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OnankpaBa:
not only lion. Cat

OnankpaBa:
lalasticlala ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh



Saraki don dey fear

Fear? he called himself the Lion of naija politics.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd).

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that contrary to report published in an online medium, he has never had anything to do with purchase of security equipment because in his entire political career he never served in any committee or body which has any link with Defence or national security.

“As a member of the Seventh Senate, Dr. Saraki was not a member of any of the committees which have oversight function on the Ministry of Defence or the intelligence and national security apparatus. If he was tagged the leader of the opposition to the Jonathan administration, how then will he be privy to Arms purchases and have the influence to blackmail any government agency or institution over the release of funds.

“The Senate President would like to alert members of the public to this new plot by this particular online medium to tarnish his reputation as the medium and its sponsors pursue the singular objective of removing him from the office of the Senate President, an objective they have since failed to achieve within and outside the National Assembly”

This time around, the online medium and its sponsors chose to drag the Senate President to this reigning and current issue of arms purchase by insinuating that he once blackmailed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to give him and other Senators the sum of N250 million as a way of covering up the arbitrary withdrawal by the NSA from the security fund approved by the former President.

First, there is no logic in the claim as Dr. Saraki who was persecuted by the last administration could not have had the influence and good standing to walk up to the Central Bank to demand for any money having exposed many atrocities of the past administration. Again, on what ground would the Senate President blackmail anyone for 250 Million naira? It must be emphasized here that Dr. Saraki will never engage in any sharp practice or issue which will warrant him to blackmail any individual or government institution.

“Therefore for record purposes, Dr. Saraki did not collect any money from any official of the CBN in respect of any arms deal. The Senate President also challenge the online medium or any official of the apex bank, Senator, serving or past, who witnessed or participated in any sharing of the alleged money purported to have been received by him, to come out with evidence.

“It should be recalled that this online medium believe it can continue to disparage and defame people claiming that it is operating outside the country. The medium cannot operate above the law.

“This same medium had falsely published the data page of a forged passport it purportedly claimed belonged to Saraki. The Home Office in the United Kingdom has since written to confirm that the said passport, does not belong to the Senate President. Also, it once claimed that Saraki bribed some judges using a former Chief Justice of Nigeria as a front. The claim has since been proven to be false. Anybody who knows the reputation of the retired Justice in question knows that he cannot be used to pervert the cause of justice.
” It also claimed that Saraki tried to cover up the case of $20 billion missing NNPC fund and indeed collected “cash and gifts” from former President Goodluck Jonathan through Mr. Gilbert Chagoury when in actual fact the Senate President was the only member of the Senate committee who refused to sign the majority report of the Makarfi committee because he disagreed with the report which he believed did not address the matter. It is strange however that a man who dissociated himself from the probe report because he believed it amounted to a cover up was later accused by the same online medium as supporting attempts to hide the issue of the missing funds. This is not only completely false, but also a fiction concocted to defame Dr. Saraki.

“The game being played by this online medium and its sponsors is clear. As they have done in previous cases involving the on-going trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, they are targeting the Appeal at the Supreme Court coming up on Thursday, December 3rd 2015. They want to prejudice the Supreme Court as they have done when they blackmailed a judge of the Federal High Court to withdraw from the case and also published false reports, which compelled the Court of Appeal to postpone its judgment at the last minute.

“Whatever the motive of this online medium, it is high time we employed the instrument of the law to stop this act of impunity aimed at publishing false reports believing the victims will not go to court or be frustrated by its dubious claims that they are domiciled outside Nigeria.

” We urge all Nigerians and other well-meaning individuals across the globe to ignore this absolutely false claim by the online medium. Like we earlier stated, this false claim shall not go unchallenged. We shall meet in court.
“We have allowed them enough latitude to indulge in their unscrupulous and mischievous method of journalism. However, enough is enough. We have no option than to commence legal action against Sahara Reporters in all relevant jurisdictions, particularly on the issue of fake passport, false claim of bribery and the recent one on blackmail, all aimed at tarnishing the image of the Senate President.

“We need to put an end to this concerted mischief of defaming the person and good reputation of Senator Bukola Saraki. We will vigorously defend the integrity of the Senate President. We believe law and global best practices should guide these cyber-warriors. They have abused the docility of the law for too long. Enough is enough.”

Cc: lalasticlala

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/count-me-out-of-arms-deal-scandal-saraki/

omo, i dey enjoy this action movie titled #arms purchase

idupaul:
Will u shut up and stay away from Idoma politics.. we will vote Mark overwhelmingly this time and there's nothing anyone can do

you are telling your mate to shut up. its well. no vex. but who are the we sir? speak for your self.

Why fixing a case for Jan. 12, 2016 when election is Dec 5th.

Bugatie:
And what do we call this?

End time. In #lasisi's voice

Airforce1:
Her Body

Even if she nakedd for my front, my dick no go rise

my guy are you sure?

Lai Muhammed. isokay. No comments for now.

Lucasbalo:
That's the effect of poverty. People selling their votes and future for a bag of Rice, Salt and Tomatoes. What kind of politicians do that. Only a Third World Regenerates. I am sure all Nigeria politicians are guilty of that. No surprise, the country is Hell on Earth.

"Its well bro. The beautiful/Good ones are not yet born"

richidinho:
na one of APC lies

i laugh in English

Aminat508:
You've done it four times!!!! What else

Simply put. Not yet satisfied.

Lanretoye:
if he construct 4 roads now make he win,by feb2016 make dem nullify am again so he can construct more before april2016.

funny you. the mighty falling. i wish Mark will fail the re-election.

OsusuMustFlow:
God bless you sir.

you are welcome

“As we speak, they have blocked Otukpa, Owukpa roads. The work is expected to start today, December 1 and reach completion before Christmas. We wonder where they have been,” the source said.

The rice crested with Mark’s picture and inscriptions that read, “Vote back senator Mark. If we retain him, the nation will retain us,” were apparently reserved after the general elections.

Already, Mark’s campaign team has been busy distributing the food items to residents of Otukpo.


Politicians! Is there anything called shame in their dictionary? Why now?


Benue people, please wise up. Do not sell your future for Rice and tin Tomatoes.

Following the nullification of the 5th term election of former Senate President, David Mark by the Appellate Court, the campaign team of the ousted legislator have flooded the city of Otukpo with iodized salt, rice and tin tomatoes.

This is just as the Akpegede-born retired soldier has also commenced work on four different roads in the heart of the city.

A source told DAILY POST that among the roads billed for reconstruction are Otukpa, Owukpa and two others dominated by Idoma enone (west).

Mark has been facing criticisms for refusing to attract develop to the area, which is populated by most of his political rivals.

DAILY POST gathered that the road construction begins today, December 1 and are expected to reach completion before Christmas. The project is under the supervision of a certain Hon. Abel.

“As we speak, they have blocked Otukpa, Owukpa roads. The work is expected to start today, December 1 and reach completion before Christmas. We wonder where they have been,” the source said.

The rice crested with Mark’s picture and inscriptions that read, “Vote back senator Mark. If we retain him, the nation will retain us,” were apparently reserved after the general elections.

Already, Mark’s campaign team has been busy distributing the food items to residents of Otukpo.

It was gathered that while some rejected the ‘Greek gifts’ others accepted them and thanked the Okpokpowulu for remembering them.

Mark and Onjeh are expected to return to the polls after the Court of Appeal sacked him for rigging his way in.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/01/benue-south-david-mark-campaign-rice-salt-flood-otukpo-to-construct-four-roads-before-xmas-photos/

kindnyce:
WITH LATEST ARMS DEAL SAGA UNFOLDING....

IF SARAKI IS NOT PROSECUTED,THEN I VOW TO BURN MY APC MEMBERSHIP CARD...

i dey tell you my brother.

engrflames:
Sariki will definitely escape this trial

really? lets wait and see

OsusuMustFlow:
Saraki must enter jail.

Amen@your moniker

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

The ‎‎Supreme Court has slated Thursday to hear the appeal that was lodged ‎before it by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, challenging the Appeal Court judgment that okayed him for trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Saraki is praying the apex court to set-aside the majority verdict of the appellate court panel delivered by Justices Moore Adumein and Mohammed Mustapha.

Alternatively, he wants the court to uphold the dissenting verdict of the third member of the appellate court panel, Justice Joseph Ekanem, who not only voided the 13-count criminal charge before the CCT, but also discharged ‎him.‎

He is praying the apex court to evaluate the split judgment the‎ appellate court delivered on September 30, with a view to determining whether or not the charge pending before the CCT ought not be quashed.

It will be recalled that ‎a five-man panel of Justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Fabiyi who is now retired, had on November 12, ordered the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal to stay further proceeding on the charge against the Senate President.

The apex court directed the tribunal to “tarry awhile”, to enable it to look into the appeal.

Besides, the apex court gave all the parties seven days each to filed and exchange their briefs of arguments.

In ‎his seven grounds of appeal, Saraki, through his lawyer, Mr. J.B. Daudu, SAN, beseeched the Supreme Court to overrule the appellate court, void all the steps that the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal has taken so far, as well as, quash the ‎13-count criminal charge against him.

He contended that the appellate court panel led by Justice Adumein, erred in law when it affirmed the competence of the proceedings of the CCT which sat on the appellant’s case with only two members as against the three provided for in the provisions of Paragraph 15(1) of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution.
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Saraki’s lawyer, Daudu, also faulted the majority decision of the appeal court where it held that there was lacuna regarding the quorum of the tribunal.

He argued that the application of the Interpretation Act to hold that two out of three members of the tribunal could validly sit “is to circumvent and reduce the number prescribed by the Constitution for the due composition of the CCT”.

Similarly, Saraki faulted the majority decision of the appeal court where it held that the CCT was a court of limited criminal jurisdiction and that the charges were validly initiated by a Deputy Director in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M.S. Hassan, in the absence of a substantive Attorney-General of the Federation.

He challenged the decision of the appeal court which held that Saraki was properly served with the charges, at a time when his legal team only filed motion for conditional appearance before bench warrant was issued against him by the CCT.

Saraki’s lawyer argued that the court of appeal erred in law for refusing to hold that the tribunal violated the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja which he said ordered the tribunal to appear before the court to show cause why its proceedings against Saraki should not be halted.

According to him, the appeal court erred in law when it held that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 was applicable to the proceeding of the tribunal.‎

‎Saraki was in the charge before the CCT, marked ABT/01/15 and dated September 11, 2015, alleged to have falsely declared his assets, contrary to the constitutionally requirement.

He was accused of deliberately manipulating the assets declaration form that he filed prior to his assumption of office as the Senate President, by making anticipatory declaration of assets, as well as, operated foreign bank account while in office as a public servant.

The offence was said to have been committed while Saraki held sway as a governor.

‎He was also accused of breaching section 2 of the ‎CCB and Tribunal Act, an offence punishable under section 23(2) of the Act and paragraph 9 of the said Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

FG, among other offences, alleged that Saraki, claimed that he owned and acquired No 15A and 15B Mc Donald, Ikoyi, Lagos, through his company, Carlisle Properties Limited in 2000, when the said property was actually sold by the Implementation Committee of the Federal Government landed properties in 2006 to his companies, Tiny Tee Limited and Vitti Oil Limited for the aggregate sum of N396, 150, 000, 00.

He was alleged to have made false declaration on or about June 3, 2011, by refusing to declare plot ‎2A Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, which he acquired between 2007 and 2008 through his company from the Central Bank of Nigeria for a total sum of N325, 000, 000, 00.

Saraki was said to have refused to declare No1 Tagnus street, Maitama, Abuja, which he claimed to have acquired in November 1996 from one David Baba Akawu.

Some of his alleged offence while in office as governor, which are said to be punishable under section 15(1) and (2) of the CCB and Tribunal Act, Cap C15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, were allegedly committed between October 2006 and May 2007.

His actions were classified as a gross violation of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/cct-trial-s-court-hears-sarakis-appeal-thursday/

Saraki always in the news for wrong reason

Nice one...

PDP don start again. When i thought APC is giving me headache in Kogi.


Gerrahere

APC sef need help

RIP Badmus

isokay

funny. when will all these action movie end?

Nigerian preacher TB Joshua and two contractors facing trial for criminal negligence over a church building collapse that killed 116 worshippers failed to appear in court on Monday, prompting the judge to adjourn the case.


http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/t-b-joshua-fails-to-appear-for-building-collapse-trial/