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will you rather see ribadu's son set to join pdp? if that is the case, it means most of us are lost.
the sooner we realize that all these folks are the same the better it will be for our country.
as long as we allow people like ribadu to openly rubbish our Constitution, we will continue to witness people like ibori's children running for position of president of nigeria.
the correction of this craziness must start from somewhere. we can not shield one thief and then set the other one on fire, and expect things to run smoothly in nigeria.

Ribadu did some wonderful job while in office but at the same was used as a searchlight for OBJ's political foes. Overall, I think he's the best anti-corruption officer Nigeria has ever produced and should be proud of. However, given his penchant for transparency as he preached always, he should come back to Nigeria irrespective of what they are planning to do to him and answer allegations leveled against him, after all, it's not like he will be sentenced to an electric chair. Or is he scared they'll mete out the same treatment he did to others? I remember vividly a certain House of Rep member died in their custody, that didn't professionally speak well. MR. RIBADU, come and answer questions and don't defy the rule of law or it will haunt you for life.

gbam!

You are comparing Kalu and Ibori to Ribadu? Do you understand the political clout these guys wield?
They had nothing to fear. They are extremely wealthy and powerful  - politically and economically. They
know they will NEVER face justice with the likes of Yar in power!

Ribadu, on the other hand, can not boast of anywhere near that level of influence. In fact, he'll have the likes
of IBB, Ibori, Kalu and virtually all the serving and past governors, past 419 kingpins, Ex IG's of police, Yar
queuing up to take shots at him. And you want him to return?

When Ibori was held in detention temporary, his visitors read like a roll call of the who is who in Nigeria.
Governance in Delta State was suspended to allow ALL the comissioners and functionaries
to pay him a visit in Kaduna!

Please when making comments, lets be objective and understand the system under which
Nigeria operate! Nigeria is not Britain or America!

you did not catch my point, darling.

to progress in nigeria, we must learn how to feed peter the same way we feed paul, regardless of the situation. nobody is here comparing ribadu to kalu; we are only making a point that we are all nigerians with only one head attached to our bodies. we must be treated equally if we want to compete with other developed countries.
ribadu was invited the same way kalu, ibori, ibb jr., marwa, ladoja, fani kayode, aborishade, igbinedion were invited. all of them held top level positions with the previous administration. so, i do not think ribadu has any rights to feel too big or too special to be invited. nobody is bigger than nigeria.
if ribadu was a smart dude, he would have done the right thing many months ago and make his enemies look like jokers. but fine boy is too dull to see through the darkness, he continues to hide and run all over the world like a mademoiselle, while his blind supporters (fools) continue to beat the hero drum behind him.
ain't that something?

1. Is this poster aware that Ribadu's car was riddled with bullets while he was in the car by suspected assassins?

2. This poster simply prefers Ribadu to fly into the country to defend non declaration of asset not stealing or looting public funds even if it means the young man being killed in the process by the powers that be.

this is a good sample why we can never move forward in this country.
so because ribadu has done a "GREAT" job, he should be permitted to rubbish our rules and regulation? what exactly are we teaching our kids in nigeria?
regardless of the past, regardless of who has gotten away with murder in nigeria, the correction must start from somewhere and some day. we can not continue to give excuses for these people who only capitalize in rubbishing our Constitution, taking advantage of their position and stealing our money.
and the very sad part of nigerians is the fact that no-one is willing to put stop to this craziness, or stand upright for what is right. we all tend to have 1 or 2 excuses for our heroes (even without knowing the fact); some of us will defend adedibu till next year, while others will defend akala and ribadu till tomorrow, this is absurd.
when exactly are we going to discover a true leader among us?
mr. afam, it is clear to me that you're not a leader and i'm sorry that you can never be one.

[b]All the charges brought against this guy have been consistent for almost a year.
And what bothers me the most is the fact that Ribadu goes all over the world talking about everything but the charges against him. He criticizes the same Yaradua he helped brought to Aso Rock.

If you are a lawyer you will know that these charges are very simple and straight forward if you're clean.
Ribadu has left many of us with no other option but to believe that he has something very dirty to hide; if not he would have come forward to answer all these questions and make his supporters proud.
But instead, he is busy roaming about and attacking the new government (he assisted in putting together), which I do not think is different from the one Ribadu himself worked for, just couple of years ago.

I think these bastards are all the same at the end of the day. I honestly believe that supporting Ribadu at this point is the beginning of playing a damn fool.[/b]

gbam!

I don't give a damm. Who cares what hapens to ribadu or even yar'adua. They are both looters. God will judge all of them.

i hear you my brother

as a great citizen of nigeria, ribadu must return home as soon as possible to face all these charges like a man. he will not gain anything from running away from the truth. if you can not trust your security guard, who else can you trust? ribadu has been running for too long, which tells me that some of these charges may be accurate. i clearly do not see any big deal in answering few questions if he happens to be a saint as he has presented himself to nigeria. it is time for this man to come out clean from the darkness.
kalu was arrested, questioned and he wasn't killed
ibori went through the same thing
igbinedion went through the same thing
aborishade went through the same thing twice.
marwa went through the same thing
bode george wen through the same thing
fani kayode went through the same thing twice
babangida's son went through the same thing
ladoja went through the same thing.
so, my people, ribadu doesn't have 2 heads and he's definitely not bigger than nigeria. he must come out and answer these questions or else he remains a criminal who doesn't deserve to step into nigeria ever again.
i think it is very important for all of us to know what really happened to all these missing federal government properties. it is only fair.
for your info: ribadu hates living outside nigeria, i was told that he cries daily like a baby. so, why can't you (his supporters) encourage him to let go his defective ego and come out clean?

Ribadu must face trial, tribunal insists

http://www.ngex.com/cgi-bin/frame/frameit2.plx?link="http://www.sunnewsonline.com/"
From GODWIN TSA Abuja
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

For embattled former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, there is no respite in sight as the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Tuesday, insisted that he must face trial on alleged failure to declare his asset while in office.

Besides, Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Constance Momoh said the tribunal might be forced to issue a bench warrant on Ribadu, if he failed to appear to answer charges against him at the next sitting.
The tribunal took the decision after she dismissed the objection raised through Ribadu’s counsel, Femi Falana that his client was not properly served.

It also rebuffed attempt by the prosecution counsel, Ahmed Kyari to push for a bench warrant for the arrest of Ribadu.
Falana at the previous sitting had told the three-man panel that Ribadu was not properly served the originating process, so he could not be forced to appear.
According to him, Section 52 of the Criminal Procedure Code Act, CAP 491, Laws of the Federation, Abuja, 1990 provides that an originating process may be served on a male adult in a household if the accused is not available.

Since the process was served on Ribadu’s wife, Falana argued that it was defective therefore Ribadu was not properly served before the tribunal.

He contended that the tribunal lacked the power to modify the word ‘male’ for ‘female’ in the Act.
But delivering ruling yesterday, Justice Momoh dismissed the submission. She said Section 14 of Interpretation Act, Laws of Federation of Nigeria made provisions that where a male is mentioned in an act or law, it could be substituted with the word ‘female.’

Besides, she held that since Falana had announced his appearance for Ribadu in the matter, it is deemed that he has waived his right to claim.

She referred to NUB Ltd Vs Samba Pet Company Ltd, 2006, 12 Nigeria Weekly Law Report, page 105.
“A person who takes part in proceedings, filing applications, moving and defending them, and defending applications filed by the adverse party in the eyes of the law does so as if all is well. He would not be allowed after taking part in the proceedings to turn around and complain about things left undone that should have been done. He would deemed to have abandoned his legal right to object by his conduct. He is stopped from objecting. The abandonment of his legal right to object to the irregularity amounts to a waiver”.
“It is the conclusion of the tribunal that the Preliminary Objection lacks merit and the tribunal has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and proceed with the case”, the tribunal held.

Ribadu was accused of alleged failure to declare his asset as required of a public servant while in office.
Justice Momoh led-tribunal had on April 30 ordered him to appear on Wednesday to take his plea.
The prosecution argued that an accused is allowed to be served through a substituted means under Criminal Procedure Code Act, CAP 491, Laws of the Federation, Abuja, 1990.

At the last sitting, Falana had recalled informing the CCT when the matter started on January 28 that his appearance for Ribadu was out of sheer respect for the tribunal because he (Ribadu) was not in country when the process was served on his wife.

Ribadu faces extradition as tribunal fixes trial for Sept 23
http://www.ngex.com/cgi-bin/frame/frameit2.plx?link="http://www.tribune.com.ng"

The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is set to be deported to Nigeria from the United States of America to face trial over alleged failure to declare his assets while in office as the tribunal on Tuesday held that he must face trial.

The counsel for Ribadu, Mr. Femi Falana, had earlier told the tribunal that the former anti-corruption boss could only be brought to Nigeria by extraditing him from his current base in the US.

Falana consequently challenged the power of the tribunal to try Ribadu over his alleged failure to declare his assets as enshrined in the fifth schedule of the 1999 Constitution.

Ruling on his trial on Tuesday, the tribunal gave him till September 23 or be declared wanted.

While dismissing the application brought before the tribunal by his counsel to challenge the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear the matter, the tribunal chairman, Justice Constance Momoh (rtd), said if he failed to appear at the next adjournment, the tribunal would issue bench warrant of arrest on him.

Falana, had said failure of the prosecution counsel to serve his client the charge to appear before the tribunal showed that the tribunal lacked the competence to proceed with the trial, adding that bringing an accused to court must be in accordance with the procedures permitted by the law.

According to him, without proper service of the charge to the accused, there would be no fair hearing, adding that proof of service was fundamental to fair hearing.

If Ribadu shows up on September 23 he will take his plea on a three-count charge slammed against him by the bureau.

it could have been papa ajasco's son or adeboye's son, it doesn't matter. as long as he is a son of a nigerian, the possibility of stealing from the government is always very high. let us face the fact, most nigerians are greedy (money hungry) and can not be trusted.
may be it isn't a bad idea to go get permission to make colin Powell the president of nigeria for the next 10 yrs.
next on the list will be adedibu's son running for governor of ibadan and ribadu for the senate president.

i love nigeria

why worry? let us all celebrate and welcome our future president that will bring back ribadu from exile.

ribadu: Yar'adua Forced Me Into Exile

cre8tivity: no, you forced yourself into exile. you ran away because you knew the shit was about to hit the fan.

ribadu:They said I should go to school, I was in school.

cre8tivity: yes, you were sent back to school because you were behaving like a bush boy
           
ribadu: They followed it up and said they had sacked me.

cre8tivity: you bastard, you weren't sacked until you refused to show up at work. they even gave you additional 20 days for your ass to show up, but you did not show up. what do you expect?

ribadu: I was not allowed to receive my certificate, I was forced out with my children and family.

cre8tivity: you were lucky they did not lock u up. yes, they did not allow you to receive your certificate because as usual you crossed the line; you did not obey the rules and regulation. All your classmates had their police uniforms on, but you came to the ceremony like a prince of saudi arabia with a bariga attire on. you felt like you were too big to have on your police uniform as required by the law.
you played yourself.
I'm glad you were dragged away right in-front of ur children. a good lesson for them to always obey the rules and regulation.
there is nobody bigger than nigeria.
fyi: ribadu certificate was given to him next day (order was given by yaradua).

ribadu: The President knows and he has sent me out of the country.

cre8tivity: mr ribadu, please stop fooling yourself. you are the last thing on mr president's mind.
if you're not a thief and a bastard, please return back to the country and come and face all charges against you like a man.


ribadu: Everybody knows that it was the government's work. God knows what happened and God will judge us.

cre8tivity: i hope God also judges you on how you played nigerians and how you stole from us.

can you guys believe that this fool is still out there crying?

Yar'Adua forced me into exile - Ribadu http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jun/21/403.html

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Nuhu Ribadu, at the weekend said President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was after his life and actually forced him into exile.
The erstwhile EFCC boss made the assertions in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) in London which was monitored in Kaduna.


He also recalled the traumatic experience he went through while at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos in Plateau State.


Ribadu said the President, right from the on set, was not comfortable with the mode of operation at the commission, when he was in charge.


Ribadu also lamented that it was not his plan to go on exile let alone go back to school there, noting that the world economic hardship has taken a toll on him.


He is currently studying at the prestigious Oxford University in the United Kingdom.


Said he: "Whatever that happened that is how God wants it, but it is something with the government. The way we worked in the past, this government doesn't want it.


"They said I should go to school, I was in school. They followed it up and said they had sacked me. Not done on the graduation day, I was not allowed to receive my certificate, I was forced out with my children and family.


"The President knows and he has sent me out of the country."


Asked whether he was making a blanket allegation on the present administration, Ribadu stated, "Who will have done this work if not him (Yar'Adua)?"


"Is this even something that we will argue? Everybody knows that it was the government. God knows what happened and God will judge us."


On Yar'Adua's recent interview with The Guardian on his inability to have resigned from the commission he simply quipped: "I don't even understand what was credited to him, he is the President. Did he call me and said I should leave the work, and I did not? What is there if not suffering and making enemies and foes? God knows I did this work with nothing and without greed, "


However, he dismissed the allegation that he has taken documents from the commission. "It is not true, I worked with the support of other committed people to build the EFCC to where we left it."


On the allegation that former President Olusegun Obasanjo used him and dumped him, Ribadu argued: "People should know there was differences in our work. This Obasanjo I don't even know him. It was work that joined us and he gave me freedom and has never said Nuhu come and do this.


" But you cannot stop people with their dispositions. I investigated him and found nothing indicting against him but I got his daughter.


"Today I am suffering here because I don't want to stay abroad. It is suffering here. Only recently I started earning salary after one year.


"I got a job with the Centre for Global Development. I thank God the demand for my service is increasing in the world. Hardly two or three days without my attention being needed across the world. I thank God for this."

he is a complete fraud, and he knows it too.
yes, yaradua's name was on the list of no good governors. the list was presented to obasojo when 3rd term idea was buried. few weeks after, obasojo gave ribadu an order to do his best to clean up yaradua's name because he's the perfect one for the presidential position.
about 2 weeks after ribadu returned to aso rock with his own list of the new administration to take over from obasojo; he ignored the order given to him by his boss (obasojo).
when obasojo discovered this list he was very upset and reminded ribadu that he was nothing but aso rock police dog. obasojo also advised ribadu to get out of aso rock with his list. few days later the police dog (ribadu) returned to aso rock with a pass card with yaradua's name on it.
sooner or later the real story got to yaradua and he promised to pay ribadu for taking his time to submit the pass card.
according to ribadu's list, el-rufai was supposed to run for the presidential position while the IG position was designed for ribadu.

now, how could anyone not see ribadu as nothing but a political tool and a thief?
instead of him fooling himself and making all kind of noise, he should come out and address all these allegations like a man.
and this is what all his supporters should be asking from this fool.

we need to stop making noise about how great ribadu was as efcc chairman. as a matter of fact, ribadu is still the main reason why efcc lost her respect. with the power and access to money given to ribadu during his time as the chairman, anyone from the street of abuja could have easily done the same or even better job. the bush-boy needs to shut up and tell us about the missing money. he should also tell us about his personal list of the new administration he gave obj, when he was asked to go and clean up yaradua for presidential position.
he is a big fool that continues to make fool of himself all over the world. he is a thief and he should be punished.
''you just don't do the right thing the wrong way'' and this is the definition of the man called ribadu. this is what the history will retain for this bastard. the man should be caged.

http://www.ngex.com/cgi-bin/frame/frameit2.plx?link="http://www.tribune.com.ng"

Tribunal fixes April 30 for ruling on Ribadu
From Hassan Ibrahim and Kolawole Daniel - 24.04.2009

The Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Kaduna on Thursday fixed April 30 for ruling on the preliminary objection filed by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, against a charge of non-declaration of asset preffered against him.

The Federal Government had taken Ribadu to the tribunal for his failure to declare his asset while holding sway at the EFCC.

After series of argument between the defence and prosecution counsel, the Justice Constance Momoh-led tribunal could not rule on the preliminary objection sought by the former EFCC boss.


Although he was being tried in absentia, counsel for Ribadu, Mr. Shola Egbeyinka, requested for an adjournment because, according to him, the lead counsel, Chief Femi Falana, was handling another case at the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State.


In another development, an Abuja high court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, will today hear an application for bail in the ongoing trail of the embattled chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr Ransome Owan and six other commissioners of the commission.

The trial Judge, Justice Salisu Garuba, had on Wednesday ordered all the seven NERC officials standing trial before him to remain in EFCC custody till today when their application for bail will be heard.

the truth is: nobody is 100% pure or nobody can be 100% pure. let him clear himself.

i have never seen stupid people like nigerians before in my life, these people do not know what they want. it is a crime if efcc doesn't take action and it is also a crime when efcc does take action. what exactly do you people want? dangote is being questioned, why can't u give him a chance to clear himself and also allow efcc to get their job done. this country is dead and may never come back to life because of the stupid citizens.

just because its time for something new. i pick dora akunyili

who is joe lasis?

ribadu should be responsible.
ribadu had the chance to cut the root of this mess many months ago, but he did not. he was too busy chasing obasojo's friends enemies all around the world.
message to ibadan people: when you see akala, think of seeing ribadu.

Nigerians see nothing pleasant coming from their various villages, they aren't used to such a thing. If it's success, it got to be fraud and if it's fraud, it definitely got to be from Nigeria. What a Fck-up mind.
How can we criticize CNN for calling us criminals, when we're quick to judge each other negatively? How can we blame Oprah for stating that our foundation as Nigerians is built with fraudulent concrete, when we see nothing legit or good coming from Nigeria? How can we hate Custom/ immigration officers that put us through unnecessary delays at the airport, when we label each other quickly as thieves? How can we disagree with foreign employers that reject well-qualified Nigerians just because they carry Nigerian names, when Nigerians are so quick to disqualify each other?
We need to wake up and get ourselves together quickly. Most of what Nigerians are going through world wide is being created by ourselves, just because most of us don't know how to think deep enough.
Nigeria will be a better land and Nigerians will be seen as great people as soon as we start appreciating ourselves as people and understanding the true value of being Nigerians.

hhmmm.

Pls leave Ribadu out of this, abeg!!

obasojo approved the list, but the list was put togther by ribadu. i do not know why all of a sudden, everybody seems to be suffering from memory lost.
ribadu is still a major part of the trouble up against nigeria, he carelessly drove this country into a brick wall.

you can not only blame akala for terrorizing ibadan people, he did not place himself there as their governor. he was given ok to become the governor of oyo state. he can not be totally responsible for this mess, ribadu should also be held responsible. ribadu knew from the get go that this man was a street hoodlum, a thief and a male skin-bleacher who is surrounded by bad intentions. but without any question, akala was listed on the "ok list" to contest 2007 election, which was put together by ribadu.

i'm just glad that people are not stupid enough to list ribadu's name. that would have been a low blow to the rest of decent nigerian citizens. obasojo's name should also be removed right away.

just in-case you did not know, legend means: a symbol of supernatural beings who have achieved legendary fame through their various incredible superhuman accomplishments (that touch or inspire other humans in a magnificent way).
it has nothing to do with corruption, so why is obasojo's name listed?

what is the difference between putting tire around the neck of a living human being on the street and setting him on fire, while 100s of other people watch the live scene of a burning human being as he struggles for his life?
if you think only in america they behave like mental-man, then i will suggest that only in nigeria people behave like bush animals.
@poster: educate yourself and stop thinking like a lost bush-boy.

ABUJA-Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday told the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja that he would not be available for trial until after September 30, 2011.
Ribadu was charged by the Federal Government before the Conduct Tribunal over his alleged failure to declare his assets while he was in public office.
He was scheduled to appear before the tribunal yesterday for arraignment or be declared wanted.
But the ex-EFCC boss who was absent yesterday at the tribunal sent words to the effect that he is presently undergoing a fellowship programme at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
Exhibiting his letter of admission dated August 12, 2008 before the tribunal, he said he would not conclude the programme until September 30, 2011.
By implication, Ribadu would not be available for trial until after completion of his programme at the Saint Anthony's College, Oxford University.
He could only be forced to face trial in Nigeria if he is extradited by virtue of taking advantage of the provisions in the Legal Mutual Assistance Treaty between Nigeria and UK.
His message to the tribunal was conveyed by his lead counsel and Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana.
He said that even if he were within the jurisdiction of the tribunal, he said he was not properly served all the court processes in the case.
He said that the processes in the case were served on his wife.
But Falana said that his client still briefed him to appear before the tribunal out of respect it has for it.
The Lagos lawyer further argued yesterday that assuming his client was properly served all processes in the case, he said the tribunal, yet, lacked the jurisdiction to try him over the said offence, for two reasons.
He said, in the first place, the tribunal was not properly constituted since only two of the statutory three members were sitting on his case.
He also said that he was not a serving public officer who could be tried by the tribunal.
His counsel had already filed a preliminary objection seeking to quash the charge preferred against him.
The Tribunal Chairmam, Justice Constance Momoh who had, at the last adjourned date, threatened to order Ribadu's arrest if he was not physically present in court yesterday, had accepted the explanation for his absence in court.
She said that the acceptance of the explanation would not in any way stop the tribunal from ordering his physical presence before it, if need be.
The tribunal also adjourned hearing in the case till April 23.
Justice Momoh said the tribunal would sit on the said date in Kaduna on the issue of jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, Ribadu has gone before a Federal high court sitting in Abuja to stop his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
He sued the Code of Conduct Tribunal trying him and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) prosecuting him.
In the suit, Ribadu is praying the court to declare that the tribunal is not competent to try him because he is no longer a public officer and that the tribunal is not properly constituted.
Besides, he is seeking an order of Perpetual Injunction restraining the defendants from trying him in any manner whatsoever and howsoever.
In the originating summons filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja Ribadu specifically wants the court to determine if by virtue of part II of the 5th schedule to the 1999 Constitution, the CCT is competent to try persons who have ceased to be public officers.
*If by virtue of paragraph 15 of part 1 of the 5th schedule to the 1999 constitution, the CC is properly constituted with Chairman and another member.
In an Affidavit filed in support of the Originating Summon, deposed to by Olusola Egbeyinka, he averred that that Ribadu is innocent of the charge as he declared his assets in line with the law.
But the A-GF has challenged the suit.
In a notice of Preliminary Objection, counsel to A-GF, Mrs. A.O Mbamali said the plaintiff's suit as formulated is incompetent, frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of judicial process.
She contends that the plaintiff has no locus standi to institute the action, and that the court lacks requisite jurisdiction to entertain the suit.

ribadu is nothing but an ignorant thief. the man feels he's too special, too great to obey the rules. anyone that condones this type of moronic behaviour is an enemy of this country. ribadu has shown us that it's all about himself and his stolen government properties. he should be brought back to face all charges against him.
he's a dirty bush rat and another cancer that has brought this country down on her knees. he should be punished for deceiving nigerians and taking us for a ride, just like the governors.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/30461/43/
Asset declaration: Ribadu asks court to stop his trial

ABUJA—Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has approached a Federal high court sitting in Abuja seeking for an order stopping the Code of Conduct Tribunal from trying him.
Ribadu is standing trial before the tribunal over his alleged failure to declare his assets while holding public office.
He is being defended by Lagos lawyer, Mr Nuhu Ribadu.

He has been ordered by the tribunal to appear willynilly before it on Monday
The tribunal chairman, Justice Constance Momoh, had said, at the last adjourned date that bench warrant would be issued against him if he failed to show up Monday. His counsel, Mr Falana, had promised to produce him.

But about 72 hours to the trial date, Ribadu had gone before a regular Federal high court seeking for an order to stop his further trial. He had sued the Code of Conduct Tribunal trying him and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) prosecuting him.

In the suit, Ribadu is praying the court to declare that the tribunal is not competent to try him because he is no longer a public officer and that the tribunal is not properly constituted.

Besides, he is seeking an order of Perpetual Injunction restraining the defendants from trying him in any manner whatsoever and howsoever.

In the originating summons filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja Ribadu specifically wants the court to determine if by virtue of part II of the 5th schedule to the 1999 Constitution, the CCT is competent to try persons who have ceased to be public officers.

*If by virtue of paragraph 15 of part 1 of the 5th schedule to the 1999 constitution, the CC is properly constituted with Chairman and another member.

In an Affidavit filed in support of the Originating Summon, deposed to by Olusola Egbeyinka, he averred that Ribadu is innocent of the charge as he declared his assets in line with the law.

yes, you're right, a party may appear in person or be represented by counsel in certain scenario. but in this case, mr ribadu 9as a former top official of the federal government) has made himself unavailable in many cases, therefore he must be arraigned in person. according to the law, during the arraignment process, the appearance of a person who has been formally accused of a crime before the court of law that has jurisdiction to try, is required. this individual is required to answer the accusations of the indictment by himself or herself. After the accused person is identified, then the indictment is read, and he or she must plead guilty or not guilty. according to the book, the arraignment always follows the indictment and may be regarded as the first stage in the trial of the accused.
sweetheart, if sending lawyer to represent you during arraignment proceeding was an option, many federal government top officials in nigeria would have exercised this option.
ribadu wouldn't even show up for questioning. could you please check the record and discover what happened to people that refused to acknowledge efcc invitations during ribadu's illegal operations.
we need to stop finding excuses that encourage this foolishness. ribadu has one head just like the rest of us. he is not to cool or too special or too important to abide by the same laws each and everyone of us follows.
if he's clean, he should then go and make his case in the court of law.

it has been 3 times in a roll this man has refused to show up, let's see what kind of excuse he's going to come up with this time. the last time, he was too scared of being assassinated in the court, but wasn't scared at-all to show up at the airport just few days later. I can't wait to see the out come of this latest appearance.

sweetheart, i'm not sure where exactly you're going with this basket full of water, but according to the book, mallam nuhu ribadu's appearance in court before judge is required despite the fact that charges have yet to be filed against him.
i did not make it up, that's the rule.
if the man is clean, please let him go and prove it in court just like any other nigerian citizen.

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200903070362076
Ribadu drags Code of Conduct tribunal, AGF to court

The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has dragged the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, to court.

Ribadu is urging the Federal High Court in Abuja to protect him from the tribunal, which will commence hearing on Monday, on his alleged failure to declare his assets as prescribed by law.

But Ribadu told the court on Friday that he was innocent of the charges against him.

In an affidavit filed in support of the originating summons, a deponent, Olusola Egbeyinka, averred that Ribadu was innocent of the charge as he duly declared his assets in line with the law.

Ribadu is also urging the court to hold that the CCT is not competent to try him because he is no longer a public officer even as the tribunal is not properly constituted.

At its last sitting on January 28, the CCT Chairman, Justice Constance Momoh, and Alhaji Muritala Adebayo, SAN, had threatened to issue a bench warrant for Ribadu‘s arrest if he did not appear at the next sitting.