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Lol, ole ji, ole gba ( A thief acquires and anoda thief takes it from him)

How true is this claim, I hope d governor is nt up to sm dagbo

Nonetheless, that kinda rare genius should be used to positively better this my bellvdt Nigeria.

yeepaaa, dats gross.


What's worth celebrating at this stage in 9jaz life, almost 49yrs since independence and we r celebrating democratic embezzlement or is it democratic corruption, so what happens on the ISt of October, spend triple that money?

Yeee, Yar, where r thou thinking cap, those of yur parliament, and those of yur advisers, Isn't that money of beta value if invested in education

o SU MI O.

Even the non-military takeover in the last 10yrs hardly makes any difference to the society at large.
If we plan to bombard the day with peaceful riot and civil talks with the senators and reps in govt, dem fit tear gas our lungs, and if take we take a more subtle approach to encourage on how best to spend the money, dem go talk say dey no get any letter, and if na to borrow Mend's weapons and go 4 a fire 4 fire approach, gengen, na loss of lives be that, so what now 4 dis democratic State?

Now, that's not VAIN.

I think one of the reasons Ribadu comes across as one sided is hugely due to inadequate information. You dont go against any1 unless you've got enuf evidence to persecute them. He did his best and it's a step in the right direction.

Black n Ayomifull, How useful is it to give up on your own country. yur claims r nt helpful at all n thats all we need HELP!!!

Oloye agba, More wisdom. Spoken well.

Phemmy, the situation in 9ja is beyond measuring progress with any kinda yard stick. The fact that the crookedness of a supposed elite in government is being revealed, and frowned at is good enuf. We shall get there, it's an incremental process.

Call it super smart corruption if you like.

I'm still finding it difficult to understand why a random citizen would like to serve his country for 2 terms (8yrs) given the level of stress and work that is required. I think one of the incentives keeping these politicians on their feet is this one. Personally, I know it's a whole lot of work for some, and a child's play for others, depending on how prominent they are.

Has any1 ever wondered why some of these pp resign? you dont think it's all about ministerial responsibility and collective cabinet responsibility, it is wahala,

This is the kind that their counterparts in 9ja would kill for, think!

Talking about tax payers money, Ask the abled bodies on disability allowance.

I still think this kinda incentives should be given to politicians to discourage corruption of the highest level, An exemption that allows dem work wiv all vigour.

Ajara, how helpful is it to rub it in.

Does your claim help us in anyway or should I ask what progressive steps you are taking concerning these ills of our society?

Lol, Ajara, you just instigated it. i tire 4 una o

It's a step in the right dimension. Let's hope for diffussion of good things.

I think yu av a good sense of humour.

What do we suggest the one point agenda be then? Fight Corruption? At least we need to ask about his achievements after 4 yrs, abi?

Speaker Dimeji Bankole, His Father, and Two Brothers Involved in Electrification Scandal

Investigations by Saharareporters have uncovered details about the extensive involvement of Speaker Dimeji Bankole of the House of Representatives in the rural electrification scam that has embroiled members of the National Assembly as well as senior officials of the Rural Electrification Agency.

The House Committee Chairman on Power, Godwin Ndudi Elumelu, his deputy, Jibo Mohammed, Senator Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane, and seven senior management officials of the Rural Electrification Agency are presently facing trial before Justice Abimbola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed the suspects with a 156-count charge.


Also, four other members of the House of Representatives are being sought for questioning and possible arraignment, but our source would not name them.

Our latest revelation, based on information from a variety of reliable sources, is that the Yar’adua regime and United Bank for Africa (UBA) are working in tandem in a major effort to cover up the involvement of Speaker Bankole, his father and two siblings.

A source who is part of the investigation told our correspondent that UBA had refused to release further account information to the EFCC that could implicate Mr. Dimeji Bankole. The investigator disclosed that the speaker’s companies, with his father and two brothers serving as proxies, made close to N900 million from the corruption scandal.

Another source told us that Elumelu was also refusing to speak about Bankole’s involvement having been promised soft landing by the speaker, who is very close to Yar’adua.

In the past, Saharareporters had reported on how Speaker Bankole receives kickbacks from oil lifting contracts approved by Yar’adua.

Three of our sources described Elumelu as the arrowhead of the contract bonanza. EFCC sources told Saharareporters that Elumelu alone could have stolen up to N3 billion from the rural electrification scam. The monies were reportedly routed through various dubious accounts at the United Bank of Africa (UBA) owned by Tony Elumelu, the legislator’s brother.

In details gleaned from EFCC sources, members of the House Committee on Power involved in the N6.2 billion fraud and their cohorts at the Rural Electrification Agency met at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja soon after the passage of the supplementary budget late last year. Their objective was to decide how many companies each participant in the scam was to nominate to benefit from the “contracts”. Our sources revealed that no prequalification of companies was done in the entire process leading to the contract award. Our investigation also determined that there was no bidding or tendering procedure was adopted. The shady process adopted by the principals in the scandal violated due process mechanisms put in place by the federal government for award of contracts.

The participating companies allegedly got paid 85% of the purported contract sums for work that was never executed. Some of the companies that benefited from the illicit bonanza are Geophil Services Limited, Maskh Nigeria Limited, Omotosho and Sons Nigeria Limited, Stanley Stephen and Co Limited, Willands Engineering Limited, Con Engineering Nigeria Limited, Mak & Mak Limited, Best Brothers International Limited, Damsal Nigeria Limited, Lakfad Nigeria Limited, Sibga Services Limited, Solabig Nigeria Limited, Bernadinois Nigeria Limited, Nelly Vic Nigeria Limited, El-Pinders Nigeria Limited, Jidec Nigeria Limited, Tometrix International Limited, Asia Africa Trading Co. Limited. Others are C. C OHMS Nigeria Limited, Makfens Nigeria Limited, Savannah Engineering Limited, Bajot Engineering Co Limited, Emacson Engineering Co Limited, Liberty (Overseas) Brothers Limited, Nabeela Nigeria Limited, Sunnex Nigeria Limited, Adolphous Holdings Limited, Lastak Nigeria Limited, Chief and Chief Nigeria Limited, and Helping Hands International Limited.

Our sources did not specify which of the companies belonged to Speaker Bankole, but they said the speaker’s father and his brothers brought 11 companies on board. “Those companies fully benefited from the fraud,” said one of the investigators. He added: “If the powers-that-be don’t order us to back off from investigating the speaker’s involvement, we’ll soon get to the bottom of it.” 

Meanwhile, EFCC sources told our correspondent that the agency has declared two women wanted in connection with their involvement in what may become the biggest corruption scandal of the year. The women, described as secretaries to Mr. Ndudi Elumelu, are Angela Oselukwu and Uduak Akpan Israel. Ms. Oselukwu is from Elumelu's hometown, Oselukwu in Anioma Local Government Area in Delta State. Both women are said to be on the run.

The rural electrification projects funds were shared amongst 150 companies. The payments made to each company were systematically broken down into N50 million each to avoid the contracts passing through the approval of the Federal Executive Council.

113 of the companies got contracts for "grid extension" projects while the rest were awarded contracts to provide solar panels in rural areas of Nigeria.

Nigeria is gettin better oooo. The level of transparency is commendable,

Imagine, children of nowadays,

n Adults too, sm pp wud go any lenght to be rich even if na to kill dem mama,

@ poster, No, it's all of us informed by ineffective institutions of which Yar n his followers are inhumanely idolizing.

4 cryin out loud, dis shit is givin me a headache, it's abt time we stopd, whadyu guys fink or i shud goes away?

That's a big task that goes beyond the scope of NL as a forum. Give me time to draw up a plan, i'd personally email it to you when im done.

Meanwhile, there is going to be a symposium in London on the 29th of May 9-5 at the Metropolitan univ, Wole Soyinka, Nuhu Ribadu, Falana and a lot of other reputable indiv. would be speaking about the state of Nigeria and what dimensions they see best to manage our unfortunate situation.

As some would say, we are tired of talk shows, I'd say this struggle isnt over until it is and you never know a move that makes the difference, Instead of chattin online on that Friday, y dont yu make it a day to hassle the pp that have worked in the system.

Pealeaze, let him take the lead. That way we look 4ward to other incompetent politicians jettisoning their unelected positions.

OK, truth is I dont know this guy but he seems a visionary, trading off his immediate political career to protect a possible bright future for his Children, show them d way,

Now! that's smthg.

Independent and vigorous mediA, change the perception of pp abt whats goin on around dem by settin the agenda in a radical way, almost for free of cos.

Sapele, that's exactly what we sought to do- promote equality, justice, tolerance, respect, reciprocity and all. But, we have to be very careful not to open fresh wounds or create bigger problems, and that's the reason I ask the basis of this arrangement and the exact problems it seeks to solve. There is more to what we r facing now than the arrangements proposed, I see the unimaginable. Let's leave it at that.

lolololllllllllll @ larger

guysssss, pealiz, dont fustate me wiv yur abdominal vocabilaries

Sapele,  this isnt about the man and his achievements, it's about the idea behind this proposal and the  consequences of such for the society at large.

I fear for this initiative with my little knowledge of economics and politics especially with regards the effectiveness of institutions and organisations in Africa.

A diversion from the real issues.

A nation of federations like which other?

The current ills of our society is commendably riddled with corruption plus silent ethno-religious grievance.

A federation is an 'institutional arrangement, taking the form of a sovereign state, and distinguished from other such states solely by the fact that its central(federal) government incorporates constituent unit in its central decision-making procedures on some constitutionally entrenched basis'.

Federations are either territorily or nationally divided (as in nations like the Igbos who may comprise of other minority ethnic groups like the TIv, Ibibio). Nigeria has transformed in my view from being a state of nations to that of territory by the fact of migration and language within her- if this be the case- aw does one account for this proposed messy confederational arrangements.

Remember that b4 the civil war, pp were sent back to their respective regions to formalize the war as being of nations, or ethnic groups if yu like. The aftermath of the war brought these pp back 2gether, reintegratin the easterners into the civil/public service all over the State and what have you. The federational situation in 9ja is such that wud be enviable if properly managed. It's backward in my view to follow an arrangement like this, makes me wonder what issues were being considered. What problems are they looking to solve?

Ifeleke, yu've spoken.

na wa ooo laplace, let us be quiet abt our own engagements, We thk God 4 yu in any case.

Sunday, 17 May 2009 19:21 By Jomo Gbomo E-mail | Print | PDF

MEND fighters

Considering that ours is a war of detachment and our camps are not meant to serve as permanent barracks, fighters from Camp 5 simply relocated to another camp with all their weapons and ammunition's intact. This is normal in guerrilla warfare.

We are embarrassed at the dismal performance of the Nigerian armed forces who performed like poorly trained amateurs by bombing indiscriminately into civilian communities using helicopter gunships and fighter jet planes. Civilians should have been allowed to leave the area before the attack. This simply has shown that the government is insensitive to the Niger Delta people.

If the army's mission was to also rescue the hostages, then that again was a botched and ridiculous attempt because the hostages were not at any immediate risk to their lives except for their temporary freedom.

We regret to announce that two hostages have been killed by the indiscriminate shelling and two more are still in our custody. We are happy that all of them were not killed by the army. The bodies of the dead men will be handed over to the Red Cross. MEND deeply regrets the avoidable deaths.

It is not true that the army captured a plane from Camp 5. If my memory serves me right, the plane in question is a toy remote controlled plane which can be purchased from any toy shop. It is rather shameful that they can not distinguish the difference between a toy plane and a drone.

As promised, we have begun nibbling again at the oil infrastructure. Already, two major trunk pipe and gas lines which were recently repaired have been blown up. This is just the tip of the series of attacks we plan to carry out.

For the Nigerian government to declare victory, troops must be able to secure every inch of pipelines and eliminate the over 500 camps stretching from Ondo to Akwa Ibom.

What the government has been successful in doing is committing genocide against the Ijaw communities whose offense it seems is discovering oil in their backyards.

Our message to the Northern Sultans and Emirs is this: The period of exploiting the Niger Delta is coming to an end. It is not the birth right of your people to rule the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The war is just beginning and by the time it ends, Nigeria will practice true federalism such as fiscal federalism which will benefit the entire populace. Let your people brace themselves to develop their resources and such a bold change will be remembered.

Our fighters in Delta state have not requested for reinforcement from other states. They are conducting the battle very well and every night the military is depleted by about an average of ten soldiers.

General Tompolo is alive and well. He was in unilateral discussions with the government on a peaceful way forward but that did not mean he would close his eyes and watch soldiers disrupt a local festival by harassing innocent visitors to the event.

Since they did not disrupt the Argungu festival in the North, it was not acceptable to disrupt ours in the South. The skirmish which saw the loss of over twenty soldiers and an officer as well as the sinking of two gunboats on Wednesday the 13th of May which the army has found it hard to admit resulted in the punitive expedition of the Gbaramatu kingdom.

The British hostage, Mr Mathew Maguire has been relocated to Delta state and will be a guest of one the camps there.

Nigerians should now brace up for the worst from the decisions from an incompetent leadership.

The Niger Delta people who have endured injustice and genocide for over 50 years must be ready to fight for change as our destiny should not be in the hands of others but ourselves.

Since the destruction of pipelines, manifolds and flow stations will be numerous, we may not announce everyone of them as it happens.

Jomo Gbomo

it's not how FAR but aw WELL plus favour of God, Ndipe.

Givn the present condition of this society- I wont. It wud be like turning a thief in to be dealt with by another thief.