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From: johnson tokwas <jtokwas@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tokwas_johnson@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 04:07:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTRACT BUSINESS
Attention Sir/Madam,
I know you may have got this kind of mails many times,I am the chairman of the of contract awarding committee. In 2005, a contract was awarded to a group of foreign firms by this Committee on behalf of Nigerian Power Holdng Company(NPHC) for the supply of 20 mil tons of Coal to power a plant in the troubled Niger Delta of Nigeria.
After a full investment publications on some international media houses. The General Electric Corp USA and Canadian Energy Consortium bidded. The Contract was given to the Canadian Firm at $200 mil.
And the General Electric Corp USA, got two contracts for supply, installation and maintenance of five Gas turbine plants at a cost of $522m with a total capacity of 2,016MW which will be sited in the Niger Delta.
Unfortunately, while G.E is moving in their equipments, militants started a warefare in the Niger Delta and many foreign workers were kidnapped, and our Canadian Contractor who had already completed their job and a payment of $190m, ran away and won't ever come back to Nigeria nor hear any plea from the government to come and collect their due.
Last month, Mr. President Yar'Adua, presented a budget of 2.28 trillion Naira and whopping 500 Billion naira has been set aside to repay and service debts owed contractors.
From next week, we want to approve the payment of all international contractors. And here on my list is the $10m to be paid to the Canadian contractor. This time arround, it will be who identifies himself as the contractor.
Really all our honest effort to let the the Canadian contractor accept their fund has failed. And we have given up the idea. But I won't return the $10m to the federal government of Nigeria. So l'm looking for someone to come up by mail to me that he is the contractor and we will arrange the payment of $10m to him. However it is going to be a 50/50 share.
Actually, on 3rd Sept, I and our president in the company of the PHCN met with General Electric Corp USA, led by its president Chief Executive Officer for Middle East and Africa, Mr. Nabil Hababyeb in Abuja Nigeria and we told them how urgent we want to solve the energy crisis in Nigeria. After our meeting Mr Nabil wants us to move the funds to him. But I'm keen in offering it to a neutral person who has not known about the contract nor did the contract.
Would you thus kindly present yourself and your company as the contractor whom my government owes $10m? What I will do is that once you give your assent, I will appoint a federal lawyer who will get a Court Affidavit that you are the contractor and we shall start urgent payment to you. Would you mind give me your phone and fax number to talk to you?
Please don't throw away this beautiful chance to make us get money. It's never a scam and you know I have my integrity to protect. Also,
Give me a mail asap.
Regards.
Mr Johnson Tokwas
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