An audio recording has surfaced in the media believed to be part of a telephone conversation conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola over the bribery scandal.
Farouk had earlier been questioned over the $3 milion scandal behind closed doors by the House Committee on Ethics, while Femi Otedola has been invited by the same committee and is expected to appear before them on Tuesday.
The audio conversation which first appeared on Channels Television, sheds more light on the transaction between Farouk and MD/CEO Zenon Oil and Gas Femi Otedola Otedola concerning the bribe.
Farouk Lawan, former chairman of the ad hoc committee on the subsidy probe, is accused of collecting bribe from Femi Otedola, to have two of his companies removed from a list of indicted companies who received foreign exchange from the Central Bank of Nigeria but failed to bring in fuel.
The lawmaker is said to have received $1.5million upfront and the audio recording shows how he collected the initial payment, and how Lawan would collect the $2.5 million balance.
The conversation verbatim
Otedola: How are you sir? I don’t want to bring it to my house
Lawan: Oh, you would take it to your house
Otedola: No I don’t want to bring it to my house; it is a lot of money
Lawan: err… so where? Because I’m rushing to the… they are at the airport now?
Otedola: Yes they are in the airport in the aircraft
Lawan: Well I can’t come over now and before they can come over now unless I send somebody to but I can’t because…by the time they come I should be…I have a lot of things to do myself
Otedola: Is there anybody you think I can give it to or maybe I should just postpone my trip to China till tomorrow?
Lawan: No, no it’s ok…I’ll arrange it with someone…let me give you his number 080
Otedola: hold on hold on
Lawan: 08036513355
Otedola: (Repeats number after him)What’s the name?
Lawan: TJ
Otedola: Sorry?
Lawan: aaarrh… TJ
Otedola: Ateezay?
Lawan: TJ!
Otedola: Teezay?
Lawan: No, Tj
Otedola: OK. So I will give him the balance; that is erm… 2.5 million
dollars, yea?
Lawan: that’s right. Hold on. I’m calling him to be sure his phone is on…..
Business Day
Hm. This is embarrassing! MONEY!!! Good morning Nigeria
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