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PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 8:36am On Dec 21, 2007
@lawyer.

well captured. IYABO is guilty as HELL. Let see how EFCC will explain this!

what is the public prosecutor waiting for? They should seek the maximum 7yrs for her.

Just for the record, am posting relevant sections of the companies and allied matters ( CAMA) act to nullify iyabo's claims

Section 292 (1) cama: " Every company shall keep at it's registered office, register of its directors and secretaries

Section 292 (2) cama : " The register shall contain the following particulars with respect to each director, that is to say HIS PRESENT FORENAME AND SURNAME, ANY FORMER FORENAME AND SURNAME, his usual residential address, his nationality, his business occupation, if any, particulars of any other directorship held by him and the DATE OF BIRTH


Now if iyabo used an alias name to register the company and act as a director of the company, is it not in violation of section 292 (2) cama? Because obvious the name is fake, address is fake and date of birth is fake. So therefore, she is not a director of that company because she has contravened this section.

Section 82 cama : If anyperson falsely and decietfully impersonates any member of the company and thereby obtains or endeavours to obtain any benefit due to such member, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not more than 7 years or a fine.

If iyabo has registered the company under another name which is fake and not existing and she is actually obtaining or endeavouring to obtain a benefit from the company which she isnt a member, isnt she in violation of section 82?


Bottom line, she is not a director of the company and if she is not, it remains only 1 person since she said the company was formed by only 2 of them and a company can only be formed by a minimum of 2 directors. So therefore, the company doesnt even exist under the law
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 9:17pm On Dec 20, 2007
This is what Iyabo said:
Iyabo said she was not directly involved in the business. “I know Prince Awofisayo. Sometime ago, he invited me to be part of a business he wanted to do. Some of these proposals work, other times they don’t. Prince said I should not worry, that he would fund the entire project. I told him since I was a commissioner, it could raise issues of conflict of interest. We agreed to go into the business all the same. Prince formed a company and did all the ground work. We agreed that I should use a different name, yes, because in law there is nothing wrong with that. Even the arbitration panel in Paris, on which a judge of the high court of England sat, agreed that legally, there was nothing wrong in that.
Simple Analysis:
I know Prince Awofisayo. Sometime ago, he invited me to be part of a business he wanted to do. Some of these proposals work, other times they don’t.
This shows she has been dealing with this guy for long. And many of their projects worked: so she has enriched herself and used her influence as president daughter. can she be honest and tell us those that worked? Oil lifting?, Arik air?

atleast we know one of  those that failed, which has now exposed her. thanks God. is EFCC still hiding more of such?

Prince said I should not worry, that he would fund the entire project. I told him since I was a commissioner, it could raise issues of conflict of interest.
This shows she fully trusted him with her life/intergrity or she trusted OBJ to defend her. if this guy is not your Papa. There must be very GOOD-BOND for her to trust him more so, she is public figure.

We agreed to go into the business all the same. Prince formed a company and did all the ground work. We agreed that I should use a different name, yes, because in law there is nothing wrong with that
if She is not bringing anything to the project, why should Prince called her and get her to fly Vienna and sign contract? why would they both agreed to use 'false' name for Iyabo?

This is slam-dunk-case. She stands no chance in a serious law court.

Again, this is NIGERIA. let nobody cry that Babasin did not speak-up!
PoliticsRe: Who Is Your Greatest Politician Of 2007! by babasin(m): 9:04pm On Dec 20, 2007
How did Putin re-invigorate the Russian economy?
if you did basic search, you will have found below in TIMES MAGAZIN

Russia lives in history—and history lives in Russia. Throughout much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union cast an ominous shadow over the world. It was the U.S.'s dark twin. But after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia receded from the American consciousness as we became mired in our own polarized politics. And it lost its place in the great game of geopolitics, its significance dwarfed not just by the U.S. but also by the rising giants of China and India. That view was always naive. Russia is central to our world—and the new world that is being born. It is the largest country on earth; it shares a 2,600-mile (4,200 km) border with China; it has a significant and restive Islamic population; it has the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction and a lethal nuclear arsenal; it is the world's second largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia; and it is an indispensable player in whatever happens in the Middle East. For all these reasons, if Russia fails, all bets are off for the 21st century. And if Russia succeeds as a nation-state in the family of nations, it will owe much of that success to one man, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

No one would label Putin a child of destiny. The only surviving son of a Leningrad factory worker, he was born after what the Russians call the Great Patriotic War, in which they lost more than 26 million people. The only evidence that fate played a part in Putin's story comes from his grandfather's job: he cooked for Joseph Stalin, the dictator who inflicted ungodly terrors on his nation.

When this intense and brooding KGB agent took over as President of Russia in 2000, he found a country on the verge of becoming a failed state. With dauntless persistence, a sharp vision of what Russia should become and a sense that he embodied the spirit of Mother Russia, Putin has put his country back on the map. And he intends to redraw it himself. Though he will step down as Russia's President in March, he will continue to lead his country as its Prime Minister and attempt to transform it into a new kind of nation, beholden to neither East nor West.
PoliticsRe: Anc Elections by babasin(m): 8:57pm On Dec 20, 2007
two faced double speak Meister Babasin. . . you support Zuma whose close associate is in Jail by the way, yet you're claiming Iyabo is guilty already after she has been absolved of wrongdoing in Nigeria and is still fighting in court?

Iyabo's nom de plume use has not been designated a crime, yet you accuse her of being guilty.
Now you are not reading and understanding my post.

1. I do not support ZUMA or Mbeki. I support DEMOCRACY, TRUE DEMOCRACY; Zuma was freely allowed to contest; thats import of it.

2. Zuma has not said anything about the corruption against him; so nothing for my opinion on that.

3. Iyabo instead of keeping queit and get a lawyer. She talked and I am using that against her as it shows she is FRAUD:any jury will tear her apart.

Iyabo said she was not directly involved in the business. “I know Prince Awofisayo. Sometime ago, he invited me to be part of a business he wanted to do. Some of these proposals work, other times they don’t. Prince said I should not worry, that he would fund the entire project. I told him since I was a commissioner, it could raise issues of conflict of interest. We agreed to go into the business all the same. Prince formed a company and did all the ground work. We agreed that I should use a different name, yes, because in law there is nothing wrong with that. Even the arbitration panel in Paris, on which a judge of the high court of England sat, agreed that legally, there was nothing wrong in that.
that statement finished her. simple. unless she wants to turn around and say it was under duress.

I listen to both sides before making my opinion.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 8:49pm On Dec 20, 2007
Iyabo's Mum used to be Miss Akinlawon.

I believe OBJ and his Children would be so careful about things like this.
well they have been exposed. if this had not gone wrong, nobody would have known about.

she even went to Austria to sign-the-contract. this is premeditate fraud. not one-chance-fraud

This issue emanated from late 2005 into 2006, or didn't you read the article? How on earth can this now be linked to Ige??
contract are usually delayed in Nigeria between inital annoucement and actual award and commencement of work.

This would have been in the pipeline since 2001

we should now ask for REVIEW of all contracts awarded during OBJ.

each board-of-directors of such companies must show-up physically to be identify

I am sure Obasanjo will be doubting Iyabo's paternity as no owu person is a thief!
grin cheesy grin
PoliticsRe: Anc Elections by babasin(m): 8:41pm On Dec 20, 2007
The type of evidence we have so far can be taken to court. It is just a question now of tying up the loose ends,” said Mr Msphe, who is leading the investigation into allegations that Mr Zuma negotiated a £35,000 kickback from the French arms manufacture Thint.
whats important, a man which no court-of-law has found guilty has been voted in by his people without any hindrance from any place.

this is a lesson for all other african countries.
PoliticsRe: Yaradua Is Confused? by babasin(op): 8:36pm On Dec 20, 2007
@tufe,
I do not enjoy yabing anyone. The truth is that we naija, we like self-deceit.

if Yarada makes good decision(Bakassi revisit), sure I will praise, but if we are heading towards hell, you shout before its too late.

in 1999 everyone said OBJ was changed man because he was in Abacha prison, we know the end today.

because if we don't wakeup and say GOD BLESS NIGERIA with our own mouth, then no one would say it for us.
fully agreed
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 5:52pm On Dec 20, 2007
@ babasin - the contract was CANCELLED, so how did she deny you electricity?
Because, the contract would have gone to competent contractors and job would have been finished and people enjoying light now.

But since Iyabo, the thief cornered the contract which later got cancelled;

time wasted,
it becomes more expensive,
more people make money from generator bought during this period
more kids died of malaria since no electricity during that period
more industries that could have survive collapsed during that period

It goes on and on. We need to see the WHOLE picture.

This is not only 419 act, it is also economic sabotage.

This further explains why NEPA never worked under OBJ and it could explain why IGE was killed.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 4:41pm On Dec 20, 2007
Granted that Senator Iyabo's actions in this transaction is deplorable and she should not have been involved in this type of deal; which she readily acknowledged herself.
She used 'false pretence' to defraud NIGERIA and deny us electricty!

This is not ONLY deplorable but a criminal act as stated in 419 law . Its crystal clear. She is a fraudster

That is a question of ethics and morality.  Nigerian law has flaws on ethics just like any other nation.
you only deceiving yourself.  419 act is very clear. attached again for ALL to read.

Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 4:16pm On Dec 20, 2007
your right toyinrayo, someone here is lying and I know its not me.
I see.

so why dont you wanna meet-up in FL?

I am still waiting for your location.

Tomorrow at 12:00EST am free for a week. I can fly anywhere in US.

Let see who is lying.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 3:18pm On Dec 20, 2007
This is nothing but 419.

The company provided several evidence to prove that the woman who signed agreements with them purporting to be Mrs Damilola Akinlawon was actually Obasanjo-Bello. These include an application by Otunba Awofisayo to the Austrian Embassy in Nigeria for Schengen Visa for Obasanjo-Bello and Busola Obasanjo. The Austrian company argued that it was this visa that Iyabo Obasanjo utilised to visit Austria to sign contract papers with it in December 2005.
The company also attached records of Renaissance Penta Vienna Hotel with the names of Obasanjo-Bello and Mr Richard Awofisayo as evidence that the person who signed contract papers with them was actually Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and not Damilola Akinlawon.
419 act is attached.

whats EFCC waiting?

PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 1:48pm On Dec 20, 2007
Can you quite the relevant section of the constitution to back up that claim?
simple, a name must have legal identity! otherwise its not recognised by any legal/official matter.

The company provided several evidence to prove that the woman who signed agreements with them purporting to be Mrs Damilola Akinlawon was actually Obasanjo-Bello. These include an application by Otunba Awofisayo to the Austrian Embassy in Nigeria for Schengen Visa for Obasanjo-Bello and Busola Obasanjo. The Austrian company argued that it was this visa that Iyabo Obasanjo utilised to visit Austria to sign contract papers with it in December 2005.
The company also attached records of Renaissance Penta Vienna Hotel with the names of Obasanjo-Bello and Mr Richard Awofisayo as evidence that the person who signed contract papers with them was actually Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and not Damilola Akinlawon.
the fake name does not exist in-law, thats why she went to Austria her-self to sign the contract.
Thats already criminal and any contract will be void.

if she does not want to be associated with company, you get your lawyer or someone else to represent your interest.

Awofisayo is also associate of OBJ who got all illegal hospital contract that was recently cancelled by yaradua

Many letters exchanged between the parties indicated that the business which has pitched its promoters against each other was packaged by an acquaintance of the Obasanjo family, Prince Albert Awofisayo, who is also chairman of Vamed Engineering Ltd which got contracts to refurbish 17 teaching hospitals in the country for N27billion.
They are all fraudsters.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 1:21pm On Dec 20, 2007
Has she been declared guilty by a competent law court, but you have called her a thief. Following your rule of law and due process, you have no business making such statements.
the excuse she gave already nailed her, we dont need to wait for any law court.

she should have remained quiet and get a lawyer instead she talked and we use that against her; simple.

We agreed that I should use a different name, yes, because in law there is nothing wrong with that. Even the arbitration panel in Paris, on which a judge of the high court of England sat, agreed that legally, there was nothing wrong in that.

Using a 'FAKE name' to register a company is criminal.

We know why national ID-card, did not work under OBJ; so he can use FAKE names to steal our money
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 1:05pm On Dec 20, 2007
It doesn't cost you anything to post the source, so please make sure you do this next time.
Yes, Sir.

Now we can see 'daughter of thief' will surely be a thief.

It is a family of rogues. A shame to OWU people.
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Female Bankers Needed For Dating by babasin(m): 1:03pm On Dec 20, 2007
babe, before you utter something, make sure you know what you're saying o. if you say it was in the european countries, i'd have believe you.
and you know what you are talking about?

Many European countries are more easy when compared to US in black-racism both are equally racists though.

And there is no place like home.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 12:52pm On Dec 20, 2007
Something as sensitive as this and no source?
Seun, I have never posted untrue stories on this site.

Iyabo and Baba Iyabo are OLE, THIEVES. They belong to 'kirikiri'

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=98505

Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 12:22pm On Dec 20, 2007
wow. . . mumu. . .Miami FL ko, Miami Nigeria ni.
wether one of you is lying to the other, b/c this thread sounds fake as fake can get . . . but hey, am not the one to take the downfall, so you guys continue with your little charade
you think so. where are you in Florida?

We can get to meet for drinks. may be that will convince you.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 12:16pm On Dec 20, 2007
Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and senator representing Ogun senatorial district, has been named in a controversy surrounding N3.5billion contracts in the power sector.
slowly we begin to see why NEPA never works for Nigerians.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 10:33am On Dec 20, 2007
Can you believe Iyabo defence:

Iyabo said she was not directly involved in the business. “I know Prince Awofisayo. Sometime ago, he invited me to be part of a business he wanted to do. Some of these proposals work, other times they don’t. Prince said I should not worry, that he would fund the entire project. I told him since I was a commissioner, it could raise issues of conflict of interest. We agreed to go into the business all the same. Prince formed a company and did all the ground work. We agreed that I should use a different name, yes, because in law there is nothing wrong with that. Even the arbitration panel in Paris, on which a judge of the high court of England sat, agreed that legally, there was nothing wrong in that.
thieves
Ole
Barawo
ladrones
Vole
Dieb
ladro
De Dief
ladrão
どろぼう
竊賊
grin angry grin

Let see what EFCC will do now!
PoliticsIyabo Obasanjo In Contract Scandal by babasin(op): 10:24am On Dec 20, 2007
Iyabo Obasanjo, The Fraudster!

Interesting Reading.

OBJ & his family are pack of thieves. Simply Pure thieves.

And this same Daughter is a Senator. Only in Nigeria

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=98505

From Funso Muraina in Abuja, 12.20.2007

Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and senator representing Ogun senatorial district, has been named in a controversy surrounding N3.5billion contracts in the power sector.

In a matter which has gone before the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France, her business partner, M. Schneider, an Austrian company, has petitioned the Presidency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over what it called the “fraudulent, corrupt and criminal nature involving Senator (Mrs) Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (alias Mrs Damilola Akinlawon), then serving as a Commissioner with the Ogun State Government”.

The Austrian company alleged that Iyabo Obasanjo “fraudulently” presented herself as Mrs Damilola Akinlawon while entering into contractual agreement with it to float a company which put in bids for contracts in the power projects embarked upon by the government headed by her father.

In the petition dated 30th August 2007 and copied to other anti-corruption agencies like the ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, M. Schneider of Austria alleged that Iyabo concealed her identity and presented herself as Mrs Damilola Akinlawon with the “sole consideration of shielding her father, former President of Nigeria, from being perceived as having breached relevant laws in the award of power projects indirectly to her daughter”.

The company pleaded with the anti-corruption agencies to investigate the case with a view to ascertaining whether Nigeria’s laws were broken by Iyabo “acting either for herself or on behalf of the then President”.

Many letters exchanged between the parties indicated that the business which has pitched its promoters against each other was packaged by an acquaintance of the Obasanjo family, Prince Albert Awofisayo, who is also chairman of Vamed Engineering Ltd which got contracts to refurbish 17 teaching hospitals in the country for N27billion.

The involvement of Iyabo in the power project was said to have been at the instance of Awofisayo who in several correspondences with M. Schneider of Austria allegedly insisted that the involvement of Obasanjo-Bello was the guarantee that the company would secure the power project contract.
Awofisayo had entered into negotiation with M. Schneider of Austria to set up a Nigerian company named M. Schneider Energy (Nig) (MSEN) Ltd as a special purpose company to secure power project contracts in Nigeria.

In an e-mail message to Mag Andreas Altenhuber, Managing Director of M. Schneider of Austria, dated June 1st, 2006 and presented as exhibit in the petition to the EFCC by the Austrian company, Awofisayo had explained that “the reason for inviting Akiya [a company owned by Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and one of her siblings, Busola] was the strategic role Akiya could play in M. Schneider Nigeria’s affairs in seeking for projects and facilitating Government’s approval”.

For this strategic role, Akiya was given 10 per cent equity in the company at incorporation. Akiya was also to collect a 10 per cent commission on any contract secured for M. Schneider (Nig) Ltd.

M. Schneider Nigeria eventually won two of the bids for power projects while it was on the line to win another two before disagreement among its shareholders put spanners in the works.

The company was awarded the contracts relating to Substations in Benin North and Line Bay at Obudu respectively at values totalling over 15 million euros in offshore cost and over N762 million in local cost.

The breakdown of the contracts is: Lots 19-2-Offshore Price, 13,595,940.31 euros and local price of N569,440,123.00. The second contract, Lot 20-2 has a price of offshore 2,077,416.34 euros and local price of N193,535,970.00, bringing the total value to 15,673,356.60 euros and N762,976,093.00.
However, a disagreement over money sharing and control of the company soon set in and the parties to the business deal soon landed themselves in court.

The contracts were eventually cancelled.

The partners are now trading blames on who was responsible for the cancellation. The Nigerian partners blame it on the intransigence of the Austrian company and are demanding compensation through the Arbitration panel. The Austrian company on the other hand is blaming it on the decision of the Nigerian partners to register another company, Translational Energy Nig Ltd which they had hoped would execute the contract to the exclusion of the Austrian company.

The Austrian company is now claiming compensation for loss of the contract.

Awofisayo approached the International Arbitration Panel in France to get reprieve. Akiya (Nig) owned by Obasanjo-Bello and one of her siblings, Busola also approached the Arbitrators to make similar claims.

In his Request for Arbitration before the International Court of Arbitration, Otunba Awofisayo, to justify his request for a refund of the money which he claimed to have spent to facilitate the contracts, admitted that MSEN did not possess the requisite experience or record of performance to secure the contracts.

“The claimant expended a lot of money on building a very strong profile and goodwill for the new company in Nigeria since the company, MSEN, was unknown in Nigeria and had never undertaken any power transmission in Nigeria and had never undertaken any power transmission and Substation projects in Nigeria or possessed any track record of performance of such projects anywhere in the world,” he said.

M. Schneider of Austria objected to these demands of Awofisayo and Obasanjo-Bello on the ground that all the agreements signed by the parties in the deal were null and void. Schneider contends that the agreements are not valid because Awofisayo who invited Obasanjo-Bello into the deal conspired with her (Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello) to hide her true identity while claiming to be Mrs Damilola Akinlawon.

The company provided several evidence to prove that the woman who signed agreements with them purporting to be Mrs Damilola Akinlawon was actually Obasanjo-Bello. These include an application by Otunba Awofisayo to the Austrian Embassy in Nigeria for Schengen Visa for Obasanjo-Bello and Busola Obasanjo. The Austrian company argued that it was this visa that Iyabo Obasanjo utilised to visit Austria to sign contract papers with it in December 2005.
The company also attached records of Renaissance Penta Vienna Hotel with the names of Obasanjo-Bello and Mr Richard Awofisayo as evidence that the person who signed contract papers with them was actually Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and not Damilola Akinlawon.

In the record, Obasanjo-Bello was recorded as staying in the hotel between 14 and 18 December 2005. Mr Awofisayo stayed in the hotel between 12 -18 December 2005. Also, the Austrian company attached eight photographs of the agreement signing ceremony between Nigerian promoters of the company and M.Schneider of Austria in December 2005 featuring Obasanjo-Bello dressed in a cream jacket.

M. Schneider attached a Certified True Copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Akiya Nigeria Limited in which only Obasanjo-Bello and her sibling Busola Obasanjo were listed as directors. M.Schneider is contending that there is nobody listed as Mrs Damilola Akinlawon as a director of Akiya Nigeria Limited contrary to the claims by Otunba Awofisayo and Akiya Nigeria Limited that the said Mrs Damilola Akinlawon is a director of Akiya Nigeria Ltd. representing the company on the board of M.Schneider Nigeria.

Relying on these pieces of evidence, the Austrian company claims that both Obasanjo-Bello and Awofisayo wilfully deceived it and contravened several aspects of the Nigerian law which makes the agreements with them null and void.

The Austrian company indicated in its petition that EFCC had investigated the matter in 2006.The company claimed that the underlying dispute “culminated in our being frustrated out of Nigeria after investing in excess of one million Euros”.
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=98505
PoliticsRe: "didn't Approve Africom In Nigeria", Says Yar'adua by babasin(m): 8:55am On Dec 20, 2007
here is the real-fact. we can see how stupid and foolish both yaradua and his boys are.

what a shame? and this is a country that wants to be best 20 in 2020?

From Laolu Akande, New York

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua's statement at the White House on Thursday last week that Nigeria will partner with the United States on the Africa Command (AFRICOM) may have sparked a misunderstanding between officials of the Presidency and those of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

But Yar'Adua has since explained that his support for AFRICOM was hinged on its control by Africans with American training and logistics aid.

The blame game which started in Washington, DC before the Nigerian delegation left on Saturday morning is mainly centred on how that statement could cause Nigeria and Yar'Adua credibility problems with other African leaders who had all agreed under Africa Union (AU) banner not to support AFRICOM.

Sources at the Nigerian embassy in the US said top Presidency officials were shocked that Yar'Adua went into the White House meeting with President George W. Bush without clearly defined Talking Points, occasioned by the refusal of the Ministry to okay the participation of key officials at the bilateral talks.

Since the ministry was in charge of accrediting Nigerian officials going into the White House, the list was reportedly secret until the last meeting, The Guardian was authoritatively informed.

Presidency sources also said this loophole partly explained the format of Yar'Adua's presentation when he and Bush briefly spoke to the press at the White House after the meeting.

Bush did not say a word about AFRICOM, and diplomatic sources said even at the closed door meetings it was the US. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and her Assistant, in charge of Africa, Jendayi Frazer, who discussed the issue with Yar'Adua in greater detail.

Yar'Adua on the other hand did not get the benefit of a variety of technocrats.

Although the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ojo Maduekwe, a non-career diplomat and the Charge D'Affaires at the Nigerian Embassy Usman Baraya, who is acting as Ambassador attended the bilateral talks along with the President, other key technocrats like the Special Advisers on International Relations and on Communication were not on the team.

It was learnt that there was a tussle between Presidency officials and the minister on who ought to sit in with Yar'Adua at the White House bilateral meetings.

A presidency source said if Yar'Adua had been prepared with appropriate Talking Points he would not have had to talk about AFRICOM at all since Bush was silent on it and if he had to, his statement would have avoided the confusion of Nigeria's real posture on AFRICOM. Yar'Adua had said Nigeria will now partner with AFRICOM, which was seen as a sudden change in policy since the AU had expressed clear opposition to the project.

After the Yar'Adua statement at the White House, Ministry officials hurriedly called a press briefing the following day at the Minister's hotel to "clarify" Nigeria's stance. At the briefing the officials expressed worry that Yar'Adua's statement saying Nigeria will partner with AFRICOM place him in conflict with other African leaders since the AU had decided not to support the idea.

Some officials expressed dismay that the Nigerian journalists who were in White House did not check with them before filing their reports. But even at that press briefing at least two of the about no fewer than eight Foreign Affairs officials stated clearly that the blame belonged to the Ministry for failing to properly brief the Nigerian president.

A Voice of America interview was thereafter hurriedly organised to mitigate the communication damage "to which the President had been exposed to."

The absence of a substantive Ambassador of Nigeria in the US meant that Maduekwe became the defacto one since the highest ranking Nigerian diplomat at the embassy was the Charge'D'Affairs.

The Charge'D' Affaires, who is now addressed as Acting Ambassador is Usman Baraya. Sources said Yar'Adua only had 10 days notice after the minister informed him that the White House had said yes to inviting him and a date has been proposed.
what a desparate yaradua. US gave him only 10days notice. what a cheap president. anyway, he is looking for credibility.
TravelRe: International Drivers Licence by babasin(m): 10:47pm On Dec 19, 2007
Out of interest, do you need to take a driving test before being issued with a Nigerian Driver's Licence?
YES.
PoliticsRe: The Inconsistencies Of Court Verdicts On Advance Fee Fraud by babasin(m): 10:41pm On Dec 19, 2007
Just saying stealing, fraud, money laundery should get relatively fair court verdicts regardless of who is involved.
who determine what is RELATIVELY FAIR?

on till we have clear-cut sentencing, we should expect different sentences for varied amount of MONEY stolen/fraud/corrupted/etc
PoliticsRe: Who Is Your Greatest Politician Of 2007! by babasin(m): 10:39pm On Dec 19, 2007
I will give it to ATIKU.

He stood firm in the face of OBJ onslaught and he showed that Nigeria judicial system can work if people dont coward before evil.

Kudos.
TravelRe: Accommodation Needed In Lagos by babasin(m): 5:56pm On Dec 19, 2007
@ babasin am not a chip babe okay , for the fact that am looking for where to stay dose not means that am chip okay, and more over I can get myself a place to stay like hotel or guest house but i need a place where by I can interact with peopel and make them friends okay IS NOT BECAUSE I DONT HAVE MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF MYSLF. Know how you response to some post okay if u don't have what to say better stay off. please I respected every person in this forum
No offence. Just advice.

Anyway, I have a mate in 'Surulere' if you interested.

I still need answer: where are you now? and where are you coming from?
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 5:50pm On Dec 19, 2007
Did you stimulate my mind yet?
well, you get to give me the chance.

name the place, I will be there.
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 5:39pm On Dec 19, 2007
I need a man here in the US to stimulate my mind.
you wrote above and now below:

I have my plans that cannot be changed in Miami already. So, if your coming here just for me, don't waste your three hours.
this does not seems to match. so where do we meet?

I will fly to anywhere in US to meet-up. Just name it.
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 5:28pm On Dec 19, 2007
Actually, I'm heading to Miami on the 21 and will be in Fort Myers later in the week.
ok, I can change my fligth to Miami.

Pls confirm if ok:

From Newark with AA.

I will be in Miami at 16:15EST

I am coming only because of you. I will reserve a room in Sofitel Miami with my CC. Its in Blue Lagoon Drive.

If you really sure, let me know. I dont want to fly for 3hrs for nothing.

TravelRe: Accommodation Needed In Lagos by babasin(m): 5:01pm On Dec 19, 2007
where are you now? where are you coming from?

there are cheap Bread&Breakfast in Ikeja.
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 4:56pm On Dec 19, 2007
Cool.

I will be coming with JetBlue from Newark.

I should be in Fort Myers by 17:03EST Friday 21st.

Will you come to meet me?

Let me know before I re-confirm my flight.
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Where Are Mine by babasin(m): 3:32pm On Dec 19, 2007
if by a week no call, then it is more like hit and run
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Man In Us by babasin(m): 3:30pm On Dec 19, 2007
@sirop,

which state are you?

I have holiday on Friday, I will fly to meet you

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