₦airaland Forum

jaybee3:
See your life ehn...
I actually thought you were intellectually sound and preferred the other side hence your reason for pitching your tent with GEJ

For your information, Sanusi was already out of the way when the forensic audit was initiated. It was Emefiele that denied them access.

Did GEJ appoint Emefiele so he can help cover tracks?

My error.
I did not realise the forensic audit was ordered by our president after Sanusi had left to reveal to the public what was going on despite the senators having said nothing was wrong.

http://www.punchng.com/news/sanusi-lied-about-49-8bn-missing-money-senate-committee/


Shows the greater TRANSPARENCY by our president, which is the basis for a SYSTEMATIC fight against corruption.

What could Sanusi's CBN be hiding

ozoigbondu:
This is a substandard bridge built by kwankwaso if not it would not have fallen.

A second pillar fell after the one that killed the passengers

To imagine that the Kwakwanso is even an engineer

Is it the "longest" bridge he built in Africa named after the Agbaya of Owu

Bloody useless leaders we have with even more useless followers who cannot challenge them to stop stealing and giving us sub -tandard facilities and infrastructures!

lordyugo:
Misplaced priorities one of d genetic malfunctions of a blackman. A congress man in d western world wit all dr riches rides home on a bicycle. Lets assume each cars cost 2m den multiply it by 100, really sad.

Then when ebola, malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, HIV plus other misfortunes hit us we will be shouting at them to give us medicines they laboured to research and produce

We are truly the scumbags of the earth and the worstest part is we are not even about to start working our way out of the hell hole we are collectively.

PATHETIC!!!

Meanwhile most homes in Lagos have no TAP water, streets are flooded and children are out of school.

MISPLACED priority of smart crooks.

They need the vehicles for them since he cannot deliver his aloku scrap metal Toronto trains after spending $1 billion World Bank loan on it

gragraboy:
I wish say Buhari go seize am

After he has seized Thief'nuibu's Oriental hotel, First Airlines, TVC, Nation newspaper etc abi

andyanders:
Tinubu enters America and also has worked and even was working with Mobile when the deposits were made. If Tinubu has any drug case in America, he would not be allowed to enter the US or if he enters, he will be arrested and prosecuted.

Those who said the best way to hide something from a BLACK man is to put it in print, inside a book as we do NOT read are very correct.

jaybee3:
It's like you aren't getting it bro..

They couldn't link the deposits to specific crimes and he probably wasn't able to provide evidence of where the funds came from hence the forfeiture.


JUDGEMENT:
j, Neither a claim nor answer has been filed on behalf of the defendant funds , accordingly, it hereby
ORDERED that the funds in the AMOUNT of $460,000 in account, in the name of BOLA TINUBU represents proceeds of NARCOTICS or were involved in financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C ss 1956 and 1957 and therefore these funds are forfeit to the United States

I don tell you already sey the wayo man na SMOOTH CRIMINAL, so........................

aresa:
US Ambassador hanging out with the so called drug king pin...

If we as the people of Nigeria are so DAFT to make him our leader, the Americans etc will be obliged to deal with him.

They also dealt with and respected Charles Taylor while he was president of Liberia despite his criminal record as a rebel. Ditto for other world "leaders".

Taylor was appointed to the position of Director General of the General Services Agency (GSA), a position that left him in charge of purchasing for the Liberian government. However, he was sacked in May 1983 for embezzling almost $1,000,000 and sending the funds to an American bank account.

Taylor fled to the United States but was arrested on 21 May 1984 by two US Deputy Marshals in Somerville, Massachusetts, on a warrant for extradition to face charges of embezzling $1 million of government funds while the GSA boss.[13] Citing a fear of assassination by Liberian agents,[citation needed] Taylor fought extradition from the safety of jail with the help of a legal team led by former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark. His lawyers' primary arguments before US District Magistrate Robert J. DeGiacomo stated that his alleged acts of lawbreaking in Liberia were political rather than criminal in nature and that the extradition treaty between the two republics had lapsed; in response, Assistant United States Attorney Richard G. Stearns argued that Liberia wished to charge Taylor with theft in office, rather than with political crimes, and that any international political decisions that could hold up the trial should only be made by the US State Department. Stearns' arguments were reinforced by Liberian Justice Minister Jenkins Scott, who flew to the United States to be present at the proceedings.[14] While awaiting the conclusion of the extradition hearing, Taylor was detained in the Plymouth County House of Corrections.[13]

On 15 September 1985, Taylor and four other inmates escaped from the jail. Two days later, The Boston Globe reported that they sawed through a bar covering a window in a dormitory room, after which they lowered themselves 20 feet (6.1 m) on knotted sheets and escaped into nearby woods by climbing a fence.[13] Shortly thereafter, Taylor and two other escapees were met at nearby Jordan Hospital by Taylor's wife, Enid, and Taylor's sister-in-law, Lucia Holmes Toweh. A getaway car was driven to Staten Island, where Taylor then disappeared. All four of Taylor's fellow escapees, as well as Enid and Toweh, were later apprehended.[citation needed]


More from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Taylor_%28Liberian_politician%29

jaybee3:
What happened to this statement that you comfortably ignored? "Or was property involved in financial transactions in violation"

That is just legalistic dressing. Take it or leave it.

againstGEJ:
http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture-judgement



Sahara Reporters has obtained original copies of a judgement in the case of United States v Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, in which Bola Tinubu was charged (along with other defendants) in a case of massive drug trafficking and money laundering. This judgement directly relates to (and further documents) the September 16, 2008 "How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago" report by Sahara Reporters

Snippets of the case and subsequent judgement are presented below. The complete document (VERY LARGE pdf file - 4mb) can be downloaded at the end of this report.

The United States of America, by its attorney, Michael J. Shepard, United States Attorney for Northern District of Illinois, for its verified complaint of forfeiture, states as follows:

1. This is a FORFEITURE action under 21 U.S.C , ss88 and 18, ss 981,
2. The DEFENDANT funds are located in the above-described accounts and were SEIZED pursuant to PROCESS ISSUED BY THIS COURT,
,
4, beginning as early as 1998, Adegboyega Mueez Akande, WITH OTHERS OPERATED a organiszation (sic) which DISTRIBUTED WHITE HEROIN, a controlled substance under Title 21 of the United States Code.
5, this DISTRIBUTION OPERATION was conducted on a LARGE SCALE and the PROCEEDS of the operation SUBSTANTIAL. The defendant funds represent proceeds of this OPERATION of property involved in MONEY LAUNDERING.
6, the defendant funds represent proceeds of NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING , and , MONEY LAUNDERING, the funds are therefore FOREFEITABLE to the United States,

JUDGEMENT:
j, Neither a claim nor answer has been filed on behalf of the defendant funds , accordingly, it hereby
ORDERED that the funds in the AMOUNT of $460,000 in account, in the name of BOLA TINUBU represents proceeds of NARCOTICS or were involved in financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C ss 1956 and 1957 and therefore these funds are forfeit to the United States,

blym4real:
he neglected to file U.S. income tax returns after 1984 despite having sizable, interest-generating deposits in American banks. All of this was enough to persuade a magistrate judge of the Northern District to issue seizure warrants for Tinubu’s First Heritage and Citibank accounts.
Collectively, more than $1.4 million belonging to the Nigerian was confiscated.

Read again.

Just like the Oba Akiolu saga, be rest assured that a KITE is being flown by the Smooth Criminal to crerate doubts about his drug money laundering past. He can try to befuddle those who are GULLIBLE. Na im chance be that.

Meanwhile an old post from saharareporters on the case =>

How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago

Facts have emerged that the erstwhile Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.

SEP 15, 2008


Facts have emerged that the erstwhile Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.

According to the Verified Complaint for forfeiture in case No. 93 C 4483 Obtained by SaharaReporters, which was filed on July 26, 1993 before the Hon. Judge Nordberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Government urged the Court to order the forfeiture of funds in accounts Nos. 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank in the name of Bola Tinubu, funds in accounts 39483134, 39483396, 4650279566, 00400220, 39936404 and 39936383 held by Citibank N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu and funds in accounts 52050-89451952,52050-89451952, 52050-89451953 held by Citibank in the name of Bola Tinubu because there was probable cause to believe that the funds in Tinubu’s bank accounts represented proceeds of narcotics trafficking or were monies involved in financial transactions in violations of 18 U.S.C, sections 1956 and 1957 and therefore, was forfeitable to the U.S Government.

However, in a tacit defense of the ownership of the funds, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu averred in Court that the funds belonged to himself, his wife, K.O Tinubu and his surrogate mother, Alhaja Mogaji and warranted that they had exclusive right, title and interest to the funds.

In an affidavit sworn to by Kevin Moss, a Special Agent with the United States Internal Revenue Service, criminal investigation division in support of the verified complaint for forfeiture of Bola Tinubu’s moneys held in various Bank accounts, the agent gave a vivid account of how he came to the conclusion that the funds were proceeds of narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law.

Mr. Moss averred that prior to and during 1988; the government became involved in the investigation of a white heroin trafficking network operating in Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The investigation disclosed that an individual known as Lee Andrew Edwards was a source of white heroin. The government sources provided information about Lee Andrew Edwards including the identity of a telephone number which activated in electronic pager. This pager according to him was to be called to place an order for white heroin. According to Mr. Moss, this pager was subscribed to by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande who at that time was a resident of Chicago.

Mr. Moss further averred that during February 1988, an individual named Abiodun Agbele arrived in the U.S from Nigeria and during investigation by the government, Agbele disclosed that Akande was his uncle who provided him an apartment in Hammond, Indiana.

According to Agbele, Mr. Akande returned to Nigeria in1990; however, before he left, he instructed Agbale to serve as a source of white heroin for Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards as a result of which Agbele sold white heroin for Lee Andrew Edwards on numerous occasions. Following a tip off, Agbele sold one ounce of white heroin to a law enforcement agent undercover on November 28, 1990 for $7,000 and was subsequently arrested. After his arrest, Agbele agreed to cooperate with the law enforcement agents regarding the white heroin distribution and network of Akande.

According to Agbele, Akande controlled the operation of white heroin from Nigeria in conjunction with other individuals in Nigeria and the U.S. One other individual who worked with Akande according to the affidavit was identified as Bola Tinubu who later became the governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007.

The investigation also revealed that in December 1989, Akande took Bola Tinubu to First Heritage bank where Bola Tinubu opened an individual money market. In the account opening application, Tinubu, gave his address as 7504 South Stewart, Chicago, the same address used previously by Akande and his company, Globe-Link. This is the same address used as the drop-off point for packages from Nigeria that contained the white heroin. According to bank records, Bola Tinubu also opened a joint checking account in his name and the name of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu. Mrs. Tinubu had previously opened a joint Bank account also in the same bank with Abdrey Akande, the wife of the heroin kingpin, Adegboyega Mueez Akande.

Upon opening the account, Tinubu deposited the sum of $1,000 in traveler’s check. However, five days after opening the account, specifically, on January 4, 1990, Tinubu deposited the sum of $80,000 into the account.

According to the federal agent, in a credit application dated January 6, 1990, Bola Tinubu disclosed that he resided at 7504 South Stewart and that Mueez A. Akande was his cousin. Tinubu further stated that he was an employee of Mobil Oil Nigeria Limited, Fairfax, Virginia and his take home pay was $2,400 per month. Additionally, Tinubu stated on the application that he had no other sources of income and listed his wife, Oluremi Tinubu as co-applicant for the application for automobile loan. The loan was secured with the certificate of deposit in the amount of $10,000 which Tinubu had purchased with a withdrawal from the $80,000 deposit in his checking account.

According to the federal agent, Bank records from First heritage Bank disclosed that in 1990 alone, Bola Tinubu deposited $661,000 into his individual money market account and in 1993; he deposited the sum of $1,216,500 into the same money market account. The agent further avers that in 1991, Tinubu began opening accounts at Citibank in the section known as the world-wide personal banking unit where he transferred the sum of $560,000 from his money market account at the First Heritage Bank.

This development prompted the Federal agents to interview representatives from Mobil Oil regarding Tinubu’s employment status and his take-home pay. The Mobil Oil representatives confirmed to the investigators that Tinubu was employed by the Mobil Oil as a treasurer. Mobil Oil further told the federal agents that this position did not involve the transfer of large amounts of money between banking institutions. Mobil oil representatives also stated that under no circumstance would Tinubu be permitted to retain money belonging to Mobil Oil in accounts bearing Tinubu’s name. Finally, Mobil Oil confirmed that the corporation never had any accounts in banks in the southern suburbs of Chicago.

On January 10, 1992, the federal agents obtained a court Order freezing Tinubu’s accounts at First Heritage Bank and Citibank respectively. Thereafter, Tinubu contacted the First Heritage Bank to transfer money from his accounts and was advised that the accounts had been seized by the U.S Treasury.

On January 13, 1992, Mr. Moss, the Federal agent contacted Bola Tinubu in Nigeria by phone using a number provided to the First Heritage Bank by Tinubu himself. Mr. Moss averred that during the course of the interview, Bola Tinubu confirmed that he knew Mueez Adegboyega Akande. Tinubu further admitted during the interview with the federal agent that he had wire transferred $100,000 to Akande’s bank account in Houston and that the $80,000.00 of the funds used to open the account at First Heritage Bank had come from Akande. Tinubu further admitted that he had other accounts in Fairfax, Virginia and London.

Concluding his affidavit evidence, Mr. Moss stated that with all these evidence, there was probable cause to believe that the funds in the accounts held by First Heritage Bank and Citibank, N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu represented property that was involved in narcotics transaction in violation of the U.S law. He therefore, urged the Court to issue an order of forfeiture of the funds.

After a protracted litigation in which Bola Tinubu claimed that the monies legitimately belonged to him, his wife, Oluremi Tinubu and his surrogate mother, one Alhaja Mogaji, Bola Tinubu finally opted for a stipulated settlement with the U.S government. According to the settlement Order dated September 15, 1993; Hon. Judge John A Nordberg ordered that the sum of $460,000 held by Bola Tinubu in The First Heritage Bank account be forfeited to the United States Government. The Court also ordered the release of the funds held in the Citibank account and any money held in excess of $460,000 at the First Heritage account to Bola Tinubu in line with the agreement and stipulation reached by Tinubu with the federal agents.

Ironically, this case came up at the peak of the struggle against the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election by the Gen. Babagida-led military junta during which time Tinubu as a member and one of the leading financiers of the National democratic Coalition (NADECO) made several “pro-democracy” trips to the U.S ostensibly to press for U.S sanctions against the Nigerian junta. It is therefore doubtful whether most of those trips were actually connected with the June 12, struggle after all.

From: http://saharareporters.com/2008/09/15/how-us-federal-agents-succesfully-linked-bola-tinubu-drug-trafficking-ring-chicago

blym4real:
paid off as how, from the article he only paid for tax evation.

The court document says the $460,000 was forfeited for "probable cause to believe that the property (money) represented proceeds of narcotics (drug) trafficking"



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ezeagu:
DAMN!

"General Muhammed Buhari’s political partner"

DOUBLE DAMN!

"But that’s just business as usual in Nigeria."

TRIPLE DAMN!

So much about Misita integrity Baba One Chance Buhari.

Anyway did he not also say Abacha did not steal?

Orikinla:
All these over circulated old news on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not stop him from attending the National Democratic Convention in 2012 and he was not denied visa unlike many of the idi-ots in PDP and their attack dogs who will never get US visa.

He already PAID off his crime, simplicita for the SMART crook



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WisdomFlakes:
Tinubu, your enemies will not know peace. We heard worse during the elections from nta and Ait. So Abiola too was a drug kingpin?Yimu.

You obviously cannot deal with the truth that the JagbaJantis of Thief'nuibu cabal is a drug lord who forfeited $460,000 to the US authorities to pay off his crime =>




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PassingShot:
You have still failed to prove that GMB promised to make dollar equal in value to naira. Prove it or discontinue the discussion.

I have proven what I need to prove- he did not DENY he said it when he was reported to have said it five days BEFORE the elections because he is an utterly MORALLY CORRUPT person who has nothing in relation to the word, integrity!
QED!!!

Little wonder the man associates freely with a drug lord who forfeited $460,000 to PAY OFF his crime in the US



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Na by force to go beach and wear "bikini"

PassingShot:
Did you read the contents of "during campaign" link you just posted? I just read it and didn't see where Buhari said he would make dollar equal to naira.
Buhari's quoted words are: “It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not speak well for the nation’s economy,’’

Blame poor journalism for the "nonsense" heading there.

The headline with picture was published on 23 March i.e. five clear days before the election on March 28. Obviously the Buhari team did not consider it worthwhile to issue a denial BEFORE the elections as the candidate was sold on a FRAUDULENT platform of deceit and deliberate distortions.

Meanwhile, what exchange rate "speaks well for the economy"? Abi that one na balu balu figure of abracadabra, the more you look, the less you see

plainmirror:
POLICE PENSION FUND SCAM
When you loot #28.5 billion naira and pay #750,000 as court fine/ charge; we call it business.
Naija the bedrock of corruption.

I rep the land of the rising sun !

What happened to IG Tafa Balogun under APC's navigator, OBJ

and Madam Ibru of Oceanic Bank?

galadima77:
mumu

Is that your name?

KHAYGOLD:
This ur statement has said it all that you are IGBO. You've all made the world known that you are biased in ur judgement, you are narcissistic and you are also anti-democracy. Quote me and read no reply from me.

So only Igbos are fair in democracy for equitable treatment

You are a joker, surely

obailala:
I suppose you will also hold Buhari to account for a promise he made in 1983?

He is being held to account for his PERFORMANCE as military ruler in 1983-1985.

They better start thinking of agri-business work for local supermarket consumption and export.

They need ideas to encourage them? Let them read this thread =>


https://www.nairaland.com/2267190/nairalanders-tour-farms-major-markets

obailala:
I totally understand your point of view, true federalism would be the best thing that can ever happen to Nigeria. However, I thought this thread was about APC/Buhari's 2015 campaign promises?... Can we really hold APC to account if they dont do that?... the APC can simply tell you it wasnt a part of their 2015 campaign promise and they wouldn't be failing on their promise if they do that.

Why cant this thread just focus on Buhari/APC's campaign promises (as the title states) instead of "What we wish Buhari/APC should do"?... Or would you want to change the title of the thread?

I already titled the thread Buhari/ APC so it is not about the 2015 promises alone.

Cheers.

dammytosh:
Was still typing Bro. and it was not a serious tin.

Ok as I don hear you I have toned down my yabis small.

Make you sef nor dey joke that kind joke again.

dammytosh:
you vote for GEJ and want Buhari to stop Privacy.

is Buhari president only of those who voted him or for the ENTIRE country

KHAYGOLD:
Some issues need to be re-visit after buari's soaring in

including


- Abacha is not a thief
- PTF scandal?
- Lagos light rail uncompleted after $1 billion World Bank loan spent?
- Port Harcourt light rail uncompleted after undisclosed billions spent?

obailala:
Why don't we concentrate on 2015 election promises?... What you have posted is a promise made by CPC, why dont we focus on APC promises?

Firstly this is a very important cause to my heart. True federalism holds the possibility for reduced dependence on Niger Delta oil and growing other sectors of our economy for EMPLOYMENT creation after what may be some difficult period initially including collapse/merger of non-viable states that were created by the military DICTATORS to simply share the national cake.

Secondly, Buhari was elected based on his reputation since he has been in the public space in the mid-70s as the military governor of North Eastern state. All he said and did since then form parrt of who he is and what we bought, talk less of a promise he made in 2011 while campaigning for the presidency.

I hope you understand my PoV.

A kii banije, ki aba ni mu ko wa di ojo iku ki a yeri - you nor fit follow person chop, follow am drink then when e reach time for die (as Abobaku consigne) talk sey your hand nor dey again

obailala:
Buhari did not put a timeline... Buhari never mentioned 2 months; the Amanpour interview video is still available on the CNN website. Also Buhari never mentioned anything about making N1=$1.

Elections are over now and NIgerians have a huge task of holding the president elect accountable to his words. Let us not trivialise this by quoting misleading political falsehoods which he never really said. This is no longer a time for the jokes.

obailala:
@omolami
This is meant to be a serious thread, whether we like it or not, Buhari is NIgeria's president for at least the next 4 years. The elections are over and the time for politicking and jokes have passed.

There were lots of promises by Buhari/APC (both realistic and clearly fake) and there were also lots of fabricated promises which mischievous individuals concocted and tagged to Buhari. But this is no longer the time to clown around (like you are doing). Let's please focus on the real promises.

Let me make this crystal clear- anything PUBLISHED as being a campaign promise by Buhari that was not denied BEFORE the elections forms part of the platform of promises he made in the sales pitch/packaging bought by those who voted him in and to which he will be held accountable.

Denying AFTER the fact (elections) does not cut it. Surely!!!

stinggy:
I wish he could read this. I get angry too when I read about his show off abroad.

I thought I was the only one who is annoyed about our leaders not promoting our own very rich yoruba/Nigerian/African culture. Good to see I am not alone