This may not be the best of time for President Muhammed Buhari as an Abuja based Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist who was once his ardent support has publicly disowned him and asking Nigerians to forgive him for lending his support to machineries that brought a Tyrant back to power.

Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi took to his facebook page where he called on all Nigerians to rise and stop President Buhari in his unconstitutional path. Find the full text below.

"What more can one say? I want to publicly APOLOGIZE to all Nigerians for ardently supporting the presidential bid of President Muhammed Buhari which eventually brought him to power. The strongest reason then for supporting him was that scandalous corruption was about bringing the country down, then I saw in him a man willing to save the situation. He promised being a changed democrat and I believed him.

Defiance of Court Order is indeed a "HIGH TREASON" if there is one like that in our penal books. It becomes the "HIGHEST TREASON" (if such exists in our penal books) if the defiance is unfortunately coming from the head and mouth of a democratically-elected President who shoulders the obligation of being the Enforcer of law in Chief. Sections 6 and 287 of the amended 1999 Constitution vindicates me. Until President Muhammed Buhari withdraws his unfortunate arrogant statement and apologizes to Nigerians, I withdraw my support for President Muhammed Buhari and apologize to all Nigerians for actively supporting the machineries that brought a tyrant back to power.

The Constitution of Nigeria is the plank upon which democracy is standing and if it is destroyed, democracy is gone. It is sacred and must remain inviolable. In law, nothing stands on nothing. If you put something on nothing, it will collapse. Open defiance of Court orders is literally rumpling the Nigerian Constitution and casting same to the trashcan.

Let it always be remembered and may history and historians record that at a time like this I rose to condemn presidential impunity. The time to rise and stop Mr. President Buhari in his unconstitutional path is now. I eternally believe Thomas Paine when he reasoned that "IF THERE MUST BE TROUBLE, LET IT BE IN MY OWN DAY THAT MY CHILD MAY HAVE PEACE" May God save Nigeria from Traitors. May God bless Nigeria and give her peace! I choose to say no more."

SOURCE: http://www.odogwublog.com/2016/01/nnamdi-kanudasuki-buhari-in-deeper-mess.html

An Abuja based Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, had written an open letter to the APC National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, warning him of the possible unpalatable consequences of the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanuin DSS custody despite a subsisting Order of the Federal High Court for his UNCODITIONAL release.

In the letter obtained by odogwublog, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, noted that "In a constitutional democracy such as ours where the Constitution reigns supreme, the solemn pronouncement of the Court on any issue submitted for its adjudication is final and must command the unquestionable obedience of all parties to the suit who are bound by such pronouncement.".

The Lawyer further cautioned that " Anything contrariwise represents invitation to anarchy, negates the Rule of Law, challenges entrenched democratic traditions and encyclopaedically captures impunity." On the image burden Kanu's continued detention is creating for the APC, the Lawyer reminded Oyegun that "Power being transient, we must not forget that the Nigerian populace are taking stocks and in the evening of this Administration's tenure, Nigerians will necessarily assess the performance of your great party and one of the cardinal basis of such critical assessment is respect for the Rule of Law."

On the need for the Rule of Law to cultivated and the preservation of the integrity of the Judiciary, the Lawyer admonished that "Our democracy can only keep us if we keep our democracy. Our laws can only keep us if we keep our laws. History and experience have shown that anybody, no matter how highly placed, might be in need of the Court's protection tomorrow. We must therefore guard the sacred institution of the Judiciary very jealously."

The full text of the letter could be found on this link.


http://www.odogwublog.com/2015/12/just-in-nnamdi-kanu-at-last-lawyer.html

HIS EXCELLENCY,
CHIEF JOHN OYEGUN,
THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC),
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT,
NO 40 BLANTYRE STREET,
WUSE 2, ABUJA.
DEAR SIR,

NNAMDI KANU, THE RULE OF LAW AND THE IMPERATIVE OF ENDING THE IMPUNITY OF A GOVERNMENT AGENCY UNDER THE FIRM CONTROL AND LEADERSHIP OF THE APC-LED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT[/b]

The above subject matter refers.

Recall, Sir, that on the 17th day of December, 2015, the Federal High Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja and presided over by the Honourable Justice Ademola J., delivered a considered Ruling in an application brought by Citizen Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the Department of State Security (DSS).

Further recall sir that in the said Court's Ruling, My Lord Justice Ademola set aside the earlier Ex Parte Order of the same Court permitting the DSS to detain Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for ninety days, declared his further detention unlawful and ordered for his release UNCONDITIONALLY.

In a constitutional democracy such as ours where the Constitution reigns supreme, the solemn pronouncement of the Court on any issue submitted for its adjudication is final and must command the unquestionable obedience of all parties to the suit who are bound by such pronouncement. Anything contrariwise represents invitation to anarchy, negates the Rule of Law, challenges entrenched democratic traditions and encyclopaedically captures impunity.

Sir, I wish to sadly bring to your notice that the Order of Court made against the DSS since the 17th day of December, 2015 has not been obeyed. The statement I am struggling to make is that despite the unequivocal Order of unconditional release made by My Lord Justice Ademola J. on the 17th day of December, 2015, the DSS has continued to detain Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in their custody. Nothing could better define impunity in excelsis than this brazen defiance of a positive solemn Order of a Court of competent jurisdiction; an attitude that has been roundly condemned severally by the Nigerian Supreme Court in tones of decided cases including but not limited to the well-known and often cited case of OJUKWU V. MILITARY GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE.

While it is true, Sir, that under our laws you do not hold any Constitutionally-recognized public office however, I have three solid persuasions that compelled me to write you and they are as follows;

(a) You are the National Chairman of the Ruling party, the APC, which promised Nigerians, during the electioneering campaigns, to end impunity if given the opportunity. God being so gracious, Nigerians have given your great party that rare opportunity and they are watching to see what your great party will make out of it.
(b) I am one of the millions of the Nigerian youths who were totally fed up with the Nigerian system under the past administration and who took it upon themselves to spread the message of change during the electioneering campaign in the hope that the prevailing old order of impunity would be buried once our message of change is accepted and the much awaited new order of Constitutionalism and Rule of Law would be speedily enthroned by the APC-led Federal Government. Our voluntary commitment and involvement to the Project of Change at the time was indeed at a grave personal cost and sacrifice which does not call for itemization in this letter. To this extent therefore, I consider myself a stakeholder, in my own wise, in this Change Project.
(c) I am proud to say that I share the same Catholic faith with you which enjoins us to always make a positive difference in our environment, even in politics, by being Christ-like.

Flowing from the foregoing, you will agree with me, Sir, that a moral burden has crystallized on your shoulders and conscience to demonstrate to Nigerians, by your own showing, that the great party you ably pilot its affairs is indeed sincerely committed to ending impunity in the land in whatever form. The case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has now presented your great party a golden opportunity to give flesh and blood to one of her campaign promises and walk the talk. By prevailing on the DSS to obey a subsisting valid Court Order against it, your great party will have passed this acid test and successfully shut up the mouths of her detractors.

Sir, let me be clear on this, the time for you to use your undoubted influence to have Mr. President see reasons why he should make sure that this subsisting Court Order is obeyed by the DSS is now. Indeed, the integrity and dignity of our Constitution (the most sacred document binding us together) is now hanging on the balance. Power being transient, we must not forget that the Nigerian populace are taking stocks and in the evening of this Administration's tenure, Nigerians will necessarily assess the performance of your great party and one of the cardinal basis of such critical assessment is respect for the Rule of Law. Indeed, the prosecutor trying to get even with an accused, like Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been described as a barren showmanship.

Finally, over and above party interests, it is my humble but considered view that the responsibility of deepening our democracy and ending impunity in the land is a shared one among all lovers of democracy and indeed all patriotic Nigerians. By so doing, we will be discharging the Constitutional duty imposed on us to act responsibly and live out the ideals of the Constitution. While it seems to be the turn of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu today, who knows whose turn it would be tomorrow. At this trying moment of our nation's history, we all must be guided by wisdom and never shall emotion and sentiment, no matter how intense, be allowed a casting vote in our decisions. Our democracy can only keep us if we keep our democracy. Our laws can only keep us if we keep our laws. History and experience have shown that anybody, no matter how highly placed, might be in need of the Court's protection tomorrow. We must therefore guard the sacred institution of the Judiciary very jealously.

We must learn to 'let justice flow like a stream and righteousness like a river that never goes dry' as enjoined on us by the Sacred Scripture (Amos 5: 24). As you find time to reflect on all this, Sir, I ask Our Blessed Lord to continue to bless you, enlarge your borders, make your tenure even more glorious, grant you soundness of mind and body so that aided by His special grace, we all can work for a more egalitarian and equitable society by courageously bending the arc of justice in favour of the weak, the poor, the oppressed and the less-privileged. Compliments of the Season.

Please Sir, do graciously accept the assurances of my highest regards.

Yours in the Service of Humanity,


JOHNMARY CHUKWUKASI JIDEOBI, Esq.
Cc;
1. His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaikan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese,
2. His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Mathew Hassan Kukkah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese,

After weeks of claims, counter-claims, accusations and counter accusations over the whereabout of the whooping sum of 117 billion said to have been left for Governor Willie Obiano in investement and cash by his predecessor, Chief Peter Obi, an Abuja-based Anambra-born Lawyer has finally made good his threat by dragging Governor Willie Obiano before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Named as the Defendants in the suit are; The Governor of Anambra State, the Attorney-General of Anambra State and the Accountant-General of Anambra State. In the Originating Summons, the Plaintiff, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, is praying the Court for the following Orders;

1. A DECLARATION that the refusal of the 1st Respondent to publish the records, information and documents as requested by the Applicant in his Letter of Request dated 20th November, 2015 and addressed to the 1st Respondent, constitutes a violation of section 4 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

2. A DECLARATION that it is unlawful for the 1st Respondent to have failed, neglected and refused to publish the records, information and documents requested for by the Applicant in his Letter of Request addressed to the 1st Respondent and dated 20th November, 2015, the said refusal, neglect and failure amounting to a breach of section 4 (a).

3. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to PUBLISH FORTHWITH, on the official website of Anambra State Government in a downloadable form, the following documents, information and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

4. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to make available to the applicant and PUBLISH OR CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED FORTHWITH and be placed in all the government's institutions across Anambra State, the following information, documents and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

5. ANY OTHER ORDER OR ODERS that this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the entire circumstances of this case.


The question formulated for the Court's resolution is as follows;

(1) Whether, in the light of the affidavit evidence before the Court and the combined provisions of sections 1,2,3,4, and 7 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, the reliefs sought by the plaintiff ought to be granted?

It would be recalled that the plaintiff had on the 20th November, 2015 written the Governor to publish the said document under the Freedom of Information Act. The Act empowers any applicant whose application to any Government Official for the publication of any public document is refused to apply to either the State or Federal High Court to compel the recalcitrant Authority to make the information sought available. No date has been fixed for the hearing of the case.

After weeks of claims, counter-claims, accusations and counter accusations over the whereabout of the whooping sum of 117 billion said to have been left for Governor Willie Obiano in investement and cash by his predecessor, Chief Peter Obi, an Abuja-based Anambra-born Lawyer has finally made good his threat by dragging Governor Willie Obiano before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Named as the Defendants in the suit are; The Governor of Anambra State, the Attorney-General of Anambra State and the Accountant-General of Anambra State. In the Originating Summons, the Plaintiff, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, is praying the Court for the following Orders;

1. A DECLARATION that the refusal of the 1st Respondent to publish the records, information and documents as requested by the Applicant in his Letter of Request dated 20th November, 2015 and addressed to the 1st Respondent, constitutes a violation of section 4 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

2. A DECLARATION that it is unlawful for the 1st Respondent to have failed, neglected and refused to publish the records, information and documents requested for by the Applicant in his Letter of Request addressed to the 1st Respondent and dated 20th November, 2015, the said refusal, neglect and failure amounting to a breach of section 4 (a).

3. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to PUBLISH FORTHWITH, on the official website of Anambra State Government in a downloadable form, the following documents, information and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

4. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to make available to the applicant and PUBLISH OR CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED FORTHWITH and be placed in all the government's institutions across Anambra State, the following information, documents and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

5. ANY OTHER ORDER OR ODERS that this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the entire circumstances of this case.


The question formulated for the Court's resolution is as follows;

(1) Whether, in the light of the affidavit evidence before the Court and the combined provisions of sections 1,2,3,4, and 7 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, the reliefs sought by the plaintiff ought to be granted?

It would be recalled that the plaintiff had on the 20th November, 2015 written the Governor to publish the said document under the Freedom of Information Act. The Act empowers any applicant whose application to any Government Official for the publication of any public document is refused to apply to either the State or Federal High Court to compel the recalcitrant Authority to make the information sought available. No date has been fixed for the hearing of the case.

After weeks of claims, counter-claims, accusations and counter accusations over the whereabout of the whooping sum of 117 billion said to have been left for Governor Willie Obiano in investement and cash by his predecessor, Chief Peter Obi, an Abuja-based Anambra-born Lawyer has finally made good his threat by dragging Governor before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Named as the Defendants in the suit are; The Governor of Anambra State, the Attorney-General of Anambra State and the Accountant-General of Anambra State. In the Originating Summons, the Plaintiff, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, is praying the Court for the following Orders;

1. A DECLARATION that the refusal of the 1st Respondent to publish the records, information and documents as requested by the Applicant in his Letter of Request dated 20th November, 2015 and addressed to the 1st Respondent, constitutes a violation of section 4 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

2. A DECLARATION that it is unlawful for the 1st Respondent to have failed, neglected and refused to publish the records, information and documents requested for by the Applicant in his Letter of Request addressed to the 1st Respondent and dated 20th November, 2015, the said refusal, neglect and failure amounting to a breach of section 4 (a).

3. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to PUBLISH FORTHWITH, on the official website of Anambra State Government in a downloadable form, the following documents, information and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

4. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Respondent to make available to the applicant and PUBLISH OR CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED FORTHWITH and be placed in all the government's institutions across Anambra State, the following information, documents and records;

a. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 17th day of March, 2014.

b. Certified True Copy of the Statement of Accounts in and from all the Banks wherein all the monies belonging to the people and government of Anambra State were/are kept as at the 16th day of November, 2015.

c. A copy of the handover note compiled and delivered to the 1st Respondent by Chief Peter Obi (the former Governor of Anambra State)

5. ANY OTHER ORDER OR ODERS that this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the entire circumstances of this case.


It would be recalled that the plaintiff had on the 20th November, 2015 written the Governor to publish the said document under the Freedom of Information Act. The Act empowers any applicant whose application to any Government Official for the publication of any public document is refused to apply to either the State or Federal High Court to compel the recalcitrant Authority to make the information sought available. Below is the copy of the suit.

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA NATIONAL SITTING ON SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER, 2015 AT THE POWER MIKE CENTER, ABUJA
STATE OF THE NATION:
ISSUES DELIBERATED UPON AND RESOLUTIONS REACHED THEREON:
Whereas the National Youth Assembly of Nigeria is an Assembly committed to the promotion of good governance anchored on youth empowerment and sustainable development;
Whereas the Assembly is concerned about the many grave challenges facing our nation at this critical period;
Concerned that the Nigerian youths have been at the receiving end of the harsh economic weather enveloping the Nigerian nation at the moment;
Aware that the Nigerian Youths have greater stake in the future of the Nigerian nation than the present crop of the nation's Leadership;
Convinced that anything about us without us is not for us;
The Assembly consequently rose from its National sitting to resolve as follows;

1. ON INSECURITY:
The youth are the most affected by the insecurity bedevilling the nation, we call on the youth all over the country to rise up and unite against terror while enjoining our government to pursue the empowerment of youths as a lasting solution to youth restiveness.
2. ON MINIMUM WAGE:
Governor that cannot pay should resign. The high cost of maintaining our elected leaders has negatively impacted the nation's economy on a large scale as it is not reflective of but rather insensitive to the economic realities of the time. There is no justification for a state to be unable to pay the minimum salary. Governors should be creative in seeking for ways of enhancing their internally generated revenue rather than relying on the Federal Government Allocation.
3. ON ANTI-CORRUPTION:
The issue of corruption in governance of the country is very disturbing. The Assembly identifies with the Anti-corruption war being currently waged by the present administration but expresses the considered view that government must be holistic and non-selective in this war so that questions surrounding the integrity of the process would not derail the ongoing campaign or undermine its effectiveness. The Assembly commends the Osigwe Anyiam Osigwe Foundation for considering corruption as a topic of its annual memorial lectures. We call on Nigerians to contribute to the ongoing anti-corruption war by correcting ourselves individually. It is the belief of the Assembly that the fight against corruption must start from somewhere. Media trials should be discouraged and Court processes and Orders respected.
4.ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY:
The National Assembly and the Presidency should enforce a complete financial autonomy for the Local Governments in the country. The Independent Electoral Commission should take over the conduct of Local Government elections as against the States' Independent Electoral Commission since past experiences have demonstrated lack of objectivity by the State Electoral Umpires presiding over the Local Government Elections.
5. ON UNEMPLOYMENT:
The Assembly observes that the youth unemployment rate remains alarming and government must rise to act appropriately. The proposal of a 500 billion Naira welfare package in the 2016 budget is a welcome development but considers that a lot more could be done by ensuring the full implementation of the policy which should be supported by establishment of Skills Acquisition Centres across the country. Programmes of the previous administration such as SURE-P, YOU-WIN and GIS should be sustained and built upon. The Assembly calls on our Honourable Minister of Labour and Productivity to immediately role out his plan for tackling unemployment during his stewardship even as we assure him of our ever preparedness to partner with him in tackling the challenges before him.
6. ON EDUCATION:
The highly exploitative tendencies of our higher institutions such as exam fees, acceptance fees, convocation/graduation fee, post-UTME and such other frivolous charges during studies must be discouraged by Government, Civil Society Organizations, student bodies and all well-meaning Nigerians. This is further widening the illiteracy gap in the country.
Attaining qualitative basic education remains a mirage in the country when education is one of the most vital sector that needs to be addressed.
We find it highly irresponsible of different State Governments to fail to pay fees owed exam bodies which has resulted in the withholding of SSCE results of thousands of Nigerian students.
We equally commend the Senate for passing a resolution calling for the extension of the validity period of JAMB result.
7. ON FRACTION IN NYAN:
In the spirit of unity, peace and progress, the Assembly resolved to extend the olive branch to our separated brethren who have carried on under the aegis of YAN being championed by the former Deputy Speaker of the National Youth Assembly of Nigeria. It is our belief that our brethren would see good reasons to come back home in the overall interest of the Nigerian Youths and achievement of our collective vision.
8. ON YOUTH AFFAIRS:
The Assembly calls on the Youth Minister to, as a matter of compelling urgency, convene a National Youth Summit where he is expected to roll out his measurable blueprint on how to immediately arrest festering youth restiveness across the land, combat growing youth unemployment in the land, achieve financial inclusiveness, skill acquisition, wealth creation and youth empowerment with a view to stamping out crushing poverty engulfing the youths and ravaging their potentials.

9. CONCLUSION:
It is the humble but firm view of the Assembly that the lot of the Nigerian Youths and indeed the entire nation will have received a tremendous leap in the much sought-after direction of economic emancipation, prosperity and peaceful co-existence if the salient issues and resolutions herein contained are given accelerated consideration and implemented.
SIGNED

LUQMAN MAJIDI,
NATIONAL SPEAKER.

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An Abuja based Law Firm, OAK ATTORNEYS has written a Letter of Request to the Governor of Anambra State, Gov. Willie Obiano, over un-ascertained missing billions alleged to be missing in the State's coffers. Coming under Sections 1, 2,3,4, 6 & 7 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, the letter signed by Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, challenged the Governor to publish the Certified True Copies of the State's Bank Statement of Account as the day Chief Peter Obi handed over to the current government and the Certified True Copies of the same document as at the date the current government is saying there is no money left. Should the Governor fail to publish the information on the Official Website of the State within the prescribed time, the Law Firm has vowed to approach the Court to compel the governor. Copies of the letter are found below.

An Abuja-based Anambra born Lawyer, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, has written Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State over the press conference addressed by the Secretary to the State Government where it was denied that Anambra former Governor left 75 billion naira on leaving office.

Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi who was just called to the Nigerian Bar in October, 2015 expressed shock that a whooping sum of 75 billion naira could not be accounted for by the principal actors in the eye of the storm to the consternation of puzzled Anambrarians and bewildered onlookers.

Addressing Newsmen at Transcorp Hilton Abuja on Saturday evening, Barrister Jideobi who attended the 9th Anniversary of Breakfast with the King, explained the rational for his letter thus;

"You are aware that just recently it was reported in the media that Anambra State House of Assembly approved 10 billion naira loan for and at the request of His Excellency, Dr. Willie Obiano. Recall that prior to the Legislative approval, the Government of Anambra State has addressed a press conference alleging essentially that the much-touted 75 billion naira it was said to have inherited from Peter Obi's administration was never handed over to anybody. Of course, the media briefing addressed by the Secretary to the State Government was followed by an outright denial by Chief Peter Obi's camp who went ahead to publish some bank accounts where the monies are said to be domiciled.

It is just natural that in situations such as the one we have unfortunately found ourselves in, probing questions should ordinarily become imperative. The 75 billion naira is not 75 kobo. Such hefty and staggering sum raises many questions touching on the veracity of the claims and counter-claims of the principal actors. In situations of extreme doubts like this, the citizenry must rise stoutly to demand accountability most especially in the face of the prevalent economic meltdown glaring the entire nation in the face. We must engage in sincere and transparent conversations on the fiscal health of the state's treasury. Salient and soul-searching questions must be asked, responsible citizens must make unequivocal demands of accountability on the leadership and the processes of arriving at the truth must start from somewhere, people's stewardship must be scrutinized and reviewed, somebody must kick-start it and that, I have chosen to do. The helpful questions must include;

1. Did Mr. Peter Obi bequeath the sum of 75 billion naira in investment and cash to his successor
2. To what extent did the handover note reflect the 75 billion naira in question (if at all it is there)
3. Assuming the money was there, what need was there for Governor Willie to go borrowing
4. Assuming the money was not there, when did Governor Willie become aware?
5. Why did it take him 20 months to break his silence on that, was it compromise, collusion, negligence or ineptitude?

6. Assuming the money was not there, why did Mr. Peter tell lies to Anambrarians and then where is the money?

We can go on and on and the list is just too long. What we now have is a situation of one man's oath against another, which one do you believe? which one is the truth? "

On how he intends to unearth the truth about the entire saga, hear him;

"That is why our situation is not completely hopeless. The law is handy and has provided us with a safe passage in arriving at the truth of the matter. The Freedom of Information Act, 2011 is the way forward. It has presented us with the requisite sledgehammer to smash the stronghold of information and public records. With the instrumentality of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, very soon, transparency will prevail so that Anambrarians will come to know who and who has been shortchanging them, ripping them off and rendering them impoverished. We know it is not going to be a tea party. Agents of darkness will rise to wage war against this accountability movement. They will manifest in different sophisticated ways. The battle promises to be a long-drawn one. But in all of this, we must be guided by wisdom and guard our loins. What matters however is that we are resolute to fight on all fronts with unwavering commitment and we shall never give up until those who are elected leaders come to acknowledge that they are Trustees of power and must be accountable at all times to the beneficiaries. God of the poor and impoverished being on the side of our cause, we are confident of securing a resounding victory when the battle is over. If this serious matter is left unchallenged, we will have encouraged impunity and endorsed financial recklessness, unwittingly though. Let me inform you, leaders of today do not have any right, by any of their actions or inactions, to destroy the future in which my own generation and posterity will exist. In other words, the youths of my generation have an abiding responsibility to ensure that we secure the future in which we will exist. The moneys they borrow today will become a huge burden we may not be able to shoulder tomorrow. That means our future is being endangered and we have a responsibility to resist it by every means legally possible."

ANAMBRA STATE 117 BILLION NAIRA MISSING UNDER GOV. OBIANO: LAWYER CALLS FOR PROBE AND PUBLICATION OF STATE ACCOUNT, WARNS OBIANO OF IMPENDING DANGER

As the controversy surrounding the 75 Billion Naira purportedly bequeathed to Governor Obiano by his Predecessor continues to rage, a new twist has been introduced into the saga. The Nation Newspaper of Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at its pages 30 and 31 carries an advertorial titled; "DETAILS OF CASH/INVESTMENTS LEFT BY FORMER GOV. PETER OBI". The author of the document is Chief Barr. Joe-Martins Uzodike. He started with the introduction of himself thus;

"I was the Commissioner for Information under Mr. Peter Obi and the Director General of Willie Obiano Gubernatorial Campaign. I know everything that existed between Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano from the onset. I was part of those that assembled the materials that eventually crystallized into a handover note."

After introducing himself and making relevant preambles, Mr. Uzodike formed his views and subsequently was 'constrained to state as follows':

"That Obi did not owe any debt in the form of pension, salary or gratuity before he handed over to him.
That Obi did not owe any contractor on certificate generated on work completed as at the day he left office.
We challenge Gov. Obiano to publish the names of contractors being owed as at 17th March 2014.
That Obi handed comprehensive notes to Obiano, including certified bank statements of accounts of the State to warrant confusion on what was actually handed over.
Therefore, find below, the savings, cash and investment, Obi handed over on the 17th of March, 2014, what their value were then and what they are now."

After graphically itemizing the entire bank transactions under different specific heads, Mr. Uzodike summarized the entire records as follows;

"Deposit in Local Currency 41,481,424,954.15
Dollars 35,360,868,728.65
Investment 40,906,000,000.00
GRAND TOTAL (NGN) 117,748,293,682.80
What is deducible from above is that what Anambrarians should be calling upon Gov. Willie Obiano to account for is not 75 Billion Naira but 117 Billion Naira and some fractions. This current state of affairs as revealed by Mr. Joe-Martins Uzodike has further widened the gap and deepened the chasm between Mr. Peter Obi's version of the story and that of his Successor. How then does one explain this array of diametrically-opposed analysis, where is the meeting point of the entire story and to whom do Anambrarians turn in untying this Gordian knot?

In finding a lasting solution to this lingering financial imbroglio rapidly engulfing the State, an Abuja based Lawyer, Barrister Chikezie Ezuma offered an explanation thus;

"In circumstances such as this, the first port of call is necessarily the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 which was enacted to make public records and information more freely available, provide for public access to public records and information, protect public records and information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the protection of personal privacy, protect serving public officers from adverse consequences of disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorization and establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes and; for related matters."

"The framers of the Act, in their wisdom, quite knew that most of those who parade themselves as our leaders are not as honourable as they appear especially when matters of public till is under consideration. The Lawmakers also know that corruption cannot be effectively tackled without adequate information in the public domain. Also note that the Constitution itself has amply empowered the people through its many generous provisions to stamp out corruption and bring impunity to an end. The government itself shoulders a clear mandate imposed on it by the Constitution to abolish corruption and abuse of office. When all these statutory safeguards are properly contextualized in the Anambra State situation, one will have less difficulty in coming to the inescapable conclusion that abuse of office and corruption are manifesting themselves. So great is the power vested in the citizens to fight corruption that where any Chief Executive is found to be abusing his oath of office and crossing the boundaries of established corporate governance principles, he could be shown the exit door by the House of Assembly elected and recallable by the people.
It is therefore on this note that I would seriously urge Mr. Governor to rise to the occasion by clearing all doubts. This he can effectively do by immediately, without further delay, publishing the Certified True Copies of the State's Accounts as at the date he was handed over alongside the Certified True Copies of the State's Accounts as at the date he came out to declare that there was no money left by his predecessor. This will enable the citizens to have a dispassionate consideration of the contending issues, using an impartial and undoctored materials as basis, do a forensic analysis and draw informed conclusions where necessary. It is then and only then can the people of Anambra State come to the full knowledge of the saints and sinners who may have grossly breached the public trust reposed in them and map out foolproof strategies to ensure that such buccaneers pay heavy consequences in accordance with the law.

However, I must warn seriously that if Governor Willie Obiano does not move fast, any aggrieved citizen of the State may come under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, to move the government of the State to publish the State’s Bank Statement of Account by compulsion of the law. That would really be a dangerous signal for the Governor for it might set other series of action in motion the consequences of which he may lose control of. It might turn out to be the commencement of unintended journey into the abyss of self-destruction. He should read the hand writing on the wall and wisen up before he is pushed of the edge."

As events continue to dramatically unfold, informed analysts subscribe to the view that the central issue of concern verges more on public accountability which appears to have taken flight from the financial dealings of the government in power in Awka. Experts have opined that the concept of accountability involves two distinct stages: answerability and enforcement. Answerability refers to the obligation of the government, its agencies and public officials to provide information about their decisions and actions and to justify them to the public and those institutions of accountability tasked with providing oversight.
Whether Governor Willie Obiano will move fast to avert what observers see as the looming danger and how he does it will be seen in couple of days ahead.

ANAMBRA STATE JUSUN LINGERING STRIKE, EXECUTIVE GRANDSTANDING, SUBVERSION OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION AND CONTEMPT OF THE PEOPLE: GOVERNOR OBIANO MUST DRAW HARD LESSONS FROM HISTORY

“The Courts are available to accommodate all sorts of grievances that are justiciable in law….. In our democracy all the governments of this country as well as organizations and individuals must kowtow to the due process of the law and this they can vindicate by resorting to the Courts for redress in the event of any grievance”
….. Tobi, J.S.C. in A-G V. A-G.F (2004-2007) 3 LLRN 1131

BACKGROUND FACTS:

In setting out to express deep thoughts on the issues mapped out for consideration as suggested by the title of this article, it is pertinent to have a recourse to and set down the facts forming the fulcrum and spoke upon which our sober reflection hinges for effective analysis and seamless appreciation of our larger subject matter of discourse.

Not too long ago in this country, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, at the instance of an accomplished and well-respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba, delivered a judgment wherein relevant provisions of the amended 1999 Constitution relating to and encircling financial autonomy of the judiciary were interpreted, upheld and vindicated resulting in the crystallization of an unmovable duty on the shoulders of both the Federal and State governments to ensure that all monies accruable to the judiciary flows directly into the pulse and for the utilization of the judiciary being a first line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

My reader would recall that it was in a bid to have this Federal High Court judgment implemented , that the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on a nationwide paralyzing strike to prevail on both the Federal Executive and State Chief Executives to the obey the judgment of the Court. The strike was so debilitating that it nearly threatened the smooth conduct of the 2015 general elections as pre-election matters before different courts across the country were stalled and the fate of the litigants suspended on a balance. To save the ship of the State from apparent capsizing, the Federal Government immediately implemented the Federal High Court judgment in issue as it related to all Federal Courts across the land and that led to the doors of the Federal Courts being thrown open once again for numerous litigants. Different State Branches of the JUSUN had to engage their respective State Governors head on for the enforcement of the judgment of the Federal High Court at the State level. After months of rat and mouse chase, many State Governors hesitantly conceded to JUSUN demand and implemented the judgment of the Federal High Court, Anambra State inclusive. Suffice it to emphasis that the judgment of the Federal High Court which is at the root of JUSUN industrial unrest has never been challenged or appealed against by either the Federal Government or any State Government and to which extent the judgment is unquestionably binding as it is subsisting and therefore entitled to complete obedience.

Now in Anambra State, following the recruitment of more staff at the twilight of Peter Obi’s administration, Governor Obiano reached an understanding, upon assuming office, on the modalities of continuous implementation of the court judgment in the light of the additional workforce absorbed in the judiciary of the State. Both parties came to a common ground, supposedly in good faith. When the time came for the Governor to walk the talk as agreed, he started shifting the goalpost at the middle of the game. The Governor started singing a new song. He started engaging the JUSUN in a marathon of meetings, buying more time obviously. On different occasions, warning strikes were embarked upon by the JUSUN to secure the implementation of their agreement with Mr. Governor without success. Those warning strikes were always called off by the JUSUN Leadership at the behest of the Governor who would come with tantalizing and rosy promises that never translated to the desired result of the JUSUN at the end of the day.

Now, by September, 2015, JUSUN have had it up to their neck. They are now tired and could no longer wait for the godot that may never come. Their hope in the Governor’s promises has waned. Haven lost confidence in the Governor’s empty promises, they resorted to the last option available to an employee. They took their destiny into their own hands, called the Governor’s bluff and downed tools. Since then, the doors of our Temples of Justice have remained under lock and key. That is where we are at the moment. Between Mr. Governor and the striking JUSUN, who brinks first? Who is right, who is wrong?

OBJECTIVE OF THIS WRITE-UP:

The objective of this reflection is to examine the legal consequences of the strike action of Anambra JUSUN, the attitude of the Governor towards the striking workers, the grave consequences of the grandstanding and brinkmanship of Mr. Governor. Drawing inspiration from many superior judicial authorities, I will demonstrate how Governor Obiano’s (in)actions in this matter in their aggregate have amounted to a corrosive subversion of the Nigerian Constitution and brazen contempt of the people. I will emphasis on the need for Mr. Governor to avoid falling victim of the law of unintended consequences. Before I go further, let me quickly announce to my reader that I am a full citizen of Anambra State of Nigeria lest mischievous elements label me a meddlesome interloper or a mere busy body.

THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE JUSUN STRIKE ACTION:

Learned scholars are largely in agreement that industrial action has wide-ranging legal implications of both an individual and collective nature. Under the law of contract, strike action (which is the total withdrawal of labour) results in a fundamental breach of an employment. [Refer to Simmons v, Hoover (1977) 1 CR 61 @ P. 76]. On this repudiatory breach, the employer may lawfully summarily dismiss the employee at common law without notice, sue for the loss arising from this breach of contract, or refuse to pay any further wages until the employee returns to work. [Refer generally to NCB V. Galley (1958) 1 WLR 16; WihiszynskiV.London Borough of Tower Hamlets (1989) 1 RLR 259].However, this conventional view has been successfully challenged by no less a person than Lord Denning in the case of Morgan V. Fry (1968) 2 Q B 710. Where strike notice is given, the contract of employment is not terminated, but it is suspended and revives once it is over. The basis of this proposition, according to Lord Denning, is that it must be implied in a trade dispute that ordinarily both sides do not wish the legal relationship to be terminated. Employees take strike action to gain an alteration, and not termination of the contract.As neither side in the strike expects to be broken off at the end of the strike, the true intention of the parties is to suspend the contract for the period of the strike. The corollary of the foregoing extrapolations strengthens the established postulation that it is within the legal rights of employees to resort to strike action in deserving cases in order to force a fair deal out of their employee’s hand as it is now the case with the JUSUN in Anambra State.

THE GOVERNOR’S ATTITUDE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES:

The attitude of Governor Obiano in the present case is nothing short of grandstanding and braggadocio. The refusal, neglect and or failure of Governor Obiano-led Government to give effect to the agreement it entered into with the JUSUN (Anambra State Branch) carries a heavy implication deeper than apparent on the surface. It is indeed, in the clearest of language, a clear flouting or brazen disobedience of a subsisting Order/Judgment handed down by the Federal High Court that must at all times command and enjoy unquestionable obedience. It is that Federal High Court Judgment that is basis for JUSUN agitation leading to the agreement it eventually signed with Anambra Government which Governor Obiano is now reneging on.

EFFECTS OF DISOBEYING COURT ORDER(S) CONSIDERED:

In the decided case of Onwualu V. Mokwe (1991) 1 NWLR (pt. 585) 146 @ 154-155, the Nigerian Court of Appeal counseled thus;

“It is a well settled law that an order of the court must be obeyed right or wrong, valid or invalid. It does not lie in the mouth of a litigant to say ‘I will not obey such and such an order because it is wrong or invalid’. Such a stance by the Courts is necessary in order to protect the integrity of the Courts. There is a line of decisions which support the above proposition.”

In the case of Balonwu V. Obi (2007-2010) 4 LLRN 1789 which arose from Anambra State, the Court of Appeal expanded the frontiers of this principle thus;

“An order of Court whether valid or not must be obeyed until it is set aside. An order of Court must be obeyed as long as it is subsisting by all no matter how lowly or highly placed in the society… This is what the rule of law is all about hence the Courts have always stressed the need for obedience of court orders.”

Governor Willie Obiano has blatantly refused to obey a subsisting Court order/judgment implications of which are very dangerous as admirably captured by the Court of Appeal in this lucid literature;

“Obeying court orders is both a legal and moral obligation but you find that court orders are toyed with both by lawyers and litigating public. Indeed for the politicians, the rule of law is not existing until it suits their purpose, and it is only then it is observed to the letter. Without a strict adherence to the rule of law our nascent democracy and indeed our Constitution will only be worth the paper on which it is written. What makes a great country is adherence to the rule of law. Even in hell, there is order and discipline.”

OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIANCE OF COURT ORDER:

The persistent refusal of Governor Willie Obiano to comply with subsistingCourtOrder/Judgment of the Federal High Court has sent the JUSUN workers home thereby effectively putting the doors of our Courts under firm lock and key. Part of the ‘wide-ranging’ consequences of JUSUN industrial action includes but not limited to that Governor Obiano;
➢ Is depriving the JUSUN workers of their legitimate earning;
➢ Is pouring contempt on the workers who voted him into office by shutting down their source of livelihood rendering them impoverished thereby;
➢ Is rumpling the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which he has sworn an oath to protect and defend to the best of his abilities;
➢ Is polluting on the sacred order/judgment of the Federal High Court;
➢ Is destroying the economy of the State by depriving the investing and commercial public the inevitable platforms of enforcing commercial transactions/contracts;
➢ Is encouraging the rise of anarchy, anomy and lawlessness precipitating disaster thereby as the machineries of Administration of criminal justice which is the vehicle for bringing miscreants to justice has been locked down;
➢ Is rendering legal practitioners jobless and their families distraught as the sole place of business is under lock and key;
The list can go on and on as it is lengthy to say the least all of which carry catastrophic implications in a democratic set-up like ours.

THE REASON OF THE GOVERNOR FOR FAILING TO HONOUR GOVERNMENT’S OBLIGATION TO JUSUN WORKERS IS PATENTLY UNREASONABLE AND NONESENSICAL:

In one of the meetings he held with JUSUN Leadership, Governor Obiano had pleaded non-availability of funds as a limitation on the government’s ability to meet its obligation to the striking workers. This argument being shoved in the face of distraught workers is not only patently untenable but also most unworthy of a great State like Anambra State. It is indeed difficult, if not well-nigh impossible, to accept an argument purporting to suggest that Anambra State is poor as not to pay even workers’ salaries. It flies in the face of reason and defies financial intelligence even as it constitutes a huge insult to the collective intelligence of the citizenry. In advancing such hackneyed argument, the Governor has gone overboard to stand logic on its head. His preposterous argument offends the sensibilities of financial experts as the State’s existing financial records give a lie to his assertions. In overlooking the deafening calls from the citizens for the State’s Bank Accounts to be published, Governor Obiano has knocked the bottom off his argument, unwittingly though. At pages 30 and 31 of the NATION NEWSPAPER OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015, the former Governor of the State, through his then Information Commissioner, Chief Joe-Martins Uzodike, released the State’s Statement of Account as at the time Chief Peter Obi handed over to Governor Obiano on the 17th March, 2014. The document is titled “DETAILS OF CASH/INVESTMENTS LEFT BY FORMER GOVERNOR PETER OBI”. According to the published records, the worth of all the cash and investments bequeathed to Governor Obiano stands at the tune of 117 Billion naira and some fractions. Prior to this publication, there has been loud calls from different quarters on the Government of the day in Awka to publish the State’s Account so that the citizens will have an objective basis to compare notes and contrast so as to come to an informed knowledge of who is ripping them off and shortchanging them thereby. The discernible unwillingness of Governor Obiano to heed these crucial and determinative calls by the citizens has demobilized his argument of impecuniosity which for long has remained the heaviest stone against which he leaned to deny the workers’ just demand. That argument is now impotent. The Governor who happens to be a chartered Accountant and acclaimed Auditor of repute should appreciate better the place of accountability in the sphere of corporate finances and corporate governance as a whole. That it is now difficult for him to exemplify the principles of his profession as a Governor is rather puzzling. What are obviously at play here smacks of a combination of disrespect for the rule of law, crass incompetence, and disdain for a people, scandalous unaccountability, burgeoning corruption and elevated impunity.
Let it be said here loud and clear, that there was never a time the framers of our Constitution contemplated a State’s Judiciary (one arm of government) being shut down under whatever disguise. It is an aberration in a democracy. By this singular ill-advised grandstanding, Governor Obiano has unilaterally suspended a portion of the Nigerian Constitution touching on the establishment and functionality of our Courts and abridging the Constitutionally-vested rights of the citizens to approach the Courts for the ventilation of their grievances thereby. On this score alone, the governor has goofed. This attitude of Governor Obiano in all of this is totally condemnable and stands deprecated. Condemning this kind of repugnant conduct, the Nigerian Court of Appeal came to this sad lamentation;

“The Constitution of our great country, Nigeria is observed more by payment of lip service to its contents than in upholding same. The breach of the Constitution by all and sundry more especially by our leaders is appalling, and this has led to lack of good governance. Our leaders have abandoned the sacred duty of upholding the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999, which they swore to uphold and instead, have subjected the Constitution to ridicule.It is this ridiculing of our laws and Constitution in particular that led to this unwholesome spate of litigations, impeachments, corruption and indeed dangerous politicking that rendered the society into traumatic convulsions. The whole Nigerian society instead of enjoying that which the Constitution in its opening declared for Nigerians now live in fear. The Leadership in Anambra State is constantly being affected by this disregard of rule of law, weak and ineffective and indeed lacking in enforcement of the rule of law because the leadership has continuously and constantly lost its moral and legal right to lead the people to the path of moral rectitude, peace and stability and progress. It is the duty and responsibility of all organs of government and all authorities and persons, exercising legislative, executive and judicial powers to conform to, observe and apply the Constitution. There are fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy which requires the government and people of Nigeria to observe particularly the abolition of corrupt practices and abuse of power, which is contained in section 15 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. It is this corrupt practices and abuse of power that vitiates the constant failure to uphold and defend the Constitution.”

CONCLUSION:

It is instructive to note that the above lamentations of the Nigerian Court Appeal was made in a case in which the parties to the suit were all principal actors in Anambra State government around 2007. Years down the line, history is about repeating itself again. That the same circumstances under which those sad commentaries were made are being resurrected today by the occupants of Awka Government House today should put all he stakeholders on alert. The Governor, in the clearest of language, must be awoken to the wide-ranging implications of taking the populace (including the Lawyers) for granted in a State as enlightened and sophisticated as Anambra.
At the beginning of this article, we cited Justice Niki Tobi, a retired Justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court, where he rightly stated that ‘the courts are available to accommodate all sorts of grievances’ and he taught us that the law would be vindicated by everybody ‘resorting to the courts for redress’. In 2004 when My Lord Justice Tobi offered this wise counsel, our courts were wide open. I wonder what would be My Lord’s reaction today if he is told that ten years after his judicial exhortations A State in Nigeria does not no longer have a court to “accommodate peoples’ grievances” because the Executive arm has shut down the entire Judiciary making the “vindication of the law” unattainable. One then begins to wonder how we have descended to this infamous path.
The message is simple and it must not be lost. Clearly, the day of public accountability has finally arrived in Anambra State. Our Governor is an acclaimed Auditor and Chartered Accountant. It therefore beggars belief why it now seems difficult for him to embrace the ethos of his own profession and demonstrate them in the Governance of our Dear State. Being a Trustee of power, under the law of Trust, the number one duty of a Trustee is to stand ready with his account at all times so as to render same to the beneficiaries at their instance. Our Governor should take time to study the political history of our Dear State. No one Leader has ever taken our people for granted without paying a heavy cost. No end of such Leaders has ever been enviable or palatable. For any leader, taking the citizens for a ride is a dangerous pathway of self-destruction. Sadly, I am persuaded to believe that my Governor is fast racing down this dreaded slope. May God give him the grace to this dangerous slide, regain focus, take stocks and reinvent himself.
In signing off my reflection, I would join the Psalmist in Psalm 90:12 to pray God to;
“Teach us to count our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
After public accounting, we all will equally account to that Supreme and incorruptible Judge. May we not be found wanting in that most crucial hour. I find here a convenient place to stop and I choose to say no more.

JOHNMARY CHUKWUKASI JIDEOBI, A Legal Practitioner based in Abuja. You can reach me through joannesmaria2009@yahoo.com or 08131131942