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Why Maina Should Be Granted Bail in Liberal Terms - Angela Okafor

Before I commence this expository, it is instructive to disabuse your mind that the former Pension boss, Dr. Abdurasheed Maina Jumped the initial bail granted him by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division.

He did not violate the terms of his bail at any one time, but only sought for medical attention or risked his knee being amputated.

Is it profitable to watch Maina die before his trial? Or allow justice take its natural cause?

Remember It is only a healthy person that can stand trial. Life is sacred and should be treated as such at all material times no matter what.

The above postulations stand tall and unwavering especially when looked at holistically and objectively with the lens of natural justice and good conscience.

As a Public Affairs Analyst of international repute, I have observed that if Dr. Maina wanted to jump bail and abandon his trial, Niger Republic would not be his destination. He would have eloped to the United States of America where he is a bonafide citizen without criminal records.

Therefore, it is a beer parlour argument to say a brainy personality like Maina wanted to jump bail. It does not hold a single drop of water at all.

By way of bringing you closer to true facts, Maina was arraigned sometime in October 2019 on politically motivated money laundering charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, after he insisted that the Magu led EFCC should account for the over 237 properties recovered by the Pension Regorm Task Team, to which EFCC was a member.

Shortly after arraignment, he was granted bail by the honorable court on haculean terms, which has never been given even to terrorists and or those with treasonable offences. That bail would scare anyone to death. It was done in such a way that which would be difficult for any normal human being to meet, but Maina eventually perfected the worst ever bail conditions in Nigeria after he had spent more than 9 calender months in unnecessary custody.

However, as a result of the period spent in custody, his fragile health took a turn for the worse and he urgently sought medical attention upon his release on bail.

In October 2020, he was absent during his trial because he had to undergo a medical procedure on his knee, this was communicated to the honorable court, attaching his medical report.

Since the court declined to honour the said medical report, his counsel informed him on the 29th of October 2020 at about 4pm in his hospital bed at Maitama General Hospital, that the honorable court discountenanced his medical report and instead revoked his bail and ordered for his arrest.

If you were in Maina's Shoe, what would you do at this crossroad hour? Would your instinct not tell you that the judge who failed to honour your medical report would do more hurting things to you? Let that be in your mind.

As a result of the order for his arrest, he decided to seek for a better medical facility for the treatment of his knee, and was eventually referred to the Military Hospital in Chad and Niger Republic. His family opted for Niger due to the insurgency along the Chad axis, where the knee surgery was successfully carried out.

He was recuperating from the surgery at the Military Hospital in Niamey when his Doctor informed him of presence of Authorities making enquires about him, and offered to take him to a secure place through a route, but he refused to run. He thereafter placed several calls to his larger Family where a decision was made to allow the Authorities see him, where they discussed at length and he subsequently agreed to follow them back to Abuja then taken into custody.

His detention in Kuje Correctional Center has worsened his medical condition which continues to deteriorate to a point where death is very near. "This man did not kill anyone, nor did he rob anyone or any institution". "Why do we keep hearing Maina Maina instead of all the other members of the Pension Reform Task Team"?

What shall we gain if we lose this amazon to the cold hands of death before his trial is successfully completed?


For the avoidance of doubt, Maina's lawyer, Anayo Adibe some time ago made a disclosure at a press briefing in Abuja that Maina has been taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada after his serious medical complications had failed to respond to treatment at the Kuje Correctional facility.

In his exact words, he said: “I have gone to see him. He is having serious health challenges. From my findings Maina suffered partial stroke as a result of hitting his head on the floor when he collapsed in front of Justice Abang and Lawyers in the open court. The Doctor at the Federal High Court had checked his blood pressure after the collapse which had a reading of 242/150 and that also caused the slight bleeding in the brain. His hypertension is life-threatening.”

"He has been stooling uncontrollably for six weeks now and they have administered all the drugs available to them but he is still stooling today, and can hardly move his legs and other parts of his body."

"I can confirm that he is now being attended to at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada but I learnt they have taken him back to the correctional facility two days ago to continue his treatment."

"Series of scans were run on him including MRI, CT SCAN , ECG, KIDNEY, LIVER TESTS and others to determine the true state of his health." “ The result is alarming.

He said "Although the Leadership of the Correctional Service have tried very well, to keep Maina’s health under control, it is unfortunate the facility is not equipped enough to give him adequate medical attention, hence an urgent need for the court to grant Maina bail so that he can attend to his health problem."

In a recent Phone Conversation, Mainas Lawyer Barr Anayo had told journalists that Maina's health worsened very badly, when he heard that his only son cannot be accounted for by the EFCC and or police, even after his car was recently recovered from the Sokoto State Police Command, without any information about his whereabout.

To track what Maina's lawyer said about his client's health condition, I discovered that Maina made several visits to the said hospital, following life-threatening ailments. In fact

Let me posit further that except the honorable Court grants Maina a fresh bail on health grounds in the most liberal terms, for the purpose of receiving urgent medical attention, where his family can offer their assistance to him in a well equipped Hospital of their choice, I fear for his precious life.

Nothing stops the court from placing him on surveillance which may include regular phone calls to the Court Registrar, or visit to the Court once a week to sign a standing register , and registering with court whatever health facility he will be admitted to, anywhere in Nigeria.

To avoid miscarriage of Justice, I implore Justice Okon Abang to handle Maina's case with uthmost wisdom and caution, and grant him bail in favourable terms, which are achievable in few days, in view of his deteriorating health condition because the case against him is even politically inclined, which is a public knowledge..

How can a person who worked hard to recover N1.3TR for the Buhari administration, as confirmed by the Authorities with an agreement to be paid N65b. Being 5% whistle blowers fees, be humiliated in this Government of anti corruption, instead of being rewarded? Posterity will surely judge us and show the world the truth behind these seemingly retinue of politically motivated trumped up charges being meted against innocent and patriotic Nigerian. The Almighty shall also judge us.

The enemies of this administration are the ones behind Maina's travails because they do not want President Buhari to succeed, and do not want Maina to reveal where other such funds are being hidden. Am very sure hundreds of Millions of Naira has been spent by the powers that be in using the Media to destroy a hard earned image by a patriotic Nigerian in the person of Abdulrashid Maina.

I have done my findings which took me to some parts of this country and I have also been opportuned to meet responsible public officers and Senior Security agents who worked with Maina, where I concluded that Maina has the brains and technical expertise to recover the much needed funds to run this administration instead of borrowing money up and down.

Truth is bitter but it is a universal commodity valued by people of integrity. I am not a Northerner and haven't met Maina, but the truth is sacrosanct and need to be told.

Dr, Mrs Angela Okafor,
Public Affairs Analyst,
Writes From Obodo Ukpa, Enugu State.

Tell the world all that you benefitted from him? There is GOD oooo.

tplayer:
Heard from one who is neck-deep in it that the money to be shared is no longer $700 billion but around $175 billion (64 trillion naira)

FG budget no near 64 trillion naira at all ooo.

The sum should have been red flag number one.

tplayer:
Haha, next week? How Elomama succeeded in fooling millions is what I am studying sha. Dude's a legend.

What pains me in his case is hiding under religion. That makes the oppressed and hungry believers to fall easily.

He should separate his pranks from religion. GOD is watching.

tplayer:
Yes, he sensed danger.

Right now, I don't see any big danger to his "grant business" because the levels of ignorance, poverty, and greed walking around majestically are not small or ordinary.

Let's see what happens next week, as the promise is payment from next week.

We have heard this before, abi?

tplayer:
Another guff to keep donors(aka beneficiaries) busy is loading...Note that there is no "last update before disbursement" in the literal sense, "last update" na d last one you receive before u say my mumu don do; I give up.

Perhaps he has sensed danger, hence, the need to reassure the foot soldiers. That is the reason for the meeting. February will become March, by tommoow!

The wait continues

tplayer:
It won't stop now. I'm enjoying the comedy.

They are saying there will be a meeting of high-ranking bozos this Friday. Obviously for another round of claptrap to feed the ever-gullible donors(aka beneficiaries).

The meeting itself is likely just a ruse.

Deceit of the highest order.
Let's hear from them again.

selingel:
You are correct!
I sense same.

Meanwhile, l am baffled also on how they have been accused of creating more groups, even when previous beneficiaries have not been settled.

I wished l could see the head of TELPECON. l would have asked him some questions based on this grant and reason for this deceit.

tplayer:
Only few are truly truly tired. Most, with the wrong interpretation of religion, have continued to hold on.

If scammer-in-chief (Elomama) says December 2022, u will hear things like " God bless elomama", "let's be patient", " they are working on it", etc.

Perhaps when people drop dead because of unrealistic expectations, this will stop.

ENIGMATIC2023:
You and your friend are gullible idiots

You are very pathetic. Go use your drugs, before you start roaming. l can't remember insulting anyone directly here.

You should have been flushed on a pad rather than been born. slowpoke!

tplayer:
For where. Even if CBN releases another statement you will hear "I will wait for Elomama's voice note."

Government is releasing saving bonds monthly through CBN to borrow from Nigerians, yet one supposed graduate is expecting that same CBN to transfer money to one nonentity.

Finally, there are probably more fools in Nigeria than there are people

On point with your last paragraph.

tplayer:
When u start hearing "from a reliable source", then it's time to go home.

How many times do you want to see?

Wise up! it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that there is no money anywhere.

My dear, many do not see it your way. Their lives depend on this grant. That is the reason l too believe that one government agency should have just come up and debunked this claim.

pek:
If we compile all the stories we have heard about this grant, it will be a best seller.

l didn't want to say this, you need to see how the lady was running after any beep on her phone, expecting alert yesterday. ln fact, if she was with her husband, the man would have suspected infidelity.

Someone told a colleague of mine last week Friday, that payment commences 8am Monday (today).

No information yet from any source. Let see what tommoow holds.

Any latest news? l hope it is not going SEM way...

berbs:
These people even have the audacity to take their lies to AIT. Chineke meeeeee.

Dem get liver ooo. Yet, none of them has been picked up for questioning.

stacyadams:
Haha tommoro can be year 5050

You are correct jare.

After tommorow another tommorow.

The tommorow never comes.

These people are not wise. Perhaps, GOD, wants to expose them.

lf they were wise, they should have picked a group, pay them some amount to attract more beneficiaries (mumu), to buy forms.

sammylaw2007:
As at 9PM today, 20th January, 2021... They are saying it everywhere that Telpecon has been credited and payment to beneficiaries commence tomorrow 21st.

I'm still waiting... God my 300+K must not go in vain.

Time and later events will tell. People should start seeing alert by now, or do we wait till tommoow?

l didn't want to comment, but what baffles me now is the number of views. This means that many are really hoping to see this happen.

Many people have been into this since 2016 and still have faith in disbursement. Again, it baffles me to see the calibre of people in it and the amount of expectations.

Meanwhile, how come government knows nothing about it or even mention it like survival fund and others?

How come days of disbursement always postponed?

Why the deciet and why allow it linger this long? By now, they should have been busted or hijacked by politicians (especially because of the sum mentioned with CBN).

l cross my fingers.

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kawasng:
Yes. text me ur tel no. I wl contact you later.

Cost please?
Any guarantee?
lf well used, how long can one use it (years)?

More information on this from those who attend their meetings, please.

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Newman20:
There is nothing like heaven or hell !!!

It is a psychological trick designed to make you worship a false god.

Be at alert!!!

Go form your thread for your followers. l can't see where poster said, reply by force. Take it elsewhere please.

Kalatium:
As a Christians while growing up we were accustomed to a lot of Christian songs.

There are songs you must have been singing throughout your younger years only for you to be informed that you've been singing the wrong words all along.

Often times we hear wrongly the words to some of our favourite songs and at other times we repeat the lyrics we’ve heard from others and continue singing the wrong lyrics for ages.

The following are the top songs on my list :

1. We go hey, hey your name debade all the way:
This is one of the gospel songs that people have invented their own version. The appropriate words are "We go dey hail, hail your name, day by day all the way".

2.. The most Excellency is Jesus :
This is a very popular Nigerian song sang mostly by Christians. However, unknown to them, they have been singing it wrongly.

The original lyrics is, ' the most excellent king is Jesus '.

3. Osingo singo, praise the Lord:
Someone must have invented this sweeter version which sounds ‘better’ than the original one. The person must have thought the original version was boring and as such decided to give it a nice touch.

The right thing is, ' O sing my soul and praise the Lord' .

4. With thanksgiving, as we are living, sanctuary, for you :
This is another song that people have invented their own version. The correct version is, ‘ With thanksgiving, I'll be a living, sanctuary, for you' .

This is by no way Exhaustive, pls add yours.

l though number 3 was "O singer sing on, praise the Lord". We learn everyday.

GOTVee:
As a born again Christian who is meant to speak the truth at all times, i encourage all our Christian brothers to emulate our Muslim counterparts in their decent way of life. Even though I'm a born again Christian, i have never seen a Muslim that will impregnate a Christian.

Your salvation is questionable. Tell them to live a righteous and holy life and not follow those whose source of faith is only known to GOD.

Sonoyom:
This people again.

Let's wait and see. I am really skeptical about them too.

This issue came up on WAZOBIA FM last Friday. The girl took time to explain what the mother is going through. She said, the father is so arrogant and he uses his money to influence people and the police.

Nedu (the presenter), later called the girl's uncle (mother's elder brother) and he affirmed the story. He said, he once lived with them and all through the period, the man always looked for any slightest provocation to beat his wife. The one that baffled him most was extending the beatings to him, not minding his status and age. He fought him and that made him to leave their house.

When they called for familys' meeting, the man in front of others made attempt to beat the woman again. That certainly got the elder brother angry. He rose up and fought the man. The wife's family could not do anything as they have been bought with money, the man claimed.

When asked what the woman used to do wrong, the uncle said he could not really say its because of this or that. Quarrel could start because there was no salt in the soup. It could be because of not washing his clothes well. Just one flimsy excuse or the other.

Upon returning to Lagos, the man arrested his wife because of the fight the elder brother had with him and the woman was immediately transferred to the East.

What made people begin to feel the man too had his own bad side, was when a person sent an SMS claiming that this family was his neighbour and that they live in the same estate. That all the girl said was correct and that the estate was tired of settling quarrels between the man and his wife and that at a point in time, the man was arrested by the estate management.

All of these are just reports. lts GOD only that knows what is happening. The uncle said the woman has been suffering this since 1999.

lts not by force to remain battered in marriage.

IamWonderful:
Osinbajo rectify the horrible mistake of ineffectual buffon Jonathan, the only thing Jonathan knew how to do is to press Diezani flat booobs, the lord and savior of the poverty capital of the south

So sad a human can spew this after reading, but not assimilating it. All the period Yaradua was sick, who ruled Nigeria? ls it not the same useless cabal that always spring up during every administration that did that rubbish. All through Yaradua's sickness, did Jonathan for once see him? Please go and get a specie of sense. it's called common sense.

Spice1:
Bros na which time and day dem come do the convention/ speech cos am just waking up now abi Was it yesterday

Just asking

I am sure you must have eaten your words after hastily spewing the above.

*THE USA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION*
Friday 28th August, 2020.

The speech by President Donald Trump took a little over 1 hour 5 minutes.

Some of the features were:

1. He praised all the good women and men that go out to protect lives of Americans. Meanwhile, he was critical of Biden and his cohorts for not condemning riots, rather, his cohorts sponsoring the riots by bailing rioters.

2. He spoke about securing American borders and creating more jobs, while criticising Bidens, for proposing to open borders and allowing Jihadist's nation's entry into America.

3. He promised to end all socialist relationship, by encouraging local manufacturing and self-subsistaincy as against use of Chinese technology.

4. Biden spoke about raising taxes, while Trump promised to consolidate on building back the American economy, by lowering taxes.

5. He openly lambasted the Democratic Party, by dodging on two occasions, not mentioning *GOD*, in their speech. While he ended his speech by saying, *GOD bless America*

6. He promised to build, enforce and strengthen American schools, health care, lives and properties. While he critised the Democrats of not condemning or mentioning the current security situation, especially on *Black Lives Matters*

7. He came down heavily on Biden for proposing *legalising abortion*. He said, it is cruelty of any to want to kill a child even at 8 months. He said, *all babies deserve to live.*

8. He said, he will never allow a *mob rule* as it continues to happen in Democrats' States under *Black Lives Matters*

9. He promised to come down hard more on immigration to protect Americans and jobs.

10. He also promised to cut down taxes for *hard working mothers.*

11. He called Joe Biden, a *Trojan horse for socialism* and how America will send the first female to the *moon* and be the first to hoist her flag in *Mars*

In all of these, I didn't see any American attack each other, but *policies*. Neither Biden nor Trump compromised the rights or sovereignty of Americans.

Donald Trump spoke for a little over 1 hour 5 minutes, without reading from any paper, but spoke from his head and same from Biden. They spoke based on their intents if elected. This showed mastery of what they will do if voted into the office and not an *epistle on paper prepared by a personal assistant.*

I wished the leaders of this great nation are watching and learning from how the game of politics should be placed.

How human lives should be loved and cherished. Also, I wished Nigerian electorates are learning on how to vote people who they believe will deliver and not based on tribal affiliation or religion.

*May GOD intervene in the case of NIGERIA*

*GOD bless Nigeria*

"My church", is what the blinded will see and quote. I am not surprised that the sons and daughters of "destined for destruction", will not see all the wrongs of this administration. Allow people to condemn the shortcomings of this bad regime, called administration.

Too many promises made before and during re-election, what do we have? What we see now is whatever is placed on the president's table is signed into law. He barely reads.

lf not resisted today, many bad policies will come in the next three years. Read beyond "my church".

*Schools Could Be Shut As More WAEC Candidates Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Gombe State*

Since the WAEC commencement on August 17th, 2020, 11 students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has tested positive to the COVID 19 virus in Gombe State.

As cases increases, all students who tested positive to the virus are under careful supervision and are also isolated in the state specialist hospital in the state.

The virus won't prevent them from writing their exams, as they continued their papers from the isolation center.

After the news was confirmed yesterday, Idris Mohammed, the chairman of Gombe State COVID-19 task force has stated that 1 student out of the 11 who tested positive has tested negative and has been released.

Idris Mohammed also stated that 9 students attending Government Girls Secondary School, Doma, tested positive to COVID-19.

Upon the guidelines given, some students still contacted the virus. "There must be more vigilance in the education and other sectors", the Presidential Task Force stated.

We hope all students who tested positive to COVID 19 to recover soon and live their normal lives, but as for now all schools should be shut apart from the examination candidates, all other classes should remain shut before our children will become the next positive covid 19 patient.

*Opera News Hub*