With the grand opportunities all around for a man with political pull, there’s no excuse for stealing a cent, you would think. But many a politician would still get caught with his hands in the public till. Indeed, there is no honour among politicians. If there was, Barrister Mohammed Adoke, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) wouldn’t have conducted himself like a snapper up of trifles and soiled his hands in the murky waters of the Malabu Oil scandal.
The former AGF and Minister of Justice under Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was named in the infamous Malabu Oil scandal in which he allegedly made well over $80million. All he needed to do then was to use his position and influence to offer Malubu Oil the needed government platform to dubiously transfer the controversial $1.1Billion into private accounts.
Immediately the deal was done and Adoke allegedly got his share of the loot.
Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reopened the Malabu Oil case and moved against the arrow head of the deal, former minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete. The commission is investigating the transfer of $1.1 billion made to his phoney company, Malabu Oil and Gas, for the sale of OPL 245 to Italian oil giant, Eni and Royal Dutch Shell by the Goodluck Jonathan administration through the AGF.
The EFCC has been investigating the controversial $1.1billion payment for years, but apparently did not enjoy the cooperation of the immediate past Goodluck Jonathan administration which ordered the transfer even when it was clear that Malabu is a “company” that has serially violated Nigerian laws.
In the wake of the gathering storm, Adoke sneaked out of the country before May 29, to cool off and escape prosecution.
He’s going to the EFCC office in Abuja today for interrogation.
Ask his close confidant, Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), she knows.
