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afam4eva: You're rebuilding Lagos but not the people in it. Clap for yourself.

Sir, it seems you're finding it difficult to read either because of laziness or because you're a born-hater.

Your bitterness is obvious to discerning minds..!!

@Topic: Pls Lagos residents should confirm the veracity or otherwise of Fashola's claims...

The 1st picture looks like they were shooting a movie..!!!

The 2nd of Rochas looks like.... Wait a sec, is Rochas really wearing a school uniform?? WTF

What next maybe a picture of Madam Iweala in bum shorts.....

lekanolas: Orubebe vows to sue Melaye over ‘spurious’ allegations

http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/orubebe-vows-to-sue-melaye-over-spurious-allegations/

Vow
Promise
Set to
Intend to
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Just do it!!!
Match ur words with action......

Updatenewsarena: Nigerians should cry to God for mercy and forgiveness of sins,we are too cruel and wicked in this country and thats why God god is using every available chances to punish,teach,warn and show some difficulties

I think ur "god" is a wicked BASTARD....
My God doesn't use "every available chance to punish" people...

WTF!!!
RIP to the dead!!!
May the blood of the dead and the tears of the bereaved be on the heads of our leaders who have failed to build and maintain our roads..

Abujafood: @Mr Dino Melaye - those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!

Leave the guy joor! Focus on the substance of the allegation...

How did they arrive at the rating?? You can't just pull stats outta ya ar.se, can you??

G.star:
How we go do nah?

Y not explain to Muki via a PM that you didn't know it was a offence and promise to be a Law-Abiding NLer hence forth...

bola4dprec: fine in lieu of stipulated law afterall he was not invite for visit, I hate Nigerian for hypocrisy and indulgence of criminals, going by the content of whole story he was found guilty of alleged offence(s) it was not extra judicial decision, I hope bible doctrine and decisions is also condemn theft ? e.g Deuteronomy 5:19 "You shall not steal. Exodus 20:15 "You shall not steal. Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood
and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all
members of one body. Pls why do you involved 2012 in this matter or we should also review 10 commandment ? Like that of 1999 constitution ? Alabosi eniyan ki to Egbe

What's ur point exactly??

Ur reference to the bible is kinda funny? Lemme ask you what's the punishment stipulated in the bible for a stealer??

If the guy stole, he deserved to be punished, but chopping of his hand is barbaric in my opinion. There are far more civilised punishments that could be meted out to him. We're not in the stone age, are we?

redsun: The shame of a nation where the elders have gone crazy,adorning bandits.

I weep for nigerian youths.How can a people be so primitive to point of not been able what is right or wrong?

Sir,

I think your write is senseless

Best Regards,

Garri (x7)

Hate or Love him, Dino is (and I hope he remains) a thorn in the flesh of Corrupt public office holders.

I hope more individuals join in the fight against corruption and abuse of office. That's the only way to secure our future and that of our kids....

Anti-Corruption Network has written to the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), accusing the new Power Minister, Godsday Orubebe, of corruption and abuse of office.

In a complaint dated 19 November, and signed by its Executive Secretary, Dino Melaye, the group said that Mr. Orubebe, the former Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) of accepting as gratification a palatial mansion on the property allocated to him in Abuja, FCT, contrary to Section 12 of the Act.

Orubebe was named Minister of Power three weeks ago to replace Barth Nnaji, who was allegedly removed for corruption.

The petitioners pointed out that a search report from the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS), clearly shows that the land upon which the edifice was erected rightly belongs to the Minister, the petition said.  

Complained the group: “It has become an adverse trend in our polity where public office holders under the guise of administrative functions illegally divert funds, contracts and even take benefits/gratifications in the award of contracts to companies whose promise of a reward is highest contrary to Sections 12, 13, 14, 20,22 and 25 of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, Cap. C31, LFN 2010(hereinafter referred to as the Act).”

The complaint said, among others:

•    The affidavit of Declaration of Assets in custody of Code of Conduct Bureau does not reflect the ownership of the mansion, and

•    Orubebe granted an interview with Sun Rise Daily of Channels Television wherein he denied the ownership of the mansion.

Stressing that the Minister has patently abused his office, the petitioners said, “We are not unmindful of the legal implications of this Petition, and in this regard we humbly require your humble self to critically look into this Petition and the facts enunciated therein in order to take further and necessary actions as contained under Sections 30 & 31 of the Act in the prosecution of all parties who have been privy to this illegal transaction.”

They said they would not hesitate to go to court to compel the ICPC in the prosecution of this menace and abuse of office in order to preserve the sanctity of laws and build a better nation.

The government of President Goodluck Jonathan normally ignores public and press corruption reports concerning its senior officials.

Full text of the petition:

Telephone: 098766183

          19th November 2012.

The Chairman

Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)

Abuja.

 

Dear Sir,

PETITION ON ABUSE OF OFFICE BY ELDER GODSDAY ORUBEBE

The above matter refers.

We write this Petition in the interest of our nascent democracy and the entire citizenry at large.

It has become an adverse trend in our polity where public office holders under the guise of administrative functions illegally divert funds, contracts and even take benefits/gratifications in the award of contracts to companies whose promise of a reward is highest contrary to Sections 12,13,14, 20,22 and 25 of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, Cap. C31, LFN 2010(hereinafter referred to as the Act).

A classic example inter alia is that of Elder Godsday Orubebe, the Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA). By virtue of his standing to influence the award of Contracts, Elder Godsday Orubebe abused his office by accept a gratification of a palatial mansion on the property allocated to him in Abuja, FCT contrary to Section 12 of the Act.

The Mansion is situated at Minister’s Hill, Mabushi Area, Abuja built and delivered to Elder Godsday Orubebe by one of the contractors in his Ministry.

Further in support of this claim is the fact that search Report at the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS) clearly shows that the land upon which the edifice was erected rightly belongs to Elder Godsday Orubebe.

The Issues that undeniably come to play and against which this Petition is hereby forwarded to your humble self are:

1.     Elder Godsday Orube is a public officer, appointed as the first Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs.

 

2.     Elder Godsday Orubebe owns a parcel of land at Minister’s Hill, Mabushi Area, Abuja as confirmed by the search Report at Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS).

3.     The affidavit of Declaration of Assets in custody of Code of Conduct Bureau does not reflect the ownership of the mansion.

 

4.     Elder Godsday Orubebe granted an interview with Sun Rise Daily of Channels Television wherein he denied the ownership of the mansion claiming that the mansion is a mere four (4) bedroom apartment of which he is only a tenant.

 

As it is from the above Elder Godsday Orubebe has patently abused the use of his office under Section 22 of the Act, Section 13 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, Cap. C15 2010, and he is also guilty of an offence of corruption and abuse of office pursuant to Section 98 of the Criminal Code Act.

We are not unmindful of the legal implications of this Petition, and in this regard we humbly require your humble self to critically look into this Petition and the facts enunciated therein in order to take further and necessary actions as contained under Sections 30 & 31 of the Act in the prosecution of all parties who have been privy to this illegal transaction.

Your attention is also invited to Section 23 of the Act which stipulates forfeiture of the gratification by the public officer being the subject matter of the offence.

We will however not hesitate to approach the Court for redress and compel your office in the prosecution of this menace and abuse of office in order to preserve the sanctity of laws and build a better nation.

Kindly accept the assurances of our highest regards.

Yours faithfully,

 

OTUNBA DINO MELAYE

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

http://mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/godsday-orubebe-minister-power-accused-abuse-office-petition-goes-icpc

I think the punishment is too harsh. Imprisonment, heavy fine etc would have been more appropriate. This is 2012 for Christ's sake!!!

I'm loving the debate on this thread, pls keep it clean and Sane...
Good job....

The endangerment of Africa is total. Education barely prepares the youth for challenges of living in modern societies where the digital divide makes the differences uncomfortably obvious

Very true.

Perhaps, the biggest threat is the imitative corruption our leaders have imbibed. Billions of dollars stolen from the continent, annually, end up in foreign banks.

Corruption in Africa (esp. Nigeria)is chronic. If I'm to state Africa's problem in one word, the word would be: CORRUPTION...

afam4eva: The point i'm trying to make is that whenever they want to tlk about development in the SW, they always call Awolowo even though most of the things they associate him with are no longer relevant in today's Nigeria.

Can you pls throw some light on the bolded??

it's embarrassing and disgraceful that today politicians from the south-west are using that name to play on the emotions of their people. They're not following in the footsteps of that man yet they shout Awo wherever they go. It's unfortunate that what this man did decades ago is still being used to score Yorubaland. I think it's downright shameful. I think SWesterners should not sit down and watch their rulers decieve them claiming to be following in the footsteps of Awolowo when in deeds it's the opposite.

I wonder what ur aim of opening this thread is. You obviously aren't tired of this Igbo vs Yoruba war (which is how this thread will definitely end).

@Topic: Awolowo was a great man who every leader irrespective of his/her region should emulate. The current crop of leaders in the SW aren't exactly up to Awolowo's standard, but they are by far better than the last crop. The SW has made tremendous progress politically and otherwise though much still needs to be done. Awolowo has set a standard, a mark which most of the leaders of the region ought to strive to meet...


To answer your question: SWesterners will never let the name go!!!
Awolowo is a legend and will forever remain one......

The guy should have been more discreet!! He should have sent his discoveries anonymously to the press or to a known blogger......

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What am I supposed to say

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So fast??

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Something has to be done to curb this issue, it's getting out of hand...

Sincere 9gerian: The national assembly is an independent arm of govt, the presidency have nothing to do with the outcome of their committee report. The truth of the matter is that the president has been having it ROUGH with the house of reps.
The house of reps has the CAPABILITY to FRUSTRATE the executive,eg they may stall the budget, block crucial bills, block the proposed borrowing plan,etc. In recognition of this UNDENIABLE fact, it is only SENSIBLE for the president to thread softly. What will it profit GEJ if he puts Farouk to jail now and the house of reps in turn send his policies and programmes to jail too? First is that the country as a whole will lose and GEJ himself will be frustrated. It is lose, lose situation for all. Only MISCHIEF MAKERS like @Gbawe..,would rejoice over such situation and turn around to blame the president for doing NOTHING. For me in particular, putting Farouk in prison will not give me a 2nd Niger bridge. And if not putting Farouk in prison for now, will give me a 2nd Niger bridge, then I dont mind. Whether we like it or not, Farouk Lawan has been NAMED AND SHAMED and his political career TRUNCATED. If those who stole in the past were NAMED AND SHAMED, perhaps corruption would have reduced by now. The president is a sensible and strategic person and the sensible thing to do for NOW that his relationship with the house of reps is shaky is to put the Farouk case in the COOLER for now. Perhaps when he gets a better hold on the house of reps or in a much stronger position, he may then prosecute Farouk. This is being REALISTIC

So GEJ (through the Anti-Corruption Agencies) let a thief (Farouk) go scot-free in order to maintain a good relationship with the House of Rep... right??
I've never heard a more silly defense for an administration's ineptitude in fighting corruption.

It means EFCC, ICPC, SSS, NPF are all failures.

Maybe they never actually had a case against Farouk, cos if they did, his Fellow Dishonorables would leave him in to dry....

I wonder how the topic changed from "BPP Certifies Manitoba Contract" to "Gbawe & his Political Affiliation".........
Folks should learn to address Issues and not focus on people...

Demdem: i have to the best of my ability and nothing of such that is relatively credible comes my way.

Ok.

What I got from my research was that the Military went to both villages on a Vengeance Mission. Their aim was not to Catch the terrorists but to avenge the death of their colleagues on the villagers

Demdem: Were u privy to what actually happened or u are just insinuating that Nigerian soldiers got to the locations and started assasinating almost immediately.

Pls do some research on both events.......

This is the Fresh Air he promised us......

Its obvious many Political Figures are yet to ßξ named....

1025: do u know what is called HUMAN SHIELD? no matter how careful u want to be in life, as long as u need peace, war must be involved? how many old men and women did jonathan see at odi and how many old and young igbos have been killed by boko haram? take me to anywhere in this world where innocent people don't die in the fight against terrorist. the wives and children found with osama on the day of his death will be called unarmed civilians abi? how does terrorist operate without the help of unarmed civilians? when you know the base of these people and they are ur husbands and children, you cook for them and help them with everything they need, you are part of them and you deserve death. the bloods of innocent igbo families will surely be on somebody's head.

There was no case of human shields, nor were the innocent people caught in the cross-fire between the terrorists and the govt. Forces. They were killed in cold-blood...

Gbawe: Nairalanders should go to the thread below to see the foul-mouthed hypocritical sycophants celebrating. As usual, throughout that period, they hurled insult when some of us asserted that nada will happen to Farouk or Otedola. Please fellow forumers, once official, let us hold uber sycophant and king of blind/bigoted support to the pledge below. We expect pictorial evidence of billyoniare taking to the streets , leading protests, complete with placard et al. Foolish folks. They think it is all to just sound off and insult those who tell the truth about how corrupt everything/everyone is under GEJ.

https://www.nairaland.com/964503/3million-bribery-farouk-lawan-police

Billyonaire wrote:

Demdem: I am not for the killings of the innocent no matter what. Go through my posts carefully and understand my position. Also, there is no evidence that OBJ sent soldiers to these towns primarily to wipe them out. They were sent to fish out the murderers however this didnt happen the way he envisaged and things went bad. The not so trained military forces went in there and shit happened.
In the case of biam, OBJ even went further to apologized for this. for we to categorically state that OBJ sent in troops to go and kill and maim to me is pretty lame.

If actually the soldiers over-stepped their orders, what did OBJ do to bring them to book??

GEJ is fighting corruption


Where is the so-called video that was gotten from the "sting operation"??


Nigeria is one very big joke...

Nice one!! Hope it works out as planned...