₦airaland Forum

UAE123:
Point of correction pls. the governor is not owing Egor local government but the chairman or whoever is in charge is d person owing the local government workers. Saying the governor is owing workers of local government is like accusing or saying the president is owing state government workers if the states can not pay the salary.

Stop this your propaganda. Posterity will ambush you one day. Its a known fact that governors corner this people's salary and use another formula to share it. If not why is nulge always looking for in state government houses. Moresi oshiomole is not free from debts wrt salaries.

Election scam. Dont be deceived.you can't pay salaries and yet you want to employ 10,000? Na lie ooooooo.#EDOfraud2016

I think this efcc know close to nothing about financial investigations. How on earth will you arraign someone whose bank was looted dry by some people walking freely in town all in the name of loans? Efcc should pls check amcon recent debtors list and see people and cooporate entities that borrowed money from intercontinental and oceanic banks. I hate this efcc

iduzebaba:
Wia dis mesujamba bukola SP..dis one bag of pure water must not waste lyk dat Oo..

The prayer that was conducted around 7.30am and virtually everybody could not partake. As anyone.........

HungerBAD:
This man should shut it.

Did you just realize this?you ruled for 8 years,and instead of you to concentrate on good governance,you instead gave us a sick Yaradua,who in turn gave us the Grand Patron of cluelessness.

Uno try at all what did cluelessness give you............. Chairman group of company for dullardinos

Baba who put us there now. No be you? See how Jonathan is mocking us because of your actions.

Bolustic:
That's a day after my birthday, can't stop laughing, the judge shouldn't spoil my celebration by unfreezing it. Anyways, I don't see the judge unfreezing the account till 2018. At least Fayose will keep mute for the main time.

Pls enlighten me oooo which engr. Be aregbe oooooo. Fridge teccnician abi wetin. Which school did he read his own engineering from.

Then we blame you for sending them abi. Not everyone is normadic like you people. We want to be like the western world in the fastest time and not living this normadic pastoral live.

What people fail to understand is that EFCC will not mention names because this involves the ruling party. Its only someone in the ruling party that can transfer funds from FIRS account to another account. Had it been it is the opposition party members you would be hearing stuffs like I can categorically tell you that omisorey illegally blablabla.
EFCC SHOULD BE BOLD TO NAME THOSE INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS IS A CLEAR CASE.

Bolustic:
If Saraki has the conscience of not moving into the quarters because of its expensive nature, HE SHOULD BE BOLD TO RESIGN THE SENATE PRESIDENT SEAT till he clears himself.

This news is stale; meant to spur emotions from simpleton.
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They should stop insulting Nigerians by saying their action is a SACRIFICE. What happened to the 35.5m naira Jeep the Senators got?

Pls research not all senators got that jeep .only chairmen of committees for oversight functions.

Where is this woman getting this kind of money from. Cos I thought the husband was poor and he spends only his salary. Madam Na wa ooooo. #30million naira in what capacity? As a millionaire or as a government official. I comment my reserve...

Baba kabiru spotted

MadamExcellency:
The Vanguardngr article you quoted said "the parties involved should wait for the decisions of the Courts" (the emphasis is on the plural Courts)


The above explanation is why the security details of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu have never been withdrawn and from his point of view both Appeal Court and Supreme Court need to make judgement on this particular case to set a precedence since the Electoral Act that enable Amaechi became Governor has been amended in 2010.

If the incumbent had not been proactive enough they would have smuggled their. Cohort into government through the backdoor. See whatever happens to democracy on a terrible note is the fault of apc and Nigeria s will never forgive them.

shortgun:
why is APC trying to destroy democracy in this country?
How can INEC issue two certificates to two different candidates of one political party in one election?
Why is all these happening now that Abia state have a working Governor?
Why is The Daura nincompoop hell bent to cause problems in the SE and South south?

They should have gone ahead with the swearing in programmes now and allow for pandemonium and political unrest bunch of power grabbers. After your first tenure I care is not taken you will be so unpopular.

People are demanding for waec certificate you dey give us middle School colleagues pictures. So Oga wetin happen to higher school colleagues that you wrote waec together with.........hahaha

AntiWailer:
It is complex for u to understand.


If the money stolen was properly used or in our reserve. The effect of the meltdown can be cushioned.

All the billions we are hearing if put to infrastructure use, we wnt be where we are now.

Did you read how an intelligent Nairalander analyzed how 40million dollars given to GEJ's cousin could create 12,000 jobs and affect 24,000 lives monthly for ever.

His analysis was spot on and can not be faulted even by the most vocal Wailer on the forum. They all kept quiet.

I dnt regret not voting Jonathan for 1 day. I will rather regret not trying Chris Okotie if worse case scenario must be the case

Keep deceiving yourself. So what happened to the federal job openings under this tenure? Have they not been secretly occupied, at least during jonathan's tenure we all see how people got federal jobs but now nko. All juicy ones have been occupied and the president is looking the other way except for the cursed ones police of all jobs. What happened to NNPC, CBN, etc this regime is not it at all.

EYIMICHAEL:
BRT.... Broad Raji Tasola. All powers including Generator belongs to God.
Have you gone to pray about the epileptic power supply?

They cant pay salaries , everyone in darkness yet they are trooping ro Saudi where everything is in order. Only to come and shout be patient with this government.

Kudos to ex president Jonathan and maybe Buhari sha
but not ameachi.

I hope someone is noting all this illegal recuitments. CBN,NNPC,CUSTOMS,IMMIGRATIONS, PRISONS. Tell them to collect their pension alongside oooo cos another government will flush them out.

frankline5:
come and swear in ogah na.

Ogah's case is that of a man blessed by the devil and yet he cannot use the blessing. How can you have certificate of return and still sit down at home and not be able to function. Yeye dey smell

"ayiri"......... I comment my reserve

Awon oni jekuje....
Why break fast with infidels mr el-rufai whose Jesus and religion you dont respect just for once ?
Hypocrisy of the highest order.

phemflex90:
you dnt ave to condemned my post... free world... let's read ur own too bro

I am not condemning your post but if you feel insulted with my write up pls pardon me.

989900:
Immunity has been proven in some cases and rulings by judges not to cover electoral related offences, and this is not any different!

You mentioned the President, but he is in court too, 'cause it is electorally related.

I'm sorry if I have to lean towards the learned, professional, and expert rulings of them judges over your 'opinion'.

So in what way is freezing of the personal account of an incumbent related to electoral issue. Kindly explain.

#Fayose personal account frozen (ekiti)
#Bello yahya's refused travelling (Kogi)
# bayelsa governor almost treated like a criminal in his own state
Is this not telling you something about infringement on privacy and established right of a political office holder ?

989900:
You read it for real? And you still type that up there . . . it must be some chore being you.

You're are completely entitled to your own opinion as far as am concerned. It's your birthright and so I am. I don't give a damn about what anyone thinks. Invitation to anarchy is totally wrong. The presidency may even not in total support of what those back room staffs are doing but when the problems starts he will be the one to face the music alone. Remember the impression given to the Niger delta guys is exactly what is causing the problem there now and the whole country is on its knees . So what are you saying ca I seems not understand your point and do we need to wait until the country boils or anarchy is let loose due to the hallucinated grammatical blunder and writeup above. Pls spread the truth always.

deantimes:
http://.com/lawyer-withdraws-suit-seeking-buharis-disqualification-for-lack-of-certificate-over-threat-to-his-life/

After treats to his.........

Pls go and complete your payment and stop disturbing us here

phemflex90:
In view of the fact that the effect of section 308 of the
Constitution has been watered down, Governor Fayose
cannot invoke the immunity clause to shield himself
from investigation. Since the offences of fraud, treason
and criminal diversion of public funds were allegedly
committed in connection with the 2014 governorship
election in Ekiti state, Mr. Fayose who was a candidate
of the PDP at the material time, is liable to be
investigated.
Sometime in 2004, Governor Ayo Fayose was reported
by The News magazine to have stolen N1.2 billion
from the coffers of Ekiti State government. The brutal
killings in the state were also traced to a killer squad
funded by the governor. Embarrassed by the
publication, Mr. Fayose sued the magazine at the high
court holden at Ado Ekiti. Our law firm defended the
magazine and pleaded justification. At the trial of the
case, the allegations in the publication were proved
beyond any shadow of doubt. In dismissing the suit,
the trial judge said that Mr. Fayose had no reputation
worthy of protection by any court.
The allegation of the looting of the treasury of the state
was investigated by the EFCC which proceeded to
charge Mr. Fayose at the Federal High Court. The
Police also charged him with the murder of Tunde
Omojola at the Ekiti State high court. Both cases were
pending in court when he contested and ‘won’ the Ekiti
State governorship election. Shortly thereafter, a
young army officer, Captain Sagir Koli exposed the
involvement of some armed personnel led by General
Aliyu Momoh in the coup which led to the ‘re-election’
of Governor Fayose. All the criminal suspects initially
denied their involvement in the criminal enterprise. But
when confronted with the tape recording of the plot to
manipulate the election, Mr. Fayose admitted that he
took part in the coup.
Based on the expose by Captain Koli, the authorities of
the Nigerian Army set up a panel of enquiry to
investigate the role of the armed soldiers in the violent
subversion of the democratic process in Ekiti State.
The panel conducted the inquiry and identified the
military officers and soldiers who participated in the
coup which led to the pyrrhic victory of Mr. Ayo
Fayose. The report of the panel was submitted to the
Chief of Army Staff who promised to act on it by
implementing its recommendations.
The indicted military officers and armed soldiers have
since been flushed out of the Nigerian army. Some of
them were also referred to the EFCC for further
investigation over allegations of financial inducement
and corrupt practices. The findings of the army panel
have been corroborated by Mr. Fayose’s campaign
manager, Dr. T.K. Aluko who addressed several press
conferences wherein he gave graphic details of the
illegal deployment of armed troops and criminal
diversion of public funds for the governorship election
allegedly won by Mr. Fayose. In particular, he revealed
that the fund for the election was ferried to Ado Ekiti by
a former minister who is currently on self exile in the
United States.
While not challenging the allegation by the EFCC that
the sum of N1.3 billion has been traced to his personal
account, Mr. Fayose has attempted to hide under the
immunity clause to shield himself from investigation.
Contrary to the governor’s claim, he does not enjoy
immunity from investigation with respect to his
criminal involvement in treasonable conduct and
corrupt practices. It is trite law that all the public
officers protected by Section 308 of the Constitution
can be investigated for corruption and other criminal
offences. In Chief Gani Fawehinmi vs. Inspector
General of Police (2002) 23 WRN 1 the Supreme Court
held:
“That a person protected under section 308 of the 1999
Constitution, going by its provisions, can be
investigated by the police for an alleged crime or
offence is, in my view, beyond dispute. To hold
otherwise is to create a monstrous situation whose
manifestation may not be fully appreciated until
illustrated… The evidence may be useful for
impeachment purposes if the House of Assembly may
have need of it. It may no doubt be used for
prosecution of the said incumbent Governor after he
has left office. But to do nothing under the pretext that
a Governor cannot be investigated is a disservice to
the society.”
The senior lawyers who have questioned the freezing
of Mr. Fayose’s account on the ground that the EFCC
did not obtain a court order have not read section 28
of the EFCC Act which provides that “where a person is
arrested for an offence under this Act, the Commission
shall immediately trace and attach all the assets and
properties of the person acquired as a result of such
economic or financial crime and shall thereafter cause
to be obtained an interim attachment order from the
Court”.
To ensure that the investigation of the public officers
covered by the immunity clause is not compromised by
the executive, the Chief Justice of Nigeria is
empowered by section 52 of the ICPC Act to appoint an
Independent Counsel (who shall be a legal practitioner
of not less than 15 years standing) to investigate any
allegation of corruption against the president, vice
president, governor or deputy governor. The ICPC is
enjoined to fully cooperate with such independent
counsel and provide all facilities necessary for such
independent counsel to carry out his functions. At the
end of the investigation, the Independent Counsel is
required to make a report of the findings to the
National Assembly in the case of the president or vice
president and to the relevant House of Assembly of a
State in the case of the governor or deputy governor.
Since there is no immunity for impunity as far as
electoral malfeasance is concerned, the investigation
by the EFCC is in order. The senior lawyers who have
questioned the freezing of Mr. Fayose’s account on the
ground that the EFCC did not obtain a court order have
not read section 28 of the EFCC Act which provides
that “where a person is arrested for an offence under
this Act, the Commission shall immediately trace and
attach all the assets and properties of the person
acquired as a result of such economic or financial
crime and shall thereafter cause to be obtained an
interim attachment order from the Court”. The law
permits the EFCC to freeze an account or attach a
property of a criminal suspect and proceed thereafter
to obtain an ex parte order from the appropriate court.
I am not unaware that by the strict interpretation of
section 308 of the Constitution, no court process can
be issued or served on a governor. But because
immunity cannot be pleaded or invoked to cover
electoral fraud, elected governors are served with court
processes and dragged to court to respond to
allegations of electoral malpractice. However, in order
to give effect and validity to the equality of the rights of
all contestants in a presidential or governorship
elections, it has been held by the Supreme Court that
the immunity clause cannot be invoked in election
petitions. Otherwise, public officers covered by the
immunity clause may take advantage of their positions
to rig elections and thereby sabotage the democratic
process. The rationale for suspending the operation of
the immunity clause during the hearing of election
petition was explained by the late Justice Kayode Eso
in Obih Vs. Mbakwe (1984) All NLR 134 at 148 when
he said:
“With respect, to extend the immunity to cover the
governors from being legally challenged when seeking
a second term will spell injustice. I am conscious of
the fact that in my interpretation of section 267 of the
Constitution, I am giving that provision a narrow
interpretation. This is deliberate for, in my view, in the
interpretation of the Constitution, care should be taken
not to diminish from the justice of the matter, this is
not a case of a judge engaging in legislative process.”
Similarly, in Turaki v. Dalhaltu (2003) 38 WRN 54 at
168 the Court of Appeal (per Oguntade JCA (as he then
was) had this to say:
“There is no doubt that a Governor by the force of
section 308 of the 1999 Constitution is immuned from
civil and criminal proceedings for his personal acts but
in proceedings in an election petition or seeking to
enforce rights appertaining to or arising from national
elections, no Governor in my view enjoys or can claim
immunity. In an election matter, as in this case, the
right of the Governor to remain such Governor is in
issue. If a Governor were to be considered immuned
from court proceedings, that would create the position
where a sitting Governor would be able to flout
election laws and regulations to the detriment of other
person contesting with him. This will make a
nonsense of the election process and be against the
spirit of our national Constitution which in its tenor
provides for a free and fair election.”
…if he is indicted, Mr. Fayose ought to be prosecuted
by the EFCC since the immunity of a governor is put in
abeyance when the legitimacy of his election is in
dispute.
In the case of the Alliance for Democracy v. Peter
Ayodele Fayose (No 1) (2004) 26 WRN 34, the
Respondent had challenged the issuance of a
subpoena on him on the ground that Section 308 has
conferred immunity on him as a governor. While
dismissing the objection the Court of Appeal (per Muri
Okunola JCA) held:
“…The provisions of section 308 of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are not
applicable to confer immunity on a State Governor in
an election petition involving his election to preclude
the issuance of subpoena on him. Or put in another
way: the immunity provided by the provisions of
section 308 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria 1999 on a State Governor is put in abeyance
when his election is being disputed before an Election
Tribunal as to make him amenable to being compelled
by a subpoena to tender document(s) or give evidence
before the Election Tribunal.”
In view of the fact that the effect of section 308 of the
Constitution has been watered down, Governor Fayose
cannot invoke the immunity clause to shield himself
from investigation. Since the offences of fraud, treason
and criminal diversion of public funds were allegedly
committed in connection with the 2014 governorship
election in Ekiti state, Mr. Fayose who was a candidate
of the PDP at the material time, is liable to be
investigated. And if he is indicted, Mr. Fayose ought to
be prosecuted by the EFCC since the immunity of a
governor is put in abeyance when the legitimacy of his
election is in dispute.
Finally, in his desperate bid to divert public attention
from the ongoing investigation of the criminal
diversion of public funds, Mr. Fayose has attempted to
link me with his indictment by the Nigerian Army and
the EFCC. Notwithstanding that the allegation is
completely baseless, I fully support the investigations.
I do not need to instigate the anti-graft agencies to
enquire into the activities of a serial treasury looter.
Having admitted his involvement in the coup which
occurred in Ekiti State which culminated in his
emergence as governor, Mr. Fayose ought to be
Prosecuted.

The most painful about this write -up is that I read the trash....... Useful time wasted.
Governors have immunity weather you like it or not. Those that included the clauses aren't as docile as you imagine because the foresee a complete breakdown of law and order in its absence and a pro autocratic style of government from the federal like the one we are seeing now.

EFCC on a lost course. Clueless political attack dogs who just freeze peoples account anyhow with absolute recklessness. In this present democracy EFCC is now the court, defendant and prosecutor.

Not only drive side by side also keep a reasonable distance between you and a truck from any angle

Nigerian ones will be like . Get settled down and let me sound a note of warning to you. This exam hall is not a day-care centre I want to make it abundantly clear that I don't want to hear any infant cry today, I have had enough in my life and it's time for me to rest.
Yeye people called academicians.

I could remember when I was in the university and I requested for extra exam answer booklet . Because they could not produce it or perhaps they were in shortage of it. I was labelled a too know student and before I knew what was happening I got a fantastic letter of the office of the dean of student affairs stating that I was the one championing the disruption of lectures and tagging our style of education nomadic just because we treak close to 3km before we get to the next lecture theatre.

Metallurgist:
Fulani's have been in southern Kaduna from time immemorial, finding a realistic solution is the way forward. tribal and ethnic supremercy will only bring sorrow to both side as witness both in the past and present

If you have been in a place for time immemorial does that give you the licence to kill your host and take over their land for grazing. Any attempt will be met with stiff opposition. El rufai and his fulani bororo killers will know this time ita not a joke.