PIA: NASS Didn’t Collect $10m Bribe From Oil Companies – Lawan

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Senate President Ahmed Lawan has denied collecting $10 million bribe from oil companies to ensure the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which Senate President Ahmed Lawan has denied collecting $10 million bribe from oil companies to ensure the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which has since been assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“And the danger people will face with this is, you cause unnecessary damage to the reputation of people. I had an occasion to take someone to court because of this kind of empty vessel information about three months ago. But Nigerians are better judges and lawyers.

“We are breaking new grounds. We are getting and attracting more and more members very solid, high profile people from other political parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, into the APC. And this is to show the confidence that Nigerians place in our party,” he added. “Some of them think they should just throw in the towel. Therefore, it’s one of those very successful stories of the fight against insurgency in the North East. We have asked for improvement in resources, we have asked for changing of guards in the area of those who are at the top of the echelon of the security services, particularly the armed forces. And we have gotten that.

He added,“We need to screen to ensure that those who are genuine and those who may just follow in for some reasons. But I don’t subscribe to the idea of saying ‘forget about people who are surrendering all of them are criminals’ and the rest of it. In the law of wars or something when somebody surrenders, you have something to surrender.

 

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