Chairman,
House of Representatives Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial
Crimes, Mr. Adams Jagaba, on Thursday threatened to sue Mr. Farouk Lawan
for “blackmail” over the raging $620,000 bribery allegation.
The lawmaker from Kaduna State addressed
journalists shortly after the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges
quizzed him over the bribery allegation.
He said, “I cannot and shall never be involved in an individualistic act that runs antithetical to national interest.
“Lawan should stop this blackmail forthwith
or else, I will have no option but to take the appropriate legal action
against him and to seek compensation befitting my status.
“Enough is enough.”
Lawan had admitted receiving the bribe money from oil businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola.
He claimed that he planned to expose
Otedola, who wanted his firm, Zenon Oil and Gas Limited, de-listed from
the list of firms indicted by the fuel subsidy probe report.
Lawan chaired the Ad hoc Committee on Monitoring of the Subsidy Regime, which investigated the fuel subsidy scheme in April.
According to Lawan, after receiving the
money, he reported the issue to Jagaba in writing and attached $500,000
to the letter he handed over to him.
However, Jagaba has consistently denied receiving any letter or money from Lawan.
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