… as Gbajabiamila’s ultimatum to Akpabio to expose Lawmakers involved in contract scams expire today
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila’s ultimatum to embattled Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to expose lawmakers neck-deep in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC alleged contract scams will expire today.
The TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) in this analysis x-rays the implications and the likely outcome of what will happen if Akpabio dares to expose his former colleagues.
Already agog in various social media networks is a list of contracts allegedly awarded to Akpabio while serving as a Senator in 2017.
While announcing the ultimatum on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Gbajabiamila had openly declared that he has never executed any contract in the heavily looted NDDC.
His announcement is a clear indication that he is going to allow his colleagues to face the music if they are caught napping as Akpabio may first and foremost cut off his own head before descending on his former colleagues.
But the question is, will Akpabio expose lawmakers when he knows they will ensure that his political career ends?
In this battle of wits, the House allowed the NDDC Committee proceedings to go smoothly by asking the substantive chairman, Olubunmi Ojo to step aside.
This development has been a rarity in the House of Representatives in the past sixteen years.
Akpabio failed to read in between the lines that this singular development was an indication that a battle line has been drawn.
He went ahead to tell Nigerians that lawmakers were the greatest beneficiaries of the contracts of the commission.
This action drew the flak from the lawmakers who saw this as an effrontery from an aide to the President.
If he fails to provide the lists of the beneficiaries today, Akpabio may swim alone in his own stew unless he has conclusive evidence and enough documents to back his sweeping allegations.
The probe panel may continue to do its work, its recommendations will be passed with the speed of light and the entire House, Senate inclusive will demand for Akpabio’s head.
President Muhamnadu Buhari will use him as his anti-corruption crusade poster to cleanse the past five years of selective prosecution of individuals.
In all these, it may just be a win-win situation for the Nigerian parliament as Akpabio may be used as the sacrificial lamb.