Just saw a disturbing piece of news about a well known Thief being brought back into the country for a ''soft landing'' trial by our own dear Good(?)luck Jonathan. If this is true it destroys any shred of credibility left for him.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/jonathan-secret-talks-bring-ibori-back-nigeria

Its sad the Govt isn't fighting corruption but defending it. What do you expect? they're of the same fraternity (PDP). What of that criminal dude from customs (Bode George)? can you you imagine that PDP is planning a multimillion naira grande reception for the mu**fu**ker once he is released from prison next week.
PDP is a great evil to our society. Period.

Na lie o! All this fake news peddlers that are doing everything posible to discredit GEJ. This is a totally false news, ppl should report the truth, this r critical times.

I have always belived GEJ is not the man for nigeria, sorry to say but he's too DUMB to handle this great country of ours, We need somw who cn mk his own decision and not wait for people to tell him what to do. Nuhu ribadu, is a man of high interlect aaand of a fresh generation- post independence. This old men have tried and failed us, we need a revolution in nigeria like the one happening in egypt, tunisia, libya, GOD Help us,

Wow.

reindeer:

Just saw a disturbing piece of news about a well known Thief being brought back into the country for a ''soft landing'' trial by our own dear Good(?)luck Jonathan. If this is true it destroys any shred of credibility left for him.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/jonathan-secret-talks-bring-ibori-back-nigeria

Please go get a more credible source for your post and then come back OK?

I don't like Goodluck Jonathan at all but i hate the rumormill called saharareporters even more.

Really cant comment fully now because Mr. President is a funny fellow, lets sit and watch

poster why nah

This is still highly speculative. Can't put anything beyond GEJ, tho.

i don't believe this it all lies

As much as i know that saharareporters have elements of rumour mongering in their style of journalism.I also know the fact that in every rumour there is an element of truth.I have my doubts regarding this gej guy,he may have good intentions,but the calibre of people he is surrounded with are not just it at all,am seriously considering giving my vote to Nuhu Ribadu!

I think its true cos I remember there was a time it was reported that the British govt wants to tranfer nig prisoners to naija and build modern prison for them but nig govt frustated their effort because of Ibori.

ibori belongs to the prisons let him just remain there while we think of other ways to join his pals with him

fresh air 2011

cafedeluv:

I think its true cos I remember there was a time it was reported that the British govt wants to tranfer nig prisoners to naija and build modern prison for them but nig govt frustated their effort because of Ibori.

Review what you just said, how does it correlate?

jonathan is not different from ibori.

How authentic is this news?

you guys are just kiling urselves arguing, what do you expect, aint them all politicians? and politics i n Nigeria is a joke

Ultrame:

Please go get a more credible source for your post and then come back OK?

I don't like Goodluck Jonathan at all but i hate the rumormill called saharareporters even more.

Don't trust GEJ, I trust saharareporters even less.

erico2k2:

you guys are just kiling urselves arguing, what do you expect, aint them all politicians? and politics i n Nigeria is a joke

No job for country, and nairaland is an online newspaper stand where people even read the news upside down. What do you expect?

I just hope it isnt true!

This Jonathan is capable of doing any thing, but i hope this isn't true

vokeefe50:

This Jonathan is capable of doing any thing, but i hope this isn't true

Anything i tell u, and even more surprising is that what ever he does,no matter how ridiculous,those sheepish,greedy,blind proponents will defend him *smh*

A PDP govt can definitely do this!

And if its true you all will just go and hug transformer.

We all know their antics, GEJ, thinks all his blarbs and lousy action will boost his re-election. Meanwhile, his busy sprawling his mouth in different states wasting public funds on in the vain of campaign and proposing project. while he doesn't flashback of his failure as President after the takeover of Musa Y'adua. They are all bunch of same Gorrilas as we know.

We all know their antics, GEJ, thinks all his blarbs and lousy action will boost his re-election. Meanwhile, his busy sprawling his mouth in different states wasting public funds on in the vain of campaign and proposing project. while he doesn't flashback of his  failure as President after the takeover of Musa Y'adua. They are all bunch of same Gorrilas as we know.  

All ye doubting Thomas, follow the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110205/ap_on_re_af/af_wikileaks_nigeria&vm=r

GEJ is a maggot in our national plate of rice. If we don't look well, we'll definitely eat his crap.

Sidon look na dog name

I'm waiting for it to happen, we need something so spark up that thing we all expect to happen soon.

^^^^
And what flames are you planning to fan now.

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian government's top law enforcement official sought to stymie an investigation into a powerful politician with ties to late President Umaru Yar'Adua, according to diplomatic cables released Saturday by the WikiLeaks website.

Former Attorney General Michael Aondoakaa demanded evidence against former Delta state Gov. James Ibori be returned from the U.K. to Nigeria as it had come by "inappropriate channels," a cable claims. Ibori has faced charges over stealing $292 million in state funds while in office. U.K. investigators claim Ibori, who now faces extradition from Dubai to the U.K., put much of the money in English banks.

The cables also show that as Britain investigated Ibori, it tried to negotiate with Nigerian officials to send more than 1,000 Nigerians now held in U.K. prisons back to their home country.

Ibori served as governor in a state in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, where foreign firms pump out the millions of barrels of oil that fuel Nigeria's government coffers. Much of that money sloshes into politician's pockets in a nation routinely described by analysts as being one of the world's most corrupt countries.

Nigerian anti-graft investigators arrested Ibori in 2007, but the cases against him foundered as his political power grew. Ibori contributed his wealth toward the 2007 election of late President Umaru Yar'Adua and later served as a trusted confidant to the ill leader.

In a November 2008 cable, U.S. diplomats in London recounted a conversation with British diplomat James Tansley that touched on Ibori's case. Tansley said Farida Waziri, then the new head of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, appeared to be constrained from taking action by Aondoakaa.

"Tansley said the attorney general has put Waziri on a very short leash and that he has 'no doubt' that Aondoakaa is protecting the governors and other key officials from prosecution," the cable reads. "He also noted that Aondoakaa is very close to Ibori, who is generally acknowledged as one of President Yar'Adua's closest advisers. Tansley assessed that Waziri would prosecute small cases, but will not pursue any cases that are not in the government's interest."

Aondoakaa has been mentioned in several cables published by WikiLeaks, including one claiming he once demanded "$2 million immediately and another $18 million the next day" to sign a contract. He previously has called the WikiLeaks claims "rubbish." He could not be immediately reached for comment Saturday.

A cable from October 2008 also notes another British diplomat questioning Waziri's own preparedness. Since taking over the commission, Waziri has been slow to prosecute many of the high-ranking politicians once under heavy investigation — even after Yar'Adua's May 2010 death.

The diplomat "noted that it is bizarre how frequently Waziri asks for additional information on major cases, details that she should already be familiar with if she is 'really digging into her portfolio,'" the cable reads.

British diplomats told U.S. officials it viewed cases like Ibori's as important as it could serve as an "important anti-corruption message to Nigerian government officials," the cables claim. However, Britain's own interests also tempered the pressure they used on their former colony.

[b]A July 2008 cable recounting a visit by Yar'Adua to London includes details of then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking him for help in sending more than 1,000 Nigerian prisoners now held in the U.K. back to Nigeria. Nigerian law now requires prisoners give their consent for such a transfer.

"In his meeting with Prime Minister Brown, Yar'Adua agreed that 'arrangements on prison transfers needed to be made,'" the cable reads. However, by October 2008, British officials acknowledged their plans had hit a dead end as Aondoakaa stalled the proposal amid the Ibori prosecution.

[/b]By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press Jon Gambrell, Associated Press – Sat Feb 5,