Malabu Scandal: Etete discussed planned payments to Jonathan's ministers, senators with me - Witness

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The witness also speaks on what he knows about ex-minister Diezani Alison-Madueke's relationship with ex-President Jonathan.

The Malabu OPL 245 scandal involved the transfer of about $1.1 billion by Shell and ENI through the Nigerian government to accounts controlled by a former Nigerian petroleum minister, Mr Etete.

Although Shell and ENI initially claimed they did not know the money would end up with Mr Etete and his cronies, evidence has shown that claim to be false. According to Barnaby Pace of Bristish anti-corruption group Global Witness who attended the trial, Mr Armanna said he discussed at a meeting in June 2011 with Mr Descalzi and other Eni executives about a private jet flying cash from Nigeria to Europe.

He added that he did not know Messrs Ojo and Falcioni were working together on the OPL 245 money transfer. Speaking further, Mr Armanna said he thought Piero Amara was the person to help build bridges with Eni. In 2016, he said, Mr Amara then told him to quieten his criticism of Eni in exchange for getting him work in Nigeria.

 

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