Nairalanders:- A thought cross my mind that what will happen IF Yar'Adua Recalls Ribadu to head EFCC?

Am not in anyway saying that there are no other suitable candidates, i think dora akunyili is one. What do we believe will happen; I believe it will be a master stroke for the goverment; and if given adequate support; he will do better and working closely within the remit of the law.

Sky Blue:

Nigeria: Aondoakaa Wins Election Into UN Body
Sunday Ejike Benjamin
17 December 2008
http://allafrica.com/stories/200812170412.html

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) has been elected into the Governing Council of the United Nations International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome, Italy.

The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law is an Independent Intergovernmental organization with its seat in the Villa Aldobrandini in Rome. Its purpose is to study needs and methods for modernizing, harmonizing and coordinating private international law, and in particular, commercial law, between States, and to draft international Conventions to address the needs.

Membership to UNIDROIT is restricted to States acceding to the UNIDROIT statute. Its 61 member States are drawn from five continents, and represents a variety of different legal, economic, and political systems as well as different cultural backgrounds.
A statement from the Special Assistant to the Minister (Media)and made valilable to newsmen in Abuja, Onov Tyuulugh said in a keenly contested election held at the Institute on December 11, 2008, and attended by representatives from the 61 member countries, "Aondoakaa emerged as the only African member on the 25 member Governing Council of UNIDROIT."

According to the statement: "Aondoakaa has dedicated his victory to the Rule of Law and claimed that it was a universal acceptance of the effort of President Umaru Musa Yar' adua to enthrone the rule of law in Nigeria. Aondoakaa said he would dedicate himself to the Rule of Law and ensure that Nigeria and indeed, Africa benefit from his membership of the governing Council of UNIDROIT."

uk requested evidence to prosecute ibori from the agf and nigerian minister of justice, mr michael aondoakaa, "as per international rules, this is how it's done". since ribadu was the person that was working on this case, mr michael aondoakaa immediately sent a message to ribadu, requesting for the evidence for review and approval before sending it to uk. ribadu acknowledged the message from the agf but did not respond for many months. uk again sent another message to the agf requesting for this information for the second time. agf again immediately sent a reminder to ribadu. ribadu acknowledged the message for the second time, but still did not release the information to the agf. few months later ribadu sent a message to the agf informing him that he (ribadu) had sent the information directly to uk. agf was very upset and notified the president and others. friends and associates of ribadu also made it clear to ribadu that he shouldn't have disrespected not only the agf and the president, but the sovereignty of nigeria. ribadu did not care and felt firm about his decision to send the information directly to uk.
few weeks later, the judge in uk that was responsible for the case rejected the information ridadu had sent, the judge stated that the information did not have necessary signatures. therefore ibori's case was temporarily dismissed. the judge made it clear that he wasn't going to admit the evidence and proceed with the case without the signature of the agf. agf on the other hand was already very hot about the way ribadu had initially handled the situation. when the news got to nigeria, nigerians did not bother to understand the real story behind the situation, they immediately started to speculate that the agf and the presidency are fighting against "war against corruption in nigeria". this is not right, and instead of all of us being bias or choosing sides with a very little knowledge of the matter, i think we should all slow down and promote doing the right thing properly and always playing by the rules regardless of the matter. i honestly wished ribadu, as a bright and educated individual, could just relax and exhibit intellect, instead of overreacting and taking wrong steps like an illiterate man. this is a country's business we are talking about, but ribadu sees this business as his neighborhood's business and feels that he could handle it any way he wants. this is wrong and also defeats the purpose of fighting for the country. things did not have to go down this way, if he wants his legacy to stay alive for many years, he needs to cool down and go back to reevaluate his homework. not only nigerians are watching, but the entire world is also watching the display of stupidity at it's best.
of course, we all see the scenario differently, but it is clear that ridabu is wrong. just because you're dedicated to fighting for your people and your country doesn't mean you should do so any how or any way. nobody is above the law, we are all nigerian citizens before anything else, the rules should always be followed. nigeria has turned to what it is today because everybody has different rules that they follow.
this is the begining of ribadu's trouble with the fed govtmnt of nigeria.

cre8tivity:

there shouldn't be a comparison between the 2, but it is fair to see both sides of the story. i honestly think ribadu is ok but what is killing him is: not being able to understand the importance of following rules and regulation during his operations. he needs to understand that if certain steps are not taken during any operation, the outcome usually comes back and bite. if it requires 10 steps to complete a process, it is a standard procedure that all 10 steps must be completely taken and documented.

Muza:



And they want to give susan rice appointment too,
the woman who served Abiola "tea".

f Mike Aondoakaa is still AGF then . . . . it is simply putting "lipstick on a pig"

idiopathic:

Hi Muza and creativity,
It appears you are now having a "buyers remorce" in the person of Madam Waziri.
I don't think some of you appreciate the enormity of Mallam Ribadu's task. Fighting corruption is unquestionable, the most difficult job in present day nigeria. Mallam Ribadu did this work with great zeal and passion and in the process recovered over 5.5 billion niara over 5 years. During his tenure, he was able to instil the fear of looting in our thieving leaders.

A lot of you accused him of not following "the rule of law". We all can see the rule of law in action "fining Igbinedion 3.3 million naira after stealimg over 5 billion naira". Creativity, you need to understand that in Nigeria, the judiciary is still subservient to the executive. Can you name a single individual whom the courts have successfully prosecuted for corruption in nigreria. It was the same courts that gave Odili "perpetual injunction".

Fellow nigerians, if we really want good roads, light, water, modest schools and hospitals, we need to tackle the only obstacle to this. CORRUPTION.

idiopathic: just because i think doing the right thing is also obeying the rules and regulations doesn't mean i'm supporting the looters. please do no misunderstand my point. if any of the looters is guilty, i hope he or she spends the rest of his or her life in jail. we can not continue like this, the nation can not function well when we have different rules for different people for different situation. all citizens should be treated equally by following the same rules at all time. our problem in nigeria is bigger than ribadu and nigeria as a country is also bigger than ribadu. therefore it makes no sense to compromise our rules and regulations because ribadu happens to be your role model.
an average human being would agree with me. again, i do not support looters in any way, i only support doing the right thing legally and correctly. and this is the only to be great again.

my dear iyked, i'm sorry you did not understand my post. the program that i'm running doesn't permit understanding