A frontline social commentator, Dr Peregrino Brimah, has advised Nigerians to focus their attention on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health status describing $9.8 million loot recovered from ex-NNPC GMD Andrew Yakubu as a distraction planted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to divert attention from Buhari.

Brimah, who made the comment in a statement he signed and issued, said going by the multi-faceted nature of the challenges rocking the nation’s economy, the most pressing challenge facing the country is health status of the president whom he previously described as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria.

He also berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as being a tool in the hands of the APC and distracting Nigerians whenever public attention is focused on the perceived weakness of the Buhari administration.

According to him, the anti-graft agency has been a political machine for persecuting perceived political foes, leaving out similarly indicted Presidency officers, ministers, heads of security agencies, and other ruling party men.

He said: “It’s gotten quite noticeable that whenever Buhari or his government is “down” the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is “up.”“Once there are major headlines that cast the Buhari government in bad light, the EFCC takes over the headlines with updates on its activities against the corruption of the Jonathan past administration with predilection for PDP party members, their families and associates who did not switch to the ruling APC party.

“Interestingly a Vanguard article exposed the time-staging of the EFCC releases that September.

The September 24, 2016 article was captioned, “$31.4m Cash Deposit: How Patience Jonathan forced EFCC to expose matter,” and had highlights “EFFC had knowledge of fund since July” and “Why action was not taken earlier.”“

And now again as the scandal over president Muhammadu Buhari’s sickness or “hale-and-hearty” lack of it, in-spite-of his absconding to the UK, makes headlines and as Nigerians begin to protest against the government, the EFCC is “Up” again.“3 days after Buhari failed to resume work following his 18-day vacation to the Queen’s England, February 9th, 2016 saw headlines: “EFCC raids home of former NNPC GMD, Andrew Yakubu, recovers$9.2m.”“

These have rapidly been followed up with more headlines in the same class; February 11, 2017: “EFCC in another breakthrough discovers $37.5m in Diezani’s Lagos mansion,” and we can expect many more to come, back-to-back with the EFCC reliably keeping Nigerians conveniently distracted as the economy is wrecked and the Commander in chief “absconds.

”“Perhaps it’s just a coincidence; but most importantly, we will not be distracted by headlines of the EFCC doing its job the way Obasanjo set it up to: as a political machine against foe and the perceived opposition, leaving out similarly indicted Presidency officers, ministers, heads of security agencies, and other ruling party men.


http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/11/buhari-apc-uses-stories-loot-recoveries-divert-nigerians-attention-brimah/

Wait what?

I concur. I do not support looking, looters should be prosecuted.

However, they are distracting Nigerians with stories of looted and recovered funds. Recession in Nigeria is caused by poor economic policies of present administration.

They are gathering sympathy from Nigerians to cover Buhari's health issues and failure of his administration to make good economic decisions.

OLADD:
A frontline social commentator, Dr Peregrino Brimah, has advised Nigerians to focus their attention on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health status describing $9.8 million loot recovered from ex-NNPC GMD Andrew Yakubu as a distraction planted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to divert attention from Buhari.

Brimah, who made the comment in a statement he signed and issued, said going by the multi-faceted nature of the challenges rocking the nation’s economy, the most pressing challenge facing the country is health status of the president whom he previously described as the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria.

He also berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as being a tool in the hands of the APC and distracting Nigerians whenever public attention is focused on the perceived weakness of the Buhari administration.

According to him, the anti-graft agency has been a political machine for persecuting perceived political foes, leaving out similarly indicted Presidency officers, ministers, heads of security agencies, and other ruling party men.

He said: “It’s gotten quite noticeable that whenever Buhari or his government is “down” the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is “up.”“Once there are major headlines that cast the Buhari government in bad light, the EFCC takes over the headlines with updates on its activities against the corruption of the Jonathan past administration with predilection for PDP party members, their families and associates who did not switch to the ruling APC party.

“Interestingly a Vanguard article exposed the time-staging of the EFCC releases that September.

The September 24, 2016 article was captioned, “$31.4m Cash Deposit: How Patience Jonathan forced EFCC to expose matter,” and had highlights “EFFC had knowledge of fund since July” and “Why action was not taken earlier.”“

And now again as the scandal over president Muhammadu Buhari’s sickness or “hale-and-hearty” lack of it, in-spite-of his absconding to the UK, makes headlines and as Nigerians begin to protest against the government, the EFCC is “Up” again.“3 days after Buhari failed to resume work following his 18-day vacation to the Queen’s England, February 9th, 2016 saw headlines: “EFCC raids home of former NNPC GMD, Andrew Yakubu, recovers$9.2m.”“

These have rapidly been followed up with more headlines in the same class; February 11, 2017: “EFCC in another breakthrough discovers $37.5m in Diezani’s Lagos mansion,” and we can expect many more to come, back-to-back with the EFCC reliably keeping Nigerians conveniently distracted as the economy is wrecked and the Commander in chief “absconds.

”“Perhaps it’s just a coincidence; but most importantly, we will not be distracted by headlines of the EFCC doing its job the way Obasanjo set it up to: as a political machine against foe and the perceived opposition, leaving out similarly indicted Presidency officers, ministers, heads of security agencies, and other ruling party men.


http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/11/buhari-apc-uses-stories-loot-recoveries-divert-nigerians-attention-brimah/

Gbam!
Right on the money.
Many trolls on N/L have no idea, or just willing tools used to confuse and deceive the masses.
$100 million found here, $200 billion discovered there, $ 1 trillion found inside some body's ass, and they all jump for joy as if any of them have been convicted. They jump, because they have small brains.

naijaking1:


Gbam!
Right on the money.
Many trolls on N/L have no idea, or just willing tools used to confuse and deceive the masses.
$100 million found here, $200 billion discovered there, $ 1 trillion found inside some body's ass, and they all jump for joy as if any of them have been convicted. They jump, because they have small brains.

In the annals of our history as a nation, there was no time a govt deployed all its energy in prosecuting alleged graft offenders on pages of newspapers and using same to coverup its apparent inefficiencies.

Op you mean stories as these:

NLC and TUC were in this country when PDP and most especially GEJ over the last decade destroyed this country monumentally. They were silent, incoherent, indiscipline, selfish, greedy and destructive, to say the least. ---- Charlie Boy

......Says $9.8 Million Loot a Gift From Unnamed Persons
The former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Andrew Yakubu, has admitted ownership of the recovered money of 9.8 million dollars from his home.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Friday in Abuja in a statement that Yakubu had reported to the commission’s zonal office in Kano and made the statement claiming the money was gift from unnamed persons.
The commission said that Yakubu, who also admitted that another 74, 000 pounds cash was recovered from him, is currently assisting in the investigation.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, said that a special operation conducted by operatives of the commission on Feb. 3, stormed a building belonging to Yakubu in Kaduna to recover the cash.
He said that the huge cash was hidden in a fire proof safe.
Uwujaren said that the surprise raid of the facility was sequel to an intelligence which the commission received about suspected proceeds of crime believed to be hidden in the slums of Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna.
He said that on arrival at the facility, the caretaker of the house, one Bitrus Yakubu, a younger brother to Andrew Yakubu, disclosed that both the house and the safe where the money was found belong to his brother, Andrew Yakubu.
Uwujaren said that when the safe was opened it was discovered that it contained the sum of 9,772,800 dollars and another sum of 74,000 pounds.
The EFCC source said that it was the largest sum of cash the commission had recovered in recent times.
Newsmen recall that Yakubu was arraigned in June 2016 on allegations of money laundering.
He served as GMD of NNPC from 2012 to 2014 during the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/9


* Tompolo was paid 13Billion.
* Ex-CDS,Alex Badeh dug a pit toilet to hide $32m.
* Patience Jonathan is claiming $31m, she has sued the Nigerian state.
* Femi Fani-Kayode took 740M.
* Dasuki used trucks to load over $35B from the CBN.
* Olisa Metuh took 400M.
* Aziboala, GEJ's cousin took 6B naira.
* Nenadi Usman took 3.5B naira.
* Fayose took 3B naira.
* Obanikoro took 4Billion naira.
* Olu Falae took 100M naira.
* Tony Anenih - 400M naira.
* Oritsejafor - $35M
* Former Air Chief Amosu - 2Billion naira.
* Lucky Igbinedion-16B naira.
*Bode-George and Dabo -100B naira
* Jolly Nyame-2.4B naira.
* Joshua Dariye-700M naira.
*Nyesom Wike stole #4b.
* Diezzani with $20 billion missing oil money?
15 billon dollars missing from arms fund, 10 billion naria, converted to dollars and given as gift to delegates of PDP Nation convention, Bafarawa collected 3 billion for spiritual purposes , 12. 7 billon naria for deceased NEPA staff grew wings and disappeared, 20 billion dollars missing from NNPC accounts, 23 billon naira as bribe to INEC staffs to rig the general election. The list is endless. They only left what they can't carry or unable to lay their hands on. The list continues.....
Recession didn't just happen, people looted Nigeria into RECESSION happening....
NOW HEAR THE THIEVES:
1. I acted based on Jonathan's instruction - Dasuki
2. I didn't give order - Jonathan
3. I collected 350M from Dasuki for consultation - Iyorchia Ayu
4. I only collected $30,000 from Dasuki not N100m - Bode George
5. I got N4.6b from Dasuki for spiritual purposes - Bafarawa
6. I got N650M from Dasuki for my Abuja burnt office - Thisday Obaigbena.
7. I got N2.1b from Dasuki for publicity - Dokpesi
8. I got another N100m from Yuguda he didn't tell me from where - Bafarawa.
9. I gave N100m each to Odili, Jim Nwobodo Bode George and others - Yuguda
10. The president asked me to change N10B to foreign currency for PDP delegates - Dasuki
11. My boss asked me to get $11M from the CBN - Dasuki's account officer.
12. I got order from above to pay Tompolo N13B for Maritime university land. - Nimasa DG.
13. 950m was shared in my house -- Shekarau

OLADD:


In the annals of our history as a nation, there was no time a govt deployed all its energy in prosecuting alleged graft offenders on pages of newspapers and using same to coverup its apparent inefficiencies.

Exactly!
Take the so-called discovery of $7 miilion in Andrew Yakubus's house yesterday. A serious government will do all investigations first, to stop further crimes, then prosecute, and jail the culprit----long jail term!
In Nigeria, the government raises sensational accusations and willfully retard their ability to prosecute and convict on these crimes, and yet some ill educated masses are out cheering like a mob!

Them see naijas as mumu

OLADD:


In the annals of our history as a nation, there was no time a govt deployed all its energy in prosecuting alleged graft offenders on pages of newspapers and using same to coverup its apparent inefficiencies.

It's either you are being economical with the truth or you are just ignorant.

A honest war against graft is not done in the secret, Obasanjo used Nuhu Ribadu to fight corruption and was widely published on the pages of newspapers.

As far as we are concerned your reaction is a mere blackmail that will not deter the war against corruption, we have expected corruption to fight back with everything but we're equally prepared.

Nothing but the truth.

This is how this apc govt operate.

BUHARIISCURSED:
Them see naijas as mumu

I thought our mumu don do after seeing the bareface deceits displayed by APC in the last 18 months. Some Nigerians behave as if they're under APC curse.

Garrison looters using sensational headlines to distract gullible citizens like they did with chanji mantra. We are majority wiser zombies are reducing in number!

OLADD:


I thought our mumu don do after seeing the bareface deceits displayed by APC in the last 18 months. Some Nigerians behave as if they're under APC curse.

They get direct paycheck from Buhari, don't be fooled. Simply research some of these characters.

It's not a coincidence. I've followed it all through last year till dates. Should there be questions about this government at anytime, stories of looting are brought to the media.

If you doubt, check the huge stories about loots. there was always an outcry or question being asked about the government.

For everyone, note that this government may not have anything to market for re-election. This is what they'll do.


When it's close to the election, the media will be a washed with news of recovered loots and psedo prosecutions... Just bookmark this post and see

focus7:
It's either you are being economical with the truth or you are just ignorant.

A honest against graft is not done in the secret, Obasanjo used Nuhu Ribadu to fight corruption and was widely published on the pages of newspapers.

As far as we are concerned your reaction is a mere blackmail that will not deter the war against corruption, we have expected corruption to fight back with everything but we're equally prepared.

There's nothing like been economical with the truth here. Though Obasanjo deserves some credit for establishing the EFCC, no one can dispute how he used the antigraft agency to chase down his perceived political foes. If you doubt this, pls google Atiku's reply to El Rufai on his corruption allegations.

Moreover, don't be deceived by these rethoric of "corruption fighting back". It's Buhari's vindictiveness and selective justice that's hitting back at him. As long as he continues to embark on predetermined graft assaults against a particular set of people, he's bound to be hounded by law of nature.

ndcide:
It's not a coincidence. I've followed it all through last year till dates. Should there be questions about this government at anytime, stories of looting are brought to the media.

If you doubt, check the huge stories about loots. there was always an outcry or question being asked about the government.

For everyone, note that this government may not have anything to market for re-election. This is what they'll do.


When it's close to the election, the media will be a washed with news of recovered loots and psedo prosecutions... Just bookmark this post and see

Are you surprised

If you listen to Ameachi during the Senate Ministerial Screening.

He said

" Anti-Corruption was the selling point of the APC."

And that's why they keep bringing up looting here and there, whilst most if this case are not in yielding convictions.

u can decieve pipul some times, but u cant decieve all pipul all d time.
as far as am concern; APC corruption fight is notin but a political jamboree. they ar not fighting any corruption.

drss2:
u can decieve pipul some times but u can decieve all pipul all d time.
as far as am concern; APC corruption fight is notin but a political jamboree. they ar not fighting any corruption.

Fact!

See the vultures and defenders of corruption acting like the fool the writer of the rubbish of an op expected them to act... every time news of corrupt fools being busted makes news a. example is being set for all to see... the fools giggling that a point has been made are sooo ashamed of Jonathan record of fostering corruption that they still would never get it that Nigerians are being reoriented that corruption will br punished eventually.

The stewpid writers takes an average Nigerian to have short attention span that any news they hear takes away their attention. .. it will never be well with those who destroyed this country and those who defend corruption.

vedaxcool:
See the vultures and defenders of corruption acting like the fool the writer of the rubbish of an op expected them to act... every time news of corrupt fools being busted makes news a. example is being set for all to see... the fools giggling that a point has been made are sooo ashamed of Jonathan record of fostering corruption that they still would never get it that Nigerians are being reoriented that corruption will br punished eventually.

The stewpid writers takes an average Nigerian to have short attention span that any news they hear takes away their attention. .. it will never be well with those who destroyed this country and those who defend corruption.

Amen to that prayer.

From OBJ,Shagari, Buhari,IBB down to GEJ.
It will never be well with them and all the thier supporters

vedaxcool:
See the vultures and defenders of corruption acting like the fool the writer of the rubbish of an op expected them to act... every time news of corrupt fools being busted makes news a. example is being set for all to see... the fools giggling that a point has been made are sooo ashamed of Jonathan record of fostering corruption that they still would never get it that Nigerians are being reoriented that corruption will br punished eventually.

The stewpid writers takes an average Nigerian to have short attention span that any news they hear takes away their attention. .. it will never be well with those who destroyed this country and those who defend corruption.

Nobody seems to pick anything reasonable from your post, why are you so incoherent? Gosh!

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OLADD:


Nobody seems to pick anything reasonable from your post, why are you so incoherent? Gosh!

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Corruption robs its supporters of comprehension ability

I concur wit the writer. Nigerians are so gullible that they are easily swayed like a polyethene.

Whenever the govt is being lambasted, thats wen EFCC wud come up wit recovered loot, discovered this and that.

We will not loose focus on the main issue which is this govt have no clear cut means of bringing us out frm the pit they dug with their clueless policies.

Since Buhari came on board, monies have been discovered and recovered no be today.

My friend frm Delta State used to say "nothing come out frm fish head".

vedaxcool:
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Corruption robs its supporters of comprehension ability

Don't misconstrue people's clamour for holistic approach to anti corruption crusade as tactical support for graft. No reasonable Nigerian is against corruption war but it must be executed with honesty. Going after a class of people and treating others as sacred cows is what people are frowning at. Stop twisting facts.

mesoprogress:
I concur. I do not support looking, looters should be prosecuted.

However, they are distracting Nigerians with stories of looted and recovered funds. Recession in Nigeria is caused by poor economic policies of present administration.

They are gathering sympathy from Nigerians to cover Buhari's health issues and failure of his administration to make good economic decisions.

Very sensible talk.

u just realizee ni?

Eiya!!! A trick they started using since May 2015.

Metuh 300 Zillion,FFK 900 quillion. Dasuki.....OMG 9,000000000000000Aillion, Patience Jonathan 789 Dillion.

Dasuki own funny. You embarrased him in the open yet you want to try him in secret.

Very funny aswear

vedaxcool:
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Corruption robs its supporters of comprehension ability

As usual

This donkey should fvcking keep shut. What has recovery of stolen fund got to do with distracting attention from the health of the president? Useless man!

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OLADD:


Don't misconstrue people's clamour for holistic approach to anti corruption crusade as tactical support for graft. No reasonable Nigerian is against corruption war but it must be executed with honesty. Going after a class of people and treating others as sacred cows is what people are frowning at. Stop twisting facts.

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Keep frowning at your inconsistency. ... to call the fight against corruption as distraction clearly shows where your heart lies... in mindlessly defending thieves.

vedaxcool:
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Keep frowning at your inconsistency. ... to call the fight against corruption as distraction clearly shows where your heart lies... in mindlessly defending thieves.

Get it into your consciousness; no fight against corruption is currently taking place in Nigeria. What we are having is an orchestrated theatric meant to keep Nigerians busy and further divert public attention from APC govt gross incompetence. Period!

Caseless:
This donkey should fvcking keep shut. What has recovery of stolen fund got to do with distracting attention from the health of the president? Useless man!

Did you read the post carefully or you just like exhibiting momentary loss of memory?