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Reps summon Jonathan over Malabu oil deal

 

The House of Representatives has invited Goodluck Jonathan to appear before the ad-hoc committee probing the Malabu oil deal.

The summons was issued on Wednesday.

In April this year, Razak Atunwa, Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, who is also the head of an ad-hoc panel probing the case, said efforts were underway to invite the ex-president to testify during one of the committee’s sittings.

“We’ve summoned several former and present top government functionaries, including the Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, to provide information that could help in our investigation, and they honoured us,” he had said.




     

     

    “We’re still working out the details. Nigerians will know the time and modalities of our summons to the (former) president, including letter of invitation, very soon.”

    In the deal, Shell and ENI, two oil giants paid the sum of $1.3 billion for Oil Prospecting License, OPL 245, which is believed to be one of Africa’s richest oil blocks.

    About $1.1 billion of the money was allegedly paid directly into a Nigerian government account with JP Morgan while about $200 million had been paid by Shell as signature bonus.

    But $801 million of the money allegedly ended up in the private account of the then Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete.

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