N2.7 Trillion Pipeline Surveillance Claim: Nigeria Deserves Answers, Not Speculation.
He was defending Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, whose own contract has drawn heavy criticism.
Starting with the arithmetic, Tompolo’s contract was first reported at about N48 billion a year, so Dokubo’s figure is roughly 56 times larger.
He first called it a monthly sum before correcting himself to annual; had it been monthly, it would have come to N32.4 trillion a year.
Dokubo showed no contract, bank statement or NNPC record. The Olu of Warri’s palace, through its representative, called the claim false and challenged him to produce documents. Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, which he also named, petitioned the Department of State Services over what it called false and inciting allegations. According to some commentators, caution is warranted with such reports because of Dokubo’s history.
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