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idiopathic: just because i think doing the right thing is also obeying the rules and regulations doesn't mean i'm supporting the looters. please do no misunderstand my point. if any of the looters is guilty, i hope he or she spends the rest of his or her life in jail. we can not continue like this, the nation can not function well when we have different rules for different people for different situation. all citizens should be treated equally by following the same rules at all time. our problem in nigeria is bigger than ribadu and nigeria as a country is also bigger than ribadu. therefore it makes no sense to compromise our rules and regulations because ribadu happens to be your role model.
an average human being would agree with me. again, i do not support looters in any way, i only support doing the right thing legally and correctly. and this is the only to be great again.

I am not exactly sure what you are talking about? I doubt if you yourself know what you are talking about any more. Doing the "right thing" and following
"rules and regulations" is what netted Igbinedion a N3.5million fine versus the billions he has stashed away. Your "rules and regulations" effectively means,
take N5billion from the treasury and we will ask for N5million back. What a way to build an environment that fosters the following of rules and regulations?

The AGF must be very proud of this accomplishment. I suppose Ibori will be next, and he may likely be fined N10million for failing to sign his name on some
important document prior to assuming office. I have said it before and will say it again: Nigeria is a huge joke. Enjoy!

f Mike Aondoakaa is still AGF then . . . . it is simply putting "lipstick on a pig"

Ha, Sarah Palin to the rescue!

@earthMama

Heroes lost!. God save Nigeria

Hmm, I didn't know I was a hero. 50 years from now, I am sure you will be repeating
the same "God save Nigeria" prayer. God is preoccupied with nations who are truly
helping themselves.

Lastly, I am so sick of misinformed people in Nigeria assuming everyone abroad is living
a second class citizen life. I have been to Nigeria several times in recent years, and
believe me I see a bunch of 3rd, 4th, or 5th class citizens.

Needless to say, this "second class" citizen has been harassed more by law enforcement
in Nigeria in two yeas than all my 17 years put together in the US. Please spare me!

So, lets get this: A Nigerian living in the US who is interested in moving back to Nigeria is asking
someone in the Nigerian embassy about opportunities in Nigeria? Wonderful!

Let me guess again, and that Nigerian will move back for good based on the advice giving to him
or her by the embassy staff? Are we sure these are Nigerians?

Finally, so these Nigerians are moving back in droves to the Nigerian that is going to be immuned
from the economic turmoil that is taking hold globally? Ok, whats the exchange rate to the dollar
today? Well, thats part of your answer right there.

I like my "second citizenship" status here!

my dear eleven, we need to grow up. i do not think there is any need for this type of advertisement. it is obvious that ribadu has crossed the line, and the best we could do is: find a way for this man to over-come this mess. if you have problem with his replacement, go ahead and let the issues be known. and i promise you that we will finish her together. nigeria would only come out of darkness if the citizens are bold enough and willing to identify what is wrong with the system, no matter what the matter may be. shielding some people because we love them or they've done so much for the country is the main reason why efcc has fallen apart. if we encourage people to disobey the rules and regulation, what kind of country or future are we trying to build?

Ever heard of capital letters? That is what you use when you begin a new sentence, but hey, what can anyone
expect from an educational system founded by IBB, enhanced by Abacha, and starved of funds by Ibori and co.'s
activities. Believe it or not, you are already a victim of the same people that Ribadu was going after.


I suppose looting states' funds is not part of "obeying rules and regulations". I wonder what kind of future you
will build with an empty treasury. Oh well, no matter how much IBB, Ibori, Lucky, Kalu, etc. steals, they can only drive their Bentleys on the same pot-holed filled roads as the okada man. No matter how many private jets they own in the country, there are still subject to a generally unsafe airspace. Remember what happened to the late Sultan? Nemesis will catch up with them and theirs one day.

Hmm, The Independent? Isn't this one of Ibori's newspapers? Please do a search for Ribadu on
Independent website and I guarantee you 98% of the stories has a negative slant to it. You will
also find out too that the intensity of the negativity ncreased drastically when Ibori got arrested.
Very similar to the Sun magazine.

Please!!!

any attorney would tell you that this video alone could be used to prosecute ribadu.

Hmm, I wonder the type of attorneys you are refferring to, may one of those that is
keeping Odili and co. out of jail today?

I take it that somehow you are insinuating that a man who was whisked out of his own
graduation ceremony by the police, and who have not being paid a salary by the police
in months is so powerful, and such a threat to Nigeria's democracy that he has to be
made to submit to "rule of law"? Hmm, come to think of it, I wonder how powerful that
same man would have been had he decided to keep a fraction (say 5%) of the $5.6 billion
he helped recovered for the country?

This guy is indeed a true patriot. On a personal note, my hope for Nigeria this past couple
of years was due to the EFCC and Ngozi. Fast forward a few years later, It goes without
saying that my current lack of hope for Nigeria is a reflection of how such a patriot is being
treated. As someone said, isn't it ironic that Yar Adua and Waziri are launching a program
and mouthing off about the EFCC why the person that risked his life to build the EFCC is under
assault and left to worry about his personal safety.

@Crea8tivity

Can you possibly see that perhaps Ribadu's travail may be due to a big consipiracy between the PSC, EFCC,
NPF, AGF, and the Gang of Crooks? You don't see any possible link? When Ibori, Lucky or Kalu were detained,
their prison visitors was essentially a who is who in Nigeria list. You don't possibly see any link between the
entrenched corrupt interest groups and Ribadu's ordeal?

You don't have a problem with a national hero who had helped the country to recover about $5.6 billion only to
be demoted twice 6 months later? Frankly, I didn't know "double demotion" was the award of choice in countries
where citizens face grave dangers to serve. In sane countries, Ribadu will be the IG of police today, but hey, no
one said Nigeria was a sane land, all we care about is that Ribadu must obey rules and regulations, right. Never
mind that the current people in power got there via an election that did not follow proper rules and regulations
to say the least.

As MamaJama asked you earlier, what is Waziri's accomplishment to date besides hounding Ribadu? Why does
Ribadu need to hand over to Waziri, I thought when he left the EFCC, his deputy became the substantial chair
until they finally tossed him somewhere else. Let me guess, AGF Aoondaka(however you spell his name) needs
all the remaining scoops on the ex-governors so he can squash them once and for all. Since he couldn't ask
Ribadu directly, he is using Waziri to do the job. How many cases have the office of the AGF brought to court
in the past one year besides him jumping at every chance he gets to intervene in EFCC's cases against the
governors?

I am not sure whose interest you represent, but it is strange if you don't see a possible connection between
Ribadu's crusade and his current ordeal, perhaps it shouldn't be strange (depending on your interest).

if this information is correct, i say congratulation to nigeria. finally, ribadu has gotten the message and decided to do the right thing. this is all we've been asking this man. now, he must wait just like the rest till the head of efcc is ready to meet with him. again, this is a country of over 140m citizens, it isn't burger king. therefore, ribadu would not be allowed to have it his way. let's see what happens from here, but so far i'm very happy to see the acknowledgement of the rules and regulations. certainly, nobody is above the law. long life DEMOCRACY.

Oh, so this is really what democracy is all about? Hmmm, I didn't know it was that easy!

You have been jumping up and down about Ribadu and rule of law, the funny thing is, isn't it amazing how Ribadu is
now the sole focus of what "rule of law" is all about in Nigeria. I am not surprised you don't find that strange, but its
good to know that public opinion is very much in Ribadu's favor. This is because his good intentions and accomplishment
for the country far outweighs his "excesses".

The anti-Ribadu folks here wants us to believe that indeed he left just a 3 page handover notes, I am assuming they
themselves have personally verified the documents, right? You know what, its been almost a year now, Waziri should
be able to create her own notes, after all who gave Ribadu notes when the EFCC was created.

The same people that are shouting about the rule of law, don't want Ribadu's rights to be respected, he should just
suck it up and put on the Corporal uniform or whatever new post he was demoted to and stand at attention, typical
of Nigerians.

What is clear to the world is that the EFCC is just a shell of its old self. It has been bastardized, and I guess that is
what some Nigerians want, otherwise their fathers or uncles or cousins may be doing time in jail.

What no one can take one from Ribadu is that he was fearless and went after the untouchables. Who could have
forgotten how Adenuga and IBB's son were detained for questioning, an unthinkable feat in Nigeria. The crooks are
merely seizing an oppurtunity to pay him back, God willing it will backfire on them one by one.

Fact is Ribadu and his men recovered $5.6 billion for Nigeria, he did not frame anyone to achieve that. That can not
be said for all these other fools no matter their positions in the police force or government. People like me will ever be
grateful to Ribadu for that.

EFCC recovers $5.6bn, blames judiciary (TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER 10/12/2008)
Lanre Adewole, Abuja -10.12.2008

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had recovered over $5.6 billion while it accused the judiciary of frustrating expeditious trial of those accused of corrupt practices.


A statement issued by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, quoted the commission’s chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri, as speaking at a forum marking the 2008 International Day against Corruption.

There is your reason why Ribadu is respected in the world and has earned the respect of a good number of Nigerians. Granted, those who have "made it" in corruption or in Yahoo Biz, or those who hate OBJ with a passion will disagree. Also, anyone that does not see any connection between the recovery of $5.6 billion most of which are looted funds and the welfare of the common man in any given state, needs their heads examined.

I believe the Yar Adua's government has successfully merged the EFCC and ICPC as earlier proposed because what you have now is a toothless barking dog. You will continue to read statements like the above from Mrs Waziri and it will only be a surprise if her EFCC manages to even net any new conviction, maybe they can nab some nobody who may have robbed a pot of stew or hold up a recharge card booth center.

This country is the biggest joke in the world, and by large the attitude of its people as clearly stated by some here are the very reason. How someone can denounce a crime crusader for stopping Mr A, and Mr B, but not Mr C, Mr D, and Mr Z all whom we all know uses their state's funds like their play money beats me. How someone can't realize that its effectively a death sentence to send an officer who was stepping on the toes of the high and mighty to a post (with no protection) where he is an open target beats me. How someone blames an officer for being promoted by the President of the country for a job well done as confirmed by the the recent EFCC's statement above is beyond me. How a nation's government allows the issue of an officer's promotion to dominate the headlines daily and the lack of strategic thinking or PR awareness of that same government is appalling. The bottom line is that Yar Adua can make all this go away with one phone call, but don't hold your breath on that because "rule of law" is in vogue.

i would have publicly made it clear that i do not like what i'm being put through, but i must obey the rules and my seniors, therefore, i'm ready to face whatever they present to me. i would have allowed the same unreliable system to indirectly fight back for me. that is how a true leader should operate. but ribadu is too stupid and desperate for power to see through this cloudy weather. sometimes, one must pay attention and use his or her head correctly.

Hmmm,

With your conviction, one would have thought you would have been among the first to join EFCC, I am sure
the rest of the country would have notice your bravery and straight talk. Anyway, talk they say is cheap.
Ribadu lived and walked the talk!

If indeed Ribadu had the homes in Dubai and UK as they are saying, why on earth would he worry about some
measly position as AIG? How much does the job pay? He is simply fighting for what he had earned that is being
denied him - he his fighting for his police benefits, etc.

The comedy continues. . . sadly, somehow I am sure they will manage to get the money from the
government! Maybe while they are at it, they can build roads and bridges in space for us since
they have given up on building them on earth for Nigerians.

To pose a question that I had posted earlier, what was the big deal about having Ribadu retain his
position as AIG? What the hell do AIGs do any way that the powers that be are so threatened by
just one more AIG?

Was he the one that promoted himself? Are we now saying that the president of the country had
powers to appoint the IG of police but can not promote an officer to the position of AIG? The answer
to this and to many other problems with Nigeria is CRUDENESS. Those in position of power in Nigeria
lack basic decency and tact in their approach to virtually everything they do. They often pursue pure
vendetta regardless of the cost to the country. Is this how you reward a man that put an IG of police
in bars for embezzling funds meant for the entire police force? Is this how you repay a man whom
most reports acknowledged have recovered several billion dollars for the country, and thus boosting
the confidence of foreign investors?

Having said the above, what less can one expect from a nation that has fraud in its DNA? People's way
of life are threatened and they are simply fighting back. Some of their children and beneficiaries are here
shouting in support of the crusade against Ribadu - not surprising at all!

yaradua has do what a president should have done, but i hope ribadu clearly reads the writing on the wall, these people will finish him if he doesn't slow down and use his head correctly. he needs to chill-out for his own good.

I am not sure what you are asking Ribadu to do. Ask yourself, if these block heads were thinking, wouldn't have it been best to leave him alone with his promotion, after all he wasn't the one that promoted himself? What are they really trying to gain harassing a man that has done more to bring some credibility to the police force in Nigeria than the IG and the rest of the clowns combined?

Secondly, should the EFCC be focusing so much energy on Ribadu for what ever reason or should they be going after real criminals? If the EFCC which he built and the police force is after him, are you saying he shouldn't seek the help of the courts to at least ensure that his rights are protected?

If you ask me, the biggest mistake Ribadu made was risking his life serving his country as the EFCC chairman.

Apparently, someone in Aso Rock just realized how dumb this stunt was and have ordered that Ribadu's NIPSS certificate be given to him.

http://leadership.nigeriannewsservice.com/

Maybe we need to recommend whoever that it was that made this fool out of himself/herself to attend or re-attend NIPSS to really understand what being strategic is all about. A country of fools!

This news is true, you can check out the news alert from: http://leadership.nigeriannewsservice.com/

For what its worth, I must say it was the right call to make. How do you as an organization (NPF) send your
staff for a year's training at the nation's premier "strategic institute" and then go about making sure that same
staff does not attend the graduation ceremony even after completing his course work? How dumb can that be? Even if you wanted to arrest him, you couldn't wait for the ceremony to be concluded? Why am I even bothering
asking?

If a state that is overwhelmingly white votes for a black man, how then do you justify your continuing to make is about skin color only when it favors your side? Conjecture to the side, why then do you continue to conveniently play the race card here?

Race card? Sound likes a charge from camp McCain?

Maybe you will pretend that you are not aware of the facts that there are white democrats in places like Kentucky, West Virgina,
Ohio, Penn, etc who will not vote for Obama not because of policy differences, but because of his color. I am sure you are probably
one of those who will tell me that Obama is "seriously advantaged" in this race because he is black.

My point about Iowa is that its not a "racist state" or better yet, Iowans decided to vote for the candidate that will better represent
them on the issues rather than his skin color. Obama will win handily if most of the life-long democrats in the Appalachia will vote on
the issues rather than on skin color.

Obama has his weaknesses but most observers will tell you that he is an excellent candidate, better than either Gore or Kerry. The
economy is tanking, the country is fighting two wars, and McCain is pretty much offering the same. Pray tell why you think the race is
this close if it wasn't for the issue of race? Are you honestly telling me that the country is unmindful of the fact that they may be electing
the first black president should Obama win, not just black but someone whose father is from an African country? Is that not an uncharted
territory given the country's history?

What is the difference between a hockey mum (Sarah Palin) and a soccer mum?

Obama will lose.

Learn not to box yourself in, it would have been better if you qualify your last statement with
"I think" or use words like "may". The race is a dead heat according to the polls and going by
that it means Obama has as much chance or about 50% chance as McCain to win the election.

Going by your statement, Obama should not even be in the race today, but the fact is that he
is in the race because Iowa, a state that is overwhelmingly white voted for him in the primary.

Most polls also show that Obama still commands a majority lead in Iowa today. Now, if a mostly
all white state can send Obama on this journey, don't be surprised that in about 54 days or so,
the majority of the states in the country may concur that he is indeed the best candidate.

As per the title of this thread, its also very possible that Sarah Palin may begin to lose some of
the shine that she has brought to her ticket. Whatever it was that made her an instant hit may
be very well take her down eventually as the scrutiny continues. Actually this is being reflected
already in recent polls as Obama is either on top or behind by a couple of points unlike the 5 to
10 points lead that McCain had earlier this week.

Stay tuned, the race is just beginning.

Hmmm,

Someone says they don't know enough about what Obama stands for and yet another cheerfully goes on about how
elections are never about issues?  Can you make up your minds? Shouldn't you be applauding the one that is trying to
make it about issues versus the one that is bent on trivializing a very important election? What does that say about
the caliber of the candidates?

First, the complaints were that he had no experience, then their beloved McCain went and picked someone that is very
suspect to say the least with the thinnest of resume, and what do they say now? I am not even sure any more. The only
reason the polls are what they are today is simply because Obama is a black man. That not withstanding, he still has a
very good shot at winning the general elections, that is if there are enough people who can overcome their latent racism.

Lastly, don't put too much stock to what the polls are saying now. . .

Here is for those of you mouthing off about Nigerians in Diaspora as if they are not making contribution
to the country itself even in their absence.

>>Home Remittances By Nigerians Abroad Rise To $17.9bn

Leadership
Enyeribe Anyanwu

Nigerians living abroad remitted the sum of US$17.9 billion back home last year (2007), compared to the $10.5 and $6.5billion they remitted in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

The Federal Government's Economic Management Team (EMT), which disclosed this in Lagos recently, attributed the rising remittances to the increased confidence in the economy. The committee said the economy was buoyant and now well-rated by international rating agencies.

"Both Fitch and Standard and Poor rating agencies have reaffirmed Nigeria 's overall rating at BB-and indicated the outlook to be stable," said Dr. Shamsudden Usman, Finance Minister and Chairman of the Economic Management Team.

Dr. Usman said the country's debt profile was sustainable, with a substantial part of it in local currency.

Dwelling on the outlook of the economy for the second half of the year 2008, the EMT chairman expressed optimism of an increase in foreign investment inflow, especially with the planned PPP framework and continued economic reforms.

According to Usman, "domestic production is expected to increase with improvement in the power sector, while external reserves will continue to be favourable due to favourable international oil prices. Exchange rate will also remain stable," he said.

However, the committee identified some factors which might work against the economy for the rest of the year. These include: the Niger Delta crisis, inflationary pressures arising from high food and energy prices; especially diesel, slow implementation of the capital budget and the high growth rate of broad money.

You return ohhh or you buy your burial plot for another man country next to a vine yard na you sabi, wetin go be go be na hustle we dey 24/7 in God I trust, NO SHAKINGS.

Believe it or not, if there is truly "resting in peace" after death, those buying their burial plots abroad will
definitely have a better resting place than most of those in Nigeria. You should pay a visit to a cemetery
over here and then when you return to Naija visit one, and come back to tell us which one the departed
are most likely to be resting in peace - I am talking about manicured lawns, water fountains ,etc.

Joke aside, my point is that people need to chill out with this too much criticism of those in the diaspora.
By and large, people are seeking peace and economic comfort for their families and will migrate towards
that wherever it is. The Chinese in Nigeria are doing the same exact thing. No one will tell those in the
diaspora to return in masses when it gets to that point. Conversely, if that point never comes, don't expect
mass exodus back to Nigeria. It's really very simple, Fashola or no Fashola.

I wonder why you lot have to sweat over this Huh
He didn't force none of y'all to return. . . . .No one cares if you lots do return or rot in the west.
Gosh!. . . . . .As if they are the solution to the problems on ground. Undecided

Why are you sweating it too? Force anyone to come? Of course he can't do no such thing, who is he anyway?

Those over do not care if you get fried in another fuel tanker or pipeline explosion or get caught down in
another accidental discharge or arm robber operation.

Obviously some of you guys are mouthing off as if those in the diaspora are not investing in the Nigerian
economy as we speak. Its one thing to invest, but its another to "come home".

OK, so China and India are doing very well and there are no longer any Chinese and Indians overseas?
Did all of them return to China and India before the countries started heading in the right direction?
Please!

I doubt Fashola's call was meant for you.

In any case, which area are you referring to, where there's a 7:00 curfew and permanently bad roads? Your own area?

The 140 million Nigerians left in the country- how are they surviving prior to being granted visa? If all of them come to join you wherever you are, wont the place also become Nigeria overnight due to overcrowding? However, you sound like a generous person- I'm sure you wont mind if millions more Nigerians arrive at the town where you reside, since they also need to escape Nigeria just like you did.

You are very correct about Fashola's call not being meant for me.

Its clear you missed most of my points. If you think it is not a biggie for someone abroad to not only uproot
themselves but their kids most of whom were born abroad over to Nigeria because Fashola said so regardless
of the fact that the situation on the ground is nightmarish, good luck on that. Is it doable? Of course it is. Is
it desirable? I think the answer is NO, which is why people will stay put wherever they are.

I had a close friend that was here on vacation from Nigeria and when he was flying back, his greatest concern
was how to get from the airport to his home in Lekki safely. I mean this guy just took a trip from Nigeria to
London and finally to the US, and was about to embark on the return leg of the journey after being away for
two weeks in a foreign land and his greatest worry was the few miles journey to his house in his homeland?
I guess I am supposed to pretend I didn't hear that.

In as much as the bulk of Nigerians living in Nigeria will remain there, the bulk of those in the diaspora will
also remain until they gain reasonable assurance that their return will not be an exercise in futility or a total
disaster.

This returning to their grassroots must be what most people are so afraid of which makes them talk anyhow as if they never
lived in naija before being given visa.

So having being given visas and gotten the opportunity to know that there is something "better" out there, must we now close
our eyes and return blindly to the grassroots where all you have left are just grasses with no roots? Must we now pretend that
the security situation is just like in any other place or not bad at all? Must we just pretend that the roads are just as nice as the
ones that we have someone gotten used to abroad? Must we just ignore the fact there is a self imposed curfew after 6 or 7pm in
most of the cities and just say thats just how it is abroad too? Must we just pretend and hail the "visionary" leadership that the
country has been bestowed with?

Fashola needs to do his home work first. People will return when they feel conditions are right or at least beginning to have some
semblance of being right. Fact is there are people living in Nigeria today who answered the calls to return to Nigeria in the 70s and
80s. A large number of them regret making that decision. That is just what it is.

My advise all uall is that evaluate your life in diaspora, i[b]f u have spent ten years and cannot boast of 100 000 dollars[/b] then take Fasholas advice and go home,who know MTN mite employ u to use your acquired accent in them PR dept Grin, better to be served in hell (naija) [/b]than to [b]serve in heaven(obodo oyibo)

I will repeat my self: Nigeria is a HUGE joke. Sorry if it hurts, but that's what comes to
mind when I think of Nigeria. Am I happy about that? Of course not, but the truth hurts!

So I suppose life in Nigeria has been reduced to having at least $100,000 and MTN?
See what I mean that the place is a joke? Even common sense thinking is a luxury. Oh
you want to be served in hell rather than serve in heaven, I suppose you are referring
to your definition of hell and heaven. Let me guess, you have a $100,00 or more in the
bank, several Polo 3 or 5 horses shirts (the standard gear for "big boys" in Nigeria), or
is it some Man-United or Arsenal gear, and an Iphone, and I guess thats your heaven?

Let me break it down for you, there are lots of Nigerians in the Diaspora who have far
ess than that but have far better QUALITY of life than you with your $100,000 or $1million.

Where do I begin? You have $100,000 in the bank or in some hole you dug inside your
compound, but you have to. . .
- worry about water
- worry about power
- worry about roads
- worry about air safety
- worry about basic health care
- worry about security
- worry about -----Fill in the blank ----------


Man, give me a break. You have no right to criticize any one in the Diaspora who doesn't buy
into your idea of Nigeria is good because "I can boast of $100,000". What did you think drove
them out to begin with? Are the same conditions that sent them packing gone now? Please!

Hmm, return come find wetin now? Some of you guys that are running your mouth about the
"good life" you are are living in Nigeria, if all the Nigerians in the Diaspora return, your current
source of income may be threatened. And what will happen after that, more jealousy and more
arm robberies?

Joke aside, Nigeria is a big joke! Having seen the kind of treatment people like Ribadu who
risked his life to serve his country is receiving or Ngozi who was been hounded to refund the
salaries that was paid to her in dollars, who are you going to convince to return, return to what
and for what?

To each his own sha, but I am content with the annual 2 week visits, soon to be 1 week visits.

Having read through much of the posts on this thread I must say that not only am I shocked at some of the posts by supposedly educated young Nigerians but I am disappointed that the moderator of this forum has decided to do nothing about some of the inciting,foolish and idiotic write-ups posted here.

I[b]t is a shame that a bunch of so called educated young Nigerians could be so stupid and idiotic that they cannot differenciate between 'an invitation for questioning' and 'an arrest', even after one or two of the few reasonable ones on this forum has pointed out quite clearly the obvious difference.[/b]

Surely this only points to the oft repeated saying that if you want to hide anything from a black man, nay, a Nigerian you just put it in writing.

Moderator do something! You have an axe,I think you should learn to wield it when necessary.

I am not sure you can blame people that much because some of the Newspapers actually used
he term "arrest" and not "invite".

LOGAN , YOU ARE A BARAWO, YOU THINK WE DO NOT HAVE HAVE POWER, SEE WHAT MY BROTHR YAR ADUA HAVE JUST DONE TO IJAW, WE REMOVE AZAZI, AND WE WOULD REMOVE JONATHAN AND REPLACE HIM IF HE DOES NOT OBEY US. THAT WHY WE PUT THE WEAK IGBO MAN THERE.

AND DID YOU ASK YOURSELF, DID YAR ADUA NOT DECLEAR SHARIA ON KATSINA STATE. WE WOULD DECLEAR AREWA YOU BARAWO, AND KEEP THE $70 BILLION

What are they giving people like you smoke nowadays? What has sharia or many years that your "brothers" have run the country
done for the North? The country is currently without direction and you are here talking about "your brother" Yar Adua? Please stop
kidding yourself or better yet stop sniffing the gutters to get high!

Please check United state constitution it's illegal to receive money from other countries towards campaign funds.

Not sure what her intentions were or what she plan to do with the money. You can't even contribute to a political party if you are not a United state citizen and the max you can contribute i think is $2500

The legal amount is $2300. While I think she needs to go, it will really be interesting if she was arrested based
on some foolish petition or comments from someone up high, at least, the original EFCC under Ribadu did
not follow knee jerk reaction in arresting people. Come to think of it, is this even an economic crime? Couldn't they
write to her asking for explanation on the true mission of the fund raiser? Oh well, welcome to the new and improved EFCC! (sic)

I didnt say it has had no impact. Dont read me wrong.

I said lagos has always had this disparity in lifestyle. You'll find grinding poverty in lagos and also the stupendously rich. Both living not too far from one another. This preceded oil money.

Lagos has always been a center of trade. Its a seaport for crying out loud.

The Europeans liked the area- that's why they gave so many places there, British and Portuguese names. Even the Bini were struggling for the place before the British arrived. The people are accomodating- which is more than can be said for most other parts of Nigeria.

Returning Brazilian slaves also made lagos their home.

If oil money dries up many people will return to their states of origin and leave Lagos decongested. It doesnt mean the original inhabitants of Lagos will also leave.

its like saying Kaduna wont function without oil money, imo.

I didn't say Lagos will not function without oil money. I am saying the crazy trend of surreal real estate prices is not sustainable. Of course, there will always be rich and poor people in any society, however, some drastic changes in the economy of any place can even force a change in the habits of the rich (not just the poor).

I agree with you there. However, how much of the money comes from Oil Companies. I am not sure @Gamine works for any of the oil companies and I can not state that even 30% of those who are willing to pay these absurd prices get their money from the oil sector. There is the boom in financial sector of recent and I believe when it comes to Lagos, I would say more money flows in to fuel these spending sprees from that sector than does from the oil sector. Would this be a wrong assumption?

I agree, certainly not all the money is coming from the oil sector, but I think there will be a major damage to any
economy if the industry that is responsible for about 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, and about 80% of budgetary revenues (from CIA world fact book) collapses.

There will be a multiplier effect and the financial sector and other sectors will be sure to catch a serious cold if that was to happen. Truth of the matter is that very few of the banks will be what they are today without the money flowing from oil & gas either directly or indirectly through state governments, etc. Also a lot of the looted government money flowed indirectly to aid some banks in shoring up their capital base, thus making it possible for them to have the wherewithal to be able to pay their staff what they pay today.

Lagos has always been that way- huge gap between the rich and the poor.

nothing new there.

Some of the most expensive property has always been located in Lagos.

Dont confuse lagos money with relatively recent oil money please.

Lagos is not the Niger delta.

Relatively recent oil money? I see your point but are you saying the oil & gas industry
by and large has not had any impact in Lagos economy since oil was found in Nigeria?

Is someone suggesting that the current pace real estate is going up in Lagos is one
that can be sustained in the years to come if there is a drastic drop in the price of oil?