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“Nigeria is awaiting receipt from Swiss Govt. of $320 million, identified as illegally taken from Nigeria under Abacha” – Buhari @NGR President, 5:09 PM – 27 APR 2016 [b][/b] WHEN Twitter-addicted Nigerians stumbled on this posting on President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter handle last week, the whole Internet went abuzz, with most people expressing their dismay at Buhari’s refusal to call a spade by its correct name. Before we go on, let us try to reason out the meaning of this statement, especially against the backdrop of its nexus to our history where Abacha and Buhari’s paths crossed. It is obvious why the President or the operator of his Twitter handle chose to describe this amount (which is over N100 billion, a third of what the Federal, State Local governments shared in February 2016) as money “identified as illegally taken from Nigeria under Abacha”, rather than the usual “Abacha loot”. The answer is simple. Buhari, long before he was elected president, stubbornly insisted that Abacha “never stole”, and that he was not corrupt. “Illegally taken from Nigeria” is a ploy to sidestep the word: “stolen”. “Under Abacha” portrays it as if other people, not Abacha himself, committed the “illegality” without Abacha’s knowledge. Some unknown individuals were taking money from Nigeria and lodging it in Abacha’s Swiss bank accounts? For what purpose? Perhaps, they knew that our economy would be in trouble in the future and decided to “save” for this rainy day for us? If that is what President Buhari wants to say, let him say so openly, so that we all will join him in congratulating the Abacha family for the sacrifices their patriarch made for Nigeria. In the past sixteen years, series of sums of money in foreign currency have been brought back from Western countries, especially Switzerland, where former military Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha stashed funds which he looted from the Nigerian treasury. These monies have always been called “Abacha loot”. Abacha is the only former ruler boldly ascribed, even in official circles, to have “stolen” or “looted” our public funds. He certainly was not the only one who did so. And most of us believe that he was probably not the biggest looter. Then, how come it is only his loots that are being “identified” and repatriated? Is it because he is dead? If he were still alive like most of his fellow former rulers, would there be any such thing as “Abacha loot”? I doubt it, since his predecessors and successors who probably took more have never even been officially accused or made to return their own “loots”. In fact, one of them majestically struts over the landscape calling other people corrupt without justifying his own obvious affluence after his long stint in the Presidency. Are we a nation of cowards and dastards, mobbing Abacha and his estate simply because he is dead? More questions: if Abacha had not arrested, tried and jailed General Olusegun Obasanjo for his part in the 1995 coup attempt to unseat him, would Obasanjo have launched the campaign to recover Abacha loot? If Abacha had not died and he played a role in the election of Obasanjo as President in 1999 as Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Theophilus Danjuma and their civilian Northern cohorts had done, would Obasanjo have started the campaign to retrieve the Abacha loot? Still more questions: if Buhari had been the one elected as the civilian president of Nigeria in 1999, would he even be talking about receiving money from Swiss Government “illegally taken away” under his regime since he maintains, against all concrete evidence, that Abacha never stole our money? So, is it only when a person deals with us and dies that he becomes corrupt, but when he treats us nicely (as Abacha did to Buhari) he becomes a “saint”? If Abacha had not rehabilitated Buhari after being jailed by Babangida; If Abacha had not appointed him as the Executive Chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), where he was given unlimited powers to spend billions of Naira between 1996 and 1998, would Buhari have stuck out his neck for him and say he was not corrupt? Is this the mentality we take with us in fighting corruption, making sure that those who helped us are regarded as clean, while those who wronged us are pursued with a single-minded quest to retrieve their loot and sent to jail? Is this our national standard for integrity? How are we sure that retired Col. Ja’afaru Isa, a close Buhari acolyte who was reluctantly arrested, briefly detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, and released after a couple of days for allegedly returning part of his share of Col. Sambo Dasuki’s bonanza, actually returned anything? Everybody calls President Buhari a “man of integrity”, in spite of certain things we read and hear which do not add up to conclusively justify that branding. Buhari made his declared assets public. But he never disclosed their financial worth, nor did he let us know where they could be found as late President Umaru Yar’Adua voluntarily did. He never followed Yar’ Adua’s exemplary footsteps of including the assets of his wife. And from the look of things, ever-smiling Madam Aisha Buhari is very well-to-do, what with her reported donation of N135 million to displaced persons in Adamawa during the campaigns last year, which has not been denied. I still cannot reconcile the fact that Buhari, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had to borrow N25 million from banks to pay for his form in October, 2014 when his wife could so easily have given it to him from her own resources. There were even some reports that Buhari was once ejected from his “rented” mansion, No 11, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Asokoro, Abuja in 2012. That report was never debunked. Elaborate efforts have always been made to brand Buhari as a retired general who lived on his military pension before he became elected President. Yet, when he became President and the foreign exchange crunch set in, he told parents who have their children in foreign schools that they should look for forex wherever they could find it as the Federal Government could no longer afford to provide it. When reminded that he had his own children in foreign schools, he simply retorted: “I can afford it”. These conflicting signals about our President and his true mindset on corruption as well as his real standing financially, is being noticed, and nobody is a dummy. Even the younger generation of Nigerians are watching, reading and taking note of this confusion and wondering what “integrity” actually means here in Nigeria. It is not only the youth that are confused. I am certainly no longer a youth, but I am confused! http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/abacha-never-stole/ |
CHANNELStv2020:My Bros, E resemble WALK AWAY!! ![]() As in Jejely and quietly walk away for your dear life. ![]() Plus the bridge is too low naaah!!! ![]() Before one abo-ki go use dangote trailer destroy this WALK AWAY. ![]() |
Michellla:No be she elect herself as "fake detector". ![]() "Fake detector" with "Original Eyebrow". ![]() Are those her real eyebrows!!?? Wait ooooooh.............................Or are your also carrying "eyes brown" about!!?? ![]() |
This is corruption........Make Buhari probe them mama.......... ![]() |
king406:Cool!! Oya where this festac boy whey dey sell AMG C230 self? ![]() |
king406:Hmmmmmmm.......................1.8ltr!!! ![]() That is Boko-Haram on the highway!! Just dey cancel express like suicide bomber..... ![]() What is your experience with the car?? Is it a fuel guzzler like they say, or na deity whey you go dey use money and mechanic go dey issue sacrifice every week or............... ![]() |
king406:That is if it is his car!!?? ![]() |
Olabosipo:It's obvious to even the most simple minded of Mercedes Benz fans that you know nothing about Mercedes Benz. If you took offense at King406's comment, then let me apologize in advance before I give mine. AMG cars - which are a special series of Sporty version of classic cars made by Mercedes - have one thing in common; their model numbers are double digits as opposed to their regular models which are usually Tripple digits. This is the standard format of issuing model numbers that Mercedes Benz uses to distinguish AMG cars from regular cars. For example, an AMG version of a G wagon Mercedes Benz would be the G86 or G63. It would sound dumb to a Mercedes Benz fan to bring a G wagon labeled AMG and the model is G550 and you say it's an AMG model?? It's either the model number or year is wrong or the Metal badge displaying the model number at the rear end of the car is wrong. Thats why King406 can boldly tell you without even inspecting the car that Your car isn't an AMG model. AMG C65 or C55 from Mercedes sounds more like it and not C230 AMG. The steering wheel and even the dashboard suggests to me - depending on where the car was made - that attempts were made to p!mp the car. It has the dashboard of a regular 05/06 C class but the steering wheel of a C class coupe - I stand to be corrected on this - but yet you called it an 05!! Quite interesting......... Once again, as for the C230 AMG; that is wrong labelling. Hope you understand now...................no pun intended!! |
DropShot:It is a lie. The Parents of the Chibok girls have denied the girl. Just like I posted hia, it is a shameless scam. It's nothing but a fabrication, a shameless attempt to give the world the impression that the military is working when Buhari never release shi shi give anybody.....it is even in the news. Check the link at Punch Newspaper below. The parents of the Chibok gals have denied such a gal....you see use your own common sense It is nothing but pencil in the hands of Lai Mohammed............. ![]() Na Aisha rice carry the gal and her fake Boko Haram commander husband go Abuja.......Buhari is the actual anointed clueless one, for allowing a total stranger and a potential security risk into the villa. Source: http://www.punchng.com/rescued-girl-serah-luka-not-on-our-list-chibok-parents/ |
ganisucks:See Tafia! Na ogogoro drinker na e you see am call am "unbecoming of a ditinguished senator". Blockos nko ![]() |
madridguy:I can never forget our dearly departed of 2012, which is why when the military/police killed protesters under the Jonathan administration we rained insults on Jonathan, Nkonjo Iweala, Barth nnaji, Labaran Maku and Diezani allison daily and not Buhari or Tinubu or Fashola or Lai Mohammed or kaichukwu for that matter. I also will not forget the hardship of 2016, of which judging from new reports, propaganda and counter-propaganda, is still loading, so therefore in season and out of season I will continue to perpetually rain insults on PMB, kaichukwu, Lai Mohammed, and Fashola daily. Nonsense mproko of Daura river...................................................................................... ![]() If na Zara or Aisha Buhari you go give them dollar and first class ticket to London ![]() Nonsense................................................................................. ![]() |
Tolexander:Dont deceive yourself, if Buhari wanted to diversify into agriculture he wont make the budget for agriculture lower than what it was last year. He simply said it because he told the governors to do so, so that they wont bother him for oil money. What a contradictory report. Government say it will remove subsidy but will diversify into agriculture and address food shortages. And they said the previous administration was clueless. At a time whey be say na only yahoo and EFCC boys dey cook rice and stew because of price of tomatoes and bag of rice for market na e Sai Baba wan remove subsidy for agriculture. Its alright................................... ![]() |
Banks in Ibadan opened yesterday but closed for business by 12noon. UI is already on strike for other internal sundry issues so the strike sef na Jara for them. UCH wasn't involved on day 1 but they tactically downed tools yesterday. I am sure by now that the banks will join soon. Most cash point branches of banks in areas like markets and very busy business district may open but it would be at the discretion of area and regional managers. The strike is slowly picking momentum but overall, its kinda low compared to January 2012 |
kahal29:While I am happy that Pastor Luka's daughter AkA Number 157 has returned, I doubt that she is one of over 200 chibok school girls that were taken. We were told initially, that all the abducted girls were SSS3 students that only came for their physics exam. The school - like other schools in the area - had been close down due to security reasons but the chibok girls were recalled to come and write their exams - against the initial advise of the Nigerian military that suggested to Governor Shetimma that the girls be transferred to schools outside the area to write their exams. Nobody questioned shetimma for his decision because the first thing he said after he left a closed meeting with Jonathan at the state house was that "The Nigerian military couldn't defeat Boko Haram because it was much stronger than the military and better equipped". This put Jonathan, the Nigerian military between a rock and a hard place. This was what the Media and the APC focused on. Everybody forgot to ask why shetimma chose to ignore the advise of the military, it was only after this abduction, that schools were closed. What is a JSS1 girl doing in school when school isn't open? Also they were not taken when the exams were on going, they were taken a day to the physics exams from their hostels. Why did Pastor Luka - if truly she was among the kidnapped Chibok girls - give permission for his daughter (who obviously just got into school - when you consider the time-frame when WAEC is usually written and the fact that they said she was in JSS1) to be in school at a time when school was officially closed?? It is most unfortunate that the Military and the ministry of Information will allow themselves to be used as instruments of political malingering over the Chibok girls in such a shameless manner. God is watching their children I believe that this story is manufactured to give Buhari something to talk about on May 29, the same way the "elimination of 23,000 Ghost workers" was given to Buhari to use to address David Cameron - British PM - when he called Nigeria Fantastically corrupt. How is "ghost workers elimination" done without proper audit of staff. And even at that, 23,000 ghost workers for that matter. A high number of that magnitude would have been achieved through vigorous audit of the entire civil service which considering it size would have taken months. But then again, Nigerians and the rest of the world were more focused on getting cameron to apologize than even considering whether Buhari's comments were true. The last time such a serious audit was undertaken, it was during the Jonathan administration and the exercise is long over, where did they get their figures from?? As far as I am concerned, this story is just that.........a story. It is false, it is political fabrication of the most corrupt and shameless order. It is nothing but Pencil in the Hands of Lai Mohammed!! ![]() |
tomdfirst:Abeg mbok! Before them give us warplane abeg, help me tell them make them put better compressor for their motor make better AC dey blow fa?!! Before them come go build cockpit for warplane..............................well so far no be my life them wan use take test the plane..................its alright ![]() |
alatbaba1:Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............................you dey find their trouble fa? The ban whey them wan give you so, na second coming of Christ na e, e go expire. ![]() |
Mbok abeg! Make una no vex, na condition of the country cause problem fa!! With the current price of tomato and rice for market fa. Na only Yahoo boys now, na e dey cook stew and rice!! Me sef I be wan surrender give Nigerian Military but I just discover say them never really kidnap boys for Chibok!! ![]() |
Ah a!! Why una dey use Nairaland dey blackmail this boi na!! ![]() Even if the young Man dipped his hand in the till; SUG money cannot even lay foundation for this building not to talk of build this house!! SUG money dey buy this kind house na e Buhari never take E Nepa Certificate go contest for SUG Presidency for UNIABUJA since!!?? ![]() |
tuale4u:They supported De-regulation but not #145 per litre and are in favour of dialogue with the Federal government!! In any case, they rejected the strike action and are willing to accept the new price of petrol in favour of #90,000 minimum wage!! Everybody now dey fight for e own belle!! All Promises Cancelled!! This government wan gas Nigerians out!! |
tuniski:Confirmed China product!! Even aba boys would have done better!! ![]() |
Sharraap there!! Which general!!?? Did Abacha steal!!?? Is Jonathan a General!!?? **LooksAtBuhari** Oga!! Tell Obama and co to shut up oooh!! Them dey Curse Saint Abacha, ya oga that year!! |
dainformant:Heeeeeeeey!!! Make Una hide that Masquerade Ooh!! Lai Mohammed dey come ![]() |
wheredemdey:Not to Mention Almighty Coca-Cola!! If na only that one person see, na to go church go shia testimony!! |
AmmarOscar:Yes Ooh!!! Sai Baba till 2023, they will clap!! The way country dey go so, if Sai Baba lose election 2019, they will still be clapping!!! ![]() |
[quote author=Firefire post=45645666][/quote]Guy you wicked!!! There is no iota of human kindness in your body at all!!! ![]() That moment when a picture is worth more than a thousand words!! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
great664:Why all these insults!!?? ![]() Must everyone bringing down Jonathan's government be a Zombie!!?? Have you forgotten that Aisha Buhari Shared riced, at a time when the price of rice and tomatoes for market don turn them to rare artifacts!! For all you know, he/she/it is waiting for Season II of Aisha rice!! ![]() |
ba7man:Why will you read it; when his post touts Jonathan's achievement as opposed to yours which maligns him!! You are a rice-eater!! ![]() |
kimond101:Bros even the #145, who is selling at that price now sef!! Whether na Deregulation, Re-regulation, Price modulation, subsdiy removal, people still dey sell fuel at #155 to #180 so what are you even saying sef!!?? |
Is this change or Transformation!! |
**InLaiMohammed'sVoice** you see, even the Bananas' are fruitful; all in response to the body language of this country's President!! |
sunnyb0b0:And that is official rate!! Parallel is #360 and only Buhari's daughter and their league of firends get access to official rate!! Meanwhile: abeg who get tomatoes their abeg!! Too much Tatshey don dey turn my belle....... |
arresa:I vividly remember that when President Buhari was sworn into office in far less than 2 months, our refineries were all on stream. Lai Mohammed attributed this development to Mr President. When Mr President was asked in an exclusive interview how he got the refineries to work; he humbly admitted that he did nothing, that he was still operating within the confines of the last budget. It was at this point the Lai Muhammed attributed the state of the refineries to the "Body Language" of Mr President. So don't even bring that up. All of our refineries as at now aren't in order; except you want to call Kaichukwu a liar. By his own assertion we are facing the worst scarcity of fuel in over a decade, only 3 refineries are working and even at that below full capacity. Kareto is sound proof that government lied about Boko-Haram's military capacity. For 10 full hours, Boko-haram leveled 113Battallion in kareto and kept a combined team of the army, Air Force, navy, counter terrorism units of the police and special forces of the Nigerian immigration in the theatre of war. A militant group that has been crushed and has capacity to hit only "soft targets" doesn't do that. As for the cases in court, if truly their trials are not gross ineptitude and corruption, why is Dasuki on trial for the diversion of #25billion - a mere $80million when Buhari told the whole world that his arch nemesis stole $2.1billion, a whooping #413.7billion at official rate.?? What of the remaining $2.02Billion.?? Also why has DSS refused to produce Dasuki to face charges for a case prosecuted by EFCC but investigated by DSS? Why did Rotimi Jacobs -EFCC lead prosecutor handling Buhari's trial - file for a secret trial when Buhari was called to present his defense in court and when the judge refused, decided to really busy prosecuting other cases?? Has it even occurred to you that CCT doesn't even have the power to send Saraki to jail?? Corruption has been dealt with, and looters are out of the system, leakages have been plugged but there is hardship in the land? Explain if you can?? |
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