₦airaland Forum

kabayomi:
MAGU WINNING, EFCC WILL COME OUT STRONGER FROM THIS POWER STRUGGLE

What concern Magu with this.

Magu should be warming up for his own suspension

sarrki:
The goodnews is the criminal was suspended

Yes good news. But EFCC should be allowed to handle him or better still DSS

Was it not the same Presidential panel thaf cleared Him b4

The FEC meeting was again cancelled today, due to obvious reasons, the President M. Buhari is attending to other important National Assignment inside his living room in Aso Villa.

The surprise package however is the Suspension of.
1. SGF: Babachir Lawal (The Director General Aso Villa Grass-Cutter)

2. Mr. Oke (NIA Director).

The Presidency said and i Quote:

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE).

The President has also directed the suspension of the SGF from office pending the outcome of the investigations.

In a related development, the President has ordered a full scale investigation into the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, over which the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has made a claim.

The investigation is also to enquire into the circumstances in which the NIA came into possession of the funds, how and by whose or which authority the funds were made available to the NIA, and to establish whether or not there has been a breach of the law or security procedure in obtaining custody and use of the funds.

The President has also directed the suspension of the Director General of the NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke, pending the outcome of the investigation.

A three-man Committee comprising the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the National Security Adviser, headed by the Vice President, is to conduct both investigations.

The Committee is to submit its report to the President within 14 days.

Now my concern,

Is this not the same SGF that presidency absolve of wrong doing after the earlier presidential committe panel.

See attacched picture
www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/221411-buhari-writes-senate-clears-sgf-lawal-grass-cutting-contract-scandal.html/

One can therefore say that the earlier deodorant used on SGF Babachir Lawal had expired and need to be renewed.

We need to ask this Government to tell Nigerians the real occupants of Flat 7A and 7B of ikoyi House raided by Media Frenzy EFCC.

I will conclude by saying that;

Presidential men to probe alleged APC thieves while EFCC/ DSS arrest alleged PDP thieves. Deodorant and Insecticide treatment


Good afternoon

https://www.nairaland.com/3749611/3-years-after-gov-aregbesola


Lalasticlala

The wizardry Magu.


Magu the nigeria version of Marlin

The question to ask Ogbeni Aregbesola is
1. Why no commiisioner after three years in office
2. No LGA election for 1st term and 3 yrs into the second term

The Osun House of Assembly in Osogbo on Tuesday said it had received names of 39 nominees for Commissioners and Special Advisers from the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola.


The Speaker of the assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, read the letter from the governor on the list at the plenary session.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/gov-aregbesola-send-names-cabinet-nominees-state-assembly/

OLAADEGBU:
That is why we are here to put them right by God's grace. Don't be weary of well doing because our Lord will reward you in due time.

Amen. Thanks.

How was the Easter Retreat from yoir ends

lilytender:
You will just fall down and die of hypertension just because of Buhari. Andrew Yakubu went to court to say that the $9.8 million discovered in his hidden safe is his own, yet you are saying it is propaganda, are you saying that Andrew Yakubu is mad or that you are senseless.

Your advise is good, sugbon ko se n tele.

I will advise you to re-read the post again, but this time around with a neutral mind

Last week the Nigerian Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed informed Nigerians that some of the loots carted away by Nigerian politicians were buried in various cemeteries across the country, little do we know that they were plotting another diversionary story to cover the $43m allegedly recovered in an APC bigwig's house in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Early this morning the media wing of the All Progressive Congress (APC) released pictures claiming that it was another operation by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) at an undisclosed cemetery after a tip off by a whistle-blower.

As related stories has always turned out to be false, Hope For Nigeria decided to use Video tracking devices to find out on the internet where similar pictures has appeared on the internet and it matched the same pictures touted by the media agents of the Commission.

The original story happened on April 14, 2017, in Ecuador, as the Anti-Crime Police in that country busted a drug cartel's hideout and stumbled to a sucker-way where millions of US Dollar was hidden. The APC and Buhari Media Centre (BMC) blogger photophopped this picture and merged it with another picture of the controversial Batu Arang Cemetery in Kaula Lumpa where an alleged Muslim Nigerian man was buried in 2014.


It is a shame that the war on Corruption in Nigeria has descended so low to be a propaganda war and dishing out lies by the Commission with the aid of the Government and its supporter on the payroll of N5,000 (US10.99) per month.


http://www.hopefornigeriaonline.com/exposed-news-efcc-recovering-loots-cemetery-revealed-false/


Media Frenzy kwurruption fighting

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the controversy surrounding the recovery of N13.3 billion ($43.3 million) from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been poorly managed by the anti-graft agency and the parties involved.



He also said the EFCC has a responsibility to tell Nigerians who the money belongs to, as it had become embarrassing that up till now there was no clarity on the ownership of the money.

Saraki’s remarks on the cash discovery were made last night on Arise News Night, a current affairs programme on Arise News Network, a THISDAY sister broadcast station, just as it was gathered that the EFCC has obtained a warrant from a court to search all the apartments in Osborne Towers where the cash was discovered.

The Senate President said what was presently going on was not good for the image of the country, and the National Assembly, as a last resort, might step in if the parties involved are unable to resolve it and tell Nigerians what is going on.
“I believe this is something simple that the organisation (EFCC) should manage, even before the speculation started coming out. The circus has to come to end as to whether it belongs to individuals, companies, agencies or a state government.

“We, however, believe they will sort it out and eventually tell Nigerians who owns the money. Nigerians deserve to know. The circus must stop,” he said.
He said Nigerians should not see the anti-corruption campaign of the present administration as the fight of President Muhammadu Buhari, but should be seen as a Nigerian fight, as it can only be won when viewed as an institutional issue rather than a personal one.

“I believe progress will be made faster if the process is transparent. Those are ways to strengthen institutions. When the process is transparent up to the investigative stage, people will not believe that it is because of this person that so, so, person is being prosecuted.

“Corrupt people are very patient, but with a transparent process, the fight against corruption will be won.
“On our part, we are doing all it takes to strengthen institutions. We have four bills before us, one is with the Constitution Amendment Committee, one has been taken back by the executive,” he said.

When asked if it was a failure of law enforcement that the EFCC did not monitor the Ikoyi apartment, Saraki said: “I would rather not comment and prejudge them because they might come before us.
“But clearly, Nigerians must know, to save us this embarrassment. I believe they should come out and tell us who owns the money. I believe an agency like this should monitor and clear this mess.”

Also speaking on the face-off between the executive and the National Assembly, Saraki said he has often explained that the relationship between the two arms of government was cordial, and was far better than it was in 2016.
“What we have now is very cordial. If you look at the confirmation of nominations from the executive, we have cleared over 90 per cent. If you look at the national budget, the process is much better than in 2016. In a few weeks, we will be done with the process.

“I think people just sensationalise situations. The fact that one person’s nomination was rejected does not mean there is controversy between the executive and the House.
“We don’t define democracy based on individuals. We follow processes, and that is exactly what we have done. By virtue of our presidential system of checks and balances, there is bound to be one off frictions. That is what democracy is all about,” he added.
When the Arise anchor, Charles Aniagolu, reminded him that the executive recently set up a reconciliatory committee to look into the frosty relationship between the Senate and the executive, Saraki said he was not aware of any committee, as there was no need for it.

“But I don’t think that the committee was set up because we rejected one person. There are many nominees we have rejected, and been re-presented or replaced.
“But we can’t define our democracy based on individuals. There is a process; the process is transparent. The president sent a name and the nominee has been rejected. That is it, we’ve played our own part; and I don’t think the executive is basing the relationship on the rejection of one nominee.

“I’m not aware of the committee, I think it was announced after a cabinet meeting, but since then that has not happened.
“May be on second thoughts, I think the question to ask is, is the committee really necessary? Besides, when the relationship was not as good as this, when we had major issues such as the budget (last year), we didn’t have a committee.

“So this can’t define the relationship between the executive and the Senate based on one nominee, because we are addressing more important issues.
“Also, I think the word face-off is very strong to use, because of the rejection of one nominee, I think there are one or two issues there but they can’t define the relationship,” he stressed.
On why it was taking the National Assembly long to pass the 2017 budget given that the lifespan of the 2016 budget will end on May 5th, the Senate President said he was glad that there was significant improvement in the way the legislature and executive had worked together on the budget.

“I am very sure that by the time we come back from our break on April 25th, the budget will be passed. That is the time we have in place. We are checking with various committees to see that everything is in order.
“Most of the agencies have defended their budgets, so what all the committees are doing is compiling all the reports. The plan is that when we come back on the 25th (of April), that week we should go into the final consideration of the budget.

“What the Appropriation Committees are doing is to just check that the committees have done their work properly. What we are presently doing is just the house keeping part that it going on,” he explained.
Saraki also spoke on the National Assembly’s budget, stating that it was distinct from the federal budget.
“On the National Assembly budget, we hope to change the way it’s been perceived, because in the past, not much was known about the National Assembly budget.
“But when I came in, I said we were going to change that and make it transparent. We hoped that we could have done it in 2016, but in 2015, unfortunately, we did not settle down as a united Senate as quickly as we could.
“But now that everything is fine, the National Assembly’s budget will be transparent. Nigerians will know what every member receives.

“By the time the budget is passed in the next few weeks, we will make it public and it will be to our advantage, because we hear statements like National Assembly members are the highest paid, because what people do is to take the budget and divide it by 469 members and arrive at our salaries.
“But by the time we present the budget and by the time people see what goes to salaries of aides, what goes to capital, what goes to management, what goes to running costs, and what goes to actual salaries of legislators, the commentary will stop after they see the breakdown,” he said.

However, when Saraki was reminded that there is the widespread perception that Nigerian legislators collect humongous salaries estimated at $189,000 per annum, which is 116 times above Nigeria’s GDP per capita, he dismissed the notion, stating: “Those figures like I explained are arrived at when they have taken the bulk budget of N115 billion and divided it by 469 members and come with a figure of $189,000 per annum.
“When we release the detailed budget, you will see what is the salary, you will see what is allowances, you will see what is the cost of running the offices, you will see what is management, you will see the cost of legislative studies, you will see the cost of the capital budget.

“So you will now be able to actually know how much a legislator earns and how much he is even paid to run his office, which he has to retire. But because over the years, it has never been made public, people have concluded that legislators earn a lot more and they are not going to make it public.
“Then again, if you look at other countries like the UK or US, in the US, a senator gets close to $1 million to $2 million to run his office, but nobody adds that to his salary. But because we have not broken down our budget, this has caused the misrepresentation.”
He also explained that the allowances of legilators are determined by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

EFCC Searches Osborne Towers

Meanwhile, the EFCC, THISDAY gathered, has obtained a warrant from a court to search all the apartments in Osborne Towers, where the N13.3 billion was discovered.
According to sources in the commission, the EFCC at the weekend wrote to all the occupants of the building notifying them that its operatives will carry out a search of all the apartments.
THISDAY learnt that the reason for the search arose from the suspicion that there might be more cash hidden in another apartment at Osborne Towers, other than Flat 7B.

A source revealed that the whistle blower who blew the lid on Apartment 7B, had also informed the commission that another apartment has cash stashed in it.
The whistle blower, the source said, is believed to be a young graduate who works in the building.
It was for this reason that the commission went to court to obtain a warrant to search all the apartments in the building.

THISDAY gathered that upon receiving the letter of the EFCC, several occupants of the building were very co-operative at the weekend and allowed the operatives to carry out a search of their flats.

According to the source, about 21 flats in the building had already been searched by Monday, including the penthouse and three flats belonging to the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.

Thank God for his faithfulness

Sometimes ome begin to wonder why many of the EFCC claims does not yield results and recovery.

Then i now discover that the difference is very clear. One does it the right way and approach while the other (EFCC) does it the wrong way and approach.

FBI

1. Investigation
2. Present evidence to Attorney General
3. Attorney builds case....orders arrest
4. Arrests
5. Media briefings
6. Prosecution
7. Jail

EFCC

1. Arrest
2..Media briefings
3. Present evidence to legal team
4. Prosecution
5. Investigation
6. Case dismissed


Good morning.

engineerboat

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has decried the indiscriminate arrest and continued detention of former Governors of Benue and Niger States, Mr Gabriel Suswan and Dr Babangida Aliyu as well the National coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party National Youth Frontier (PDPNYF), Comrade Austin Usman Okai, describing their continued detention as further demonstration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government regime of vindictiveness and disrespect for the laws of Nigeria.

The governor said there was no law permitting security agents to detain Nigerians indefinitely, adding that; “It is even more worrisome that former Governor Suswan has been in detention since February 26 this year and Austin Okai, who was arrested in Abuja last Sunday, was arraigned in Lokoja Magistrate Court yesterday (Thursday), granted bail and rearrested at the court premises by the same police that charged him to court.”

In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Friday, and signed by Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, he lamented that “those holding power in Abuja have become defiant to reasons, operating as if they are laws onto themselves.”

The governor noted that; “Arresting people without proper and thorough investigation is the reason EFCC continues lose its cases. How can you arrest someone, put him in detention and start looking for evidence to prosecute him?

He said; “On Wednesday, the Department of State Services (DSS) came up with the most ridiculous reason for keeping Suswan in detention since February. The service said it would not release the former governor because he has failed to cooperate with investigators. The question is; what cooperation does the DSS need from someone that will require him being kept in detention for close to two months without charging him to court?

“One may also ask; is the DSS also keeping the head of Nigeria's Islamic Movement (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention since late 2015 despite that the court ruled that he should be released in custody because he refused to cooperate with investigators?

“Are we back to the era of Decree 2 of 1984 when the National Security Organisation (NSO) had powers to arrest and detain Nigerians indefinitely?

“Also, for what lawful reason would the Police charge Austin Okai to court and rearrest him at the court premises after he was granted bail? Isn’t the brutish use of power by these APC elements getting too much?”

On the continued detention Dr Babangida Aliyu, Governor Fayose said; “Investigating allegations of corruption does not empower the EFCC or any security agency to detain any Nigeria indefinitely without trial.

“Most importantly, it is assumed that before anyone can be arrested for alleged corruption, the EFCC ought to have done its job by gathering necessary facts. This practice of EFCC arresting Nigerians, detaining them indefinitely so that they can give indicting evidences against themselves is alien to crime investigation in civilised world.

“Therefore, if EFCC has any evidence of corruption against Dr Babangida Aliyu, the commission should simply charge him to court and use the evidence(s) to prosecute him. In the absence of this, he should be released forthwith; else one will also believe the insinuation that the EFCC is holding him (Babangida) as part of the APC-led Federal Government clampdown on anyone that is perceived as having presidential ambition in 2019".


www.punchng.com/fayose-condemns-continued-detention-of-suswam-aliyu-others/

yemmynoni:
This money get plenty parents oooo
Now that wike said he is the owner, what will pdp say about this?

Did you read the OP at all

The PDP in accessing the tribunal Judgement on over voting which the tribunal defines as when number of total voters exceeds total number of REGISTERED voters....not ACCREDITED voters so it's thrown out

But PDP states that:
Over voting is when voters exceeded those who accredited, not with registered.


Cc: lalasticlala, myd44

Report have it that PDP is going to Appeal Court

ComrTonwa:
I no tell u?...cry me a river Jaree..ndi kposhi kposhi

I repeat face front, vehicle is coming

PDP petition dismissed. Judgement given in favour of APC and Godwin Obaseki

Petitioners called witnesses but did not call evidence, citing Supreme Court case. -Tribunal Justice

PDP's polling agents who appeared in court lacked knowledge of the affairs in their prospective units. Justice Badamasi

Tribunal Justice goes on further to state the polling units where PDP alleged discrepancies but failed to provide witnesses or proof.

"The ballot papers in question were NEVER tendered before us" - Justice Ahmed Badamosi

"Petitioners' (PDP and Ize Iyamu) reliance on election manual is misplaced" - Justice Ahmed Badamosi.

Tribunal justice states that PDP and Ize Iyamu could neither provide relevant electoral documents, nor figures.

ComrTonwa:
Engineer boat will soon cry today...his biased reportage is on an alarming proportion

Abeg face front vehicle is coming

Tribunal has ruled that Ize-Iyamu Osagie Andrew is the PDP candidate.

More details shortly

The motion of the petitioners compelling the 2nd and 3rd respondents namely ‎Godwin Obaseki and APC on the grounds that they are both one and should file a joint response is hereby refused. 
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The motion by the 2nd Respondents(Obaseki) that the petition of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu/PDP lacks merit and be struck out based on the petitioners allegation of corrupt practices has also refused. 
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The motion by the 2nd respondent(Obaseki) to dismiss the petition of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu /PDP on the ground that Osagie Ize-Iyamu Andrew was not the name known to INEC has also been refused.  ‎

More details coming shortly.

Lalasticlala

Justice Ahmed Badamosi is now reading the JUDGEMENT.

Cc: lalasticlala, Myd44