$1.1bn Malabu oil deal: 48 days after, Jonathan ignores Reps’ invitation

Forty-eight days after he was invited to testify in the investigations into the controversial sale of Oil Prospecting Licence 245, former President Goodluck Jonathan has yet to reply the House of Representatives, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday.

Better known as $1.1bn Malabu Oil deal, an ad hoc committee of the House has been investigating the alleged “diversion” of the money, which was the Federal Government’s share of the deal.

The committee is chaired by a member of the All Progressives Congress from Kwara State, Mr. Razak Atunwa.

The panel had invited Jonathan on July 5 after it said evidence in the line of the investigations indicated that the former President had issues to clarify. But, as of Wednesday (yesterday), checks at the committee showed that Jonathan had not responded to any enquiries by the committee.
The PUNCH, August 24, 2017

 

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