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MV SHALOM 1

VESSEL DETAILS
VESSEL TYPE: Passenger Ferry
BUILD YEAR: 1988
FLAG: Nigeria
PORT OF REGISTRY: Lagos

SPECIFICATIONS

OFFICIAL NUMBER: SR 1226
HULL MATERIAL: Aluminum/Mono hull
GROSS TONNAGE 94 Tonnes
NET TONNAGE: 64 Tonnes
LENGTH: 35.72m
BEAM: 7.92M
LIGHT DRAFT: 2.07m
MAXIMUM DRAFT: 2.0m
EQUIPMENT
MAX SERVICE SPEED: 25 Knots
PROPULSION: 4 x Caterpillar 3412 (825 Bhp each) Total of
PROPELLERS: 2 x Four Blade S/S Propellers
FUEL CAPACITY: 66,245 Liters
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WATER CAPACITY: 20 Tonnes
ELECTRICAL POWER: 2 x Isuzu Power Generators

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2 x Furuno Radar
1 x Furuno LCD LS 600 Echo Sounder
1 Satellite Indicator

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1 x ICON VHF Radio

ACCOMMODATION
43 Persons (Marine Crew Inclusive)

PASSENGER CAPACITY
69 Persons

RECREATIONAL AREA
Mess Room

FIRE FIGHTING & SAFETY

6 x 6 Man Life Raft
330 x Type 1 Adult Life Jackets
51 x Type 1 Life Jackets
2 x Fire Stations (Hose & Nozzle)
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Fire Axe
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MV SHALOM 1

VESSEL DETAILS
VESSEL TYPE: Passenger Ferry
BUILD YEAR: 1988
FLAG: Nigeria
PORT OF REGISTRY: Lagos

SPECIFICATIONS

OFFICIAL NUMBER: SR 1226
HULL MATERIAL: Aluminum/Mono hull
GROSS TONNAGE 94 Tonnes
NET TONNAGE: 64 Tonnes
LENGTH: 35.72m
BEAM: 7.92M
LIGHT DRAFT: 2.07m
MAXIMUM DRAFT: 2.0m
EQUIPMENT
MAX SERVICE SPEED: 25 Knots
PROPULSION: 4 x Caterpillar 3412 (825 Bhp each) Total of
PROPELLERS: 2 x Four Blade S/S Propellers
FUEL CAPACITY: 66,245 Liters
FUEL CONSUMPTION: 9,843 Liters/Day on 4M/E
WATER CAPACITY: 20 Tonnes
ELECTRICAL POWER: 2 x Isuzu Power Generators

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

Furuno GP 31 GPS System
2 x Furuno Radar
1 x Furuno LCD LS 600 Echo Sounder
1 Satellite Indicator

COMMUNICATION AID

1 x Furuno SSB Transceiver
1 x MGURDO EPIRB
1 x ICON VHF Radio

ACCOMMODATION
43 Persons (Marine Crew Inclusive)

PASSENGER CAPACITY
69 Persons

RECREATIONAL AREA
Mess Room

FIRE FIGHTING & SAFETY

6 x 6 Man Life Raft
330 x Type 1 Adult Life Jackets
51 x Type 1 Life Jackets
2 x Fire Stations (Hose & Nozzle)
First Aid Kit
Fire Axe
Co2 Portable Fire Extinguisher
Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher

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emmamrs54:
Dear Nairalanders,

I sponsored a senator elect and he promised to reciprocate the favor but he demand that i come up with a good proposal or business idea kindly assist with a good business idea or proposal that will be presentable for a senator.

Thanks.

My advice is wait until they are sworn in. The committee he is a member of will matter.

The kebbi election defies all sound reasoning.

olatunji21:
Ouch.. This is disgusting, aw i wish he lost..

Thats an understatement. How can you preach change and have that fellow as governor in your party.

Alikote:
Abacha conduit pipe have won he suppose to be serving a 50 yrs jail term

Why I have no issues with APC, They messed up fielding that guy. how do you expect for example foreign direct investment to come into kebbi with such a man at the helm of affairs of the state.

Hope kebbi people know what they have gotten themselves into.

Realgana:
ABIA
Alex Otti-APGA
Okezie Ikpeazu-PDP

ADAMAWA
Bindow Jibrilla-APC
Nuhu Ribadu-PDP
Marcus Gunduri-SDP
Ahmed Muhammed Modibbo-PDM

AKWA IBOM
Umana Okon Umana-APC
Emmanuel Udom Gabriel-PDP

BAUCHI
Muhammed Abdullahi Abubakar-APC
Jatau Muhammed Auwal-PDP

BENUE
Terhemen Tarzoor-PDP
Samuel Ortom-APC

BORNO
Kashim Shettima-APC
Gambo Lawan-PDP

CROSS RIVER
Odey Anthony Ochica-APC
Ayade Benedict-PDP

DELTA
Great Ovedje Ogboru-LP
Oghenetega Emerhor-APC
Okowa Ifeanyi Arthur-PDP

EBONYI
Julius Alli Ucha-APC
Nweze David Umahi-PDP
Agbo Anthony-APGA

ENUGU
Okey Ezea-APC
Chukwuka Ugwu-APGA
Ifeanyi Uguanyi Lawrence-PDP

GOMBE
Muhammad Inuwa Yahay-APC
Ibrahim Dan Kwambo-PDP

IMO
Rochas Okorocha-APC
Emeka Ihedioha-PDP
Ihenacho Emmanuel-APGA

JIGAWA
Muhammed Badaru Abubakar-APC
Aminu Ibrahim Ringim-PDP

KADUNA
Nasir El Rufai-APC
Ramalan Yero-PDP

KANO
Abdullahi Ganduje-APC
Salihu Sagir Takai-PDP

KATSINA
Aminu Bello Masari-APC
Musa Nashuni-PDP
Garba Yakubu Lado-PDM

KEBBI
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu-APC
Bello Sarkin Yaki-PDP

KWARA
Simon Sule Ajibola-PDP
Abdulfatah Ahmed-APC
Dr. Mike omotosho-Labour party

LAGOS
Akinwumi Ambode-APC
Jimi Agbaje-PDP

NASSARAWA
Umar Tanko Al-Makura-APC
Labaran Maku-APGA
Yusuf Igabi-PDP

NIGER
Abubakar Sani Bello-APC
Umar Nasko-PDP

OGUN
Ibikunle Amosun-APC
Adeboyega Nasiru Isiyaka-PDP

OYO
Teslim Folarin-PDP
Christopher Alao-Akala-LP
Rasheed Ladoja-Accord
Abiola Ajimobi-APC

PLATEAU
Simon Bako Lalaong-APC
Gyang Pwajok-PDP

RIVERS
Tonye Princewill-LP
Dakuku Peterside-APC
Nyesom Wike-PDP

SOKOTO
Aminu Tambuwal-APC
Abdallah Wali-PDP

TARABA
Aishatu Jummai Alhassan-APC
Darius Ishaku-PDP
David Sabo Kente-SDP

YOBE
Ibrahim Geidam-APC
Adamu Maina Waziri-PDP

ZAMFARA
Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi-PDP
Abdulaziz Yari-APC

You are wrong on kebbi. There is no way the
people of that state will vote in a kleptomaniac
in the person of Senator Atiku Bagudu as
Governor. The people know what he did with the
abacha family in Laundering almost 5billion Usd.
They are not ready to give the mandate to such
a man to pilfer their commonwealth.
Just do a goggle search on the man and see his
documented sins.

The PDP candidate in the person of Major
General Sarkin Yaki Bello (rtd) stands a better
chance. He has a track record of performance
and is from the Zuru Emirate that has never
ruled the state. Bagudu is from the same zone
as the present governor dakingari.

IbnSultaan:
LET'S DO IT AGAIN

On March 28th 2015 we used our BROOM's and PVC's to clean up Nigeria of PDP at the centre.... that was half time...tomorrowApril 11th is full time...vote for change! vote APC SAK!
Kano -Abdullahi Ganduje
Lagos. -Akinwunmi Ambode
Plateau -Simon Lalong
A/Ibom - Umana O. Umana
Rivers - Dakuku Peterside
Kaduna - Nasir El-Rufai
Kwara -Abdulfatah Ahmed
Sokoto - Aminu Tambuwal
Niger -Abubakar Sani Bello
Nasarawa - Tanko Al-Makura
Zamfara -Abddulaziz Yari
Delta. O tega Emerhor
Oyo. Abiola Ajimobi
Yobe. Ibrahim Geidam
Ogun. Ibikunle Amosun
Enugu. Okey Ezea
Adamawa. Umaru Jibrilla Bindow
Taraba -Aisha Alhasan
Borno -Kashim Shettima
Bauchi - Mohammed Abubakar
Abia -Nyerere Anyim
Borno- Kashim Shatima
Gombe- Inuwa Yahaya
Katsina - Aminu Bello Masari
Kebbi -Atiku Bagudu.
Jigawa- Muhammad Badaru
Imo- Rochas Okorocha
Cross rivers- Odey Ochicha
Benue- samuel Ortom

You are wrong on kebbi. There is no way the people of that state will vote in a kleptomaniac in the person of Senator Atiku Bagudu as Governor. The people know what he did with the abacha family in Laundering almost 5billion Usd. They are not ready to give the mandate to such a man to pilfer their commonwealth.

Just do a goggle search on the man and see his documented sins.

The PDP candidate in the person of Major General Sarkin Yaki Bello (rtd) stands a better chance. He has a track record of performance and is from the Zuru Emirate that has never ruled the state. Bagudu is from the same zone as the present governor dakingari.

You are wrong on kebbi. There is no way the people of that state will vote in a kleptomaniac in the person of Senator Atiku Bagudu as Governor. The people know what he did with the abacha family in Laundering almost 5billion Usd. They are not ready to give the mandate to such a man to pilfer their commonwealth.

Just do a goggle search on the man and see his documented sins.

The PDP candidate in the person of Major General Sarkin Yaki Bello (rtd) stands a better chance. He has a track record of performance and is from the Zuru Emirate that has never ruled the state. Bagudu is from the same zone as the present governor dakingari.

PrinceKabir:
With Buhari, hopefully the immunity clause issue will be revisited & recinded, for good. For now, any serious war against corruption in Nigeria can hardly succeed with the immunity clause in place.

I can't wait to see how President-elect Buhari will handle a request from the U.S. to extradite an elected kleptocrat like Senator Bagudu.

Oga Sir, thanks for allowing me use your right up. The day is almost here. What is the situation on ground in kebbi?

The people of kebbi state should retain PDP. Not
that there are saints but to allow APC take over
the state is to allow a confirmed looter,
kleptomaniac and a proven conduit for the
abacha family to take over the commonwealth of
the state and do to it same as was done with
Nigeria's wealth during the abacha years.

If you think am ranting or exhibiting bad politics
please do a simple search on Google for Senator
Atiku Bagudu and see the indictments from all
over the world from the USA, UK, Isle of Man &
Liechtenstein.
As recent as 2014 dude as been proven to have
helped steal $700m and launder same for the
Abacha family.

The people of kebbi state should retain PDP. Not that there are saints but to allow APC take over the state is to allow a confirmed looter, kleptomaniac and a proven conduit for the abacha family to take over the commonwealth of the state and do to it same as was done with Nigeria's wealth during the abacha years.

If you think am ranting or exhibiting bad politics please do a simple search on Google for Senator Atiku Bagudu and see the indictments from all over the world from the USA, UK, Isle of Man & Liechtenstein.


As recent as 2014 dude as been proven to have helped steal $700m and launder same for the Abacha family.

Great Kebbi Citizens Say NO to a Certified Looter For The Abacha's As Your Governor Vote S. Y. Bello 4 Governor. #Kebbi2015 #SpreadTheWord

But what is in a name like BELLO ? For us, here and right now in Kebbi, it stands for “ B rings E veryone L ong L asting O pportunities.” And for Sarkin- Yaki Bello himself, it stands for:

B – B e prepared (the Boy Scout’s motto).
E – E very person counts in my books.
L – L ive and let live.
L – L ove everyone regardless of loyalty or opposition.
O – O pportunity once lost, is hardly regain.

And finally, for those who are unacquainted with S.Y. Bello, please take a heed here.

“ Wai rashin sani, kaza ta kwana a kan
dame, bata ci ba.”

The qualities of an individual that allow him or her to lead can include experience, and Barrister S.Y. Bello has served admirable, as a civilian too, at the highest level of the Federal Government (NSA/Presidency). But the most important qualities of a good leader are integrity, character, and judgment. These are the qualities we need in our next Governor.

Barrister S.Y. Bello is a leader. He will lead kebbi State well. Yes, Bello’s policies are pragmatic, visionary, and tough. He understands the needs for leadership in confronting many of the challenges ahead, first and
foremost defending the safety and security of all Kebbians. No other candidate can possibly measure up close to him in this regard, at this point in time. Without peace, there cannot be development.

Let’s all seize this moment. It’s time for leadership with a fresh perspective for a changing world - for a POTENTIAL Governor who understands the unconventional challenges we face and who can lead us to overcome them.

As governor, S.Y. Bello will turn the page on the failed ideology and tired thinking of our politics of the past, the politics of tearing each other apart; instead he
offers a pragmatic, smart, and principled strategy, bold and specific ideas, that carries EVERYONE along to achieve long lasting security and opportunity for all of us.

He is not going to face these challenges alone, no one can. He will use the Kebbi people’s quintessential mix of optimism, dynamism, and determination to help us
meet this moment. Yes, we need a leader who can inspire us, unite us around the principles that we share and rally us to a common purpose. As Governor, Barrister Sarkin-Yaki Bello will provide that leadership. And looking to the generations to come, he will prepare our state to lead the industries of tomorrow, by turning the state into a leader in areas like tourism,
(acquiring Internally Generated Revenue), and in investment in science, technology and infrastructure, instead of relying mainly on the Federal Government’s
Allocations.

The choices we have in this coming election, 2015, are glaringly clear; moribund ideas that keep us stagnated or fresh perspectives in politics that move us forward. Working together, Kebbi State is unstoppable, with BELLO as our next Governor.

Long live Kebbi State!

BARRISTER S.Y. BELLO AND FOREIGN RELATIONS:

There is no society in history that striped successfully without embracing, among other things, novel/foreign ideas. In other words, any society that does not
welcome visitors or new ideas will die a natural death.
We are living through an age of fundamental economic transformation. Technology has changed the way we live and the way the world does business. Industries can move to any place on the globe with potential, Internet connection and able and willing workers. Kebbi children will grow up facing competition
not just from other states in Nigeria, but also from other African countries, or even Beijing and Bangalore.
There are some who believe that we must try to turn back the clock on this new world. Some may even suggest that we build a fortress around us to stop foreign ideas from coming into our states, and rely on our almost non-existent industries. S.Y. Bello disagrees. Not only is it impossible to turn back the tide of globalization, but efforts to do so can make us worse off.

Rather than fear the future, we must embrace it. S.Y. has no doubt that Kebbi state can compete - and succeed - in this twenty-first century, using the dynamism, determination, and innovation of the Kebbi people.

But at critical moments of transition like this one, success will depend on leadership that moves the state forward with confidence and a common purpose;
that is the kind of leadership S.Y. intends to provide as Governor of Kebbi State, come 2015, God–willing. This agenda starts with education. Every economist agrees that in this digital age, a highly educated and skilled workforce will be the key not only to individual
opportunity, but to the overall success of our economy as well. Bello cannot be satisfied until every child in Kebbi state has the same chances for a good
education that we want for our own children. This is altruism at its best.

Bello may have lived for many years out of Kebbi, but the Kebbi ideas have never left him. He thinks global but acts local. Most of Bello’s ideas written on these pages have always been with him, but before now, he was expecting them to be advanced by somebody too. I was privileged to know this while he was representing us at Washington, D.C, as a defence attaché.

S.Y.’s international connections are vast and good omen for Kebbi state. Be rest-assured that, as Governor, he will bring foreign direct investments to Kebbi State. He will create an enabling environment devoid of insecurity, corruption, and red tape for
international and multinational companies to invest, for our mutual benefits. Argungu, Kamba, Jega, Zuru
and Yauri have already been singled out for special projects to do with tourism, free trade zone, commercial capital of the state, agricultural and fishery centres respectively, while Birnin-Kebbi, as the
state’s capital, needs to answer its name, Dubai comes to mind. Sceptics, pessimists and doubters may laugh at these ambitious ideas, but that was how Dubai started. Many did not give their “dream” a chance. Birnin-Kebbi must be the best and a window to Kebbi State, with Bello as Governor. All states (capitals) created since 1991, in Nigeria, need to copy and follow the coming Birnin-Kebbi model of what a state
capital should be and look-like, God-willing. No Region of Kebbi state will be left behind in developmental aspects as well.

WE WILL NOT DEPEND ENTIRELY ON
FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS TO DEVELOP
OUR STATE; INSTEAD, WE WILL MAINLY
DEPEND ON INTERNALLY GENERATED
REVENUE.

Borrowing from the Kenyan example, with Argungu Fishing Festival, and other innovative ideas , Bello is fully convinced that Kebbi state can become a tourist Mecca, year round , instead of seasonal, as is the case today. If done well, the internally generated revenue
from tourism alone can relieve our state from depending mainly on the Federal Government’s Allocations. The limit is your imagination! Argungu town, and indeed Kebbi State, more than deserve
this initiative. In fact, it is long overdue.

Kamba happens to be a border town with vast potentials, if properly harnessed. As Governor, Bello will create an international free trade zone in Kamba . With proximity to Niger and Benin republics, Kamba, at the minimum, with our French speaking neighbours, will find a haven next door for Nigerians and other Africans, to invest. With adequate security, infrastructure, enabling environment, and skilled workforce in place, companies from other countries may follow. Companies will operate tax-free for a number of years, as incentive.

To further reap the benefits of this initiative, French will be a required learning (language) in our schools,
giving our children bilingual education. And as china is poised and projected to become the number one largest economy in the world in the coming years, it
behoves us to be proactive and give our children a head start in learning Mandarin Chinese , at least as a
language option. Then, Kebbi state’s students will be able to communicate with over a billion people by just
learning one language - Chinese.

If/when the history of Kebbi State is written in about a decade from now, God-willing, S.Y. Bello will be remembered as the Chief Executive of the state, who was instrumental in seriously transforming Kebbi from semi- agrarian economy into an industrial one; an economy that provided an enabling environment for EVERYONE to prosper and achieve upward mobility.

When you talk to this humble man, he will tell you and maintains that his performance, if elected, would only be a modest addition to the achievements recorded by the current administration of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Saidu
Usman Nasamu Dakingari, his good friend. Those who are acquainted with Sarkin-Yaki’s ethics know that the
workaholic Sarkin-Yaki, once elected, would not just relaxed and basked in the euphoria over the victory or
achievements recorded by his predecessor, or consider the projects executed by Dakingari as enough for the
state and therefore simply sit there to enjoy the fruits of the current leader’s labour. No, he will not do that. What he will do instead, would be to use the records of the current administration to serve as a standard upon which he must improve. He knows, first hand, during his military service, how prudent management of even scarce resources can bring smiles on the faces of the people he served. He believes that leadership is a burden. So, only those who are committed and prepared for it should be voted into public office.

The Kebbi people I was opportune to interact and talk with know that government can’t solve all our problems, and they don’t expect it to. They believe
in personal responsibility and hard work. But they also believe in fairness, opportunity and responsibilities we have to one another. They believe in a state where good jobs are there for the willing, where hard work is rewarded.

In a globalized world that has changed dramatically over the last few decades, forging this kind of future will not be easy. It will require new ways of thinking and a new spirit of cooperation. We’ll need the kind of
politics and policies in our state of Kebbi that fully reflect the best values of our fathers’ past.

It won’t be easy. It won’t happen overnight. But Sarkin-Yaki Bello is running for Governor because he believes that it’s possible. I believe that if we seize this moment (with this accomplished professional, visionary and patriotic statesman as our choice) to look beyond our differences and focus on the challenges that affect us all, we can meet them. It’s our choice.

We can choose to do nothing about unemployment, or we can decide that we’ll go for a candidate with a vision and an economic policy that encourages growth and job creation in the whole state.

We can allow ourselves to stay mired in debate about how to move forward on education, or we can go for a candidate who believes that true progress on
education will require both more resources and serious reform. When it comes to education issue, S.Y. Bello
strongly believes in investing in early-childhood education, the way it used to be when he was at Makerar Gandu primary school in Birnin-Kebbi, back in
the days. He believes in recruiting qualified teachers for our schools, paying more and expecting more from the teachers, in return. He is also a firmed believer in free education for all, to give equal opportunity to the less privileged.

These are just a few choices we face in this coming election, in 2015. We faced hard days and our share of failures before, but Sarki-Yaki believes that no matter how great the challenge or how difficult the circumstances, you can achieve anything if you’re willing to work for it, and fight for it, and above all
believe in it. He also believes that the only way to truly bring about the future we seek is if we’re willing to work together as one state and one people. That is our task in the months and years ahead.

The Man, Sarkin-Yaki Bello!
By Kabir Soja; a.k.a. Prince Kabir Abubakar:

Every so often, there are moments that define a generation. For our parents, it was the political time of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, when
Arewa (Northern Region of Nigeria) offered unrivalled opportunity and mobility for the middle class. About a
decade after the demise of Sir Ahmadu Bello, of blessed memory, it was again a time of hope and optimism during the administration of the then Military Governor of former Sokoto State, Colonel
Umaru Mohammed. Few years later came along the civilian administration of the charismatic Governor, Shehu Kangiwa, at a time when regions, Emirates and tribes did not define a potential leader, or determine the leader’s acceptance by the people. Then, people, young and old, male and female, all across the former Sokoto State rallied around whomever they believed had the qualifications, vision and resolve to carry the whole state forward for its comprehensive development.

Our generation now faces its own defining moments/challenges like:
- The disappearance of the middle class
- Youths unemployment
- Emiratism
- General insecurity
- Chronic poverty
- Deterioration of education system
- Digital divide
- Moral decadence
- Apathy, etc.

We need to make our choices. This is a moment of great challenge and even greater opportunity. Experience has shown that people are generally disillusioned with politicians. This disillusionment with politics is not limited to any one party or group of
people. It is shared by people from all works of life who are tired of being disappointed by the partisanship and petty politics that stop us from fully
solving challenges like education, unemployment, health care, etc, year after year.

Kebbians, irrespective of their regions, zones or Emirates now understand that at this moment in the history of our great state, we just can’t afford to keep
doing some of what we’ve been doing that didn’t work, the same way. They are ready to come together and choose a future for the state.

This election, in 2015, offers that choice. And this write-up is about one of those candidates for Governor that I believe has the vision, mission and the resolve to lead our state forward for a holistic development. His vision is rooted in the values that have made him an exceptional, patriotic statesman for the whole nation at large. He believes in merit, fairness and opportunity for all. In three simple words, his mantra can easily be stated as INTEGRITY, HARD
WORK and COMPASSION. He is Sarkin-Yaki Bello.

B.E.L.L.O. stands for "Bring Everyone Long Lasting Opportunities," in Kebbi State as a whole.

TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF KEBBI STATE:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Dear friends, I want to use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your well-wishes and appreciate the invaluable love, prayers and outpouring of goodwill messages sent to me, as I venture into
the political arena of the our dear State
of Kebbi.

Words fail me in expressing how much I was touched by your all-important and inspiring messages plus the innumerable friend requests being received from you,
the good people of Kebbi State, and beyond.

I want to assure you of my heartfelt gratitude for all sorts of advices, supports and encouragements on matters of great relevance to the immediate political agenda, received from all and sundry of Kebbi. I will continuously be appreciated.

Thanks and God bless you all.
Signed:
Major General Sarkin-Yaki Bello (Rtd),
OON.



ADVANCE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO
EVERYONE:
Sarkin-Yaki Bello understands that the
greatness of any state results from the
imaginations, energy and contributions
of all of its peoples, not just the
privileged few. If Kebbi State is to meet
the enormous challenges that lie ahead,
we must ensure that all Kebbi indigenes
can fully participate in creating the state
of our dream, and continue to contribute
to its greatness.
Some time in the past, decisions such as
in employment and promotion were
based solely on political loyalty,
favouritism, nepotism, etc, with
insufficient regard for competence and
experience. For career positions in
particular, this was a retrogressive idea .
S.Y. Bello will require that appointees
possess relevant professional
qualifications and experience related
to the core mission of all the
Departments, Ministries and Agencies
for which they are nominated, thereby
ensuring integrity and competence in
the execution of their missions.
As for the unemployed youths of ALL the
regions of Kebbi State, they can be rest
assured that S.Y. Bello as the Executive
Governor would create an enabling
environment for them to find productive
employment to rebuild their lives. And
for those who need an opportunity to
resume or advance their education
(home or abroad), the sky will be their
limits, God-willing.
S.Y. Bello is very comfortable with
modern technology. To do the above, he
will put government data online,
creating a centralized database and
user-friendly search engine accessible to
all. These can be used to post CVs online
for the various positions to be advertised
by the government to give a levelled
playing field and equal opportunity to
ALL applicants.
OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
As Governor, S.Y. Bello will have an
open-door policy. He believes that, in a
democracy, it shouldn’t be just the
loyalists, the wealthy, and the well-
connected that should have access and
influence.
The price of access and influence should
be nothing more than your voice and
your vote. Our politics should ensure
that the hopes and concerns of an
average Kebbian speak as loud as that of
any other Kebbian.
As such, S.Y. Bello, as Governor, will
have PERIODIC engagements with the
people via Kebbi-TV (people sending
questions by phone on the live
programme, with him). Equally, he will
engage people live on the ground in
“town-hall” meeting style.
He will use his position, to be a
motivational speaker, to motivate Kebbi
people to action, towards common goals,
for our mutual benefits, using leadership
by example. Allah ya nuna mana, amen.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH:
No one can prevent people from
speaking their minds, even if it involves
criticism of the government. What is
required though is maintaining self-
discipline in what one says to purify the
atmosphere of free speech. Whoever is
going to speak should consider not only
the implications, but also its overall
purpose for the societies; otherwise it
would be best to hold his peace.
People should use their freedom of
speech for constructive and beneficial
purposes such as cementing social
relations and affecting reconciliation.
Those who sow discord among the
people, cause injury to other people’s
reputation, or spread evil and scandal in
the society are simply evil-doers. Scandal
mongers, alarmists, rumour spreaders
are counter-productive to the society at
large . People should exercise restraint
and a sense of responsibility in their
criticisms as well as in their public
utterances, to promote the general well-
being of the society.
While giving truthful counsel (“nasiha”)
appears to be right, in reality it can
sometimes serve as a means of
humiliation for those who are
supposedly being counseled. In the
event, the purpose of “nasiha” - which is
to bring benefit to all concerned and to
establish mutual love - is defeated. If
“nasiha” is given in private, it will have
the effect of generating love among
people, and bringing about good. To
insist on making “nasiha” public is a
sign of evil motives and immodesty. We
should inveigh against those who speak
of others in terms which are deceitful.
Had we concerned ourselves with our
own PERSONAL faults, we would not
have had the allowance to look at the
PERSONAL faults of others; as every
human being has got his or her own
weaknesses. Let's keep our talks/
debates on ideas/policies .
FOR THE RECORD:
Every Kebbian has the right to demand
to know why a candidate should come
out aspiring to be a gubernatorial
aspirant for the state.
It’s no secret that in the current
democratic dispensation, in our state in
particular, there are a lot of competent
people (professionals, intellectuals,
technocrats, etc) missing in the action.
The simple explanation for this
phenomenon is that when the politics of
this third republic started, many
potentially serious minded and
politically competent people kept aloof,
out of politics, due to skepticism of the
enduring nature of politics, then, in
Nigeria; precisely due to the frequent
military intervention in the political
process, vis-à-vis military coups. Many
were not willing to “waste” their time
and resources in politics only to be
banned when the “right candidates” do
not emerge as winners after an election.
This factor left the political terrain (then)
vacant and wide-opened for mainly the
jobless, retirees, those who were willing
to risk taking politics as an investment,
etc. These were mainly people with not
much to lose, even if the military were to
ban the political process.
Now, to many people’s surprise the
political process of the third republic
endures beyond imagination. So, some
intellectuals, professionals, and the likes
are willing to stage a comeback into
politics. One other incentive of this come
back cannot be unconnected to the way
and manner it now seems politics pays
off handsomely, economically. Many
chief executives have gone from rags to
riches, during their tenure(s).
Among the many motivations candidates
now have for going into politics
(particular running for Governor) is to
pursue power, money, fame, to redeem
themselves of their past records ,
retaliation of some real or perceived
wrongs, self-actualization, and, of
course, economic development for the
state.
What makes this a problem is that most
of our potential candidates desire this
supreme office themselves, labouring
consciously and assiduously to obtain it.
Sultan Muhammad Bello, in his book,
“Usul al-Siyasa” (on politics) stated that,
“if a ruler is not somewhat removed
from the love of leadership and desire of
sovereignty for itself, one may fear that
he is infatuated with himself and will
not deal justly with his subject” - in
short, craving for this office is most
likely to result in oppression and self-
aggrandizement. Sultan Bello went on to
say, “therefore whoever we see striving
too hard to get it, more especially if he
asked for it, we know for sure that he
does not deserve it. And whoever
entrusts such a person with authority has
committed oppression, for he has put
something where it did not deserve to
be.”
This brings me to the reason for this
write–up. All we Kebbi people love our
great state dearly. We want the best for
Kebbi. When it comes to the choice of
the next chief executive of our state, it is
a daunting task. As for me, I’m
privileged to know a potential candidate
for Governor that meets the criteria one
looks for in a leader: His name is
Sarkin-Yaki Bello (S.Y. Bello).
Despite his proven qualities for
leadership, when I learned that S.Y. may
come out to run for Governor of our
state, I met him at the Abuja National
Mosque attending a weeding Fatiha and
asked him to tell me his reason for
deciding to contest. His answer was very
telling. He said , “Kabiru, I never thought
of running for Governor, after
retirement. If some Kebbi State’s
stakeholders had come to me and asked
me to recommend someone I believe
could be a good material for our state as
a chief executive, I would have gladly
recommended some people. And I would
not have included my very self in that
list.” I believed him! (Sorry General, I
know that was supposed to be for my
own consumption only). He went on to
say, “People came to me, I won’t tell you
who, as it is confidential, and gave me
their reasons and asked me to run. I
took time to powder over their reasons
and concluded that it would be selfish of
me to turn them down, considering the
power of their arguments.” I said to him
that I concur.
I believe S.Y., not only because he had
never lied to me in the course of the
over 20-year interactions we had, but
more so because, looking back at
S.Y.’s professional career, he had
never, for once, asked to be
appointed/posted to a position or an
office. He had always been chosen to
lead one thing or the other, strictly
based on his competency and
suitability. S.Y. Bello headed various
operational commands (home and
abroad). Be it a U.N. mission
(Yugoslavia), Military Assistant (Chief of
Army Staff), Defence Attaché (USA), Join
Task Force (Niger-Delta), G.O.C. (Enugu),
NSA/Presidency; S.Y. had ALWAYS been
asked to be there, his entire life. He had
ALWAYS been called upon to take
leadership positions, with no “long-leg”
in play. Accordingly, when he stated
what seems to be a tradition for him and
the obvious to me, I didn’t hesitate to
concur.

Great Kebbi Say NO to a Certified Looter, Kleptomaniac & Banker To The Abacha's As Your Governor Vote S. Y. Bello 4 Governor. #Kebbi2015

In a few days time the electorate MAY
Mistakenly vote in one of the most corrupt
politicians in as the Governor of Kebbi State in
the person of Senator Atiku Bagudu of the All
Peoples Congress. Bellow is evidence already in
public domain.
Aziri Okoro: This is great, he has finally seen the
night, he is dumping the sinking ship at last.
Babatunde Oduwa: This is the calibre of people
we need in APC, a man of the people
Hassan Keita: Let all the remaining people in PDP
know that Change is here to stay, Hurray!!!
But, do they know who ATIKU BAGUDU is?
Bagudu became a close friend of Ibrahim and
Mohammed Abacha, sons of military ruler Sani
Abacha. He and Ibrahim Abacha were involved in
a scheme to buy vaccines and resell them to the
government at a steep mark-up, earning $66.6
million profit.
Later, he helped divert much larger sums of
money that had been earmarked for security
spending into foreign accounts. security
spending into foreign accounts.
After Abacha died in 1998, the interim military
government that followed started an
investigation into misuse of state funds.
Mohammed Abacha and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu,
his business manager, returned $750 million.
There was no criminal prosecution. Bagudu
moved to the USA in 2000, and in 2003 was
detained there for six months on charges of
financial misdeeds during the Abacha era. He was
released in November 2003 on condition that he
repaid about $300 million to the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
The administration of President Olusegun
Obasanjo apparently made a deal to recover part
of the money in return for dropping prosecution
and leaving the remainder with the family.
Bagudu was Chairman of Phil Nugent Nigeria
Ltd. from 2004 until December 2005. He was
Abacha’s conduit through whom passed most of
the $4-5 billion Abacha was reputed to have
stolen.
Considering how much money Bagudu made
from that administration, he had lots of cash to
spend and win the senatorial election. He won
overwhelmingly, polling 285,578 votes out of the
310,800 total votes cast. The Democratic Peoples
Party, DPP, candidate, Alhaji Sambo Aliyu, who
scored 8,377, emerged a very distant second,
while 16 other candidates got inconsequential
votes. The ANPP boycotted that election.
Let’s share some more details of Bagudu’s role
in the Abacha government. According to a
report by a news magazine, The News: He had
set up Morgan Procurement Corporation and
Mecosta Securities which, as the press put it,
“were involved in the illegal transfer of hundreds
of millions of dollars from the Nigerian state to
the Abacha family.”
According to other reports, Mohammed Abacha
and Bagudu siphoned $66m from the $111m
purchase of vaccines from the French firm
Pasteur Merieux.
Senator Bagudu is also the Chairman of the
committee that was set up to investigate the NIS
recruitment scandal which killed tens of youths
across Nigeria.
With such a character placed in charge of the
NIS recruitment investigation, does anyone have
any hope that a thorough job will ever be be
done? Does Bagudu have any moral right to
stand among decent members of the society to
perform such a function not to talk of
contesting an election?
Nigerian voters in Kebbi State shine your eyes.
Long Live Nigeria
Long Live Kebbi State

Why Not To Vote For Senator Atiku Bagudu For Kebbi State Governor 2015


In a few days time the electorate MAY
Mistakenly vote in one of the most corrupt
politicians in as the Governor of Kebbi State in
the person of Senator Atiku Bagudu of the All
Peoples Congress. Bellow is evidence already in
public domain.
Aziri Okoro: This is great, he has finally seen the
night, he is dumping the sinking ship at last.
Babatunde Oduwa: This is the calibre of people
we need in APC, a man of the people
Hassan Keita: Let all the remaining people in PDP
know that Change is here to stay, Hurray!!!
But, do they know who ATIKU BAGUDU is?
Bagudu became a close friend of Ibrahim and
Mohammed Abacha, sons of military ruler Sani
Abacha. He and Ibrahim Abacha were involved in
a scheme to buy vaccines and resell them to the
government at a steep mark-up, earning $66.6
million profit.
Later, he helped divert much larger sums of
money that had been earmarked for security
spending into foreign accounts. security
spending into foreign accounts.
After Abacha died in 1998, the interim military
government that followed started an
investigation into misuse of state funds.
Mohammed Abacha and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu,
his business manager, returned $750 million.
There was no criminal prosecution. Bagudu
moved to the USA in 2000, and in 2003 was
detained there for six months on charges of
financial misdeeds during the Abacha era. He was
released in November 2003 on condition that he
repaid about $300 million to the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
The administration of President Olusegun
Obasanjo apparently made a deal to recover part
of the money in return for dropping prosecution
and leaving the remainder with the family.
Bagudu was Chairman of Phil Nugent Nigeria
Ltd. from 2004 until December 2005. He was
Abacha’s conduit through whom passed most of
the $4-5 billion Abacha was reputed to have
stolen.
Considering how much money Bagudu made
from that administration, he had lots of cash to
spend and win the senatorial election. He won
overwhelmingly, polling 285,578 votes out of the
310,800 total votes cast. The Democratic Peoples
Party, DPP, candidate, Alhaji Sambo Aliyu, who
scored 8,377, emerged a very distant second,
while 16 other candidates got inconsequential
votes. The ANPP boycotted that election.
Let’s share some more details of Bagudu’s role
in the Abacha government. According to a
report by a news magazine, The News: He had
set up Morgan Procurement Corporation and
Mecosta Securities which, as the press put it,
“were involved in the illegal transfer of hundreds
of millions of dollars from the Nigerian state to
the Abacha family.”
According to other reports, Mohammed Abacha
and Bagudu siphoned $66m from the $111m
purchase of vaccines from the French firm
Pasteur Merieux.
Senator Bagudu is also the Chairman of the
committee that was set up to investigate the NIS
recruitment scandal which killed tens of youths
across Nigeria.
With such a character placed in charge of the
NIS recruitment investigation, does anyone have
any hope that a thorough job will ever be be
done? Does Bagudu have any moral right to
stand among decent members of the society to
perform such a function not to talk of
contesting an election?
Nigerian voters in Kebbi State shine your eyes.
Long Live Nigeria
Long Live Kebbi State

Kebbi 2015: Dakingari’s legacy and friendly enemies within By Max Gbanite maxgbanite@yahoo.com

There are image-damagers who very often masquerade as the voice of concerned party foot
soldiers or defenders of party discipline and virtues, which in their bid to score cheap political points bring their leaders to ridicule; and, this is exactly the
manner-of-missiles directed at His Excellency, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari, the Executive Governor of kebbi State, by friendly- enemies within his party, Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). The same enemies are clawing on straws in a futile attempt to foil the consolidation of the positive legacy the governor has bequeathed to the state. In circumstances like this, men endowed with sense of impartiality cannot stand aloof and watch the destruction of one hard working individual.

The bone of contention is the PDP’s 2015 gubernatorial ticket in the state; and the apparent
popularity of Gen. S Y Bello (Rtd.), which is scarring the living day light out of his opponents in the race. Instead of engaging in a genuine campaign to strategize and position their preferred candidates for possible victory, they resort to name callings and
character assassination to win the sympathy of kebbi State PDP members; unfortunately for them, Peoples Democratic Party in Kebbi is known for carrying-out
unhindered scrutiny of potential aspirants for any position.

In a bid to disorganize the party
in the state and hand over the
structures to the opposition All
progressive Congress (APC), one
Ibrahim D Usman has assumed
the mouthpiece of the internal
opposition to Gov. Dakingari.
Instead of resolving minor
disagreements within the available
party structures, he preferred the
pages of the newspaper to
damage the party; damage the
governor; and damage Gen. S.Y.
Bello; this, indeed, is a
misadventure taken too far.
In a widely publicized piece on
the DailyTrust newspaper,
September 14, 2014, Ibrahim D
Usman exhibited the huge jitters
that have cascaded the internal
opposition within the party. He
derogatorily made reference to
the gubernatorial ambition of
Gen. Bello without recourse to
the unalloyed-nation-building
credentials the same Bell has
under his belt. Instead of
supporting Gov. Dakingari to
ensure the election of this
exemplary son of kebbi State, the
likes of Usman are busy pressing
the destruct button to drag the
state backwards.
This is a case of wrecking the
system if one is unable to have
their way. However, they will have
to contend with the
determination of the performing
governor and the progress
consolidation agenda, and
prepare to contest with Gen.
Bello in the battle ahead. Again,
if they are self-deluded into
thinking that the duo of Bello and
the governor, will chicken out and
hand the party structures over to
them in their bid to draw the
state backward; they must be
consulting with political
neophytes. At this point, it is
noteworthy to state that they did
not even spare former Governor
Muhammed Adamu Aliero in their
misguided vituperation. This is
not the way to move their great
party forward in the state.
The people of kebbi State are
blessed to have Gen. Sarki Yaki
Bello, as their son. This is a man
of distinguished accomplishments;
a Prince who dropped his
princely-babanriga and all the
privileges of that title to become
a soldier-warrior; a true soldiers-
soldier and, a first class
intelligence-infantry-officer. A
trained lawyer with Nigeria Bar
accreditations; at the rank of
captaincy, made his mark at the
office of army provost,
prompting his boss then, the
Army provost Marshall, Major
Gen. Sani Sami (now retired), to
refer to him as the ‘most brilliant
officer in my command”, at the
time Sani Sami made that
comment, he did not even know
that Bello was his kinsman from
Kebbi State. Today, the same
Gen. Sani Sami (rtd.) is the emir
of Zuru, and he cannot be one of
the emir’s that is not happy with
the governor’s radar-sighting of
Gen. Bello as his successor. Bello
went on to become a Military
Attache’ to our embassy in
Washington DC, while there, he
delivered a paper at the Institute
of World Policy, that earned him
the respect and admiration of
Americans, and British experts
attending lectures with him; he
went on to become the Military
Assistant to the then Chief of
Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Bamaiyi Rtd.
(a fearless-soldier); the same
Bamaiyi likes the idea of a Bello
as the next governor of Kebbi, his
state. Gen. Bello went on to
command the Military Joint Task
Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta
during the height of militancy-
insurrection; his swift actions led
many to surrender and embrace
the amnesty offered by the late
president, Umaru Yar’Adua; and
his fair play and manner of
approach in tackling the
turbulences earned him the
admiration of both traditional
ruler’s, and the pseudo-generals
commanding the various militant-
terrorists during that era; and
they still discuss him with awe till
date.
He later became the General
Officer Commanding (GOC) 82
division. While at that division,
his handling of the ‘Osisikanku’
kidnapping menace in Abia State
was one of the best efforts made
at subjugating kidnapping in any
part of Nigeria. He did not only
destroy the ‘Osisikanku’ criminal-
clan but exorcised Abia State of
kidnapping and other insurgency-
inducing-crimes. During his
tenure as commander of the Joint
Task Force (JTF) and GOC of
82 nd Division of the Nigerian
Army, he combined
intellectualism, prudence and
professionalism in ensuring that
innocent Nigerians were never
harmed in the course of duty, and
within his area of command.
The real situation in Kebbi State is
that the current governor has
looked around and within Kebbi
State and, decided that for the
good people and the state to
move to the next level of
transformation and
industrializations, that his
successor must be someone who
has demonstrated enough clout
within the country, and
international community; and has
the ability to take the
developmental-foundations of his
(Gov. Dakingari) to the next level.
The governor knows that Kebbi
state needs a person that can
attract the much needed foreign
investment for the farmers, a
person the international
community knows and trusts; and
as a result, he searched
thoroughly within his party; and
came to the conclusion that
amongst those qualified for the
position, that Gen Sarki Yaki
Bello best fits this calculus. The
governor’s political opponents
and friendly-enemies are scared
that Gen. Bello will never
compromise on merit if he is
eventually elected by the good
people of the state; but they can
count on him to be a team player
who will carry everybody along.
For a Governor that achieved so
much in the agricultural sector
and a leading light of the
President Goodluck Jonathan’s
Transformation Agenda, ensuring
the election of a successor with
capacity to sustain his great
landmarks will not be a misplaced
priority. Is this what the
detractors of the Governor
referred to as “his anointing a
successor?” It will be unpatriotic
for the sitting Governor to
overlook capable citizens of the
state in his quest to entrench his
positive legacy.
I urge His Excellency to remain
steadfast in his great mission in
Kebbi State and implore the
citizens to continue to extend
their unalloyed support to his
administration. The coach of any
football team understands the
abilities of his players both
collectively and individually. He is
in a better position to determine
who to play at any position and
when it is necessary for
substitutions to be made. It will
help the PDP team in the state to
keep trusting in the wisdom of
the coach and his ability to make
the right decisions in the overall
interest of the party. The
umbrella is big enough to
accommodate all discerning
members of the party. One thing
the party followers must
appreciate is that Gen. S Y Bello
is a team player, and a systems-
man who will never allow any
structure or power base in the
party to be marginalized. His
experience and training has
automatically prepared him for
the task ahead.
The contending factions should
bury the hatchet and support this
illustrious son of Kebbi State. He
will never betray their confidence;
he is a man we respect, and Kebbi
State should be commended for
giving a prince like him to our
military to serve our country.
Submitted by: A.U. Max Gbanite;
Strategic Security Expert, Defence
& Security Analyst;
maxgbanite@yahoo.com

Firstly, congratulations Mr. President-elect on
your historic victory in the March 28, 2015
presidential election.

In your widely circulated "Covenant With
Nigerians," war against corruption featured
prominently. In my view there is no better way
to bring your national anti-corruption strategy
to life than by focusing on ending the culture of
impunity, vis-a-vis corruption.

A classic example of impunity comes to mind in the recent
infamous forfeiture of more than $480 million in
corruption proceeds (originating from Nigeria)
hidden in bank accounts around the world by
one of the gubernatorial candidates, Senator
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu , running in the coming
guber contest in Kebbi State, April 11, 2015.
As a patriotic Kebbian and Nigerian, just like you
are sir, I cannot just fold my arms and look the
other way when kleptocracy is involved; officials
stealing from their own government treasuries at
the expense of their citizens.

As recently as
August 6, 2014, a judgment was entered by a
U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates of the
District of Columbia against the companies of
the said gubernatorial candidate (Senator
Bagudu), in the largest kleptocracy case ever in
the history of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Evidently, rather than serve his country, Senator
Bagudu took undue advantage of association
with the Abachas and looted millions of dollars,
engaging in brazen acts of kleptocracy. With the
August 6, 2014 judgment, the U.S. Department
of Justice, Criminal Division, denies a kleptocrat
Bagudu the fruits of his crimes, and protects the
U.S. financial system from money laundering.
Now, it's your turn, sir, to complement the U.S.
efforts by helping to extradite this criminal
(hiding behind your shadow) to Washington DC
to face justice, when the Interpol comes
knocking soon. Kebbians, Nigerians, and indeed
the world will be watching to see if your actions
(this time around) are going to match your
speeches about fighting impunity in high profiled
corruption cases like this one.

To put this case in perspective sir, the complaint
against Sen. Bagudu (and others) alleged that he
was the mastermind of systematically embezzling
billions of dollars in public funds from the
Central Bank of Nigeria on the false pretense
that funds were necessary for national security.
In another development, Sen. Bagudu's company
also allegedly sold Nigerian government bonds at
vastly inflated prices, using a criminal scheme,
generating an illegal windfall of more than $282
million. Equally, extorted more than $11 million
from a French company in connection with
payments on government contracts. Funds
involved in these schemes were allegedly
laundered through the U.S.

Sir, I have heard that the vice-president - elect
promised to not go after those who have
perpetrated corruption before your election. I
pray that's not true. Nigerians expect you to go
after those who stole the future of their
children. Though, you should not allow this to
distract you from fighting the cronic insecurity,
as a priority. However, we cannot afford to let
high profile looters like Sen. Bagudu to go Scot-
free. They must pay if only to serve as
deterrence to future thieves.

Sir, as you already know, perception is very
important; and first impression carries a lot of
weight. At this crucial moment, please avoid
making your predecessor's error. Both President
Obasanjo and Jonathan were unable or unwilling
to help extradite an alleged drug kingpin,
Senator - elect Buriji Kashamu , to the U.S.
(where he is declared wanted) to face justice.
For 17 years, Senator - elect Kashamu has been
wanted in the U.S. for allegedly acting as the
kingpin of a drug smuggling and money
laundering ring. There has been talk at times in
Nigeria about extraditing him to the U.S. to face
justice. But being a strong supporter of the
PDP, the move always seemed unlikely. Now,
Kashamu is going to be sworn in as a senator,
making the possibility even more remote, unless
you, sir, step up to impunity, as you promised
Nigerians to do.

Accordingly, Senator Bagudu (APC - Kebbi State)
and Senator - elect Kashamu (PDP - Ogun State)
cases ought to be your first test case to
ascertain your determination to put a stop to
the culture of impunity, vis-a-vis corruption in
Nigeria. Sir, please make this one of your 100-
days-in-office potential mission
accomplishments. This will send a strong,
practical and unmistakable signal to the national
and international community as to where you
stand today on corruption; leave no one in
doubt about your zero tolerance for both
corruption and impunity.

Serendipity! Luckily for you sir, strong, new
partners in the war against corruption. March 30,
2015, precisely two days after your historic
election victory, the FBI announced the
establishment of international corruption squads
targeting foreign bribery and kleptocracy crimes.
Special Agent, George McFachern, who heads up
the international corruption unit at FBI
Headquarters, explains that the squads were
created to address the national and international
implications of corruption. That these squads will
help keep the Bureau at the forefront of U.S.
and global law enforcement efforts to battle
international corruption and kleptocracy.
Sir, in the short term, one of my motivations for
writing this open letter to you is to help inform
the Kebbi State electorate to not waste its votes
April 11, 2015 on Senator Bagudu in the
gubernatorial contest. But, in the long term, if
by accident he got the advantage of your
momentum and scale through, then, you yourself
will have the opportunity to prove to Nigerians
that impunity has no hiding place with you, from
any quarter, by helping to get him extradited to
the U.S. to face justice. Sir, what better
demonstration of zero tolerance for corruption
can there be?

I for one sir, as a Kebbian (and a U.S. citizen), in
collaboration with our organization, Kebbians In
The Diaspora Association (KITDA) of which I
happened to be the president, am more than
ready to work with you on the two cases cited in
this letter, to fight impunity by finishing the
work U.S. Justice Department started.

I will be contacting your office in due course, as
a follow up to this letter, as soon as KITDA
procure the necessary documents at hand
requesting for the cooperation of the Nigerian
government to extradite these alleged criminals
to face justice in the United States.
Thank you sir. And God bless the Federal
Republic of Nigeria!
(Prince Kabir Abubakar wrote from Maryland,
USA. +14439457478)