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When the Nation Calls

I was greeted to numerous calls and mail yesterday when the administration announced my name as Chairman of the 21-man Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force.

Given my recent political pedigree, many inquirers naturally wanted to understand what was happening, and whether it was true that I was consulted and whether I would accept the offer.

The history of my life is a history of public service, and if we cast an honest look to the recent protests in the wake of the oil subsidy removal, it will be clear to all that the biggest single victory Nigerians scored was to put the question of corruption squarely back on the top of our national policy agenda.

Regardless of our affiliations, our differences, and our engagements, it is at least safe to say that we have a national consensus on the deadly impact of corruption on our march to greatness, and on the capacity of our people, particularly the youth, to earn a decent, promising, life.

If we would effectively isolate and defeat this scourge therefore, we must all see it as a preeminent national security threat. We must see it as a war within our borders, a war that has assumed a systemic and endemic character, but to which all must now urgently enlist with our different capacities, or accept to all go down with the ship.

At this point in my life, it is also easy to answer the honest question if it is inappropriate to invest my modest talents and capabilities to my country what I have readily offered many foreign communities, from sister nations in Africa to far flung places like Afghanistan. This, if nothing, makes my decision very personal, freeing all affiliations [social and political] of complicity, but investing the decision also with the unique character that when people reach evaluations in favour of their larger communities, it doesn’t necessarily blemish their moral identity.

This therefore is a national call. In answering it, I go back to the template of my own parents who taught me that honest public service is the greatest asset a person can offer his community. It was the same lesson I learnt from his biographical example when my own father returned home as a federal legislator in Lagos to take job as a local council official in Yola—it is all about the community, and it is sometimes bigger than our personal egos.

Why all the grammar? Just say you have "come to chop", Nigerian politician style-- AGIP (Any Govt In Power) syndrome.

LOL, i tire o!

Ok go in and be brain washed i don talk my own

Novice1:

Why all the grammar? Just say you have "come to chop", Nigerian politician style-- AGIP (Any Govt In Power) syndrome.

Me too tire, he wan confuse people wey no go school with those grammer  

Novice1:

Why all the grammar? Just say you have "come to chop", Nigerian politician style-- AGIP (Any Govt In Power) syndrome.

Lol, Thank you very much joor. Abi na the guy has gone to chop and is hammering us with unnecessary grammar.

Bravo! Well done patriot.

nice one.

I just hope he is not coming to sock like Madam Ngozi in this mess. What these politicians do best is to push through their corrupt intentions on the back of men with better integrity.

And when they sink in the mess, you just end up burning your good name for nothing. I hope Ribadu will know when to jump out.

what would you expect him to do? he tried to justify his acceptance of the call. Congrats Nuhu Ribadu!

hahahahaha, i laugh in AGIP

Novice1:

Why all the grammar? Just say you have "come to chop", Nigerian politician style-- AGIP (Any Govt In Power) syndrome.

That's not a fair comment on Ribadu. We know this guy. His credibilty is not in doubt. Even though it's ur personal opinion to which you are entitled, you've got to be a little more objective.
Thanks Ribadu. Just get 2 work

Nuhu Ribadu is holding a poisoned chalice.He should not head a taskforce under a corrupt minister in a corrupt govt. He recommendations are still subject to the minister's whims and caprices.

Good one Ribadu.
If you need someone to assist in fighting this endemic disease called corruption.
BECKON ON ME TOO, I AM READY TO PLAY MY PART.

HISTORY WILL ASK YOU WHAT YOU HAVE DONE DURING YOUR HAY DAYS.
I BET YOU HAVE MUCH MORE TO NARRATE.
INDEED, NURU, YOU ARE A TRUE PATRIOT!!!

Maybe he knows he can never become the president again, beginning of the end to your journey to aso rock!

Let wait and see the magic he will perform.

ok now! Beyond all the grammar let's see how it goes.

Shame on you Ribadu if you accept this from the Corrupt GEJ. Where is Gbawe when you need him?

I expect you to reject this from GEJ, to send a strong message to his increasingly corrupt government. You see how Okonjo Iweala compromised herself? Well we all know that one is on her own dangerous mission from IMF. But you? Associating with GEJ is doom and failure. You wont see it now , if you havent been seeing it, but later you will see it and you will bite your tongue.

If you accept this, i'll know you are just another selfish baastard, because the common nigerian will never feel your impact, so you are just going there to collect your own share before it's too late.

Did he ever tell you he was hungry before?
Ribadu is an exemplary Nigerian

Nuhu Ribadu is officially welcomed to PDP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To those of you who wanted him to reject the offer: IN YOUR FACES!!!

Na wa oh!dogo turenchi fr malam

A good response from Nuhu himself,
Well crafted and brilliantly chosen words. Our problem's that we have a lot of cynics here and I guess they'll all be dead disappointed he didn't turn down the appointment.
I pray he delivers as always.

Hahahahah ACN presidential candidate taking job from Corrupt PDP government yet some people are brainwashed to be;eive that ACN is better than PDP. When the president of a country seeks asylum in another country what will be said about the entire citizen of that country.

Gbawe, eko ile, Dayokanu, and others una president don jump ship ooh.

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If I was Ribadu, i will use the opportunity to demand the resignation of the known corrupt ministers in GEJ's cabinet before accepting to serve. If this government goes down in terms of achievement, then he too goes down.

All of them na thief thief. he only has himself to fool. You want to work for the same government you rubbished. Biko, go and chop your own national cake and stop blowing hot air.

"the reason why we reject subsidy removal is because the system is corrupt, " "fight corruption instead of/before removing subsidy".
The Presido has now decided to call in one of his major critics and also one with proven integrity to asist in the fight aginst corruption in the sector. Here are some people sayong Ribadu should not accept.why are people this wicked?

I dey laff!

Nairalanders, nigeria is our own and any opposition can make the difference. Uncle GEJ is tired of his own guys(PDP) and SO MAYBE HE NEED A CHANGE. Let's see what Ribadu can do though no one has been arrested since the probe started. Hope this will not be another oputa panel

If all faithful men stay off politics, then, i fear to say that we'll always be in doldrums.
Let him take the job with the right motive. At least, he has the pedigree. We can all be spectators and we can't all be players. At every point in time, things have to be fixed. We need to take steps. If we wait for all the coasts to clear, then we would wait in vain. Show us any better qualified/dogged youthful Nigeria whose antecedence will also be timely if not This guy.  he's got the network, the training, the requisite knowledge, experience , wisdom and exposure that will take long to acquire.
Ask every employer of labour and they will tell you that an already groomed, yet malleable hand, is more efficient and cost effective.
Don't let us put the score before the card.

Let us accord him both a level playing field and the benefit of doubt.

Lets call a spade, a spade. How do you expect the public to see someone working for a govt he vehemently criticised?

Now this is why i love GEJ. He keeps appointing people with proven integrity. I just hope Nuhu Ribadu has not Fu, c ked himself up by receiving this appointment.

So funny Ribadu wrote all this grammar just to justify his accepting the position. I pray he doesn't end like Tai Solarin in the days of the People's Bank because I do not see how he wants to work with corrupt government and corrupt people and yet fight them to standstill.