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Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by Kingsley1000(m): 3:29am On Oct 11, 2016 |
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorungun
Kenneth Gbagi, on Monday, said that the operation of
Department of State Service (DSS) that led to the arrest
of some judges was commendable.
Gbagi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain who
served under former President Goodluck Jonathan,
labeled those criticizing the arrest of the judges as “the
real enemies of the country.”
The former minister also told reporters in Abuja that he
was particularly irked by the statement of the PDP
condemning the action of the DSS.
He reminded the party that the issues which led to the
arrest of the judges were not a party affair.
The DSS, he said, has made the country proud and
should be commended by all lovers of the country.
He insisted that “with all respect, I do not believe that
the DSS could have done anything better than they did.”
Criminal elements, he said, must not be allowed to take
over the country under any guise.
He said, “Some judges have people whose job as lawyers
is to get money to bribe judges. We must deal with the
judiciary. Once we can deal with the judiciary 40 per
cent of our problem is solved.
“I want to thank the Director General of the DSS. He has
come to act in line with the responsibility the constitution
bestowed on him. I congratulate him. The law gives him
the power to break into any house for the purposes of
effecting arrest. It does not matter whether it is Saturday
or Sunday.
“Most Nigerians lack the courage and commitment to say
how the nation should be run. Criminals have taken over
the country and bought over everybody. Everything must
be done to chase and pursue the criminals.
“A judge is the richest man in his village; his children are
attending the best of schools outside the shores of this
country; he has the biggest estate in town. Yet he does
not sell nor do any business. What do you call that?”
Gbagi noted that some people were talking as if the arrest
of alleged corrupt judges had not happened any where in
the world.
He said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
arrested nine judges in the United States of America in
2013 for miscarriage of justice.
He added that in India many judges were also arrested
for the same offence while some other judges were
arrested in Ghana for corruption charges.
He noted that it had been confirmed that the arrested
judges were invited by the DSS before the operation “but
the judges have lawyers who wanted to go to court to
obtain obnoxious injunctions to stop the DSS from
carrying out its constitutional obligation.”
He said” “We were told that the judges wanted to delay
till Monday to go and get injunctions from the court but
the DSS acted faster and swooped on them.”
The former minister insisted that the DSS acted in line
with the laws of the land warning that “we must not use
technicalities to delay the course of justice.”
Asked how he will feel if the same treatment was meted
to him when he was minister, Gbagi said that “those who
live in glass house do not throw stone.”
He said: “I have served this country to the best of my
ability, a thief is a thief. Those who have skeleton are
those who are afraid. We must enthrone probity and
accountability in this country. The DSS DG should be
encouraged to ensure that he pursued the arrests to the
logical conclusion. The DSS should do more work, deploy
more professionals to tidy up the system.” 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by shikshark: 3:50am On Oct 11, 2016 |
well said bro....you nailed it. but from the look of things, baba TSA's appointment window is closed for the season 2 Likes |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by Nobody: 3:53am On Oct 11, 2016 |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by houstonia(m): 4:05am On Oct 11, 2016 |
Don't forget that Fela also was charged with armed robbery and was found innocent just to be put in check. Talk judges and corruption all the federal judges could be arrested if it must me done justly because each and every one of them have been tipped at various times 1 Like
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Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by houstonia(m): 4:06am On Oct 11, 2016 |
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Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by SamuelAnyawu(m): 4:08am On Oct 11, 2016 |
I Stand Against Corruption #IStandWithSamDaddy 2019 |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by docadams: 4:13am On Oct 11, 2016 |
Hmmmmmmm The direction you face determines where your journey ends. Follow the right path you will surely arrive at your destination. A wailer will, most times, wail against his destiny and fortune. Even a redirect, oftentimes, does not help. |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by Johnnyessence(m): 4:25am On Oct 11, 2016 |
metromediaboss:what I just see about ambode government is show of transparency and accountability to his government till today he still pays his workers salaries. Ambode is saving for rainy days |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by vedaxcool(m): 4:25am On Oct 11, 2016 |
One of the few sensible PDP member have affirmed what every honest Nigerian think. PMB ride on. |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by Johnnyessence(m): 4:56am On Oct 11, 2016 |
Dss is doing a great job here at least seizing all our money from them and improving d economy.d economy of nigeria keep plunging everyday even d hope we av in all d judges are been dashed out all of them are corrupt collecting bribe from politicians.smiling and suffering everywhere.I want to ask one question from nigerians elite here who will be d one the that will give justice and stand in gap for d masses in this country.so painful and pathetic. |
Re: Anybody Condemning The Arrest Of Corrupt Judges Is Corrupt-gej's Minister by Mynd44: 5:07am On Oct 11, 2016 |
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