Gistpeeps: Oshiomhole condemned the statements at the Presidential Villa after the APC Senate caucus and the party’s senatorial candidates met with President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Nigeria is not a colony. We will not accept any foreign interference in the internal affairs of Nigeria,” he said.
He argued that judges get dismissed in Europe and the United States without interference.
“They (judges) have been dismissed across the world when they are found guilty of corruption and the western world cannot, on the one hand when it suits them, describe Nigeria as fantastically corrupt and when a corrupt judicial officer is being charged, people want to interfere.”
Oshiomhole’s comments were in reaction to questions about the criticism that had trailed the suspension of the CJN.
Amid the storm caused by the suspension, the UK, the US, and the EU said in separate statements that they were concerned about the development.
While the UK said the timing “gives cause for concern”, the US said it “undercuts the stated determination of the government, candidates, and political party leaders to ensure that the elections proceed in a way that is free, fair, transparent, and peaceful – leading to a credible result”.
The Presidency has since criticised their reaction, warning that the government won’t tolerate interference, a position Oshiomhole defended on Monday.
Apart from faulting the statements, Oshiomhole called on Nigerians to defend the country’s sovereignty.
“I think we all have to be careful. We must defend the sovereignty of our country,” he said.
Despite his criticism, he said Nigeria remained open to maintaining a relationship with other countries.
“We welcome collaboration, we welcome peer review; we can compare notes. We welcome people who are interested in sharing experiences with us wherever the need arises whether it is capacity building or making useful suggestions on how we can improve on our electoral process. Those are very valuable contributions that we appreciate,” Oshiomhole said.
etrouble: The big fat black nonentity needs to be shown whom the boss is. He is thinking that because he is the governor, that makes him the boss. But he is wrong, power belongs to the people and can be taken back by the people at any time. The people are the boss and currently Tinubu is leading the people, so Tinubu is the boss. Tomorrow, the people may say they don't want Tinubu's leadership again and take the power from Tinubu and give it to another leader or another set of leaders. But until then, Tinubu the Jagaban is the boss of bosses and the big fat ugly Ambode with his uncultured and untrained wife from a faulty background should respect the boss.
if Nigeria needs to move forward we gat to do away with this pattern of democracy and adopt Radical Democratic Reformation. if Nigeria democracy is really by the people and for the people, someone like Atiku should be in prison by now
if I happen to be president tomorrow I'll jail Buhari for not sending obj, Atiku and gej to prison for their Inhumane and fraudulence acts against Nigerians
@ bolded: and where should the “democratic coup plotter” be? Hell I guess.
sogodihno: What do u guys expect Osinbajo to do, to condemn his principal, those ipob pigs calling him boy boy are licking Atiku yansh now and has dropped thier Biafra struggle now, for the same boy boy position.
u know it is surprising that u all forgot that a CJN has unexplainable billions in his account which he himself has admit, but rather u all focus on legality/illegality of the suspension.
I am happy anyway, that PDP is the worst hit with this development, anything to wreck that useless party is welcome. They suspended thier campaign because the main purpose of their campaign has been defeated,(they know they can't get people to vote them apart from the inconsequential 5% anyway), they are hoping on their CJN to get favourable judgment.
Nigerianization: Let me paint a metaphorical picture of the FG Vs Onoghen debacle.
A black footballer plying his trade in Europe, Italy to be precise - where racism is still an issue, slides to tackle an attacker inside the eighteen yard box. The white attacker overreacted, clutching his leg, crying and feigning injury. Note that the match in question is a champions league final match.
The referee, basing his decision on the actions of the attacker awards a penalty. Without the help of a VAR, the decision stood and the penalty kick decided the outcome of the match. Those of us watching on the screen saw the slow motion and the tackle was not that serious.
We complained, we wailed and we conjured conspiracy theories of racism and other forms of bias on the part of the referee.
Alas, the man was just doing his job and when he took the decision, such thoughts of favouritism and racism didn't cross his mind. In the end, the game has been won and lost and the drama that followed were consigned to the dustbin of history.
You should be smart enough to know that related manifestation of like symptoms always require different treatments and medication.
delugajackson: Coming from a man whose country reeks of demented sex-perverts and degenerates. As if Kenyan politicians are saints or any better. Mr. O-bingo or whatever your name is, I hereby put it to you that you lack the moral ground to condemn or criticize our country.
Who your mumu story help? Abeg, face your country while we shoulder the burden of redeeming our already battered image by ourselves. Thank you.
No need for you to be angry, at least he spoke the truth.
Richdad50: No northern CJN will ever go through this level of humiliation. Never! It would have been settled on Friday inside the Mosque after prayers. More so, the emirs would intervene and crush every dissenting voice within their sphere. This is one thing most Southern muslims and non-muslims do not understand and may never comprehend.
The North is strategic and never tarnish the image of the few brains they have alive. Never! Only the south pounces on the flesh yea demand the blood of their own to drink.
Nigeria will not move forward with sectionalism or nepotism but nepotism/sectionalism practiced across board will bring all to the table of rationality. Some folks will still not get this.
#Richdad
The Spirit must have opened your eyes to this. Bravo!
To all corrupt, evil, politicians and their evil supporters who never want to see the nation move forward,
The sane, honest and hard-working IJAW YOUTHS along with Baba just told you all to SHUT UP.. and stay behind if you don't want to go to the NEXT LEVEL with us........ So please, just SHUT UP as we move to a better fulfilling future, NO DISTRACTIONS, shhhhhh.....!!![/quote]If they said otherwise, you would have called them IPOB youths. Damn hypocrite!
Boko Haram has been tormenting Nigeria for close to 10 years, not once have they deployed all the technology they have , instead they request we pay upfront, sometimes even denying us outright.
They should stick their comments where the sun doesn't shine if they cannot be neutral.
Which Judge in the US or UK would be allowed to get away with such callousness?
Do you even know what is meant by international diplomacy? You obviously can’t see beyond your nose.
kahal29: All these conspiracy theories here and there doesn't deal with the substance of the matter at hand.... The main question still remains..... Did Chief Justice Onnoghen forget to declare his assets properly or not? Claiming that over $3 million that was traced to his account was a mistake?
modath: Atiku should ask for a refund from the people that sold Dubai strategy to him, these people hate PDP deep down cos all they've succeeded in doing is make their affinity and obsession with corruption & grand larceny so obvious at each and every turn.
PDP won't stop making sane & fair minded people laugh, CJN admitted to "forgetting" to declare over $3m (and counting) and "they've turned that into a CONSTITUTIONAL MATTER" rather than distancing themselves from the drama, they have decided to carry it on dem head like expired gala for inside go slow...
Watch as you shall soon be consumed by the fire you’re setting! You shamelessly think the situation is about PDP and APC shey?
fk001: We don't expect much from the SE region, if they like they should vote PMB, if they like they shouldn't vote him, all we know is thier votes are inconsequential. 2015 was an unforgettable prove. 5%
oruma19: Buhari is the most honest politician in Nigeria. Let us help him preserve his integrity by voting for atiku. He says he cant do shit for south east, cant u pple umderstand?
sogodihno: Of course, Atiku is ur best bet, vote for Atiku, Likewise Buhari is our best bet in SW, and we will vote for him, u know where it get irritating is u ipob pigs telling us how and who to vote for, and getting emotional about it, it is really irritating, U guys should vote for ur Atiku and leave us to vote for our Buhari, by FeBuhary, everyone eyes go clear.
All I know is SW is voting for Buhari and we are all moving to the next level, let me see the foolish APC governor that will not deliver his state to Buhari.
I was watching the infrastructure development across the country now on NTA, I can't but love this present Administration.
Guys, we can't afford to go back to 16years of wilderness.
#PMB#DIDIT
Infrastructure development that is struggling to translate to economic benefits. You obviously don’t see beyond your nose. Do you even understand why these guys concentrate on infrastructure development? Simple, it’s the surest way to steal!
ct2: those who you saw that came out to welcome the president yesterday are those to decide, not even us here on Nairaland that will not go out and vote rather we prefer to camp a girl on that day ,even some have started planning of a girlfriend to sleep with and booze, the voter u saw yesterday don't even know why atiku went to amelika ,the only armor they carry is their PVC and know that Americans will not come here to vote ,remember Buhari is not Jonathan ......
Atiku will only win on online polls
Sane Nigerians laughing off your obvious stewpidity.
Politics › Re: Onnoghen: Nigeria Is Not A Colony - Oshiomhole tells US, UK, EU by Borderless: 9:21am On Jan 29, 2019
