by Niyi Odebode and Olalekan Adetayo

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said there was no truth in widespread insinuation that his government was orchestrating the $620,000 bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee on the fuel subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, and an oil businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola.

Jonathan said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in Abuja.

The President’s aide described the insinuation that the scandal was a ploy by Jonathan and the executive arm of government to unseat the leadership of the House as “lame, diversionary, totally false and baseless.”

Abati also told our correspondent in an exclusive interview that despite the bribery scandal, Jonathan would not stop the action he had already initiated on the implementation of the report of the committee.

The President said notwithstanding the development on the scandal, his directive to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), on the report of the probe committee, as adopted by the House, had not changed.


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Although, it's too early to make a conclusive call, there's a huge possibility that GEJ is not unaware of Otedola's move.

Whatever we are seeing may be a movie script, inspired and prepared by some select people, executed by Otedola on their behalf.

You need not reply them and donot be distracted we already know you have no hand in all this!carry on with your wonderful reforms Mr President sir,history will vindicate the just.