Whether the likes of Ibori and their cohorts like it or not,they will still have their days in court.I heard that thief called Ibori has been telling his hangers-on and partners in crime that EFCC has failed to prove any case against him,he should just wait.Anytime he dares to step his thieving feet in the UK,he knows what will happen

Whether any of his detractors like it or not,RIBADU WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY,as far as checking corruption and the looting of public treasury by the likes of Ibori,Igbinedion,Saraki etc is concerned,little wonder he is now a consultant to the Obama administration on anti corruption in Africa,and it's rumoured that it was largely his report that made Obama avoid coming to visit Yar Adua in Nigeria the other time.His obvious and imagined weaknesses aside,his involvement with the Obama administration is an open endorsement of his credentials.

This is in stark contrast to the credentials of madam Waziri which stink to high heavens even why she's still in office.
Infact the OP did her a great disservice by starting this thread.

A man that risked his life for his nation

if this statement was true, ribadu would have still been in nigeria today. the man did not risk his life for his nation. what many did not know is: when ribadu was working as obj's political weapon he also had a security team that probably better than the one obama has today. his master provided in with power, access to money and a solid security team. therefore, he wasn't risking his life, he knew what he was doing at the time. the coin just did not fall in place the way he designed it.
now that the power is gone, fed govt are asking for the money spent to be accounted for, and the security team has been dissolved, the man disappeared from the country. so, if you ask me, i will call him a coward.

people that risk or risked their lives will be gani f, ken saro-wiwa etc. but not this wanted criminal.

AND WHERE WILL ALL OF THIS TALK FOR AND AGAINST RIBADU LEAD US? IS IT NOT OBVIOUS BY NOW THAT OPINIONS WILL NOT CHANGE EITHER WAY (at least in a long time to come)?

JUST WASTE OF PRECIOUS MEMORY. ^{Seun dey try sha}

Crea8tivity,

Most people will still prefer "non-too-saint" Ribadu to stay alive in exile than for him to come back to the country for you and your corrupt minded people to kill him.
So Ribadu is now the election organizer, na Ribadu votes for polls, Na Ribadu dey sentenced people for Court,, I'm actually coming to terms with the fact that Ribadu must have stopped you directly/indirectly from enjoying some booties from Ibori, Igbinedion & others.

You can continue castigating this man from today till eternity, you can only suceed in fooling more fools like yourself

cre8tivity:

if this statement was true, ribadu would have still been in nigeria today. the man did not risk his life for his nation. what many did not know is: when ribadu was working as obj's political weapon he also had a security team that probably better than the one obama has today. his master provided in with power, access to money and a solid security team. therefore, he wasn't risking his life, he knew what he was doing at the time. the coin just did not fall in place the way he designed it.
now that the power is gone, fed govt are asking for the money spent to be accounted for, and the security team has been dissolved, the man disappeared from the country. so, if you ask me, i will call him a coward.

people that risk or risked their lives will be gani f, ken saro-wiwa etc. but not this wanted criminal.

I wonder when Nairaland people will become sharp and get with the program. Cre8tivity is noone but Madam Waziri herself. This is not the first time that she will make Ribadu/Waziri issues her personal fight. It won't be the last either. She was nominated by James Ibori himself, and that is her number 1 Boss. If you doubt what I am saying check her history of posts. I engaged her a few months back, and she has never denied my suspicion. For all you 419 boys who want to make deals, just talk to Cre8tivity. You will be talking to the main link.

In Nigeria, I dont know why we cannot have examplary figures to emulated. If a place like the Philippines can be transformed today and if democracy can be ensured in a place like indonesia, why cant Nigeria make a name too.

Madam Waziri should stop pointing accusing finger and do the job she has been assigned to do.

@sir larez: so, because i do not see things your way has made me ibori's wife? when are we going to grow?
you do not expect everyone of us to sleep and face the same direction, it is impossible.
and fyi, i have never supported waziri, i have only stated that the way ribadu continues to openly disrespect the rules has only contributed to the downfall of efcc. this is what he wants. it would have made him look useless if waziri was doing well.

In Nigeria, I dont know why we cannot have examplary figures to emulated. If a place like the Philippines can be transformed today and if democracy can be ensured in a place like indonesia, why cant Nigeria make a name too.

Madam Waziri should stop pointing accusing finger and do the job she has been assigned to do.

i agree, but we can not get there when a man thinks he's bigger than the country.

monkey's political weapon vs. aboki's political weapon

And Waziri is what?

Afam and debosky, una go scl well well. @creativity and omo ibo, wot r u lot thinking? do u guys think at all?

Its sad cos even if we ever thought ill of Ribadu, now with Madam Waziri at the helm, we have been forced to reconsider. Mehn! half bread IS better than nothin oh! Just the same way OBJ now looks like a saint wen compared with Yar a slow. Its a pity, but yes, we Nigerians, in the absence of good governance and in the face of corruption, we have been forced to SETTLE. whilst this is not IDEAL, its the best we can do for now. And please, by all definitions of the word, 3/5 is NOT failure. Its a 60% success rate. If at all it may be deemed failure (by the perfectionists in the hse, who no doubt, finished top of their class in scl n hav excelled in evry), it is not TOTAL failure, its a 40% failure rate, which again is probably us settling, but we will take that over 0/5 any day anytime. I know that we females love talking more than doing, but this woman, she redefines USELESSNESS and INEFFECTIVENESS. CHAI!!!!!

I propose a solution till we can find a president (and a system sef) who is without corruption. For the sake of this discussion,
1. A "Ribadu" is one appointed by the President as a "Political Weapon".
2. An "Alam" is a GUILTY victim of this Political weaponry.

MY PROPOSAL
Let each president appoint a ribadu to go after all the Alams in Nigeria save for the "friends and allies" of said president. Then, let him and his ribadu leave office in a maximum of two years. Shebi, its everyday for the thief, one day for the owner. In this case, two terms for the thieves, the next two terms for the owner (and maybe a few more thieves. gettin complex? lol). Let the next president now elect his own ribadu. whose first task should be to go after the alams who were not arrested under the previous regime. If at the rate of $5b in 2yrs we do this, abeg, tell me we wont be a bit better off.

Any thots as to how this proposal can work better? Who can I submit it to?

Afam and debosky, una go scl well well. @creativity and omo ibo, wot r u lot thinking? do u guys think at all?

Of course corruption has a lot of support in naija. And anti corruption crusaders usually make a lot of enemies. so nothing surprising here. I haven't even seen any good reason yet to be advanced by those who hate Ribadu. Ribadu said most of the governors were corrupt. so what is he expected to do? Arrest all of them? Arrest all politicians? Is it possible to arrest everyone who has ever stolen public funds? he gave nigerians a hint. but as usual nigerians prefer to bury their heads in the sand.

Wazirir was not appointed to root out corruption and she knows it. Anyone criticising her for not doing her job is (a) not realistic (b) not serious about bringing about change for the better. One thing is sure though, corrupt nigerians are the ones killing the rest of us.

shoboy9:

Wazirir was not appointed to root out corruption and she knows it. Anyone criticising her for not doing her job is (a) not realistic (b) not serious about bringing about change for the better. One thing is sure though, corrupt nigerians are the ones killing the rest of us.

@ shoboy9 and likes
I love you guys for your brave comments you re making here.


" I never liked Wazirisince she's been appointed. I never liked her and she's making me hate her on daily bases"
I advice she keeps to what she's being asked to do and stop malicing on My Hero "Ribadu" and if its part of her job to malice him she should keep it up I promise her she'll not see the Mercy of God if she continue doing this.

who selected yaradua? the answer is obasojo
who helped obasojo to accomplish his goals? the answer is ribadu
who selected waziri? the answer is yaradua
now could someone see the root of our current problem in nigeria?

so, why are we here crying? the people who are responsible for the down fall of nigeria and efcc are obasojo and ribadu.
if yaradua was doing well, obasojo would have looked a lot more stupid and if waziri was doing fine, ribadu would have been history.

this is how obasojo wanted things to be.

Nuhu Ribadu is a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. His work at the Center, which began in April 2009, is to draw lessons from his experience for combating corruption worldwide and to provide fresh thinking on the role of international institutions in this fight. Before joining CGD, Nuhu was head of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2003 to 2007. He served on several economic and anti-corruption commissions and was a key member of Nigeria’s economic management team that drove wide-ranging public sector reforms. Nuhu was awarded with the World Bank’s Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in recognition of his efforts. Prior to leading the EFCC, Nuhu spent 18 years in the Nigerian police force. A lawyer by training, he received his Bachelors and Masters in Law from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Nuhu is also a Senior Fellow at St. Anthony’s College at Oxford University in the UK.

This guy is our Obama, Nigerian has just lost him,, What a pity

Nuhu Ribadu is a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. His work at the Center, which began in April 2009, is to draw lessons from his experience for combating corruption worldwide and to provide fresh thinking on the role of international institutions in this fight. Before joining CGD, Nuhu was head of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2003 to 2007. He served on several economic and anti-corruption commissions and was a key member of Nigeria’s economic management team that drove wide-ranging public sector reforms. Nuhu was awarded with the World Bank’s Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in recognition of his efforts. Prior to leading the EFCC, Nuhu spent 18 years in the Nigerian police force. A lawyer by training, he received his Bachelors and Masters in Law from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Nuhu is also a Senior Fellow at St. Anthony’s College at Oxford University in the UK.

This guy is our Obama, Nigerian has just lost him,, What a pity

now this gp15 is smoking something strong.

nigerian obama who finds it very difficult to play by the rules
nigerian obama who has no respect for human rights
nigerian obama who is also on the run
nigerian obama who protected the house and also stole from the house
nigerian obama who happens to be a lawyer but knows nothing about law.

Please do not let us disrespect obama.
ribadu is nothing but a wanted criminal, a coward and a bush-boy.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm, it clear known even before your reviewing mrs faridi, no way the blood of vengiance will not hack obasanjo and its family.

if you honestly want nigeria to move forward and rub shoulders with other developed countries then you will realize that ribadu still represents a wanted criminal. he should not be allowed to do anything in Africa till he returns back to Nigeria to answer all charges against (just like any other Nigerian citizen).
just because there wasn't a saint (this has not been confirmed)among the people ribadu harassed during his time as EFCC chairman doesn't mean ribadu should be allowed to step on the rules or the constitution of our country.
ribadu is not bigger than nigeria, therefore, he must follow the same rules we all follow.
with the power, money and security president obasojo provided for ribadu, I think any power-hungry nigerian could have done just the same or more than what ribadu did. therefore, I do not think the man is special.
do as I do, not do as I say, that's the name of the game.
you do not do the right thing the wrong way. and you do not harass people just because you feel like it or because a corrupt boss sends you.
the right thing must be done correctly.

wake-up my people, ribadu is still the main reason why all corrupt government officials in nigeria today are walking freely.
ribadu is a wanted criminal and he should be arrested immediately.

Cre8tivity stop making noise - If Ribadu is guilty, I'm sure the evidence is enough to convict him.

IF that is the case, try him in absentia and let us see the so called evidence.

cre8tivity:

wake-up my people, ribadu is still the main reason why all corrupt government officials in nigeria today are walking freely.
ribadu is a wanted criminal and he should be arrested immediately.

You specialise in making asinine comments that are not based in truth. So Ribadu is the reason why Ibori is free or is it not your corrupt Waziri and co who are not prosecuting? Is it Ribadu that freed Alams?

What about the over 200 people still serving jail terms due to Ribadu's work? Stop being a liar, this is another example of the lengths you will go to in order to discredit Ribadu - it won't work.
When you can make a rational argument start again.

You are simply the opposite of intelligent by your implication that Yar'adua is there because of Ribadu. Didn't the courts clear Atiku to run? Didn't Buhari run? Why didn't they defeat Yar'adua? What about the elections tribunal? I guess Ribadu also constituted those?

Anyone treating the garbage you are spewing as intelligent talk must be completely retarded - only you can believe the rubbish coming out of your mouth.

cre8tivity:

if you honestly want nigeria to move forward and rub shoulders with other developed countries then you will realize that ribadu still represents a wanted criminal.

Thank God you don't have the powers to think for people. I am happy that over 90% of respondents on this thread have refused to believe your lies about Ribadu.

cre8tivity:

ribadu is a wanted criminal and he should be arrested immediately.

Ask the Nigeria Police to inform the Interpol on this.

Ask the FG to tell other countries to arrest him based on your concocted lies.

Stop wasting valuable space on this forum.

How many times will people ask you to state his crime that makes you call Ribadu a criminal?

What is that crime that those desperate to deal with him have not gone to the market to sell to Nigerians with just to prove that they have a case against him?

As Ribadu stated "When you fight corruption, corruption fights back" and I can boldly state that your many lies about this man are part of corruption fighting back but you will never prevail because darkness and light no get business.

ribudu being a criminal walking free does not change the fact that waziri hasnt done anything in about 2 years. it wont change the fact that, thief ibori is yaradua's padi padi. ok he was obj's blood hound. lets tie him to a cross on his front lawn and burn the sucker. it still wont change the fact that while the charges leveled against those he hounded were legit. if Ribadu surrenders himself today, pleads guilty and saves these goons the headache of going thru a trial, it still wont change the fact that mrs waziri isnt doing anything and some people getting wet over ribadu is more of an obsession than them wanting to see him face justice for the crimes they claim he committed.

You specialise in making asinine comments that are not based in truth. So Ribadu is the reason why Ibori is free or is it not your corrupt Waziri and co who are not prosecuting? Is it Ribadu that freed Alams?

What about the over 200 people still serving jail terms due to Ribadu's work? Stop being a liar, this is another example of the lengths you will go to in order to discredit Ribadu - it won't work.
When you can make a rational argument start again.

You are simply the opposite of intelligent by your implication that Yar'adua is there because of Ribadu. Didn't the courts clear Atiku to run? Didn't Buhari run? Why didn't they defeat Yar'adua? What about the elections tribunal? I guess Ribadu also constituted those?

Anyone treating the garbage you are spewing as intelligent talk must be completely retarded - only you can believe the rubbish coming out of your mouth.

it is obvious that we are on 2 different sides. and i could see ribadu himself laughing his ass off at you, because it is clear that you have be fooled for may be too long.
everything i've stated, to you, may not be intelligent talk, but to those who know 1 or 2 things about abuja, my statement represents home-run.
who got the duty of cleaning up yaradua and getting him ready for the presidential election?
who presented the list of clean politicians (approved candidates) to contest 2007 election?
who distributed government properties (including money and land)?
who was involved in the rigging of 3rd term?

fyi: a lot of money and time were wasted on chasing Atiku around while president friends like bode george, fani kayode, el-rufai, aborishade and others were busy stealing our money.
One of the main reasons why 2007 election was not successful was because as instructed by obasojo, ribadu distracted the entire nation by chasing Atiku (obasojo's number 1 enemy) all around the world while window to election fraud was left open.

ribudu being a criminal walking free does not change the fact that waziri hasnt done anything in about 2 years

let us forget the messenger and pay more attention to the message. it isn't new to us that waziri hasn't accomplished much ever since she got the position. her time is coming and trust me she will get it well well from all of us.
when u look at the message closely, u will realize that the message is on point. but nigerians that live outside nigeria mostly refuse to see the truth.

cre8tivity:


it is obvious that we are on 2 different sides. and i could see ribadu himself laughing his ass off at you, because it is clear that you have be fooled for may be too long.
everything i've stated, to you, may not be intelligent talk, but to those who know 1 or 2 things about abuja, my statement represents home-run.

You are talking absolute NONSENSE - knowing one or two things about Abuja my foot. Almost all your posts on this forum have been about disparaging Ribadu, so your motivations are really clear - you belong to Aondoakaa + Waziri's camp given your strident support for them.

who got the duty of cleaning up yaradua and getting him ready for the presidential election?

What 'cleaning up' did Ribadu do? All these imaginations of yours are fantastic.

who presented the list of clean politicians (approved candidates) to contest 2007 election?

Rubbish - anyone who was 'banned' could go to court and be cleared - many did and contested so there was no impact whatsoever from the so called list. In the end, Ribadu made a recommendation and it was INEC who decided to stop people, not Ribadu.

who distributed government properties (including money and land)?

Where is the proof? All in your imagination again.

who was involved in the rigging of 3rd term?

PROOF?

fyi: a lot of money and time were wasted on chasing Atiku around while president friends like bode george, fani kayode, el-rufai, aborishade and others were busy stealing our money.
One of the main reasons why 2007 election was not successful was because as instructed by obasojo, ribadu distracted the entire nation by chasing Atiku (obasojo's number 1 enemy) all around the world while window to election fraud was left open.

You must be well paid to continue spreading this falsehood. So Ribadu was chasing Atiku right? Did Ribadu charge Atiku to court? Where is the evidence of this 'chasing'? Rubbish.

u are a genius debosky! and i love u

cre8tivity:

let us forget the messenger and pay more attention to the message. it isn't new to us that waziri hasn't accomplished much ever since she got the position. her time is coming and trust me she will get it well well from all of us.when u look at the message closely, u will realize that the message is on point. but nigerians that live outside nigeria mostly refuse to see the truth.

you ask us to forget the messenger and hold on to the message. in this case waziri or whoever. why cant the same apply to Ribadu? yes ribadu isnt clean but he brought along a message. so far in all ur talk about ribadu on this site you have not separated the message from the messenger. yet you preach pay attention to the message and not the messenger.

why do we have to wait for her time to come before we feed her to the wolves if we know that she should be in the same sinking ship you put ribadu. the message ribadu was preaching, however faulted it was, had some point to it, which was clear as day(all these retards called leaders are thieves, i have started feeding them to the wolves please join hands with me) but what do we have today, ibori's personal bowling lane are the corridors inside assholes rock

cre8tivity:

u are a genius debosky! and i love u

Rather debosky is violently passionately in love with Ribadu. And you know what they say about love

Ribadu is Mallam ta duauaua Political Weapon

http://ofilis1234./2008/01/07/ribadu-under-probe-over-mansions
Ribadu Under Probe Over Mansions In Dubai, Abuja

It seems the Police High Command has begun a probe of sleaze buster, Nuhu Ribadu – who, himself, has ferreted the cupboards of the great and the small in the past five years as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman.
It was learnt at the weekend that the police authorities are in possession of dozens of petitions from corporate bodies, and individuals accusing Ribadu of sundry vices, among them graft.

It is alleged that he owns a mansion in the Palm beach area of Dubai where his wife stayed for the most part of last year.

But a source close to Ribadu explained that the house was a “gift” from a Northern business tycoon (name withheld).

There is also the allegation that he bought the official residence of former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, for N200 million and paid it in cash.

The house is on Mambilla Street near Aso Drive in the Maitama area of Abuja.

The petitioners alleged that Ribadu engaged in business activities that breached his oath of office.

“I think it is after a careful study of these petitions the Police High Command is working on those that may have substance,” a police source said.

Ribadu may face an inquiry after evidence is established against him, although there is disagreement in the House of Representatives over which committee should probe the EFCC.

Besides, the House Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes has summoned him over the directive by the police authorities to send him on course at the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos.

Committee Chairman, Dave Salako, explained in Abuja on Sunday that the controversy generated by the directive made it imperative for him to appear before the committee.

He claimed ignorance of moves by members of the Lower House under the aegis of Integrity Group (IG) to initiate a probe of the EFCC, stressing that his committee is the appropriate one to do it.

Some members of the IG met at the weekend during which they resolved to initiate a probe of the EFCC when the House reconvenes on Wednesday.

But Salako said his committee, which has oversight functions on the EFCC, had already begun investigating its activities before now, and would progress that with the appearance of Ribadu.

More disclosures have equally emerged on why the Presidency approved Ribadu’s study leave.

President Umaru Yar’Adua may have acted on a memorandum written on April 3, 2003 by Aliyu Mohammed, the Chief of Staff to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The memo, copied to all security agencies and all departments in the Presidency, argued that Ribadu’s appointment as EFCC Chairman was an anomaly which needed to be corrected, in accordance with the EFCC Act 2002.

Mohammed said the appointment contravened the Act which stipulates that the EFCC Chairman should be an officer not below the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).



The memo stated that Ribadu was, at the time, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, and that all ex-officio members of the EFCC were by far senior to him

cre8tivity:

http://ofilis1234./2008/01/07/ribadu-under-probe-over-mansions
Ribadu Under Probe Over Mansions In Dubai, Abuja

This article was written in January 7th, 2008, can we know the result of the probe?

Or, were those allegations part of the embarrassment those responsible for the article suffered when it was proved that the allegations were mere lies?