Suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal is gone for good. He is no longer a part of the Buhari administration.

This was the declaration of the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) while reacting to Lawal’s suspension by the Federal Government.

Sagay accused the former SGF of violating the Code of Conduct for public officials by awarding a contract to a company linked to him.

“I think the suspensions are inevitable, and in my view they are a journey to total disengagement.

“The SGF is a top member of the administration. He should have known that for him to award a contract to his own company is absolutely prohibited by the Code of Conduct and the Constitution. What he was doing was illegal and unconstitutional.

SillyMods:
[...] I can't recall any past top government official who was removed for infractions as this one. Never happened.

SillyMods:
Lovely! This will send good signal to any other govt top guy who may want to take the same route.

My small grouse is that this could have happened since January/February at the latest.

Notwithstanding, it's still far better late than never cos I can't recall any past top government official who was removed for infractions as this one.

Never happened. PMB still proves that he's capable of doing the right thing when the chips are down.

[s]LordAdam16:
I wouldn't want to make a new post in politics section, but I'd make an exception here.

@SillyMods, Sarrki, and all you Zombies are very sick. Because Lawal who was being shamelessly celebrated has now being dropped. Same way if Magu is dropped, you folks would shamelessly say, better late than never.

Nigerians are also very gullible.

The talk that there are new evidences against the SGF is all a lie. Buhari is simply using the SGF as a peace offering for the Senate as part of the recent Executive-Legislature peace process. And it made sense to do this now because they were considering relieving a Southern head of service and wanted to appear balanced.

It's all about 2019. Buhari and APC will sacrifice anyone for 2019.

Because there is no way new evidence magically cropped up after Oke was implicated on a different issue.

As for the theory of a cover-up, that's plausible. If you want to cover up anything, using the NIA is the perfect blanket. It is an intelligence agency with secret units that millions of us don't know about. Oke retires in November. He was to start his leave of absence in August. That's like 4 months away. And there's no way they'd find dollars minted in 2016 in an apartment and claim it was appropriated in 2014/2015.

Oke CANNOT be arrested and tried. Only the Attorney-General, President/Vice President, and service chiefs have the security clearance to review his case file. Magu does not have that clearance. That's why EFCC is yet to release a press statement. And that's why Magu is not part of the committee to review his case.

So if you wanted to really cover up anything by a big-wig in the government, Oke is the perfect fall guy. The NIA will not say anything to the press since they're in on it, and the matter will die a natural death. While the money is re-wired to the rightful owner.

Recall that the money was immediately deposited with the CBN and Oke already wants to submit his leave of absence letter.

This has nothing to do with an anti-corruption war. If it was, Lawal would have been axed long before now. Buratai too, Kyari (with his higher 500m loot) et cetera. It's a game of politics plain and simple, and the more you look, the less you see. Any body's head would roll if a strong group (in this case, Saraki and his Senate) demands for it.

And Saraki and the Senate are the real winners here as they've humbled the Presidency, again. All he had to do was ask EFCC to name the owner of the loot, and the Presidency scampered for a reasonable response.

Even Sagay would be next if the Senate insists, since he can't seem to keep his leaking mouth shut and he has the same air of arrogance that Lawal and Magu have.

The big upsetting news leading to 2019 started with Ali Ndume's suspension. Expect more to come.

And expect zombies to have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and months, accusing and counter-accusing, praising and shortly after expressing disappointment.

-Lord[/s]

LordAdam16:
I wouldn't want to make a new post in politics section, but I'd make an exception here.

@SillyMods, Sarrki, and all you Zombies are very sick. Because Lawal who was being shamelessly celebrated has now being dropped. Same way if Magu is dropped, you folks would shamelessly say, better late than never.

Nigerians are also very gullible.

The talk that there are new evidences against the SGF is all a lie. Buhari is simply using the SGF as a peace offering for the Senate as part of the recent Executive-Legislature peace process. And it made sense to do this now because they were considering relieving a Southern head of service and wanted to appear balanced.

It's all about 2019. Buhari and APC will sacrifice anyone for 2019.

Because there is no way new evidence magically cropped up after Oke was implicated on a different issue.

As for the theory of a cover-up, that's plausible. If you want to cover up anything, using the NIA is the perfect blanket. It is an intelligence agency with secret units that millions of us don't know about. Oke retires in November. He was to start his leave of absence in August. That's like 4 months away. And there's no way they'd find dollars minted in 2016 in an apartment and claim it was appropriated in 2014/2015.

Oke CANNOT be arrested and tried. Only the Attorney-General, President/Vice President, and service chiefs have the security clearance to review his case file. Magu does not have that clearance. That's why EFCC is yet to release a press statement. And that's why Magu is not part of the committee to review his case.

So if you wanted to really cover up anything by a big-wig in the government, Oke is the perfect fall guy. The NIA will not say anything to the press since they're in on it, and the matter will die a natural death. While the money is re-wired to the rightful owner.

Recall that the money was immediately deposited with the CBN and Oke already wants to submit his leave of absence letter.

This has nothing to do with an anti-corruption war. If it was, Lawal would have been axed long before now. Buratai too, Kyari (with his higher 500m loot) et cetera. It's a game of politics plain and simple, and the more you look, the less you see. Any body's head would roll if a strong group (in this case, Saraki and his Senate) demands for it.

And Saraki and the Senate are the real winners here as they've humbled the Presidency, again. All he had to do was ask EFCC to name the owner of the loot, and the Presidency scampered for a reasonable response.

Even Sagay would be next if the Senate insists, since he can't seem to keep his leaking mouth shut and he has the same air of arrogance that Lawal and Magu have.

The big upsetting news leading to 2019 started with Ali Ndume's suspension. Expect more to come.

And expect zombies to have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and months, accusing and counter-accusing, praising and shortly after expressing disappointment.

-Lord

TheFreeOne:
Zombies are shamelessly incorrigible.

Didn't you guys praised Baschir and Buhari when NASS called for his sack? Same Buhari cleared the grasscutter and you bashed saraki and co for that.

Are you guys with short memories or outright idiotic hypocritical nincompoops

EdCure:

What do you mean by the above? If you weren't a poor student of history, you should know that Obasanjo fired Fabian Osuji (and some others). As corrupt as Jona was, he stil fired Stela Odua.
What has Buhari done about Saraki and other NASS shenanegans? Do you know how many such casualties that lied in the trails of OBJ administration?

gberra:
Lord wailer is back. A Deji Adeyanju who is far more relevant & influential in PDP would be ashamed of your concocted babbling.

Igbos always cry

gberra:
Stealer was not fired, she was forced to resign.

gberra:
Stealer was not fired, she was forced to resign.

LordAdam16:
I wouldn't want to make a new post in politics section, but I'd make an exception here.

@SillyMods, Sarrki, and all you Zombies are very sick. Because Lawal who was being shamelessly celebrated has now being dropped. Same way if Magu is dropped, you folks would shamelessly say, better late than never.

Nigerians are also very gullible.

The talk that there are new evidences against the SGF is all a lie. Buhari is simply using the SGF as a peace offering for the Senate as part of the recent Executive-Legislature peace process. And it made sense to do this now because they were considering relieving a Southern head of service and wanted to appear balanced.

It's all about 2019. Buhari and APC will sacrifice anyone for 2019.

Because there is no way new evidence magically cropped up after Oke was implicated on a different issue.

As for the theory of a cover-up, that's plausible. If you want to cover up anything, using the NIA is the perfect blanket. It is an intelligence agency with secret units that millions of us don't know about. Oke retires in November. He was to start his leave of absence in August. That's like 4 months away. And there's no way they'd find dollars minted in 2016 in an apartment and claim it was appropriated in 2014/2015.

Oke CANNOT be arrested and tried. Only the Attorney-General, President/Vice President, and service chiefs have the security clearance to review his case file. Magu does not have that clearance. That's why EFCC is yet to release a press statement. And that's why Magu is not part of the committee to review his case.

So if you wanted to really cover up anything by a big-wig in the government, Oke is the perfect fall guy. The NIA will not say anything to the press since they're in on it, and the matter will die a natural death. While the money is re-wired to the rightful owner.
Recall that the money was immediately deposited with the CBN and Oke already wants to submit his leave of absence letter.

This has nothing to do with an anti-corruption war. If it was, Lawal would have been axed long before now. Buratai too, Kyari (with his higher 500m loot) et cetera. It's a game of politics plain and simple, and the more you look, the less you see. Any body's head would roll if a strong group (in this case, Saraki and his Senate) demands for it.

And Saraki and the Senate are the real winners here as they've humbled the Presidency, again. All he had to do was ask EFCC to name the owner of the loot, and the Presidency scampered for a reasonable response.

Even Sagay would be next if the Senate insists, since he can't seem to keep his leaking mouth shut and he has the same air of arrogance that Lawal and Magu have.

The big upsetting news leading to 2019 started with Ali Ndume's suspension. Expect more to come.

And expect zombies to have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks and months, accusing and counter-accusing, praising and shortly after expressing disappointment.

-Lord

LordAdam16:


Deji is an idiot. Every GEJ-appointed officer who was retained by Buhari is seen as a mole by some PDP elements. The same way some PDP elements see Emefiele as a mole since Buhari has kept him even with the Dasuki and multiple revelations.

Which is why his submissions are completely stupid.

So Oke would call FFK to bribe Magu?

FFK that already has a case to answer with EFCC.

And Oke has a direct line to the President, so he has no reason to beg Magu. Because Magu cannot investigate his case file. Magu doesn't have the security clearance.

Magu is a pawn. Oke is knowingly taking the fall for the greater good. He is an intelligence officer who has risen to the pinnacle of his career and has less than 4 months left on the job. He has enough intelligence to sink Magu and anyone in the government if he wants. He knows the truth about Chibok, Boko Haram, and several other contentious issues.

I made an exception to reply on this thread. I'm not doing back and forths with a zombie who can't reason for himself. This is beyond you so shut your trap and keep gallivanting over non-issues.

-Lord

SillyMods:
Lovely! This will send good signal to any other govt top guy who may want to take the same route.

My small grouse is that this could have happened since January/February at the latest.

Notwithstanding, it's still far better late than never cos I can't recall any past top government official who was removed for infractions as this one.

Never happened. PMB still proves that he's capable of doing the right thing when the chips are down.