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Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 5:04am On Apr 26, 2015 |
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06ABUJA483_a.html Classified By: Ambassador John Campbell for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ------- Summary ------- 1. (U) Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, showing that there are now five countries in the world perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria. In 2004, only two countries had been listed as more corrupt. As expected, the GON both claimed credit for the "improvement" in position, and denied that there was still a corruption problem in Nigeria. 2. (S/REL UK) Corruption remains widespread in Nigeria at all levels of the private and public sector. The arrests in London of the Bayelsa and Plateau State governors barely scratched the surface of the endemic corruption at the federal, state, and local level. The current campaign to ferret out corrupt officials is widely perceived to be nothing more than a political witch hunt by President Obasanjo, a view supported by examining cases targeted at high-level officials. Section 308 of the 1999 constitution gives immunity from civil or criminal prosecution to the President, Vice President, Governors, and Deputy Governors, and many holders of these offices have clearly taken advantage of this privilege. There is no such immunity from U.S. visa revocation under Presidential Proclamation 7750, however, and post plans to submit further requests for revocation of visas of corrupt public officials. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- -------- Transparency International: Nigeria's a Little Better --------------------------------------------- -------- 3. (U) Transparency International (TI) recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, showing that there are now five countries in the world perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria: Chad, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, and Haiti. In 2004, only Bangladesh and Haiti had been listed as more corrupt. Nigeria's absolute rating increased slightly, from 1.6 (out of 10) to 1.9, though the range of the confidence interval could have placed the country anywhere in the bottom nine. As expected, the GON claimed credit for the "improvement" in position, saying it was evidence of the Obasanjo administration's reforms. And as expected, the GON also faulted TI's methodology and denied there was still a corruption problem in Nigeria. 4. (U) The World Economic Forum has released the results of a survey finding improvement in Nigerian firms' perceptions of corruption in the country. For example, from 2002-2005, the percentage of Nigerian firms that believed public funds in Nigeria were diverted due to corruption decreased from 100% to about 75%. 5. (U) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, continue to grab headlines, as newspapers eagerly report the rumored targets of EFCC investigations. Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) chairman Mustapha Akanbi stepped down on September 29 and was replaced by another former Supreme Court justice, Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola. Meanwhile, the EFCC and the ICPC have won only a single conviction of a high-level public official: on November 22, former Inspector-General of Police Tafa Balogun, fired for corruption, pled guilty to minor obstruction charges and received a sentence of just six months, less time served. --------------------------------------------- ------ Corruption Remains Pervasive, from the Top Down --------------------------------------------- ------ 6. (U) Corruption remains widespread in Nigeria at all levels of the private and public sector. The arrests in London of the Bayelsa and Plateau State governors have barely scratched the surface of the endemic corruption at the federal, state, and local level. Section 308 of the 1999 constitution gives immunity from civil or criminal prosecution to the President, Vice President, Governors, and Deputy Governors, and many holders of these offices have clearly taken advantage of this privilege. 7. (U) For example, in a widely-circulated August 22 letter to President Obasanjo, Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu accused Obasanjo of corruption, listing a number of dubious deals, including: ABUJA 00000483 002 OF 004 --Cancellation of the contract for the construction of the national stadium in Abuja, only to re-award the contract to a different vendor at a higher price. --Use of public funds for capital improvements at two private schools secretly owned by Obasanjo. Obasanjo's response was to agree to be "investigated by the EFCC, which reports to the President. When the EFCC invited Kalu to provide evidence to support his accusations, Kalu refused, pointing out that the EFCC was not an independent investigative body and had no authority to prosecute the President, and the investigation died out. 8. (C) The President's chicken farm in Otta is one of the largest in Nigeria. A Presidential spokesman said in November 2004, in order to explain Obasanjo's personal wealth, that the farm generated about $250,000 per month in income, though it was nearly bankrupt in the late 1990s (ref A). Regardless of whether the current income figure is accurate, at least some Nigerians think it is unlikely that Obasanjo's military pension and benefits were the sole source of investment for establishing this huge enterprise, valued by a construction engineer involved in the construction at more than $250 million. 9. (S/REL UK) It is also widely believed that the President's inner circle also reaps hefty rewards with impunity. Some frequently cited examples are: --Edmund Daukoro, recently named Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, was charged in 1994 for embezzling some $47 million as a managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The charges were abandoned, and Daukoro's political career soared when Obasanjo took office in 1999. --Senator Florence Ita Giwa, indicted for misappropriation of funds by the Idris Kuta Panel in 2000, was pardoned along with other indicted senators, and she was named a special advisor to Obasanjo when she left office. --The head of the National Airport Management Authority (NAMA), Rochas Okorocha, was caught and dismissed for embezzling about $1 million through an inflated contract; Obasanjo then appointed him as a senior aide, without requiring Okorocha to repay the stolen funds. Okorocha was eventually fired on July 13 in a cabinet reshuffle, but went on to start a political party for his renewed presidential ambitions. --The recent auction of oil blocks included some firms bidding,, sometimes with no prior ties to the oil industry, that were linked to Obasanjo associates, including Daukoro, Rivers State governor Peter Odili, Ogun State governor Gbenga Daniel, presidential advisor Andy Uba, presidential chief of staff Abdullahi Mohammed, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nasir al-Rufai and PDP Board of Trustees Chairman Tony Anenih. --[b]Anenih was indicted by the National Assembly for the sum of 300 billion Naira (approximately $2.4 billion) missing from Ministry of Works and Housing while he was the minister. The missing money is widely believed to have paid off 2003 elections "expenses," including to Balogun, in addition to lining his own pockets. --Minister of Finance Ngozie Okonjo-Iweala is said to have steered contracts to her brother (JonJon) with the help of El-Rufai. The contracts, said to amount to about $50 million, have been paid for consulting work for the Ministry. --El-Rufai is at the center of the corruption allegations. Well-known to PolCouns eight year ago, when he was homeless and seeking a loan to import a taxi from the UK, al-Rufai is said to have recently purchased seven upscale properties in a posh Abuja neighborhood. His demolitions of commercial and residential buildings in the capital have reportedly provided an opportunity for himself and several of his friends. After demolishing residential properties in Kubwa, the land was reallocated to several of his friends and to an investment company he allegedly owns. The community of Chika, where about two square miles of development was demolished in December, has allegedly been allocated to the same group of people. [/b] --[b]Chief Olabode George, current PDP National Chairman (Southwest) is a close friend of President Obasanjo and a leading proponent of the Third Term Agenda. He is one of the ABUJA 00000483 003 OF 004 people accused of financial recklessness in the affairs of the National Port Authority, where he was chairman when the financial scandals were allegedly committed. He was retired from the Navy in the 1990s by the Babangida Administration after serving as military governor of Ondo State from 1987 to 1990 in addition to other military postings. --Chris Uba, recently appointed to the PDP Board of Trustees, admitted rigging during the 2003 elections and attempted to kidnap the governor of Anambra state to try to collect payments for his efforts. Linked closely to several vigilante groups in the state, he is widely believed to be responsible for the burning of many state government buildings in Awka, crimes that have yet to be solved. 10. (C/REL UK) Obasanjo himself is believed to be one of the owners of Suntrust Petroleum. And questions remain about the Obasanjo Library project, which collected enormous sums of money from government contractors, banks, industrialists, and state governors, ostensibly for the construction of a presidential library, the plans for which are vague. It is widely believed throughout the country that Obasanjo and his son, Gbenga, are major shareholders in the newly reorganized Zenith Bank and UBA Bank as well as in airlines and the telecommunications sector. 11. (C/REL UK) The Bureau of Private Enterprises oversaw the privatization of many government-owned business, including sugar, steel, rice and other sectors. It is widely believed that the privatization exercise benefited both the President, through Aliko Dangote, and the Vice President, through various agents. 12. (C/REL UK) Meanwhile, at the state level, the personal excesses of several governors indicate that they are finding ways to supplement their government salaries: --Edo State governor Lucky Igbenedion purchased a $6 million mansion in London in 2000 through a series of shell companies, a year after he was elected governor. He has two Ferraris on the premises. He also owns reputedly the most expensive residence in Abuja, estimated at $25 million. --Delta State governor James Ibori owns two London estates. The properties were purchased for $3 million and $4 million, respectively, after Ibori was elected governor. Through a shell company registered to his London-based wife, he offered for public auction an ongoing supply of 6 million barrels of oil per month. When reporters confronted his wife, the shell companies abruptly changed their directors so that Ibori's wife was no longer listed. --Rivers State governor Peter Odili has built an impressive portfolio from his corrupt dealings as governor of one of the oil-rich states in Nigeria since his first election in 1999. Beginning his political career as a medical doctor with a small private clinic in Port Harcourt, he now hosts extravagant events and boasts that it would not have been possible "before he became governor." Further, he is widely suspected of being directly responsible for facilitating massive irregularities in both the 1999 and 2003 elections. His own state officials have claimed that Odili has employed militia groups, many of which are responsible for the continuing unrest in the delta region. [/b] --Each of the 36 state governors donated 10 million naira (about $75,000) to the Obasanjo library project. Following a public outcry, the library organizers stated the donations were from the governors' personal funds, but several governors backpedaled from their commitments, claiming they had made no such pledges. When a Lagos lawyer filed a code of conduct complaint alleging conflict of interest in the President's receiving these donations from recipients of government funds, Obasanjo invoked the immunity clause of the constitution, and the complaint died out. --------------- What Can We Do? --------------- 13. (S/REL UK) While we cannot prove all of these accusations in a court of law, their significance is that they are widely believed both among political figures and among that part of the general public that is politically aware. It is in the USG's interest to support Nigeria's efforts to root out corruption and, while our positive public pronouncements contribute to the environment, the biggest influence we can have is the judicious use of U.S. visa revocation for corrupt practices, as provided by Presidential Proclamation 7750. Though we are unable to identify every ABUJA 00000483 004 OF 004 corrupt official, the Mission is compiling a list of some prominent and egregious corrupt officials from throughout the country. This list will take into consideration the individuals, levels of corruption and the impact on Nigerian stability of a 7750 decision. The list could be expanded in many directions, but the Mission feels that such an effort would demonstrate the sincerity and seriousness of the USG's commitment to good governance and, if these individuals are found ineligible, that finding could contribute greatly to entrenching the precepts of good governance and accountability in Nigeria. FUREY |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 5:27am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Names Mentioned for Corruption by American Ambassador John Campbell from Wikileaks: 1Ibori 2Odili 3Igbenedion 4Atiku Abubakar 5Obasanjo 6Ita Giwa 7Okorocha 8Anenih 9Ikonjo Iweala 10Chris Uba 11Olabode George 12El Rufai 13edmund Daukoro 2 Likes |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by hamrad(m): 5:31am On Apr 26, 2015 |
where is TINUBU's name? 3 Likes |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by stepo707: 5:34am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Outdated list |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 5:35am On Apr 26, 2015 |
hamrad:Tinubu was also mentioned the Wikileaks is very vast the one I posted is just one cable. Tinubu was mentioned in this cable below https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07LAGOS163_a.html 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 5:37am On Apr 26, 2015 |
stepo707:Wikileaks happened a few years that is why,at least Buhari can start with these ones and recover billions of dollars. These cable were from American ambassador John Campbell that were leaked by Jullian Assange. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by DaBullIT(m): 6:18am On Apr 26, 2015 |
I do not care if Buhari wants to prosecute the same people that brought him to power He promised to end/ reduce corruption and whatever approach he takes i do not care Sai Baba , keep your promise 2 Likes |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:22am On Apr 26, 2015 |
DaBullIT:His biggest obstacle is how he is going to handle Tinubu,Tinubu gets the gets his job done and puts the right people in positions like Fashola but his greed for primitive acquistion and cornering contracts and taxes will pitch him against Buhari eventually because he will never allow that to happen. Tinubu i'm sure thinks he can battle Buhari when the fallout will eventually happen. Buhari just has to do the right thing Nigerians will support him when the inevitable fight breaks out because of Tinubu's greed. 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by DaBullIT(m): 6:31am On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen: Well said Everybody is greedy though and there's difference between the truth and what seems like the truth. If/when real evidence implicates tinubu, Nigerians will be happy to support Gmb, but if it's all still a part of propaganda all those pdp sponsored videos and Co, there won't be a fall out, at least for now |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:36am On Apr 26, 2015 |
DaBullIT:It was'nt propaganda Tinubu does own all those properties if you live in Lagos you will know.He does good things but he is also greedy at the same time. He needed the wealth to battle PDP which had more resources because they were at the center and could easily dip into NNPC or custom funds. Elections are very expensive and cost alot of money,it's still no justification for the wealth Tinubu has acquired 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by DaBullIT(m): 6:40am On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen: Hehehe your word against tinubu's let's not argue about who is right or wrong time will tell |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Rotimi47: 6:48am On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen:its OK, but Orji Uzor kalu, Jonathan, patience Jonathan & Alison Madueke have to be added to the list; more are still waiting to be added to the list but he can start from here. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by YoursGEJ(m): 6:49am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Oboy GMB has a lot of work to do 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:53am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Rotimi47:This was from Wikileaks a few years ago the time frame of the cable of American Ambassador at the time John Campbell did'nt cover the time period of Goodluck Jonathan,Patience Jonathan and Allison Madueke. This however is a start for Buhari and he can recover billions of dollars mentioned from the people in wikileaks,don't worry he is coming for them he has stated he is going to probe NNPC they won't escape. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:54am On Apr 26, 2015 |
hamrad:...you can include Tinubu's name... |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:57am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Omotolu:I did just that this cable I posted did'nt have Tinubu on it. Wikileaks is thousands of cable,Tinubu was however mentioned in this one here https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07LAGOS163_a.html 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 7:48am On Apr 26, 2015 |
did i see Okorocha |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by ishiamu(m): 7:53am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Ok we will see |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by sammyj: 8:12am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Where is Madam minister of petroleum Midweek in this list oooooo. She must not only be prosecuted but be jailed! !!! |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by stinggy(m): 9:11am On Apr 26, 2015 |
I wonder where Buhari will start from. Nigeria is just too full of thieves. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 1:54pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
STPEACE:Look again I highlighted his name in blue |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 2:19pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
stinggy:He can start from this list these are heavy weight he can recover billions of dollarss from this people mentioned. Then he can move to NNPC,Customs and Power sector. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by stinggy(m): 2:54pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen:8 years won't even be enough to do this sir. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 3:27pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
stinggy:It can be if the judiciary is restructured and the corrupt judges weeded out. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 4:21pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
sammyj:She will pay for her actions Buhari will probe NNPC and has the full support of World Bank to help him probe and clean up the institution. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by saintopus(m): 4:37pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
Remove all APC peoples name!!! APC!!!! Change!!!! |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 4:41pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
saintopus:APC has thieves like Saraki,Amaechi,Akume it is not a perfect party,what it can boast of is an incorruptable leader at the affairs.It will take time for disipline to be installed in the party. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by saintopus(m): 4:45pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen: Sir, I thought there are only corrupt people in Bayelsa!!! 1 Like |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 4:47pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
saintopus:There are corrupt people everywhere, Nigerians from every tribe and State contributed to the $400 billion dollars stolen from the country since 1960 till date according to World Banks estimates. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by saintopus(m): 5:02pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
dutchjongen: Thanks bro!!! Feel you to the bone!!! |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by Nobody: 6:04pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
saintopus:Buhari also need to setup up a whistleblowing institution so people like me and every Nigeria can report corrupt acts or bring cases from before of past looters. |
Re: Wikileak Reveal People For Buhari To Prosecute:Okorocha,Okonjo Iweala,OBJ,Anenih by tunde1200(m): 8:17pm On Apr 26, 2015 |
And liyel Imoke need to be probe too dutchjongen: |
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