FG urged to facilitate Ibori’s release from London jail

on August 08, 2013 / in News 1:20 am / Comments














OGHARA—MORE than one year after former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, was convicted by a London court, his kinsmen and key political stakeholders in Delta State have called on the Federal Government to facilitate his release and subsequent return to Nigeria, describing him as an epitome of infrastructural and human capital development in the state.

Niger Delta activist and Warri chief, Ayirimi Emami, who was among stakeholders that spoke to newsmen in Oghara, the country home of Chief Ibori, shortly after a novelty football match organised to celebrate the former governor’s 55th birthday, described his travail as political, adding that Ibori developed the youths, roads and other infrastructure to better the lots of Deltans.

Chief Emami, Chairman of Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC, said: “Despite being in prison, if Ibori happens to contest election now, he will win because he is a man of the people.”

Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa, an aide to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Faith Majemite, a member on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Henry Ofa and other top political office holders in Delta State, who also bared their minds described the huge turn-out of people at the novelty football match played at the Oghara township stadium between Ibori United of Oghara and Ibori United of Warri as a testament of the ex governor’s popularity and developmental strides while he was in the saddle as Delta State chief executive.

An Oghara indigene, Simon Otobo opined that the Urhobo, who prayed for Ibori’s arrest were now regretting doing so because of the political gulf his absence was causing the Urhobo nation and pleaded for leniency on the part of the Nigerian and British governments.

An elderly woman and a commercial motorcycle rider, Omoko Rose and Edafewogho Ekawhen, respectively, commended the former governor for developing Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state and appealed to the Federal Government to work towards Ibori’s release, noting that it would help stabilise the polity.

Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa, an aide to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Faith Majemite, a member in the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Henry Ofa and other top political office holders in Delta State, who also bared their minds described the huge turn-out of people at the novelty football match played at the Oghara township stadium between Ibori United of Oghara and Ibori United of Warri as a testament of the ex governor’s popularity and developmental strides while he was in the saddle as Delta State chief executive.
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When i hear comments like this, i begin to wonder if these politicians are really our problem or rather the masses

Mehn,majority of the citizens of this nation get big problem sha..

Facilitate the release of a criminal or wetin i hear.... Smh for naija.

Brethrens, I am in tears.

The GEJ agenda following the suit of TB joshua is truth. This Niger delta man is selling us into another slavery

Confirmed.....We are still very far from d land promised land

Wt a shame honestly, so dt u guys can benefit 4rm d left overs I guess. I weep 4 dis country

Class is only a social status that can be altered by anything at any time.

Nigeria is doomed. I nid to get out of dis country as soon as possible

Sahara reporters predicted the release of james ibori shortly after al mustapha's release. According to them, T. B joshua had told GEJ that with the release of the duo he is sure of his 2015 ambition. We are watching..

abeg release am jare! Wetin him do sef? Na only him be thief for dis con3? Infact, gej do a swap deal wit a british prisoner here...#pardon#

Charity begins @home,every citizen of dis country is corrupt

I'm not surprised to hear this news cos d revelation has been preached some weeks ago on this same site by d political, sports, and spiritual prophet (Prophet T. B. Joshua). Let's just watch hw d game will be played.

we masses contribute 90% of things the befall us I can't imagine someone that have been convicted of a crime that is of national disgrace but yet the masses want him to be out. later he become one of the senators looting that same masses money and passing useless bills that are detrimental to the poor. I weep for this country .

Shameless kleptomanic kinsmen! Was he looting on behalf of the federal government? Bloodline of ndi aka ntutu! Openly supporting a thief because of money!

raytony: Brethrens, I am in tears.

brother take dis handkerchief and dry ur tears nd be a man

Why won't they urge the FG to do this when the FG has once done it by pardoning Alamieshegha.

Why won't they clamour for his release when Al Mustafar was released after all his atrocities as the CSO to Abacha. I am very sure if his release will benefit the present govenrment in the next general election FG will press for his transfer form Britain. Nigeria is a JOKE.

Dese r the set of people Lagbaja sang for. singing... MUMU X MUMU. 200 million MUMU...

Nigerians don't cease 2 amaze M̶̲̅ε̲̣̣̣̥,a criminal dat embezzeled a state's money & was rightly convictedȊ̝̊̅ڪ being praised by his people, U̶̲̥̅̊ can nvr be a sinner & also be a saint,it dosen't work 2gether.NEVER

What do u expect from a country where mass illiteracy and endermic poverty is the order of the day, even the so called educated ones when they speak u know they are not any different from their illiterate counterpart. Anyway its the strategy of the thieving minute ruling elite class, "keep them poor and uneducated" then they become like sheeps, they will even strip themselves naked in courts when their oppressors are taken to court. Nigeria the land of mumucracy!!

I refuse to believe this story! The most annoying part is that it made news! Nigerians complaining that the government is bad, when infact we are the ones who put in a bad governent needless to say- a people deserve the kind of government they get

deandavid: When i hear comments like this, i begin to wonder if these politicians are really our problem or rather the masses

The politicians came out of the masses bro..

How would some right-minded people want their government to facilitate the release of a thief?

He comes out, contest election, wins and continue to steal the birthright of your future generation, while the rest of your kinsmen wallow in poverty, insecurity and kidnapping?

Why do you all have to gather to celebrate the birthday of a thief if you all have dignity in the first place?


Nigerians on one side would glorify a thieving politician and on the other side rant about deplorable state of infrastructures in their communities...

SAHARA REPOTER HAS SAID THIS BEFORE. THIS SHOULDNT BE A SUPRISE TO YOU ALL.THIS IS POLITICAL GAME PLAN,SO AS TOLOOK AS IF THE MASSES ASK FOR IBORI RELEASE

Its a shame a really big shame n to be honest when I saw d multitude dat gathered themselves I knew we will neva progress in dis country when we celebrate corruption.

Na God go help us for dis country

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God go helep us, instead of fighing to extend his stay.

I am sure the masses does not have anything to do with this, its all political, like renting crowd by govt officials to stage protests. Ibori can not be released any time soon, not every country has the effontry to be blatantly corrupt like nigeria. This country is just disgusting....

Another criminal is about to let loose to join APC = Association of Past Criminals

And mr abati, Gej is no good, stop failing people with the power of ur mind and perverting ur damn concience.

AND THE POLITICIANS WILL SAY THEY WILL WIPE OUT CORRUPTION IF THEY ARE ELECTED WHEREAS THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM DOINT IT. Carefully examining the excuse they are giving for the release of Ibori just because he is their kinsman shows that they are comfortable with the rot and level of devt in the Delta. Result like this makes me imagine if a Death Penalty is possible for corrupt govt officials. THIS COUNTRY IS BEDEVILLED WITH SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING WHO SEES CORRUPTION AS A CAREER AND A CELEBRITY BY KINSMEN