Have you heard the news? The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to be
contemplating writing a letter to yesterday’s man of
power, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
“What for?” “Did you ask what for? Do you not reside
in this country?” “Of course, I do! There are a million
and one reasons that can make anyone want to write
a letter to the former president” “EFCC is not
anybody’s ‘anyone’; the mere mention of that name
connotes missing money.” “I see! Between missing
persons and missing money, it is difficult to say
which is more rampant in this country these
days.”

“It
is not difficult. Missing money is more rampant”.
“Does it then mean that they have traced some
missing money to Otuoke?” “The letter will reveal
that.”
“What an irony! Who be EFCC or who born monkey
when Jonathan was Jonathan?” “Such is life! That is
what Zik of blessed memory called ‘no condition is
permanent’”


“Unfortunately, our leaders don’t get to
realise this when they are in power” “Don’t blame
them; power is the most dastardly of all intoxicants
in the whole world; it excludes no one, be they
Christian or Muslim, progressive or conservative”
“The current holders of power appear to have begun
to get tipsy with the same intoxicant” “That is
understandable” “But they are supposed to be
change agents” “They are! The change began when
Muhammadu Buhari replaced Goodluck Jonathan;
the EFCC would-be letter to Jonathan is another
evidence of change” “You are right; few months ago,
who in EFCC dare shine torchlight on Jonathan’s
face?” “Like an unruly policeman reeking of
“burukutu” and “kain-kain” would belch ‘who goes
there?’” “Those must not be the kind of policemen
who will write the Jonathan letter” “You are right.


They will most likely get some accomplished letter-
writers or “ogbonge” lawyers to do the letter” “Like
who and who?” “Have you forgotten Oga Tony
Momoh? The letter-writing wizard of the IBB regime;
mercifully, he is a top gun in the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC)” “That was a long time
ago; the man must have gone stale. We are in the
digital age; not the analogue of yore” “How, then,
about the Otta farmer?” Perfect! He is current and
digital; besides, he writes letters that drip with blood,
malice, and vindictiveness” “How soon are we to
expect the letter?” “No one is sure yet; but it should
be pretty soon because it is best to hit the iron while
it is still very hot” “You are right; the revelations of
the arms deal saga are mind-boggling. This is
therefore the right time for the Oga at the top when
the bazaar took place to tell his own side of the story”


“But don’t forget that this is Nigeria; often, the more
you look the less you see.”
“This case is too straightforward to admit of any
‘mago-mago’ or ‘wuru-wuru’” “You are being too
idealistic. Already, it has been said that EFCC will seek
clearance before it can write the letter” “Clearance
from who? Is the EFCC not an independent anti-
corruption agency?” “Yes, but up to the point that it
knows it limits; there are no powers without
restraint” “It means, then, that it is not totally
independent” “Correct! No one is; not even the
president who said he belonged to no one is totally
independent” “But by law as well as by intent, the
EFCC is meant to be independent” “On paper, yes; the
truth, however, is, he who pays the piper dictates the
tune” “That way, not much will be achieved in the
anti-graft war” “Correct; not much was ever planned
to be achieved, be it in the past, now, or in the future”


“How can that be; seeing that there is so much talk
about the war against corruption?” “For the simple
fact that none is immune from corruption; the ruling
party as well as the opposition; public as well as
private sector” “But Buhari is seen by most Nigerians
to be incorruptible” “Not after he admitted collecting
exotic cars from Jonathan” “It was his legitimate
entitlement as a retired head of state” “Agreed; but
the timing was awfully wrong. He possibly never
imagined the depth of the corruption in the Jonathan
administration” “That may be true but another
plausible explanation could be that offered by the
Western media” “And what was it?” “They referred to
Buhari as one of the least corrupt African leaders” “Meaning that they do not believe that there is a
single African leader who is not tainted” “Correct. The
only difference is the extent of corruption” “When
placed side-by-side other African leaders, Buhari
could qualify as a saint” “Correct. But there is a
caveat; the West is usually jaundiced about all things
Black; racism cannot be ruled out of their put-them-
down syndrome.”


“That is true because corruption is also rife in the
West; witness what is happening in FIFA. The culprits
are not limited to any creed, race or region” “Back to
the EFCC letter: What happens if the president
declines to approve?” “Finito! The matter gets swept
under the carpet” “Not with all the revelations that
have already escaped into the public domain; and not
with all the people already charged to court, some of
who are singing like canary” “A respectable SAN has
suggested a way out: Jonathan should go to Buhari
and confess his ‘sins’” “After which...?” “Forgiveness,
of course! It is only he who covers his sins that the
Bible says will not prosper; for those who confess
and forsake their sins, there is remission of sin” “That
is moral sin; we are talking here of monumental
financial crimes; thereby causing untold hardship to
the citizenry” “Not every citizen sees it that way. For
some, ethnic, political party, and religious sentiments
supersede any national consideration” “You mean
once the thief is your own man, nothing else
matters?” “Exactly; but where do we go from here?”
“Nowhere! We merry-go-round and walk in circles!
We propose cosmetic changes that won’t last and
that won’t take us far.”
“Let us assume for the purpose of argument that the
EFCC gets the clearance to write Jonathan a ‘love’
letter?” “That will only be the first hurdle crossed”
“What did you mean ‘the first hurdle crossed’? What
other hurdles would there be?” We must thereafter
wait with bated breath to see whether the man will
reply the letter or shred it” “Like ex-President
Obasanjo caused his PDP membership card to be
shredded in public?” “Exactly!” “But that will be
serious. Ex-presidents don’t have immunity; they can
be compelled to behave” “That is on paper; in real
life, it is immunity for life” “I expect a bold and
forthright person like Buhari to bell the cat” “He will
be the last person to do that” “How do you mean?”
“Simple: He belongs to the club” “Of ex-presidents?”
“Yes; but more importantly, to the club of ex-
presidents who trampled the law and dared a sitting
president to arrest him if he could” “I see!

That was in
2011 when he allegedly made those incendiary
statements that threatened election-rigging with
mayhem” “Exactly! Despite that many innocent
Nigerians lost their lives, Buhari walked away scot-
free.” “Blame Jonathan who was spineless” “It is now
Jonathan’s turn to hold Buhari to ransom. If he
refuses to reply any letter from the EFCC or snub any
invitation from the anti-graft agency, let Buhari order
his arrest if he can.” “So it is now tit-for-tat?” “Exactly!
What goes around comes around” “I agree with you;
the precedents on ground are not encouraging at all”


“Our leaders have a poor sense of history. If only
Buhari knew there would be a day like this, he would
not have thumbed his long nose at Jonathan in
2011.”
“Now is the time for the Otuoke boy to maintain
studded silence and his trade-mark emotionless grin
while Buhari roils in his own stew.” “Remember, too,
that when Obasanjo set up the Oputa panel, the trio
of Buhari, IBB, and Abdulsalami shunned it and
nothing happened” “You are right. It was amazing
that even Obasanjo could not compel them to attend”
“Does it then mean that Jonathan will escape justice?”
“No! He will be guilty as charged in the court of public
opinion” “But there is a way Buhari can negotiate the
corner?” “How?” “The same way he tried to solve the
Umaru Dikko problem” “Crating? It failed and the
attempt gave Buhari’s dictatorial military regime a
bloodied nose” “Correct, but now the pyramid is
inverted and Buhari could very much be in the good
books of the Western powers” “How do you mean?
The West will never support crating?” “You are still
ensconced in the past. Umaru Dikko is dead and
gone; have you forgotten?” “But whenever we talk of
crating, it still brings back memories, whether fond
or distasteful, of the man” “The focus now is
Jonathan. Buhari dare not haul him before a law
court; neither will he want to let him go scot-free” “I understand the dilemma; to prosecute him may be
seen by many as putting the whole Ijaw nation or the
entire South-south in the dock” “Correct; and to let
him walk away will rubbish the anti-graft war” “It is a
lose-lose situation” “But which can be turned into a
win-win situation” “How?” “A British court has almost
virtually indicted Jonathan of grand corruption in the
Malabu oil deal case. Jonathan needs only to commit
the same error as James Ibori to end up in prison”


“But will he be that foolish? He will never go near
Britain” “Marabouts can charm him” “What if his own prayer warriors successfully counter the
marabouts?” “Then Buhari will have to try the Dikko
option” “What?” “Crate Jonathan in Nigeria and send
him to London! I am sure Britain will not object to
that” “Now I understand! Otuoke boy must
henceforth watch where he goes; sleep with one eye
closed; and throw curious and suspicious glances
around himself, even while in his bedroom!”

LAST WORD: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
to the readers of this column!


tribuneonlineng.com/efccs-anticipated-letter-to-jonathan

source?

Please, those money EFCC do collect for people's bail do they give account of it; where is it channelled??

abi?

We dare Buhari to get Jonathan arrested if he's got balls.

Bekwarra:
We dare Buhari to get Jonathan arrested if he's got balls.

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Apc and propaganda