Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, yesterday brushed aside attempts by his colleagues to question allegations made by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, that federal lawmakers are corrupt.

At an event in Niger State last week, Mr Obasanjo accused the lawmakers of high level corruption during his years as president, detailing how he failed to know their true earnings and how legislators often stuffed federal budgets, without request from the executive arm of government. He said the constituency projects which members carry out, is a “conduit pipe for corruption.” At the chamber’s reconvening yesterday, for the approval of the Independent National Electoral Commission extra budget, Mohammed Maifata, from Kano state, said his privilege as a member was breached by Mr Obasanjo’s comments. He prayed the House to decide collectively to institute legal action against the former president if there was no retraction in two weeks, failure which he will proceed on a individual litigation. “One man called Olusegun Obasanjo cannot just begin to make allegations and call people thieves,” he said.

Some members, though willing to share with the criticism, opposed Mr. Maifata’s style of referring to the former president. Mr Bankole urged his colleagues to recall the essence of the emergency session, and leave other issues. “I appeal to you to leave the issue because of the very pressing assignemnet that we have to deal with,” he said. But another member, Igo Aguma, who represents Port Harcourt, Rivers state, insisted that even where the issue is to be allowed, the leadership should make clear position on the truth about the much-criticized consitutency projects. Mr Bankole clarified that projects are only influenced by the members, but are often carried out through the office of the Millenium Development Goals.

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No permanent colleagues, only permanent godfather interest

as far as i am concerned,


bankole has no other option than to suck OBJ d!#k if he wants to realize his aspiration of ogun state governor


he and the current governor are enemies

And how did he Obasanjo try to win their assent for his botched 3rd term agenda? Yeah, you're right. Pot, kettle and black comes to mind. All these to pave way for his daughter to become governor of Ogun state

What OBJ said is true!

OBJ was very correct, the legislator should take to correction

Poster OluAgnes you are very correct though it is a general beleive OBJ was corrupt or whatever they call it but in a real sense for goodness sake this people called Honourable or dishonourable or whatever take home toooooo much money for doing nothing this is madness they should be ashame of themselves and take correction rather than going public ready for verbal showdown with OBJ it is a disgrace these people are looting and siphoning Nigeria for God sake.

a case of pot calling kettle black.

wales:

Mr Obasanjo accused the lawmakers of high level corruption during his years as president,

He was there for EIGHT years, he's only realizing now how corrupt the lawmakers are. That's what d/mb ar5es want to hear, so he can continue telling them.

wales:

detailing how he failed to know their true earnings and how legislators often stuffed federal budgets, without request from the executive arm of government.

And he always claimed he was in control.

wales:

He said the [b]constituency project[/b]s which members carry out, is a “conduit pipe for corruption.”

It was not a secret when he was at the helm of affairs.

A rogue calling an armed robber a thief, bunch of bloody liars.Arguably,one of the most expensive democracy as practised in the world and no positive change since 1999.

OBJ needs 2 STFU.

Everybody be thief jare, OBJ wan say him no thief thief? Bankole wan say him no thief thief? abegi!

Bank-Ole knows that any attempt to ridicule the godfather will spell doom for himself.

Why would people let OBJ's personality becloud their senses as to see the truth in what he said about the rogues in the National Assembly of Thieves?

Wasn't OBJ correct about the high level curroption in the N/A? Please lets discuss the issues and leave the personality of OBJ out of it!

^^^ i just wonder,

pls wen will dis OBJ accept dat he's actually 1 of d architects of nigeria's current woes. and i pray to Almighty God to judge for hw ever gud or bad he has contributed to dis nation

Me sef:

Why would people let OBJ's personality becloud their senses as to see the truth in what he said about the rogues in the National Assembly of Thieves?

Wasn't OBJ correct about the high level curroption in the N/A? Please lets discuss the issues and leave the personality of OBJ out of it!

What everybody is saying is that he was at the helm of affairs, created and used EFCC to chase his political enemies and now he's seeing their corruption.

The problem with us nigerians is that we just behave like mumu that is why the politicians take us for a ride. especially with mindsets like the quoted post.

The house of assembly members will claim they have not seen policemen collecting bribe. "If you have evidence present if and we will deal with the person" that is their statement. But when they are out of government and fall out with the next government in power, thereby being denied of their special privileges that's when they will start making statements how corrupt the police is.

If GEJs Father is saying these things, then expect nothing but confusion pretty soön

I quite agree with OBJ

OBJ`s allegations against the National Assembly is true. The fact is,they have denied being corrupt. The speaker of the House of Representative had used every opportunity to deny the allegation,but due to their lifestyles,Nigerians believed they are as guilty as charged.
If I were Bankole,the best thing to do is to stop verbally convincing Nigerians to believe me but to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill. This will go a long way in vindicating him if he feels his hands have not been soiled. But will The Speaker take up this challenged?

This bankole don 'chop up' o !

Kai. . . . the 'No 4' himself

What do you expect him to say when they political interest at heart. They are very close politically so one shouldn't expect anything less.

that obj is still talking ,that ibb is talking is an indictment on all nigerian young men.

OBJ is saying the truth; yeah!!!

the lawmakers response is nothing but the truth also

OBJ is the father and grandpapa of corruption

he shd tell us how he built the rooftop mansion and tell us how he got all he has

few days to his release from prison, he had nothn

so he became a multi billionaire in 8 years? doing what?

presiding over Nigeria- he is a thief

^^

That's my man tkb417 saying it raw, as it is, undiluted.

What in the world is obasanjo talking about when he is the king of the corrupted? oops, maybe he will transform after a few more billions is transfered into his private swiz account. Bankole, IBB, obasanjo and the so called law makers are birds of the same feathers. They are all rogues turn politicians, men of many words. they do not walk the talks. And we should also remember what hubbard once said that "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted".

OBJ is right,everything baba said about the law makers is true,just that he doesnt have any moral justification to say this things,cos he's a very corrupt man himself