Greasy Collaboration: Presidency Intensifies Efforts To Discredit Ribadu Report, Invites Friendly Editors To ‘Lunch’

Presidential "attack dog", Doyin Okupe
By SaharaReporters, New York

The Jonathan presidency today moved a step further to discredit the report of the Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force (PRSTF), which was submitted to it two weeks ago.

In a rare collaboration between the office of the Special Assistant to President Jonathan on Public Affairs and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, selected journalists have been invited to lunch tomorrow with the presidential attack dog, Dr. Doyin Okupe, where they will be briefed.

The normally rewarding luncheon will take place at the fashionable Lagoon Restaurant in Victoria Island Lagos at 1PM on Sunday according to a text message obtained by SaharaReporters.

Dr. Okupe has become the arrowhead of plans by President Goodluck Jonathan to discredit the committee report, which partly asserts that Nigeria presidents, including the current, have used the NNPC to shell out favors to cronies, relatives and family members.

The report revealed that major oil corporations ripped Nigeria off to over $30 billion in back taxes and royalties.

SaharaReporters had revealed that Mr. Jonathan was planning to kill the report using Mr. Steve Orosanye, who acted as the secretary of the commission.

Mr. Oronsaye refused to attend the meetings of the committee but instead got himself appointed to the board of the NNPC.
On the day of the submission of the committee report, Mr. Oronsaye was flown into Nigeria to rubbish the report, his speech at the occasion throwing the report into controversy.

Mr. Okupe, who sat directly behind Ribadu during the submission of the committee work, looked livid as Ribadu confronted Oronsaye.

Mr. Okupe, who Ribadu once described a consummate criminal, spent two months in detention for fraud while Mr. Ribadu was the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  

Okupe, now the face and voice of aggression in Aso Rock, had been involved in contract scams involving Imo and Benue States, where he stole monies meant for road construction.  Shortly after he was granted bail, Mr. Ribadu was kicked out of the EFCC.

Mr. Okupe was never tried for those scams until the controversy surfaced shortly after his recent appointment by President Jonathan.

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State also accussed Mr. Okupe of stealing N5 million from the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Tunji Olurin, in 2011. The money had been donated to the governorship candidate by former Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti state.

Tomorrow’s lunch will be a tripartite event between Okupe, the NNPC and some editors who have reportedly been paid in advance to help rubbish the Ribadu committee report, or suppress adverse stories about it in their media outlets.

One of the main portions of the Ribadu report claims that oil traders in the international market sell Nigerian oil, a practice Mr. Ribadu says is not only criminal but also totally unacceptable.  According to his speech to Mr. Jonathan, Ribadu claims that only the government of war-torn Congo engages oil traders to sell its oil.

Saharareporters investigations show, however, that of the 40 oil traders engaged in oil sales, 25 of them are directly owned or controlled by President Jonathan and the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke.

In addition, Mrs. Allison –Madueke has complete control of the 445,000 barrels per day allocated to the NNPC for local consumption.

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@DERI,I AM A FAN OF GOOD AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE!!

DERI,Nigeria is my country,and my people are being abused.That is all I am concerned about,it comes before politics,I don't care if I get killed,I will never stop crying out.
Nigerians have been enslaved by a cabal of thieves,so that bondage must be broken at all cost.

Jonathan Must Trace Otedola/Senator Lawan's Crime Dollars Now!

They could not compromise Ribadu as they wanted hence they want to Ribadu as fall man now.

I dey laugh o.

I am president Goodluck Jonathan, D president of d federal republic of Nigeria, and i am in case if u don't know fighting corruption like U.S.A infact my administration is 2nd ra ted after d US in fighting corruptio n, firstly wt poor budget performa nce of various federal ministries d espite d huge release of funds 2 th em, governors of states of d count ry dt i am their president fleecing their states billion of naira in broa d day light without a blink of eyes by me, Malabu oil scandal, pension fraud, oil subsidy scandal, bank sec tor fraud, PHCN purpoted under valued sales 2 my friends, busines s associates and d likes but instea d i keep on saying and reminding u naija pples of my resolve 2 stam p out corruption by borrowing mo ney after money 2 finance projects dt are neva and wl neva b comple ted, hmmmm, don't u see dt i'm tr uely fighting corruption, may i re mind u again dt i'm president jona than of naija republic who neva se ems tire of fighting corruption. Stay blessed

Na wa!

Hmmmmmm! Na wa o! We are voting for Jonathan not PDP. I dey laugh o! I still dey laugh Oo!

We expect so, before....

I realy pity Ribado for accepting a trap offer from GEJ. Is a gross mistake to take part in an illegitimate government whose their main objectives is to loot the whole nigerian treasury. PDP is nothing but a secret cult party. They are to destroy the populace by all means, take a look in the current situation; cultism, terrorism, robbering, kidnapping, massacre bombing among others are all caused by PDP. May Allah destroy PDP and its members for a fresh air to ventlate within the poor ruled. Ameen.

Jonathan has failed....

Jonathan has failed....

Jonathan MUST do it the way the North & West did it for 51yrs

Hear ACF...“Nigerian democracy is not matured enough for state police which is subject to abuse by state governments against national unity. What is more, the states are not financially viable enough to manage state police.."
This underscores the latent fear within the Northern and cowardly Western countries of continent Nigeria...Fear that state police may metamorphose into state army and be a potent route to secession. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on the side you are, this secession is inevitable...
1914 is an aberration. There is no one continent with such gaping diversity and divergence of its peoples as u find in continent Nigeria. There is no basis for coexistence except that the parasitic North & cowardly West of continent Nigeria wud want to continue to feed on the wealth of the SS & SE countries. This is totally unacceptable to the SS & SE.
Long live the republic of the SS & SE

OUR PRESIDENT IS GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION.

This President is too friendly and close to criminals. Under his watchful eyes LAWAN FAROUK is above the law. The oil cabals are mocking his hypocrisy of trying them. Anyway like Diya, Ribadu has said his own. Little wonder Orosanye be-littled him by saying, " The president called for the report, so what?" That was the height of insult and that before his eyes. May God give Nigeria a President after his heart. Like Saul, we should start looking for a replacement, i mean for a David.

ribadu name the oil firms DAT invaded the payment of tax 2 FGN

OSITA DIOKA every cat on the block knows u are a fan of buhari-so what else should we expect from such a man-nothing but for us to attempt to ignore those lone voices that criticize Jonathan for the fun of it-cause once we attempt to acknowledge them in the South South-we empower them to steal into our thoughts-that is where the problem lies-with the 3 blind mice that have been stealing our resources since 1958-@SR open the space for discussion-don't limit us to your ideas for Buhari-

Whatever their aim is,

Whatever their aim is, majority of Nigerians know whom to believe. Our liberation from our oppressors will come sooner than later.

Something is wrong with the continent

Am 100% sure something is typically wrong with Africa as a continent that requires the absolute intervention of God.

2015 will be a determining factor

Vote your conscience in 2015 elections, wait at the voting centre untill the votes are counted,party agents endurse, results announced and posted on the wall.
That is what will be expected of Nigerians that year.
Nobody should be afraid of any kind of intimidation,
Results not counted in the presence of the voters and not signed by the party agents before the voters will not be accepted
This is the only way to ask for true leadership anywhere in the world, without it Nigeria can never see the light of the day

OKUPE THE SUSPECTED FRAUDSTER DISCREDITING RIBADU?HA,HA,HA !!!

Now I am convinced that Lawrence Anini would have been an active member of this administration if he were still alive.The allegations of fraud levelled against the obese hatchet man is not yet settled and here he is trying to rubbish Ribadu,the only African known to have rejected a bribe of $15,000,000,a man recognised world-wide for his anti-corruption stance.
How does President Jonathan feel when he meets other world leaders,even the likes of Paul Kagame of Rwanda or the Presidents of Botswana,Ghana etc.Has our President thrown our national pride to the dogs,how does he sleep at night with the likes of Okupe wandering around his corridors?
This Okupe has had a cloudy past,he was detained and still has issues to settle with two state governments,and he is the one to choose out of over 170,000,000 Nigerians?MR PRESIDENT PLEASE SHOW US SOME RESPECT,WE ELECTED YOU TO LEAD!!

Shame,,,

They have voted GEJ and not PDP. All shameless,fore-sightless and blind ethno-religious voters of a great Nation brought down to her knees.

My Joy Knows No Bounds

My joy knows no bounds when Gen M. Buhari turned down the offer to mediate with Boko Haram on behalf of the FG.Their game plan was solely to rubbish his integrity.Businessman Jonathan is in Aso Rock to amaas illegal wealth and cover up his Masters' misdeeds. Period! Jonathan has NO VISION for the country.Check out how many committees he has set up and what he has done with any of the reports. NONE for now and there will be none in the future. The man is a complete NONENTITY. God will reserve the hottest place in HELL for him.

We are now genuinely in trouble

This is a story that should only make rounds in a Nollywood movie

Nigeria on the match again!d

Hum! Our President is on the match again He set a committee up and at the same time is going to the market place to discredit the outcome. Its is no surprise anyway.Lets take a look around the people surrounding him and check out their antecendents Corrupt laden men and women. Okupe a notorious man leading this crusade to kill the report will not have a change of our heart. Its just money for the hangers. But let those brown envelope journalists know the masses are watching and when the time comes they will not escape the wrath God willing Nigeria is greater than an individual

It is disheartening that

It is disheartening that Nigeria is at all times run by people of questionable characters, from the present down to Gowon it has always been men of dubious characters, shameless men and women of empty in character

NIGERIA - GEJ CESS POOL OF CORRUPTION

of course, Okupe, GEJ's body language was loud and clear, GEJ is a disgrace, in his speech whilst accepting the report, he did not seem bothered that Oronsaiye and Oti were elected into the board of NNPC and did not think that was not proper, because he appointed them. The man GEJ is a fraud, and I have challenged the autenticity of his so called PHd, in the past, GEJ IS A FRAUD AND HIS LEVEL OF REASONING IS WELL BELOW THAT OF AN APE, AS FOR OKUPE, THAT IS ANOTHER MATTER. ARAB SPRING IS NEARER NOW THAN EVER.

NIGERIA - GEJ CESS POOL OF CORRUPTION

of course, Okupe, GEJ's body language was loud and clear, GEJ is a disgrace, in his speech whilst accepting the report, he did not seem bothered that Oronsaiye and Oti were elected into the board of NNPC and did not think that was not proper, because he appointed them. The man GEJ is a fraud, and I have challenged the autenticity of his so called PHd, in the past, GEJ IS A FRAUD AND HIS LEVEL OF REASONING IS WELL BELOW THAT OF AN APE, AS FOR OKUPE, THAT IS ANOTHER MATTER. ARAB SPRING IS NEARER NOW THAN EVER.

Pls SR, kindly go further to

Pls SR, kindly go further to dig out the companies involved in the sales of our crude oil at the international market and their directors for Nigerians and the world to know. Besides, I wish you could courage Nigerian patriots by lunching a web based campaign to enforce the implementation of this report.

Thanks in anticipation of ever Nigerian transformation journalistic initiatives on this issue.

Ribadu! One in a generation cont

What have we not seen before, even the diactatorial,master tacticial, Babangida used more than this until he ran out of idea.Today he has all the money on earth but his legacy is just of a common criminal.If all the money he looted could not save his wife from less malignant cervical cacinoma which if detected early through mere screening would have safe her life. How then will Jonathan whose wife is undergoing treatment for more malignant intestinal cancer survive all the loots.
We know if nigerias dont know, we are watching.

Ribadu! One in a generation.

The inclination of the thought of the heart of Jonathan, right from when the committee was constituted was evil. He invites a thieves to strike, alerts the police of the intend crime,appoints a judge that will try the criminals. Jonathan was just a fool in the eyes of the wise people in nigeria. If I remember very vividly the committee were constituted at the height of the heat of fuel increament.Jonathan the fool wanted to pacify nigerians of his 'genuine' intention to sanitize the oil sector.He looked for a righteous man in the land and found one in Ribadu who has left an unblemished legacy for himself. Nigerians the mules have accepted the increament, everybody is at peace with it,so we dont need the result of any committee. It can be business as usual.
None of his tactics are new to us.

Of Fuel Cartels and The Ribadu Report, Who is in Charge?

From the time of the appointment of two members of the Ribadu Committee, it was parently obvious that the resulting Report will be dead-on-arrival. Now that the truth is out, lets not waste time recriminating lesser officials, the Numero Uno is the one and we (supposedly) voted for him, so shut up and take whatever decisions he makes!
The Fuel Cartel is here to stay and no one can change that P E R I O D!

God is not sleeping

NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE

Jonathan is a failure, hes a

Jonathan is a failure, hes a thief and bloody lier. Okupe will surely end up in kirikiri. Ribadu made a big mistake to take appointment from crook Jonathan.

why did late Yara Adua seize ribadus oil block?

When Ribadu was the chairman of EFCC, a petition was sent to him concerning firms operating in the oil industry which has been dodging the payment of tax to d FGN. That report which was prepared and sent to him by 9jas operating in the oil sector, never saw the light of the day. The amount involved in the fraud runs into several billions of Naira. Obj was the oil minister in his own government then. But Chief Saint Ribadu of ACN, did nothing about the said petition. He treated it the same way he handled the case of corruption he leveled against Tinubu his master. I challenge Ribadu to go public with the names of oil marketers whom he discovered to have defrauded the FGN. And for him to also list for publication, the oil firms that cheated the FGN in the payment of of tax-he can even publish such on his web site-for the world to see-I tell u Ribadu will never be able to do any such thing. Cause he is no different from the thieves milking the SS dry in the oil dector-animal

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This is just half of the first tenure. What of if GEJ spend eight years in office. Be careful my fellow citezens, dont allow GEJ to repeat such malicious taboo tenure!

Ribadu where are the thieves u caught in d oil industry

When Ribadu was the chairman of EFCC, a petition was sent to him concerning firms operating in the oil industry which has been dodging the payment of tax to d FGN. That report which was prepared and sent to him by 9jas operating in the oil sector, never saw the light of the day. The amount involved in the fraud runs into several billions of Naira. Obj was the oil minister in his own government then. But Chief Saint Ribadu of ACN, did nothing about the said petition. He treated it the same way he handled the case of corruption he leveled against Tinubu his master. I challenge Ribadu to go public with the names of oil marketers whom he discovered to have defrauded the FGN. And for him to also list for publication, the oil firms that cheated the FGN in the payment of of tax-he can even publish such on his web site-for the world to see-I tell u Ribadu will never be able to do any such thing. Cause he is no different from the thieves milking the SS dry in the oil dector-animal

did ribadu not aquire oil blocks from obj

How can a man like ribadu who lied to the nation that late minister of defence in the first republic, alhaji ribadu was his father WHICH LATER turned out to be a lie! be trusted. Oti did not at any time disagree with Ribadu on the CONTENT of the report. What the duo did, was to query the process and the watery figures he inserted in d report. So what is wrong with that? This is a democracy and not a military govt headed by Buhari, Ibb or an abacha. 9jas alleged GEJ bribed Ribadu, with the appointment when it was first announced. The question I have always asked small time public relation consultants like the reporter who wrote this article for ribadu, is whether the fuel scam introduced by IBB 25 yrs ago, benefited the poverty ridden souls from the ethnic group of the president in d SS, in any way? Did Ribadu himself not acquire an oil block from OBJ?