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Ridiculing yourself, my man? you need to wake up and look directly in the mirror.

This matter absolutely has nothing to do with Big B1 or IBB.
Afam, again a little bit of thinking will not hurt your head, trust me.

Earlier, in his welcome address, the traditional ruler of Oyinland, Oba Lawrence Bamisile, noted that Ehindero was installed the Otunba because he was honest, truthful and trustworthy.

What a nice strategy to paint an image of a saint.
I'm just curious to know how much was the total purchase price for the installment.
I guess, Sunday Ehindero finally realized that UN position is not for sale, therefore he went for plan B.
The man can go ahead and purchase more Otunba titles, he can even change his name from Sunday to Monday, the facts are there and he will be captured and caged.

In just few months, Okiro has accomplished Ehindero's life time accomplishment as Nigerian police. It is out there pure and clear.

Whether Ehindero likes it or not, he will be prosecuted at the right time. The can of worms hasn't been opened yet; just chill it will happen soon.
Ehindero will eat black beans at the right time; mark my word!

First of all, she should be forced to immediately step down, the same way Etteh was pushed out of the house. The difference between Etteh's allegation and this one is not that much.

I am calling on the senates to force Senator (Mrs) Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (alias Mrs Damilola Akinlawon) to step down before the end of the year.

I totally agree; and i think the arrest of the governors will soon be questioned.
Yes, they (governors) are corrupt, but they are not the only corrupt group during OBJ's 8 years retarded regime. I'm still trying to put it together why all the mighty attention are only being diverted directly on the governors, while the king of boys (OBJ) is still eating kolanut and drinking palm-wine in Otta. Something seems to be wrong with this picture.

It just doesn't make sense, the regime was not only managed by the governors; it takes over 22 soccer players to play a professional soccer tournament.
I predict that something funny regarding the arrest of just the governors will happen very soon.

Obasanjo under probe over N59bn telephone loan


The Senate is set to investigate why former President Olusegun Obasanjo obtained a $500 million (N59 billion) loan for a telephone project despite his government’s claims of rapid privatization of the sector. The rural telephony project for which the administration obtained the loan from China and caused Nigeria to pay 10% equity contribution is at the centre of the Senate enquiry under the aegis of the Senate Committee on Communications.


The Senate probe is coming against recent fear of the nation’s growing debt burden despite the debt pay off agreement between Nigeria and the Paris Club of debtor nations two years ago.


Though neither of the first two phases of the project is yet to be completed or commissioned, Obasanjo had, according to a memorandum to the Senate from the Federal Ministry of Information and Communication, given a verbal order for the commencement of the third phase of the project.


Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, who confirmed the imminent Senate probe, told Sunday Vanguard that the Senate was more worried that the project was conceived at a time the Federal Government had already given license to telecommunication companies for the nationwide coverage of the country.


He, however, would not declare the rural telephony project nor the process of obtaining the Chinese loans as fraudulent asserting that the committee would like the former president to declare his stance at the imminent Senate probe.

Anyanwu, like the memo from the ministry, wondered why the government was again going into the business of providing telecommunication services despite its recent efforts at withdrawing from the sector with the privatization of NITEL, the country’s first national carrier.


Besides, he expressed concern that the idea of the rural telephony project materialized at the same time the GSM operators were fanning themselves across the country making the idea superfluous.


“Unfortunately the time when these ideas were initiated were almost at the same time when NITEL and other communication agencies were being privatized,’’ the Senate Committee chairman said.


“The same rural telephone project is being handled by several other providers. If you know what is happening, for instance, Globacom is almost everywhere, MTN is making the same effort to get their signals in all parts of the country. NCC also has a project called rural telephone project. We are concerned about the overlapping of efforts,’’ he said.


Construction of the first phase of the rural telephone project was awarded to three Chinese companies namely ZTE Corporation, China Machinery Import and Export Corporation and Alcatel Shanghai Bell Ltd. in July 2002 following a $200 million loan from China.


Though work on the project is almost completed, the memo circulated to the Senate by the Ministry of Information and Communication, however, lamented that the “network is yet to be interconnected with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) – NITEL’’.


Senate officials and other stakeholders, Sunday Vanguard learnt, are concerned that NITEL is not in a hurry to connect the new exchanges as it is insisting on a purely commercial relationship with the new exchanges built by the Chinese.


“Due to the historical relationship that had existed between the Ministry and NITEL, the NRTP network, from the inception was conceived and designed to leverage on the existing NITEL infrastructure. However, due to the privatization of NITEL, the company’s policies have changed. The company has therefore insisted that the ministry should pay fully for all the services required.’’


“Due to the delay encountered in accessing the funds for these services, it has become difficult for NITEL to cooperate or oblige interconnection with the NRTP which is critical to the functionality of the whole network,’’ the memo stated.

With the first phase yet to come on stream, the Obasanjo administration in March 2006 signed another agreement with the Chinese government for the implementation of the second phase of the rural telephony project.


$300 million was provided as loan by the Chinese government for the implementation of the project with the Nigerian government providing 15% of the counterpart funds.


“The counterpart funds (down payments) of 15% of the contract values are being paid to the contractors,’’ the memo revealed even though work on the second phase is yet to commence and with Nigeria already servicing the loans obtained for the Chinese companies to work on the second phase.


“The immediate past president had verbally granted approval for the contract of the 3rd phase to be processed within the tenure of his administration in order to ensure that all the local government areas (LGAs) in the country are covered,’’ the memo stated.

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N3.5bn scam: Obasanjo’s daughter received Jeep as PR – Firm


The mind-boggling contract scam involving Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, has taken another dimension with the allegation that she received a Toyota Land Cruiser as bribe to help secure contracts in the power sector.

This is coming as an Abuja based legal practitioner, Barrister Kayode Ajulo has disclosed that Senator Obasanjo-Bello risked a five-year jail term if convicted of the allegations of felony against her by the Austrian company, which accused her of corruption.

An Austrian firm, M. Schneider GMBH & Co, had alleged, in its petition to the Presidency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies complaining about what it described as “Obasanjo-Bello’s fraudulent, corrupt and criminal nature.”

Some of the exhibits attached to the petition contained vital information to the effect that a gift of Toyota Jeep was offered to the senator by one Prince Albert Awofisayo, a Lagos businessman as public relations (PR) so as to secure a contract through her.

The vehicle, which was eventually bought from Elizade Nigeria Limited was delivered to Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo, No. 383 Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos with a letter of delivery signed by Tunde Fagbolagun.

The quotation and proforma invoice from the car company, referenced, Saju-001, gave the description of the vehicle as Toyota Land cruiser VX AHC Patrol engine, automatic transmission, leather seat, power steering, central door lock, wood finish A/C cool box, airbags, roof ral sun proof, double extra tyre, ABS, radio/cassette CD player, alloy wheel with side step.

A Union Bank of Nigeria Plc cheque of N11, 660, 00.00 was issued in favour of Elizade Nigeria Limited at its Abuja branch, at UAC building on November 15, 2005 and the vehicle, with Engine no. 2UZ-9151608 and Chasis No. JTEHT05J302086528, was delivered to Iyabo Obasanjo at No. 383, Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos with a covering note signed by Tunde Fagbolagun, an assistant manager (delivery) of Elizade Nigeria Limited on November 25, 2005.

It was revealed that when the Austrian firm was approached to buy the vehicle for Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello as “PR,” by Albert Awofisayo, the company turned down the request on the grounds that Awofisayo should be responsible for such gesture.

In a note to Albert Awofisayo on the subject matter, the company noted: “Dear Albert, sorry, but we are not in position to satisfy this request. We have many obligation to fulfill along with the project. PR is yours.”
The N3.5 billion contract scam was blown open following a letter written by M. Schneider and dated 3 August 30, 2007, which was delivered through DHL to the EFCC, the office of President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, Austrian ambassador, Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, chairman, Senate, Committee on Ethics and Privileges, chairman, ICPC and the chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau.

Signed by Andreas Altenhuber, the petition further revealed that the EFCC had, sometime in 2006, conducted an investigation involving directors of M. Schneider Energy Nigeria Limited.
“The underlying dispute culminated in our being frustrated out of Nigeria after investing in excess of one million Euros. This resulted in litigation in different jurisdictions. One of the proceedings will be before the International Chamber of Commerce Paris on 3rd and 4th September, 2007,” the firm said.
The company claimed that it attached a copy of the court papers and other exhibits in the letter to the commission to substantiate various allegations against the senator.

“Contained therein are allegations of a fraudulent, corrupt and criminal nature involving Senator (Mrs) Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (alias Damilola Akinlawo) then serving as a commissioner with Ogun State government and which concealment of her identity, in our view, was driven by the sole consideration of shielding her father, the former president of Nigeria, from being perceived as having breached relevant laws in the award of power projects indirectly to her daughter,” it said.
The company stated that the hearing of various cases on the matter has the potentials of placing the Federal Government in bad light before the international community.

It said: “We would therefore be grateful, without prejudice to the judicial process, if you would kindly cause your commission to investigate same with a view to ascertaining whether your enabling laws or any other related Nigerian laws were broken by Senator (Mrs) Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, acting either for herself or on behalf of the then president.”

The documents also listed details about Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello’s trips to Austria, narrating how she joined Prince Awofisayo in Singapore after her trip to Jakarta, Indonesia in February, 2006.
When contacted by a national newspaper over the contract scam both Dr. Iyabo-Obasanjo Bello and Prince Albert Awofisayo had described the allegations as false and an attempt to tarnish their image. Senator Obasanjo-Bello said she was not directly involved in the business.

She said: “I know Prince Awofisayo. Sometimes 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…”
On his part, Prince Awofoisayo said he was out of the country but would speak on the controversy as soon as he returned. He said the Austrian company had resorted to blackmail because of its failure to prove its case in a court of law.

Meanwhile, an Abuja based legal practitioner, Mr. Kayode Ajulo said Dr. Obasanjo-Bello risks a five-year jail term if convicted of the allegations of felony against her.
In a statement in Abuja, the lawyer said: “The macabre expression and approval of misdeed of misdemeanor by the first daughter of the erstwhile President (General Obasanjo), the one-time commissioner of Ogun State and presently the distinguished Senator of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello aka Damilola Okanlawon, disguised nothing but an admittance of guilt of impersonation, corruption and to cover up palpable commission of crimes.

“Although her spin-doctors and fellow voyagers may delude her and equally want Nigerians to lap into the distorted conjecture that she is not liable for criminal misdeed, it is pertinent to point out that Section 484 of Criminal Code, Laws of the Federation provides that: ‘Any person who, with intent to defraud any person, falsely represents himself to be some other person, living or dead, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years.’

“Bearing in mind the novelty and inventiveness of her misdeed as those she falsely represented in this instance are allegedly her sister (Damilola) and mother (Ms. Okanlawon) vis-à-vis the fact that at the time of the commission of the crime Dr. Iyabo was a serving commissioner in Ogun State, holding a position of public trust and bound by provisions of Code of Conduct rules, Public Officers rules and other related statutes.

It is therefore indispensable that to appreciate the full weight of her criminal liabilities, a combined reading of the provisions of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution, Public Officers Rules, ICPC and EFCC Acts will reveal an imposing commission of offence sanctionable by our laws.
“Section 15 (5) of the Constitution provides thus: ‘The State shall abolish all corrupt practices and abuse of powers.’

“The reasons for the impersonation are not far fetched. What else must be the reason for the daughter of a president and commissioner of health of a state to turn himself to LAGBAJA for pecunial gains?
“To circumvent the law and the system, to besmirch it, defile it and make fools out of the whole world with a full fledged premeditated conspiracy to cover up a perceptible crime.

“The theory of LAGBAJAISM as propounded by Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello PhD holds no water. It is patently cynical, contemptuously jaded, which is, in itself, a dishonoured affirmation from an apparent corrupt psyche.

“Corruption has no other name than corruption either in private business or public office and not a soul should be allowed to hide under any assumption of legality to escape chastisement.
“In the case of A.G. Ondo State Vs. A.G. Federation reported in 2002, Hon. Justice Mohammed Uwais (retd) stated the true position of the law and the mind of the Supreme Court when he held thus: ‘Corruption is not a disease which afflicts public officers but society as a whole. If it is therefore to be eradicated effectively, the solution must be pervasive to cover every segment of the society.

“One is somehow interestingly surprised by the timid position of the government and its law enforcement agencies since the receipt of the complaint against Dr. Iyabo. If the EFCC, ICPC and others are of the opinion that Dr. Iyabo has no case to answer then EFCC should, without hesitation, tender apology to Tafa Balogun, the late Maurice Ibekwe, Ade Bendel and Co. as they have no business being in prison.

“The Federal Government and her agencies should be guided by the dictum of Hon Justice Mohammed of the Supreme Court, in the above mentioned case reported in the Nigerian Weekly Law Report (Part 772) at page 347, where the noble law lord stated:

‘It is quite plain that the issue of corruption in Nigerian society has gone beyond our borders. It is no more a local affair. It is a natural malaise, which must be tackled by the government of the Federal Republic. The disastrous consequences of the evil practice of corruption has taken this nation into the list of most corrupt nations on earth…, ’

The battle over which promoter has direct business dealings with an Austrian firm, M. Schneider GMBH, among CPL Industries Limited, Falcony Nigeria Limited and Akiya Nigeria Limited, which is the company of ex-President Obasanjo’s children, shifted to Paris, France as one of them, CPL Industries Limited, took the matter to the International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
The legal battle started in July last year when M. Schneider GMBH and five others instituted a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Other plaintiffs in the matter were: M.Schneider Energy Nigeria Limited, Falcony Nigeria Limited, Andreas Tenhuber, Michael Tenhuber and Olu Obikoya.

The defendants in the suit were Prince Albert Awofisayo, CPL Industries Limited Akiya Nigeria Limited (firm of Obasanjo’s children), Ms. Damilola Akinlawon and Mr. Richard Awofisayo.
However, Falcony Nigeria Limited and Schneider GMBH were said to have instituted another suit at the High Court of Lagos State, while arbitration discontinues in the one filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.


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This man just doesn't get it.

I used police equipment fund to buy arms, ammunition - Ehindero

Sunday Ehindero, has hit back at his critics over the alleged diversion of the Police Equipment Fund, saying that the money was used to procure arms and ammunition as directed by the presidency.

According to him, he could not have been involved in the alleged scandal as the contract was handled by the Minister of Police Affairs.

Ehindero made this revelation at the weekend at Oyin-Akoko during a formal reception after he was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Otunba Jagunmolu of Oyinland by the community.

The former IG had recently been accused of illegal diversion of the Police Equipment Fund as a probe panel was said to have been set up to investigate the alleged diversion.

He said it was not true that the money was approved and was squandered by the office of the IG when he was the number one policeman in the country.

According to him, he never diverted any police fund as was alleged because the facts and figures were there for anybody that cared to look at them.

Ehindero said: “Let me put the record straight. It is quite true that the Bayelsa State governor then gave the police money. The money they gave us, I followed it to the Presidency and the President directed that the Minister of Police Affairs should award the contract and it was awarded. The arms and ammunition had since arrived in the country.

“I believe that some people are really planning my downfall by all means and I know that God has been vindicating me whenever they cook their allegations.”

The former IG stated that those that were peddling the rumour of his involvement in the alleged crime were those that did not agree with what he did in office.

Sounding spiritual, Ehindero stated that the more the people planned their evil, the more God vindicated him because they had always failed each time they embarked on it.

He added,” You will see that each time we want to have a ceremony like this, papers will like to talk what they like to talk. What they are publishing are falsehoods and I will continue to excel despite their so-called damaging stories.”

The Chairman of the occasion, a former Governor of the Central Bank, Chief Joseph Sanusi, lamented what he called the attempt to rubbish Ehindero after leaving office.

He said that the former IG was able to achieve a lot because of his commitment to the unity of his fatherland and particularly of his people at home.

Earlier, in his welcome address, the traditional ruler of Oyinland, Oba Lawrence Bamisile, noted that Ehindero was installed the Otunba because he was honest, truthful and trustworthy.

He said, “I wish to put in on record that Oyin community as a whole appreciates all the efforts of their sons and daughters towards the development of Oyin. I appeal to those good sons and daughters of the town not to relent in their efforts to place Oyin in a high pedestal.”

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Wonders shall never end. What PDP is doing is 100% better than what IBB as a head of state did so what is he really talking about.

This is typical Afam in action!
So, because what PDP is currently doing is 100% better than what IBB did as a head of state, IBB shouldn't have said anything?

What a Dumbo mentality.

Typical why Nigeria can not move forward and the main reason why Nigerians are being raped by politicians on a daily basis.
My man, a little thinking will not hurt, trust me!

IBB should apologize to nigerians before we will listern to him, if he like nigeria and its citizens why did he not come to oputa panel.

Dude you're right!

I truly think that IBB wanting to come back for the 2007 presidential election was systematically designed for him to accomplish 3 main things.
1. To apologize
2. To redeem himself
3. To correct things and restruction/ establish an evelasting foundation for the future generation (I still think at this moment in Nigeria, he's the only one that could get this done effectively and efficiently).

But of course, this did not happen, which to me still represents a major lost for Nigeria.

Many of us are busy asking the man to apologize  without truly understanding leadership and apology.
Apology becomes effective and attractive when one (IBB) is also in power

I still believe that whatever a man's past may be there is an opportunity to turn a new leaf. Let's give him a chance watch his word and actions closely. He is obviously not the worst  man on earth, No not even in Nigeria.

An intelligent statement.

We continue to miss out because many of us lack the courage and intelligence to see clearly past our noses.
The real politicians in Nigeria know that IBB is not what many have painted him to be; this is also one of the main reasons why he (IBB) continues to get the love and respect of those who truly count in Nigeria today.

He stole money from Nigeria, but could any of us identify any Nigerian top government official that did not steal?

You guys remind me of bunch of blind men who are vigorously complaining that the light is not on.

EFCC Probes Iyabo Obasanjo
By Nosike Ogbuenyi, 12.22.2007

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The Economic and Fina-ncial Crimes Commis-sion (EFCC) has commenced investigation of the N3.5 billion contract row involving Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former head of state, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, an Austrian company, M. Schneider Limited and one Prince Albert Awofisayo.
The commission said yesterday in a statement by its Head, Media & Publicity, Osita Nwajah, that following the submission of new facts before it by the petitioners, the EFCC re-opened an inquest into the matter with a view of determining whether a crime that falls within its purview has been committed in which case, the commission would take prompt action.
Ostensibly nudged into action by a barrage of media reports on the allegations of the contract scam involving the senator representing Ogun Central, the anti-graft agency clarified that the matter was not entirely a fresh case before it, as it was first brought to its attention in July last year. It said in the first petition, the name of Senator Obasanjo-Bello was never mentioned.
The EFCC statement reads in part: “The attention of the EFCC has been drawn to several media reports on allegations of a contract misadventure said to involve Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. The dispute was first reported to the EFCC in July 2006 via a petition from Rickey Tarfa & Co., acting on behalf of M. Schneider (Nig.) Ltd., among which directors, was Prince Albert Awofisayo.
“In the course of investigation, the parties to the dispute were invited and they made statements to the Commission. At that time, there was not a single mention of Senator Obasanjo-Bello by anyone. The result of EFCC’s investigation was that what was reported was a case of contractual disagreement between businessmen and no crime was disclosed or unearthed.
“The commission consequently advised the disputants as to the nature of the matter and that it being civil in nature, they should settle between themselves. It would seem that they heeded the commission’s advice and sought local and international arbitration. However, virtually the same complaint, but with new information alleging impersonation by Senator Obasanjo-Bello, has just been forwarded to the EFCC.
“Following the submission of the new petition to the commission, the EFCC is looking into the matter with a view to determining whether a crime that falls within its purview has been committed in which case, the commission would take prompt action.”
However, in commencing investigation into the matter afresh, the EFCC drew attention to an alleged plot by those it dubbed local and international crooks to drag the commission into politics as an instrument of blackmail.
It decried such underhand schemes to drag it into fields well outside its mandate, saying the intention of those behind them was to make it lose focus and derail the war against economic and financial crimes.
The lid was blown off Senator Iyabo Obasanjo’s involvement in the messy contract deal through a detailed report by the media on Thursday.
According to the report, the senator’s business partner, M. Schneider, an Austrian company, wired petitions to the presidency and the EFCC over what it called the “fraudulent, corrupt and criminal nature involving Senator (Mrs.) Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (alias Mrs. Damilola Akinlawo).”
She allegedly presented herself fraudulently as Mrs. Damilola Akinlawo while entering into a contractual agreement with M. Schneider to float a company, which put in bids for contracts in the power projects embarked upon by the Olusegun Obasanjo (her father’s) government.
She was at the period serving as a commissioner with the Ogun State government. The Austrian company has taken the case before the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France.
In the fresh petition dated 30th August, 2007 and copied to other ant-corruption agencies such as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, M. Schneider of Austria alleged that Iyabo-Obasanjo 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 EFCC and the other 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 her father, the then President.
The news of the contract scam involving the ex-President’s daughter has elicited angry reactions from several quarters, with many persons and groups calling on EFCC to investigate it and ascertain the level of Senator Obasanjo’s involvement.
In its reaction, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere noted that there had been allegations against former President Obasanjo essentially premised on the fact that his children could not distinguish between Nigeria and Otta Farm owned by their father. Afenifere spoke through a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Odumakin.

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You think so?

You forgot to add Ehindero's name.

Ex IGP SUNDAY EHINDERO
20 million Naira

What a pure lemon!

I guess your hired writer is on Xmas vacation!

McKren:
how come?

Posted by Big B1:

FYI: As things are turning upside down left and right, OBJ has no other choice but to start begging and I hope he gets on his knees soon. I guess he's now starting to realize how quick the sycophant are disappearing.

Posted by Bankole01:

just so naysayers can believe Obasanjo in on his knees, eating crow and ready to kiss major big black butts (namely Atiku's),

From now on, I hope Atiku leaves his as s uncleaned; so that OBJ could enjoy the aroma whenever he's ready to start the kissing process!

MAMAJAMA:
ENOUGH OF ALL THESE OLD STORIES, LET US TALK ABOUT THE RECENT STORIES eg Ehindero the biggest thief Nigerian police force has ever produced.

McKren you're absolutely correct.

IBB usually doesn't call people out like that, but for him to make this statement publicly, believe me something nice is up.

Posted by truequest:

I read this story from the sun this morning, I might be having other views about IBB but I think he is right here.

Absolutely on point!

Posted by Swing4real:

IBB is a thief and nothing he says will be right.He is just upset with pdp because he was denied by OBJ to be the president.IBB IS THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA and not the PDP.

You can say what ever you want, leadership role becomes natural when it comes to IBB.
The man made few mistakes just like you and I, but he remains one of the best leaders Nigeria has ever been blessed with.
His determination to correct things and to see this country (Nigeria) back at the top remains firmly incompressible. Just chill and watch as the real game proceed.

He is sincere, focused, clever, creative, full of energy and stamina to elevate this country from the bottom to the top.

The folks that control a country are mostly noiseless and less than 20 in number.

Pay attention, guys!

This is a test and a great opportunity for EFCC to clean up their OBJnism image, and show Nigerians that they are for real.

McKren, I could just tell in advance that the out-come of this test will definitely turn us against each other once again.
I promise you, I will keep my eyes on this one!

El-rufai is a pure crook.

Ribadu is too emotional, doesn't clearly understand the rule of law and doesn't have the stamina to firmly stand behind his beliefs.

FYI: the chick has admitted using a fake identity.

The question is: can EFCC be sincere during this investigation or is it going to be the same old story (half job well done)?

I am calling on CIA, FBI, ICPC, CID, EFCC, KGB and others to brutally probe, agonize, torment, discombobulate, torture, capture and cage this chick; the same exact manner her vindictive greedy carnivorous daddy victimized many innocent Nigerians.

We won’t intervene in Senator Obasanjo-Bello’s case unless the FG was defrauded - Presidency


The Presidency said it would only intervene in the N3.5bn power project contracts controversy involving Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello if the Federal Government was defrauded.

The firm, M. Schneider, had written a petition to the Presidency and the EFCC, accussing Obasanjo-Bello of travelling to Austria to sign contract papers in a different name, Mrs. Damilola Akinlawon, in order to ‘shield her father from being perceived as having breached relevant laws in the award of power projects.’

The Presidency source said, “I do not think that the government will dabble in the matter, especially when it is in court.

“We think it is a business gone awry. We can only intervene if there is a proof that the government was defrauded.”

The source also said that the Austrian firm was encouraged to write the petition due to the current wave of reversal of Obasanjo administration‘s policies and review of contracts.

“The owners of the firm have expressed their willingness to come to Nigeria to testify before any probe panel,” he added.

Another source in Abuja said, “I can tell you that the AGF has called for briefing from the EFCC and the ICPC .

”The commissions are expected to submit preliminary reports on how far they have gone with investigations since they received the petition.

”The reports will determine how the Presidency would relate with the International Arbitration Panel in France on the issue.

”It is too early for the Federal Government to react to the petition against the daughter of the former President.”

The Senate has also said it would not act on Obasanjo-Bello’s issue until the facts were presented clearly.

But Afenifere, has called for a probe of the senator saying that her involvement in the alleged scandal was an indication of the former President‘s ”weak moral standards.”

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Contract scam: Afenifere wants Iyabo Obasanjo probed
 
Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, yesterday demanded immediate probe of the N3.5 billion contract involving Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, a senator and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.[/b]

[b]An Austrian energy firm, M. Schneider, had alleged that the senator used false identity to do business with it in a bid to secure contracts in the power sector in Nigeria.

The company had specifically alleged that Obasanjo-Bello, then a commissioner in Ogun State, fraudulently presented herself as Mrs Damilola Akinlawon, a director in Akiya, a company owned by her and her sibling, Busola, while entering into contractual agreement with it to float a company which bidded for contracts in the power projects embarked upon by the government headed by her father.

The deal, which went awry following a disagreement over money sharing and control of the company by the parties, has been a source of litigation both in Nigeria and Austria.
The Austran company had contended that Obasanjo-Bello and Prince Albert Awofisayo, a businessman and friend to the former president, wilfully deceived it and contravened several aspects of the Nigerian law with the “sole consideration of shielding her father from being perceived as having breached relevant laws.”

Reacting to news of the scam which blew into the open yesterday, Afenifere called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately launch a probe into it.

The group noted that there has been grave allegations that while Obasanjo was president, his children could not distinguish between Nigeria and Otta farm, pointing out that: “The Austrian scandal involving Iyabo Obasanjo Bello is a confirmation of this allegation and reflected Obasanjo’s weak moral standard.”


Afenifere in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin recalled that: “There have been calls for Obasanjo’s probe in the last six months, which have been largely ignored. If Obasanjo still enjoys ‘immunity’ and cannot be brought to book for various allegations brought against him, we do not think that Iyabo has the same status. So we call on Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately apprehend her and carry out a thorough investigation. If she is found to have committed this heinous crime, she should be charged to court immediately and be made to vacate her seat at the National Assembly.”

It added: “Since this allegation against Iyabo is just a reflection of Obasanjo’s scandalous years, is it not high time that we carried out a comprehensive probe of Obasanjo himself?

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EFCC begins probe of Obasanjo’s daughter


THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may have been silently working on a petition brought against the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, over a controversial N3.5 billion power project contract, even before the issue was made public by the Nigerian media on Thursday.


An Austrian firm, M. Schneider GMBH & Co., had petitioned the commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over alleged underhand dealings by Iyabo and her business associate, Prince Albert Awofisayo, in the handling of the said contract, in which the firm was their partner.


The petition to the anti-graft commissions was dated August 30. Nigerian Tribune gathered from a source in the EFCC on Thursday that it would be wrong to think that the commission was not doing anything about the petition, adding that the investigators were looking into the petition to establish the seriousness and genuineness of the issues raised in it, before making further moves on it.


The source pointed out that it was necessary to establish that the petition was not borne out of mischief, malice or frivolities, before the investigation could move to the level of questioning or getting the public to know about the findings of the commission.


Nigerian Tribune further gathered that the commission’s investigators who were looking into the petition would be moving straight into the heart of the probe once the petition was found not to be frivolous.


When the ICPC was contacted on the matter, its Resident Consultant (Media), Mr. Folu Olamiti, said he was not in the office and would need to do some checking when he resumed in the office, to be able to say anything on the matter.


The petitioner claimed in the petition that Iyabo acted unethically 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 his daughter.”


M. Schneider urged the EFCC to investigate the case with a view to ascertaining whether Nigeria’s laws were broken by Obasanjo-Bello “acting either for herself or on behalf of the then president.”


The petitioner further alleged that Obasanjo-Bello travelled to Austria to sign the contract papers while posing as Mrs. Damilola Akinlawon.


The International Court of Arbitration, Paris, is set to examine a claim by two of the parties involved in the deal, Prince Albert Awofisayo and Akiya Nigeria Limited, said to be owned by Mrs. Obasanjo-Bello, which filed a breach of contract case against the Austrian firm.


Awofisayo had sued the Austrian firm at the arbitration court over a disagreement on money sharing and control of the Nigerian branch of the company, which was registered to handle power project contracts.


But the Austrian firm petitioned the Presidency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), complaining about what it referred to as Obasanjo-Bello’s “fraudulent, corrupt and criminal nature.”


Claiming that the impersonation was carried out while Obasanjo-Bello was “serving as a commissioner with the Ogun State government”, the firm alleged that she “fraudulently” presented herself as Mrs. Akinlawon while entering into a contract to float a company which bid for contracts in the power projects embarked upon by the government then headed by her father.


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Posted by McKren

Putin may have murdered or imprisoned one or two persons who he considered a threat to his office, but there are those who have murdered a generation based on false intelligence and propelled by their insatiable thirst for oil.

Wow!

You know what? you're right, I truly do not know much about the man, my point of view is purely straight from CNN. I hate getting involved in stuff I do not know; but something tells me that this man (Putin) can not be trusted.

I will chill and allow you guys to continue with the discussion, while I learn one or two things from my Nigerian family.

The difference between Abacha and Putin is not that much.

I believe that ZUMA was prosecuted; in fact, he admitted that he was wrong. I guess, we are now experiencing a rebirth of Dr. Zuma.

Again, only in Africa.

I do not think Zuma represents a true leader anyone should look up to.