Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, appears on tonight’s episode of Newsnight. He is discussing, among other things, the controversial P&ID deal.
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We are of the view that the award (to P&ID) was unfairly, unjustifiably and illegally obtained. It had fraudulent undertones. - Abubakar Malami
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Mr President has ordered an investigation, directing agencies of government, including the EFCC and Police among others, to look into the circumstances that led to the (P&ID) award. - Abubakar Malami
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The investigation report has indeed proven to be cogent and potent in terms of establishing fraud, thought of deceit, suppression of facts and obtaining arbitral award on account of material suppression of facts. - Abubakar Malami
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Right now, there exists over N150 billion judgment debt against the interest of the federal government, as at 2015, when this government came into being. - Abubakar Malami
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Our national assets all over the globe are experiencing one threat or the order, targeted at enforcing these judgments. - Abubakar Malami
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What we have tried to do is to profile those judgment debts, look into circumstances that gave rise to them, assess and analyse them from the possibilities of insider compromises, fraud and corrupt practices. - Abubakar Malami
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We have a responsibility of striking a balance between genuine judgments and those that are beclouded with some elements of fraud and reasonable ground of suspicion of compromises. - Abubakar Malami
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This government is a product of the rule of law. Our constitution is categorical in the sustenance of a democratic process. - Abubakar Malami
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My responsibility as the Attorney-General of the Federation is to accord superiority to public interest as against individual rights where there seems to be apparent conflict. - Abubakar Malami
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You can’t expect the President to give assent to a bill that is inherently unconstitutional. - Abubakar Malami
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