A panel set by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has allegedly indicted more oil majors exonerated by the ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives that investigated the petrol subsidy scam.

The discovery by the new panel, headed by Aigboje Aig-Imouhkuede,  has introduced another dimension to the $620,000 bribery allegation against the suspended Chairman of the House ad hoc on the probe, Honourable Lawan Farouk, who is currently being investigated  by the police over the matter.

Saturday Tribune reliably gathered that Aig – imohkuode, who is the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, has in his report recommended that those oil companies exonerated by the Farouk committee should refund the sum of N430 million to the government being alleged over payment to them.

The development was said to have provided fresh clues to detectives investigating the alleged bribery by working on the theory that a lot of money could have actually exchanged hands among the main actors in the overall scam.

Consequently, the detectives were reportedly  looking for the agenda of the proceedings in the House when Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha presided on the day the report of the ad hoc committee was tabled before the lower chamber for debate.

A source alleged that the agenda to to remove the name of one oil company  was actually not  on the agenda for that day, so other members of the committee had to protest.

The source claimed that the allegation of bribery by some oil companies could be “proved beyond reasonable doubt.”

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written by Musa jekeko, June 30, 2012

Hon Lawan spirits of fighting corruption lives, you may try to submerge the facts of the matter by doing some intelligent security work on Hon Lawan but your efforts will soon be revealled by he the Almighty God ,

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written by akande akin sanyaolu, June 30, 2012

Despite my anger and the disappointment i felt about the whole bribery saga on lawan,his strong will and courage still make me to reserve my comments.Let us all still wait for the outcome of investigation before we pour our minds out because,it takes two to tango.

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written by Dele Dipo, July 07, 2012

I fear for the future of Nija o. We are all afraid to call a spade a spade.In a sensitive case like this that affect the name of our country in the eyes of the international community, our sense of judgeme3nt are prejudiced by personal interest and sectionalism. We are talking of two thieves that are ruining our nation, and Nigerians are taking sides with the closest thieve to them. It is only God that can eradicate corruption and looting in this country.

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