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Forget Onnoghen; Let’s Talk about Buhari’s Asset Declaration Fraud By Farooq Kperogi Buhari’s asset declaration fraud is more damning than Onnoghen's, yet it is Onnoghen who has been illegally “suspended” and pilloried in the media. In this piece I’ll show you why Buhari is a double-dyed scammer who should be in jail. First, it was Buhari who voluntarily said he would publicly declare his assets. The Punch of February 20, 2015 reported him to have said: “I pledge to PUBLICLY declare my assets and liabilities, encourage all my appointees to publicity declare their assets and liabilities as a pre-condition for appointment.” However, several months after getting into power, he refused to declare his assets publicly. In the early days of the regime, I frantically reached out to many people in the president’s inner circle with whom I have a personal relationship and begged them to prevail upon the president to make good his campaign promise. When they weren’t forthcoming, I wrote a column on June 13, 2015 titled “Mishandling of Asset Declaration May Doom Buhari’s Presidency.” I republished it weeks later. The very first paragraph of the column, which seems pretty prescient in retrospect, read: “Although many of us still nourish the hope that President Buhari’s administration will represent a substantive departure from the blight of the past, Buhari has so far done little to inspire confidence that he will live up to the hopes we have invested in him. Perhaps the biggest germinal error he has made, which might haunt his administration, is his seeming reluctance to publicly declare his assets, contrary to the promise he made during his campaigns.” After the column was published a second time, one close aide of the president told me in confidence that Buhari would NEVER publicly declare his assets because it would demystify him. I asked why and he said it's because the man is very wealthy and that his base in the North and his supporters down South would feel betrayed if they knew how much he’s actually worth. He said Buhari declared close to a billion naira in his asset declaration form and has choice property all over the country worth billions of naira. What was worse, he said, Buhari didn’t even officially declare everything. That was when it dawned on me that Buhari was a deodorized and carefully packaged scammer. For instance, Buhari routinely received generous donations from foreign governments during previous runs for present. The Saudi Arabian government has given him the equivalent of up to two billion naira in two election cycles, and he always instructed his personal aide to deposit the money into his personal bank account. The late Muammar Gaddafi also once gave him at least $3 million and he deposited it into his personal bank account. He was also the sole signatory to the donations that everyday Nigerians made to his campaign through scratch cards between 2014 and 2015. The money was never used for the presidential campaign, and it has not been accounted for up to now. (An old woman in Kebbi State donated her entire life saving of N1 million that she got from selling kosai (bean cake) and died in penury a year later. Buhari didn’t even acknowledge her death!). Buhari did not declare all these monies in his asset declaration form, yet he had close to a billion naira in cash in his declaration form that he is hiding from the world. Now, here is where the fraud starts. In December 2014, Buhari had said, “I have at least one million naira in my bank, having paid N5.5 million to pick my form from my party APC. I have around 150 cattle because I am never comfortable without cows. I have a house each in Kaduna, Kano, and Daura which I borrowed money to build. I never had a foreign account since I finished my courses in the USA, India and the UK. I never owned any property outside Nigeria. Never.” They say a liar must have a good memory. But Buhari is a bad liar. After so much pressure from many of us, Buhari’s strategists came up with a plan to deceive Nigerians and deflect attention from Buhari’s asset declaration fraud. His spokesman was told to issue an intentionally vague and incomplete “public asset declaration” that would leave room for plausible deniability in case he is caught. That was why there were no specifics other than unhelpfully broad claims that the president had a house in Abuja (which he earlier said he didn't have during the campaigns), Kano, Kaduna, Daura and Port Harcourt; some cattle and livestock; “not less than 30 million naira” (how more deceptively vague can you get than that? Recall that a few months earlier he said he had only million naira left in his account!); “a number of cars” (we weren’t told how many); and so on. Compare Buhari’s "public asset declaration" with the late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua's more transparent, public declaration and the face of Buhari’s fraud will become even more nakedly apparent. Many Nigerians weren’t deceived by the fraud. They asked that he make public a copy of his declaration like Yar’adua (who didn’t even campaign to publicly declare his assets) did. In response, the president’s spokesperson said, “As soon as the CCB is through with the process, the documents will be released to the Nigerian public and people can see for themselves.” It’s been more than two years, and the declaration hasn’t been released to the public. What is worse, I have confirmed from friends at the Code of Conduct Bureau that the presidency took away Buhari’s asset declaration form from the place. So, get this: Buhari is the ONLY public officer whose asset declaration does not exist at the Code of Conduct of Bureau. Of course, it’s because he wants to hide his fraud from scrutiny. This double-dyed fraud becomes even more annoying when you remember what Buhari says when he is asked to publicly show his asset declaration form as he promised he would. During the one and only media chat he did as president, he challenged journalists to use their skills in “investigative journalism” to find the form. What sort of dumb logic is that? On your own, you promised to publicize your asset declaration form. Then you took it away from the only place it’s legally supposed to be, and you now challenge journalists to use their investigative skill to find it. You want them to invade your home, hold you at gunpoint, and force you to produce it? Well, journalists have used the best resources they have to find the form. They invoked the Freedom of Information Act and requested the CCB to release Buhari’s asset declaration form. On September 21, 2016, Code of Conduct Bureau Chairman Sam Saba said the Bureau couldn’t release Buhari’s asset declaration form because the law that set up the bureau forbids him from making the forms public without Buhari’s consent. That’s why the Bureau also declined requests to release the asset declaration forms of other higher-ups in the Buhari regime. Now, how did Dennis Aghanya, Buhari’s former media aide and current SA on justice, get access to CJN Onnoghen’s asset declaration form when the law forbids the public disclosure of public officials’ asset declaration forms without their consent? Why isolate someone for punishment for an offense that everyone, including the people meting out the punishment, is guilty of?

Buhari Is Campaigning Like He Is The Opposition. He Keeps Saying "I WILL DO", Instead Of "I HAVE DONE" . Olusegun Obasanjo

In Lagos the Minister from Lagos, flies into Lagos, commissions a Federal Project NOT with the Elected Governor but with a Private Citizen running for Governor. I tell you people, save these stories online, in 25 years your children will argue with you that it never happened.

The best candidates were this evening on # ThePeoplesDebate , but the truth remains that no matter how salutary, ambitious, poignant, effulgent and clearcut your ideas may be, they are unachievable with our present structure and with the 1999 constitution. Even world's best leaders like Lee Kuan Yew, Barrack Obama and Thomas Sankara put together, will fail woefully in Nigeria with our current atavistic structure. Nigeria has a structural problem which must be solved structurally. # Mycountry

I just watched a video.....

IPOB....the Organisation branded a terrorist organization by the FGN.....that same IPOB

IPOB....the Organisation whose member were killed by the Federal Army....that same IPOB

That IPOB is today leading a protest in South East Nigeria to boycott elections

That IPOB is today protected by the Police as they protest...

That IPOB is accompanied on this protest by APC members...

So in effect, the FGN is protecting a terrorist organization as they protest against an election organized by the FGN

why

Because IPOB has been paid to depress the South East votes

The video is online...watch it

...

I am done

In the news: Soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 146 jihadists in response to a terrorist attack in which 14 civilians were killed. Me: In Nigeria the reverse is the case. Terrorists killed only 14 people in Kain, a town in eastern Burkina Faso, their army launched ground and air operations to search for the terrorists, killed 146 of them, with the operation still ongoing. Whereas in Nigeria scores are killed on a daily basis, if the military doesn't raid media organizations, the presidency will remind us the killings are historical, while their supporters will remind us that there was such killings too when pdp was in power. Small Burkina Faso o! The world's 10th poorest country, according to the United Nations.

Till date buhari has failed to apprehend just 1 Fulani killer herd'sman !!!!!!!!! We will never reinforce failure!!!!

Till date buhari has failed to apprehend just 1 Fulani killer herd'sman !!!!!!!!! We will never reinforce failure!!!! # votenepotismout

Till date buhari has failed to apprehend just 1 Fulani killer herd'sman !!!!!!!!! We will never reinforce failure!!!! # votenepotismout

One of the most stupid things I have heard is "I hate constitution.....so I won't vote". Almost like saying "I hate the Federal Road Safety Corp so i wont wear my seatbelt when driving." ANC were fighting a real guerrilla war....but they had a political wing IRA fought a real war....but they has Sinn Fein Hamas? they won an election ETA of Spain? Bildu won elections Muslim Brotherhood? fighting the secular Egyptian State? they won the elections Tamil Tigers? they had the Tamil National Alliance The Kurds? The Kurdistan Democratic Party won parliamentary election in Iraq Von Clausewitz said "War is a continuation of policy by other means"....Elections are a continuation of protests by other means...To say NO is not a strategy...you cannot cut off your nose to spite your face....its strategic naivete.... Go out and vote, make a statement.

APC school feeding cost Nigeria government 228billion while education budget is 109billion. You will know the intentions of thieves even from foolish allocations of public resources.

Apc is evil.

Apc is evil.

While Buhari is still looking for his WAEC certificate from
1961 (58 years ago), OBJ is attending his PhD.
convocation.
NEVER EVER reinforce failure!

PZ pulling out of Nigeria citing tough economic conditions. PZ. Ubiquitous PZ. Go into your kitchen and look around. You'd be surprised how many come from PZ. But they're pulling out. They can't cope with this economy. 3,500 people are about to be laid off.
Apc is evil.

PZ pulling out of Nigeria citing tough economic conditions. PZ. Ubiquitous PZ. Go into your kitchen and look around. You'd be surprised how many come from PZ. But they're pulling out. They can't cope with this economy. 3,500 people are about to be laid off.
Apc is evil.

Even if Atiku is a direct descendant of Lucifer and a cousin to the devil himself and best friends with Judas, we will try him.Even if he is a paternal uncle to Cain, a distant cousin to Achan, Ananias and Saphira , an elder brother to Pharaoh, a nephew to Herod, Delilah's boyfriend or Portipher's wife's ex- boyfriend, we will still try him. If he ends up like "baba nepotism, recession, 5 percent and 95 percent stereotyping", we will vote him out in 2023. We will keep voting out any error till we get the real deal.Aso rock is nobody's permanent inheritance. We have tried Mr Saint and have seen what he stands for.For now, someone should just get set to focus on raising cows in Daura.

( He lies more than Satan) Buhari at Chatham House, February 2015. "Permit me to close this discussion on a personal note. I have heard and read references to me as a former dictator in many respected British newspapers including the well regarded Economist. Let me say without sounding defensive that dictatorship goes with military rule, though some might be less dictatorial than others. I take responsibility for whatever happened under my watch. I cannot change the past. But I can change the present and the future. So before you is a former military ruler and a converted democrat who is ready to operate under democratic norms." - GMB at Chatham House.

NEW ACTING CJN HAS COMMITTED AN OFFENCE UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT ACT
The new Acting CJN has proceeded in error and illegality.Has Acting CJN complied with section 290 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria( as amended) For avoidance, section 290 provides thus:-"290. (1) A person appointed to any judicial office shall not begin to perform the functions of that office until he has declared his assets and liabilities as prescribed under this Constitution and has subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath prescribed in the seventh Schedule to this Constitution."While Tanko has taken oath of office, he has not declared his assets as required by section 290 of the constitution, yet he has performed a function of the office he occupies.Failure to declare his assets and liabilities in accordance with the law is misconduct. At least that is the offence Justice Onoghen is facing before the CCT---

When it is time to borrow, you run to US/UK/EU When you and your family are sick, you run to US/UK/EU When your children need education, you run to US/UK/EU But when US/UK/EU ask you to abide by your own constitution, you ask them not to interfere?
But we will accept foreign medical treatment, Nigeria should remember that it was UK that supported Buhari's life. They can take it back if we provoke them

alizma:
only the poor in brain a foolish enough to support a man who said he forgot 1b naira in an account. I forgot to declare it means I forgot I have such. let's assume he actually forgot, do you know how stinkingly rich you need to be to forget you have 1billion naira?
do you know that about 2,000 youths would have been enriched with half a million naira(500,000) each if that money had been used to settle newly graduated students who desired to start up their own businesses?
ask yourself if you are actually part of them, if they actually recognise and treat you as one of them before you jump half naked into the street shouting we no go gree.

What happened to all the money your lord and saviour the Boko Haram in chief has been borrowing?

Clerverly:
Una go hear am Today

Our Amiable distinguished President @MBuhari would be in God's own state today . By the grace of God the outcome of today's rally would send a clear message that that the good people of Southeast have moved unto the #NextLevel with President Buhari.
#BuhariInAbia

Orji Uzor Kalu
#AbiaForAPC https:///ibrghTc15g

Rented people from Ebonyi.yeye people.

Erec:
Good Morning Good people of Naira land.

I am in great need of help. I'm a young man in my late 20 and the arrow head my younger ones will look up to. My dad is late so pratically things need to be done to enable me support their education.( 3 of them in, numbers) .

I have been underemployed for 3 years now but was able to set aside 200k in my savings. I want to venture into any business that can convert the 200k investment into 400k or above in six month. This will be possible in a business I can make 50% or 60% of the investment monthly.

Please I need your help from your practical knowledge which business can give me this return and I will appreciate it greatly.

Thank you in advance.

Send the 200k I will send it back in 6 month as 600k.

emalek86:
If not for zombism. Which sane person will vote for buhari. Just take it like buhari is your group leader in your project defense. Will you be sure of graduating with a leader like that.

Answer this question emakek86 asked

If not for zombism. Which sane person will vote for buhari.
Just take it like buhari is your group leader in your project
defense. Will you be sure of graduating with a leader like that.:

see unah new CJN....this one looks like native doctor
ooh

A Queer Chief Justice
Our acting CJN was a Judge at the Bauchi State Sharia
Court of Appeal.
Na wa...

My own is to post.

Built2last:
Part 2


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pU6m9oiONY

"President Buhari has NO RIGHT and no power under the Constitution and the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 is very explicit on how to remove the CJN in Section 292(1) (a)(i)." ~Femi Falana

koboko69:
CCT is different from any other court. Let those u mentioned be found wanting by CCT and they will be removed as the law empowered CCT

"President Buhari has NO RIGHT and no power under the
Constitution and the laws of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 is
very explicit on how to remove the CJN in Section 292(1)
(a)(i)."
~Femi Falana

My own into post.

Impeach the tyrant !!!!