Sincere 9gerian: Where is that silly prof of corruption? He should come share with us how his governor is fighting corruption.

An appeal filed by the imprisoned former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori to have his prison term slashed, has been listed for hearing tomorrow at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London.

The case will be heard by Lord Justice Treacy and Mr. Justice Edwards-Stuart, Recorder Of Leeds sitting as a judge of the Court Of Appeal criminal division.

Last year, Mr. Ibori was sentenced to 14 years in jail by a Southwark Crown Court judge after he pleaded guilty to stealing about $250 million which he laundered through banks in the United Kingdom. The monies, which were stolen from the coffers of Delta State while he was governor there, were lavished on a Bombardier jet, luxury cars, expensive homes in London, and jewelry.

The assets he purchased with the laundered funds are currently the subject of a court-ordered forfeiture around the globe including the US, South Africa and Dubai.

After he fled Nigeria, Mr. Ibori was arrested in May 2010 in Dubai on an international warrant of arrest, and later extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial the money laundering charges.

Before his conviction and imprisonment, Mr. Ibori’s sister, Christine Ibie-Ibori; his wife, Theresa Ibori; and his mistress, Udoamaka Okoronkwo-Onuigbo, were also convicted. They were each jailed for five years for acting as accomplices in the extensive money laundering operations of the former governor.
Also jailed was Ibori’s lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil. Other jailed accomplices include Daniel McCann, and Lambertus De Boer.

In a prior trial in Nigeria that was manipulated by the government of Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, Ibori was acquitted of all of the 170 charges he faced that were basically the same as the one the former governor faced in England.

“As things stand, Ibori was only to spend seven years in jail in England,” an analyst pointed out in New York today. “If through some well-paid and clever lawyering that sentence happens to be reduced by a couple of years, Ibori would in the end only have missed a few PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) lunches.

As Dipreye Alamieyeseigha has proved, Mr. Jonathan will grant him state pardon and give him the GCFR. He will run for the Senate and just like old times, rejoin his criminal old band!”

Prof Corruption:

If my governor hand over thief to GEJ, GEJ ll pardon him (thief)!

bayooooooo:

They don't know once the president is corrupt, the fight against corruption is all but lost.

Prof Corruption:

If my governor hand over thief to GEJ, GEJ ll pardon him (thief)!

Sincere 9gerian:
Stop being silly. When Fashola arrested a senior military officer that broke traffic law, he didn't take the military officer to GEJ. When your master Fashola collects monthly federal allocation, does he hand it over to GEJ? If Fashola is sensible enough to arrest traffic offenders and spend billions every month, why would he hand over corrupt Lagos officials to GEJ? Are you suggesting that Fashola is so incompetent that he doesn't know what to do? If that's the case, I can give him some for a fee

Sincere 9gerian:
Stop being silly. When Fashola arrested a senior military officer that broke traffic law, he didn't take the military officer to GEJ. When your master Fashola collects monthly federal allocation, does he hand it over to GEJ? If Fashola is sensible enough to arrest traffic offenders and spend billions every month, why would he hand over corrupt Lagos officials to GEJ? Are you suggesting that Fashola is so incompetent that he doesn't know what to do? If that's the case, I can give him some for a fee

Prof Corruption:

1. You see how daft this fixation on Fasola is turning you to? Everything is Fasola this Fasola that, yet not a single word from me confirming or denying he's my governor. Stop your fixation on this man, you can't achieve much. What you are doing is tantamount to a Republican in US using all his might to fight in NY or CA, if there is any return at all it won't justify the investment.

2.There is no reason why Fasola should hand over his allocation to Federal government. If GEJ who pardoned criminals here and there to an extent that his anti corruption "war" is now a global laughing stock has not seen any reason to dole out his share, then why Fasola a renown and world acclaimed performer. If anything, we need Fasola to replace the man controlling the centre who has failed more than failure.

3.If Fasola and all other state governors embark on anti corruption drive, what becomes of EFCC and ICPC? Are you aware that EFCC was once the very fear of governors you are now recommending to be fighting corruption? Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu won a senatorial seat, abandoned it and fled to Brazil just to escape EFCC arrest. Fayose went underground for a whole year and Dariye simply disappeared. Alams was arrested, prosecuted and convicted only for your clueless, corrupt, daft and incompetent president to set back the hand of clock by dressing the pig in the robes of honour. Do you know EFCC arrested, disgraced and prosecuted the former IG of police-Tafa Balogun? Whatever your oga has done to EFCC must be reversed beacuse EFCC is now a shadow of it old self under the watch of retardeen. Pardoning corrupt elements, disgraced looters is to say the least demoralising to the efforts of folks who risked their lives to secure convictions of such unpatriotic elements.

4.Since you are a PDP apologist and your party controls the center, can you name just one governor in PDP who has a structure to fight corruption in his state. Just one governor! A governor with the equivalent of EFCC and the rest of your nonsensical policy you hype about.

5.Instead of your party to show good example, you folks continue to hobnob with convicted felons and criminals. IS Bode George, a convicted thief not a member of your board of trustees? If a Lagos indegene who is a renown criminal is dancing with the president in a show of shame, what do you want the governor to do?

Prof Corruption:

1. You see how daft this fixation on Fasola is turning you to? Everything is Fasola this Fasola that, yet not a single word from me confirming or denying he's my governor. Stop your fixation on this man, you can't achieve much. What you are doing is tantamount to a Republican in US using all his might to fight in NY or CA, if there is any return at all it won't justify the investment.

2.There is no reason why Fasola should hand over his allocation to Federal government. If GEJ who pardoned criminals here and there to an extent that his anti corruption "war" is now a global laughing stock has not seen any reason to dole out his share, then why Fasola a renown and world acclaimed performer. If anything, we need Fasola to replace the man controlling the centre who has failed more than failure.

3.If Fasola and all other state governors embark on anti corruption drive, what becomes of EFCC and ICPC? Are you aware that EFCC was once the very fear of governors you are now recommending to be fighting corruption? Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu won a senatorial seat, abandoned it and fled to Brazil just to escape EFCC arrest. Fayose went underground for a whole year and Dariye simply disappeared. Alams was arrested, prosecuted and convicted only for your clueless, corrupt, daft and incompetent president to set back the hand of clock by dressing the pig in the robes of honour. Do you know EFCC arrested, disgraced and prosecuted the former IG of police-Tafa Balogun? Whatever your oga has done to EFCC must be reversed beacuse EFCC is now a shadow of it old self under the watch of retardeen. Pardoning corrupt elements, disgraced looters is to say the least demoralising to the efforts of folks who risked their lives to secure convictions of such unpatriotic elements.

4.Since you are a PDP apologist and your party controls the center, can you name just one governor in PDP who has a structure to fight corruption in his state. Just one governor! A governor with the equivalent of EFCC and the rest of your nonsensical policy you hype about.

5.Instead of your party to show good example, you folks continue to hobnob with convicted felons and criminals. IS Bode George, a convicted thief not a member of your board of trustees? If a Lagos indegene who is a renown criminal is dancing with the president in a show of shame, what do you want the governor to do?

gbanikiti: Sickcere 9gerian started a thread. courtesy demands you first of all tell us about how your governor who is Peter Obi is fighting corruption. You are trying to deviate from the topic and using Fashola as your case study. You see how daft you are?

Don't you even dare mentioning the name of Rochas or using him as a case study in your silly topic. As you can see, he is an anti corruption crusader.Get it into your blockhead that GOODLUCK JONATHAN IS CORRUPTION PERSONIFIED!

Sincere 9gerian:
Stop being silly. When Fashola arrested a senior military officer that broke traffic law, he didn't take the military officer to GEJ. When your master Fashola collects monthly federal allocation, does he hand it over to GEJ? If Fashola is sensible enough to arrest traffic offenders and spend billions every month without help from GEJ, why would he hand over corrupt Lagos officials to GEJ? Are you suggesting that Fashola is so incompetent that he doesn't know what to do? If that's the case, I can give him some lesson for a fee.

Anyway, I know you'r here to derail this thread as usual. It wont work this time. If you'r so empty that you have NOTHING meaningful to contribute to the TOPIC, you can disappear

Sincere 9gerian:

This is all you ACN kids are good at- making excuses for your masters. But when it comes to others they must do it or all hell will be let loose.

This thread is about state governors and anti-corruption but all you'v succeeded in doing is to give 1000 reasons why your state governor cannot fight corruption. All of those reasons are porous. This is not about PDP, ACN or GEJ. But unfortunately, any topic that is mentioned on this platform must be politisized by ACN excited kids.

What stops state governors from enacting state version of freedom of information law? What stops state govt from creating due process office for contract awards? Dont states award contracts?

Because you'v been blinded by partisan sentiments you think it is federal govt that'll solve all the problems- cloth you, marry wife for you, impregnate your wife, train your children,etc. You better perish such thoughts. Start demanding more from your state govt.

Even if you been paid to attack GEJ every minute, on every thread, every day, sometimes COMMON SENSE should prevail. GEJ will serve his term and leave Aso Rock in 2019, irrespective of misplaced aggression from internet dogs like you

And for the last time, stay on topic, stay focused. This thread is about state governors and anti-corruption. If you think your state governor cannot fight corruption but can collect billions every month, that is unfortunate. If you want to discuss FG or GEJ and anti-corruption or PDP chieftains create another thread. Seun did not bar you from creating thread like other normal persons.

Again From my opening statement, there is nothing partisan about this thread. If I had wanted to make it partisan, I would have done that and by now you would have been SWEATING to defend your masters in Lagos.

Sincere 9gerian:
Stop being silly. When Fashola arrested a senior military officer that broke traffic law, he didn't take the military officer to GEJ. When your master Fashola collects monthly federal allocation, does he hand it over to GEJ? If Fashola is sensible enough to arrest traffic offenders and spend billions every month without help from GEJ, why would he hand over corrupt Lagos officials to GEJ? Are you suggesting that Fashola is so incompetent that he doesn't know what to do? If that's the case, I can give him some lesson for a fee.

Anyway, I know you'r here to derail this thread as usual. It wont work this time. If you'r so empty that you have NOTHING meaningful to contribute to the TOPIC, you can disappear

koruji: I hope you are not hoping to waste some time discussing with this guy.
It is his job to come up with ridiculous topics like this.
Such topics behoves on him to say something about his state governor, but he will not - he is stateless
In reality, it is an attempt to ridicule Fashola.

Frank-C:
The reason is simple: they are all beneficiaries of corruption and does not care about its eradication. To be fair though i do not have the facts but it seems that corruption was recently exposed in contract award in Imo State. But it is not enough.

FOI bill that gives civil societies teeth to fight corruption has not been domesticated in ANY State, including ACN, CPC, APGA and PDP States. Procurement process in ALL States are still handled in Governor's sitting room. Corruption is festering in ALL member states of the Federation, including massive corruption in State tertiary institutions, parents bribing invigilators to help their wards pass WASSCE,flowers planted with hundreds of millions, double invoicing of projects and nepotism heavily present in ALL states of the Federation. In Lagos for example, MTN cannot install mast even after acquiring lands from the rightful owners because of 'omo nile'. You cannot develop a property you acquired in PH and Lagos without paying heavily to area boys for 'daring to own a house'. Then if your car break down at some spots in Lagos at some ungodly hours, you may go home naked with your tires, car batteries and ALL easily extractable accessories gone. Pipelines are still broken while citizen watch. Steal my mobile phone and it is gone but try that with Aregbe's phone and get 45 years. I can go on.

Corruption stares us in the face daily. The civil society does not care. Some of them even blackmail politicians with accusation of corruption.

My greatest worry is how people are able to overlook ALL these going on around them to focus on GEJ's presidential pardon (while they themselves pardon corruption daily), as if they have done ALL to clean up their angle. What moral justification does a civil society in Lagos or Enugu or Kano to talk about contract inflation in Abuja when the mentioned states have not domesticated FOI bill? How can a national Assembly that fix her own salary accuse Presidency of abuse of powers?

This is the problem. They are not really after corruption. They are after GEJ. If they are really after corruption, they will start from the one that happen around them.