By Frank Racheal - August 20, 2021

Nigerian lawmakers are heading for a showdown when they resume next month over a $10million bribe they got to pass the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The legislative arm of government passed the bill last month and Mr Buhari gave his assent to the bill earlier this week, ignoring certain concerns about the percentage share allocated to host communities.

An exclusive report from Peoples Gazette chronicled different amounts of the bribe despatched to lawmakers at the both chambers of the National Assembly.

The report said Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila received $2million each out of the $10million leaving a balance of $6million to be shared among Senators and Reps.

The funds are said to be from firms and individuals in the oil and gas sector with a yet-to-be ascertained billionaire singlehandedly donating $2million of the total sum.

State petroleum minister Timipre Sylva and Senator Albert Akpan are fingered as those dispatching the cash logistics.

An aggrieved lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity said he never knew the $5,000 which was given to him for “biscuits” for working day and night to ensure the bill scaled through after failing in several occasions to see the light of the day, was from the illicit funds.

“They gave me $5,000 and said it was for us to buy biscuits for our children for labouring day and night to get the bill to the stage of passage,” the furious lawmaker said. “To God, I did not know that it was about $10 million that they received and some crooks calling themselves leaders got $2 million each for themselves.

“We will protest the matter after our break because some people have to realise that they don’t have two heads and we have to fight for our rights and privileges as members of the National Assembly.

“Each one of us is representing a constituency and that makes us all equal because no one at the National Assembly is representing more than one constituency,” the lawmaker said.

Another lawmaker from the red chamber who corroborated the claims said some of his colleagues received $20,000 and vowed to bring up the matter when they resume from recess.

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“Their greedy misconduct was recently exposed to us and we will seriously take up the matter when we resume from the annual recess next month,” the senator said. “From what I can volunteer, many senators were given $20,000 before and after the PIB was passed, depending on their availability.”

Another Senator narrated how Mr Akpan from Akwa Ibom State sent him his own share of the bribe.

“He (Mr Akpan) sent a woman from his office to give me $20,000,” the lawmaker said. “They said the money came from people who have investments in the oil and gas and they wanted to appreciate us for our dedication in seeing the bill through after so many years of failed efforts.”

Spokespersons of messrs Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Sylva and Akpan were not reachable for comments when contacted as at press time.

Source: https://todaypoliticsng.com/lawmakers-set-for-showdown-over-lopsided-shares-of-bribe-to-pass-pib/

Hahaha, we're really fighting kwaruption

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deantimes:

State petroleum minister Timipre Sylva and Senator Albert Akpan are fingered as those dispatching the cash logistics.

Oh ye south! You see your senators?? They are selling you all out for a paltry sum.

The joke is on all of you from South East and South South

in a sane clime,all the law makers would have resigned.and this is happening under Mr Uwahari the so called Mr Integrity?

Few people shared $10m with no remorse and Buhari will be going up and down the globe borrowing money?



Nigeria! I piss on thee

Dats how the govt is pighting kwaruption and dats y they kicked Saraki and Dino out, rubber stamped thieves

deantimes:

The funds are said to be from firms and individuals in the oil and gas sector with a yet-to-be ascertained billionaire singlehandedly donating $2million of the total sum

Dangote

If this is really true then... It's a shame to you all the lawmakers..

I wished I have a super natural power, honestly this people go vomit all the money they have been stealing.

And small time them go tell us they are fighting corruption. Theif up and down

$5,000 for biscuits, it's finish. International looters.

At first, I doubted this news but now it getting clearer that those bastard really betrayed their people who queue under the sun for hours just to vote for these useless and worthless polithifian.
this is pure greediness,wickedness and selfishness,who could have thought that these people could jeopardize the future of their unborn children for peanuts despite their huge salaries without doing anything that add benefits to Nigerians lives

Forget it, there's money in this country. But na eye were see, na im the chop.

Appreciating the Assembly Members hardwork of day and night to pass the bill is not corruption. Corruption is when you're not satisfied with your share of the appreciation and you want more. If you observe carefully, those who are not satisfied with the biscuit money are the PDP members.

Buhari wouldn't partake in this if he was a member of the honorable chambers. He is a man of integrity. A fighter of corruption.

The Movie Will Go A Long Way When We We Finally Get To The Last Fight.

They gave you 5000 dollars for biscuits and you collected with ur crooked hands, without sensing any foul play? Are you planning to buy Mcvities shortbread cookie factory for ur children?

That's how the Fulani northerners have always outsmarted their Southern counterparts. They know these so-called southern leaders are foolish and that their brains begin to malfunction whenever they see money.

Shame on them.... stvpid old crones. Let's see the magic they want to perform after the break, that will reverse the Pib bill.

Nbotee:
Dats y they kicked Saraki and Dino out, rubber stamped thieves

Those 2 guys where poison to their evil plans.

These are the so called legislators fighting for their pockets and selfish interests. Tomorrow they will ask you for another vote.

APC and PDP coming together to fight for common goal greed of money shared