DON'T DRAG PRESIDENCY INTO THE SUBSIDY PROBE BRIBERY- ABATI

The Presidency has denounced
involvement in the alleged bribery scandal involving
the chairman of the House of Representatives fuel
subsidy probe adhoc committee, Hon. Farouk Lawan.
In a press statement issued by Dr Reuben Abati,
spokesman to the President, decried attempt by
some newspapers to drag the person and office of the
President into the bribery scandal
He said "The mischievous insinuation in today's
editions of the newspapers that the entire affair, in
which the two key players have publicly confessed
their roles, is part of a plot by President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan and the executive arm of government
to unseat the leadership of the House of
Representatives, is totally false and baseless.
For the benefit of unwary members of the public who
may be deceived by the political innuendos now
being woven into the subsidy probe bribe affair,
President Jonathan wishes to affirm that he has
absolutely no reason or desire to meddle in the affairs
of the House of Representatives and its leadership.
Neither the President nor anyone acting on his
request or order has anything to do with the scandal
that has sadly engulfed the House ad-hoc committee
on fuel subsidy. The attempt to drag the Presidency
into the matter is entirely speculative and without
factual foundation".
However Abati said the Presidency is satisfied with
the attention and seriousness given to the scandal
case, he added that the House of Representatives
has already recalled its members from recess for a
special session to deliberate on the matter tomorrow.
He further noted that the Presidency is urging the
media to allow members of the House and law
enforcement agencies to conduct and conclude
investigations without further unhelpful distractions.
"President Jonathan's directive to the Attorney-
General of the Federation on the report of the Ad-Hoc
Committee on Fuel Subsidy, as adopted by the House
of Representatives, subsists and he fully expects that
all those indicted in the report will be duly
investigated and prosecuted if a prima facie case is
established against them" Abati said

















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