The secret "negotiations" have started and the leadership of the House of Representatives, newsmen gathered from an insider, is pained at the turn of event in the bribery scandal hanging on the neck of one of its brightest, Hon. Farouk Lawwan.
Multiple sources have confirmed to newsmen that the speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has been in communication with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and seriously begging for a soft landing for Hon. Lawan for the sake of the House's credibility.
Tambuwal is said to be reaching out to the Senate President, David Mark, being a right hand man of Obasanjo, to help "talk to the former president."
When asked what stake the former president has in the matter, one of the source said he's the best man to influence President Goodluck Jonathan to call his people (Nigeria Police) to order and allow the "matter to be settled amicably".
However, while Tambuwal and his men are busy working behind the scene to "save the House such huge embarrassment", the Nigeria Police have threatened to declare Hon. Lawan WANTED if he fails to honour their invitation by Thursday.
"We have reached out to the leadership of the House of Representatives to prevail on Lawan to respect the Police. We will give him up till Thursday to come for interaction with the STF or we will apply the law. Do not forget that we can either declare him wanted or secure a bench warrant from a court for his arrest," a police source said.
Also, it was leant that Femi Otedola is insisting that Hon. Lawan should be ordered to bring the exact dollars he collected from him because the SSS marked the money.
