed some people about the bribe.
Irrespective of the "game" Farouk and Emenalo are trying to play, Olufamous.com has learnt from top anti-corruption sources in Abuja that the EFCC is already working on the possibility of using Mr. Otedola as a prosecution witness against the "bribed" lawmakers.
Farouk and Emenalo also hurriedly made a correspondence to the House committee chairman on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Adams Jagaba. All they were trying to achieve, it appeared, is to create an impression that they informed some people about the bribe.
Irrespective of the "game" Farouk and Emenalo are trying to play, Olufamous.com has learnt from top anti-corruption sources in Abuja that the EFCC is already working on the possibility of using Mr. Otedola as a prosecution witness against the "bribed" lawmakers.
"Yes, we may use Otedola as a prosecuting witness in the case. But we are still carrying out our discreet investigation. When that has been sufficiently done, then we will swing into action,” a source told the media.
