– The corruption been unearthed in the oil sector has been in the offing for a while
– The first person to blow the lid on the scandal was Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki
– Saraki had raised an alarm on the issue in 2014
Checks by ZENITHBLOG.com shows that the corruption in the oil sector reported widely by the Nigerian media was first raised by Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki.
Senator Saraki as a member of the 7th Senate’s committee on finance that investigated the alleged unmerited $49 billion (about N17 trillion) to the Federation Account had raised an alarm over the issue in 2014.
At the time, the Senate President was heavily criticized for refusing to sign the report of the committee that exonerated then minister of petroleum, Mrs Alison Deizani Madueke.
Saraki had raised an alarm over the corruption in the oil industry as far back as 2014. Photo credit: abubakarbukolasaraki.com
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The allegations trailing the former minister at the moment have now vindicated the Senate President.
The chairman of the then committee is the current caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, while the vice chairman of the committee is the former Plateau state governor, Senator Joshua Dariye.
A page of the committee’s report seen by ZENITHBLOG.com on www.placng.org shows Senator Saraki was the only senator whose signature was not appended on the document.
Senator Saraki was the only senator who refused to sign the committee’s report
The full report of the committee’s investigation can also be seen on the website mentioned above.
Meanwhile, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the anti-corruption campaign of the federal government cannot be effective because of the inability of national institutions to act independently.
Governor Wike made the comment during a courtesy visit by officials of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, United Kingdom, to Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, August 30.
The governor stated that political influence has weakened the fight against corruption, stressing that it is difficult to fight corruption when the institutions are weak.
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