THE $3m bribery scandal involving former Chairman of House of Representatives committee on Oil Subsidy Probe, Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola, Executive Chairman, Zenon Oil and Gas, got messier Tuesday, with the release of a second audio of the conversation purported to be between Lawan and Otedola.
The 1 minute 52 seconds audio, released by Channels Television contained a conversation believed to have transpired between both men before the submission of the subsidy report on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Below is the conversation:
Click to play AUDIO conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola – Part 2
Lawan: …It wasn’t like my brother talking. That’s one. Secondly, please this thing that we are doing, keep it to yourself otherwise, you will make it difficult for us…
Otedola: Ok. I am now.
Lawan: You will make it difficult because somebody called me now and said that we said we are going to address it. So, so please keep it…
Otedola: Address what?
Lawan: Yea. Because if it is already out that we are going to do something. When we do it, people will think that we are doing it, beecause we had compromised. And you know that is something that err… and if my colleagues get to hear about it, I won’t be able to convince them. So keep it to yourself.
Otedola: Ok
Lawan: Let it be… let it not be like anybody is aware of what is happening. If anybody asked you, simply explain that this thing.
Farouk Lawan and Otedola
Otedola: Ok
Lawan: You know from your records. You have all the records and you have made a case to the Committee. You have sent your documents to the Committee
Otedola: Yea. Yea. Ok.
Lawan: Yea. It’s left for the Committee …It’s left for the Committee to decide what to do. Please keep it that way.
Otedola: God bless you
Lawan …Yea. Because the moment it get out now we are going to correct it, then it means we have already. Haa… So let it be…
Otedola: Ok, ok
Lawan: I want to spring a surprise on the flour and that is the only credible way I can do this
Otedola: God bless you. God bless you my brother. I have been crying. Anytime I hear your voice.
Lawan: So please, please, yeah, please, yes. You know our sector. You know your sector is small. Everybody knows – And people are already saying …Somebody just called and said what happened haa… They said, Femi has gotten his way around. You guys and he has already succeeded.
Otedola: That is not true. But let me also tell you one thing…
Lawan: No. No. No. I am saying it. No. No. I am saying it because this is what I heard.
Otedola: But my brother let me also tell you one thing. You know me as a person
Lawan: It doesn’t have… I know… I don’t want…
Otedola: People just get up…
Lawan: That makes it difficult. Just, just – whoever … You know … No. I didn’t do this. I’m sure it must have been a mistake from the Committee but I have sent a letter to set the record right.
Otedola: People just get up…
Lawan: Yea, yea
Otedola: Ok my brother
Lawan: Yea, yea
Otedola: Thank you.
Listen here courtesy Channels TV
Text courtesy Vanguard
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Chai. Can’t wait for the video.
Igbo businessmen will make a home movie out of this one. #Alaba Int’l Market#
Disgusting!
Still not convinced.What,Otedola didn’t bribe?Why did Lawan still indict Otedola?
This is fake story
Its all a drama,even if d probe report was credible enough. I doubt it if Jonathan can probe people like otedola n co. Its all distraction n I have no faith in d system any longer
Dis audio is fake n d all things is a distraction frm d report
I don’t bliv dis a bit. From d conversation u knw dis is not real dats only if u hav a foresight. Dis is a mere distraction from d real subsidy report itself. May God save dis country. Coz we r rilly in deep shit
Still money is not mentioned any where in the entire conversation and or correspondences. More evidence should be adduced to ascertain the veracity or otherwise of the claim.
This is frame work n bullshit o
We nigerian,s are not fulls.PDP
God continue in your Majesty exposed and disgraced them. They are many in all sectors as far as they plan to loot the country of its treasure Oh God! Visit them with your anger and clear off the earth there generations.
Pls we are not fools,even if this issue of Faruk Lawan and Otedola is true,we should not be diverted from the main issue at hand which the oil subsidy probe,we are still interested to know exactly what is goin on