₦airaland Forum

N3.5m?
haba,even his driver can pay that.

[size=13pt]excited Akinluyi[/size]

how could she resist the mouth watering offer,
Being a minister is one in a life time opportunity at the national cake,
she is human (sorry,nigerian) after all

An he has the audacity to look us in the face and tell us

Mai Suya:
not quite, because as a Nigerian he would have faced serious competition from fellow 419ers and so his loot prolly wont be as large.( $50b if I'm not as mistaken?)

correct
but never the less he would still like to be Nigerian

dayokanu:
This is ridiculous to say the least. Why did the US not invade Iran, Venezuela, Kuwait, Qatar or even Nigeria if it was about oil. Saddam was an evil regime who sponsored terrorism and was a threat to the whole subregion

it they invade these countries except for Iran,wat will be their excuse?

hollandis:
I AM STILL WAITING FOR AKINYULI'S REACTION TO THIS NOMINATION,OR HAS SHE ACCEPTED IT?

are u in the past?

so u ar just realizing?

how?

[quote author=Ebony-Silk link=topic=203990.msg3242767#msg3242767 date=1229640267]na u mess am? [/quote]Na our leaders o,
and its not that dey Bleep am,they rape am bad bad.

roflmao = rolling on floor laughing my ass out

Boon to rule-of-law corruption: Igbinedion gets easy plea-bargain

Last View on Thu 18th December, 2008
Last Modified on Thu 18th December, 2008 12:17:05 pm
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
SaharaReporters, New York
•    No jail time
•    Keeps billions in stolen funds
•    Keeps vast properties

What is certain to become the new gold standard for setting free all corrupt former governors earlier charged with graft was established today in Enugu, where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) entered into a "plea bargain" agreement with the former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion.

Mr. Igbinedion was charged with stealing up to N4.4 billion.  But in the ruling given by a judge at the Federal High Court in Enugu, Mr. Igbinedion was fined only a paltry N3.5 million, with no option of jail time for the egregious crimes of looting the Edo State treasury for over 8 years.

In addition to the fine, Mr. Igbinedion would lose three properties to the Federal government. SaharaReporters had previously reported that a plea bargain was in the works, and that Mr. Igbinedion had struck a private deal with Mrs. Farida Waziri, the controversial EFCC chairperson, at the residence of her friend, Mrs. Matilda Kwashi in Abuja.

After SaharaReporters exposed the deal last week, Mrs. Waziri, through spokesman Femi Babafemi cried that there was a ‘plot’ to destroy the Yar'Adua regime by bringing down the EFCC leadership.  He stated that this had to do with certain decisions to be taken by the EFCC.  The outcry was aimed at forestalling embarrassment and public reaction to the corrupt plea bargain with Lucky Igbinedion would bring upon her poorly-managed agency.

Despite the advance report by SaharaReporters, but to further prepare the ground for today's deal, Mrs. Waziri, who manages a well-oiled and funded public relations machinery, went a step further to distribute cheques to families of a "Stock Exchange Fraud" worth N430 million. The truth is that the investigations to return the money to the families of the victims were already concluded by EFCC officials of the Nuhu Ribadu-led EFCC as far back as 2006.  Ibrahim Magu, the former head of the Economic Governance Team started the investigations that were concluded before Yar'adua forcefully took over the EFCC.  Magu was then transferred out of the agency and detained by the Inspector General of Police for weeks before a kangaroo panel of the IG suspended him from the Nigerian police.

By the plea bargain granted Mr. Igbinedion today, Mrs. Waziri has shamelessly gone full circle against her initial stance that it is wrong.  In a press statement issued by Mr. Babafemi in announcing the arrest of Cement merchant, Mr. Cletus Ibeto, Babafemi wrote:  "Also yesterday, Chairman of the commission, Mrs Farida Waziri, expressed opposition to plea-bargain strategy being used by the anti-corruption agency, saying it is wrong, and unhelpful in the crusade against  corruption in Nigeria."

But the plea bargain offered Mr. Igbinedion is of the most illegal and dangerous variety, since according the EFCC act, a plea bargain option ought to follow conviction, but the Igbinedion offer violates this provision of the law. It will be recalled that in cases where the EFCC had engaged in plea bargain with past offenders, notably former IG Tafa Balogun and DSP Alamieyeseigha, they were made to lose all the properties and funds they were accused of stealing.

In Mr. Igbinedion's case, the first high profile plea bargain overseen by Mrs. Waziri, he is permitted to keep his N4.4 billion loot (which amounts to a federal award) and his famous multi-million dollar Abuja home which he was allowed to pass off as belonging to “daddy,” whereas funds directly stolen from state coffers were classified as security votes which he didn't need to account for, parties involved in the deal said.

As expect, Mrs. Waziri is jittery about the exposé that will follow this deal, especially after SaharaReporters carefully documented the Mercedes Benz bribe she accepted two weeks ago by the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Godswill Akpabio.

The agency spokesperson is expected to issue a statement restating Mrs. Waziri “opposition” to plea-bargaining by claiming the EFCC will "appeal" the ruling it freely entered into. Today’s deal opens a huge can of works as other former governors charged for stealing now have a precedence for negotiating similar deals.  

Analysts say the deal means, in effect, that even those governors in office today can steal as much as they wish, confident that when the time comes, they can offer kobo coin plea bargains for every million Naira the steal.  They further say that the implication is that a lot of funds will be awarded these thieves who would then go further not only to lead a life of conspicuous consumption, but to complicate politics in Nigeria.  

It is expected that Mr. Igbinedion will serve as a consultant to other corrupt governors as they take advantage of a weak EFCC to sneak to freedom, easy wealth, and political affluence.  

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Corrupt Governors’ bonanza: EFCC to abandon “trial” plans, offer scandalous plea deals

Last View on Thu 18th December, 2008
Last Modified on Mon 15th December, 2008 10:07:11 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
SaharaReporters, New York

Nigeria’s famous corrupt governors, beginning with Edo State’s Lucky Igbinedion, have a big Christmas bonanza coming to them, courtesy of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri.  They will receive a plea deal that will enable them to avoid prosecution, enjoy their freedom, and keep most of what they stole while in office.  

To begin with, sources say the EFCC leadership has "accepted" to withdraw charges against the former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion.   Mr. Igbinedion was accused of stealing N4.4 billion from the coffers of Edo State between 1999 and 2007.  When his immunity expired, the EFCC declared him wanted and was subsequently arrested after returning to Nigeria from an overseas trip.

The deal, which is being brokered by the chairman of the Police Service Commission, Parry Osayande, will enable Igbinedion to walk away with his vast properties, including palatial houses in Nigeria, the UK, USA, South Africa and Canada.  And he will avoid jail time and be free to return to his lifestyle of leisure, travel and parties.  

A source at the EFCC told SaharaReporters that the Mrs. Waziri wants to use the "plea bargain" with Igbinedion to test the waters before employing the same tactic to free all of the former governors facing trial.  The source said Mrs. Waziri does not plan to try any more former governors because she has compromised herself sufficiently irreparably at their hands.

As expected some EFCC officials are kicking against the plea deal with Igbinedion.  Some of them who spoke to SaharaReporters anonymously at the weekend said that Mr. Igbinedion was the person who made the proposal to the EFCC.  They said that Mr. Igbinedion’s proposal, described by an analyst as a “slap on the wrist for a slap in the face of the people of Edo State,” includes paying a N250 million—a fraction of his loot—over 10 years, and forfeiting one of his smaller houses in Benin City.  

It would be recalled that in the cases of former governor DSP Alamaieyeseigha, EFCC prosecutors made him forfeit all his properties in Nigeria and the UK, and the same applied to former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun.  

But under Mrs. Waziri's plea deal, Mr. Igbinedion will retain all of his properties and an additional N4.1 billion including his properties all over the world.  Apart from the N4.4 billion naira directly pilfered from Edo State, Mr. Igbinedion and his Delta State counterpart, James Ibori had converted funds belonging to Delta and Edo states (which formerly made up Bendel State), to purchase shares from Nigerian AFRIBANK.  

Although the EFCC forced the two governors to return the shares to the coffers of their respective States, SaharaReporters has learnt that the Delta State government did not properly convert the shares back.  Attempts at finding out what became of the shares have been stalled by the current chairman of Afribank, Osa Osunde, a well known front for Mr. Igbinedion.

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=793

Court convicts, fines Igbinedion N3.5m
Former Governor Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State was on Thursday convicted on one count charge of corruption by the Federal High Court, Enugu for neglecting to make a declaration on his account with the Guaranty Trust Bank in the declaration of assets form of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Over N3 million was said to have been lodged into the account. He however, escaped prison terms of five years as stipulated by the EFCC act as the trial Judge, Justice Abdulahi Kafarati relied on Section 18 Subsection 1 of the Money Laundering Act 2004 to grant him a fine option of N3.5 million, which is an equivalent to the sum he holds with the bank. The EFCC which had earlier last year arraigned the former governor on 191 count charges of money laundering, embezzlement and corruption, had dropped some of the charges, which it later amended to 24 with Igbinedion getting only one charge. The other 23 in the amended charge sheet were levelled against KIVA Corporation Limited, allegedly owned by the former governor who is the second accused person in the case.
Although his alleged ownership of the company could not be established, the court however, handed down a N500 million fine against the company and forfeited its landed property at Asokoro, Abuja and two other buildings at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) Benin.


http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/breaking_news/article01

cre8tivity:
one thing is for sure, if the right thing is done illegally or incorrectly the outcome would only multiply our problem by a very large number. and that is what we're currently experiencing in nigeria. regardless of what the matter may be, nobody is above the law slogan must touch every single citizen, from the top to the bottom. if you sit and think about it, the percentage of the citizens that prefer nigeria to remain motionless is very little, not even more that 8%. therefore, there isn't any excuse, if nigerians want nigeria as a country out of the darkness they must find a common ground and fight this war together. and i'm not recommending anything like mend, because mend is a business.

A very lucrative one!

so u are just knowing today,
i got many 911 conspiracy videos with strong facts.

earTHMama:
oooh please, spare me your creed.

really trait of a bigot,doesnt want to hear wat u hav to say,her mind is already made up

earTHMama:
An aboki like Muza cannot have a woman half as beautiful and classy as Iyabo until he dies. He knows that.

earthmama u must be a clown,
a bigot clown

You must not be aware for how long this ur "intellectual" has been in the oil business,
do u think he will put Nigerians before his companies?

All hail The Legend!  

The only experience this guy has is in crude oil lifting,
cos he has been in the business way back,
and would do anythin to protect his business even if its at the detriment of millions of Nigerians.
wetin concern him

weep for naija

sorry i forgot,Iyabo "Phd"

cre8tivity:
muza, in nigeria? i don't think so. may be the ladies, but the guys have shown us over the years that they do not have the balls to make things happened.

have u forgoten etteh and prof grange so soon?

Moves:
I will accept the job; and secretly carry out my inveatigation on all the so called untoucables; and in one full swoop arrest and charge to court directly; upon finishing their cases; no plea bargain; will also resign my position and handover to another.

lmao
please,you joking right?

if u are serious,let me tell u how it will play out.
You will be immediately posted to a course in kuru,i don't need to say the rest,u know better.
Then the untouchables will so deal with u that u'll regret ever acceptin the job in the first place.

The only way,i mean the one and only way,is a revolution

ritapearl:
Short of words! Let's give them time and see how they perform.

time?
Did i hear u right?

Ben20001:
sorry for the outcome of your enjoyment.

but I'm short of words**^{don't want to implicate myself}

me too,i wudn't want to be an accessory

earTHMama:
No, Americans in America complain too. I think it's until we don't have any other place to run to. Imagine some hinting they will run to Ghana.

why would they complain when they hav,
good roads,good healthcare,police,light, and good . . .etc
Why should they complain?

but we Nigerians have every right to complain,and we will continue.

revolution, Thailand ppl have shown us the way

revolution, Thailand ppl have shown us the way

gaskiya the guy na hypocrite

cre8tivity:
i wouldn't take the job without first presenting my conditions. believe it or not, anything is possible if people are willing to make things possible. our problem in nigeria starts with too many people having different rules for different situation. imagine a soccer team with 25 players and 25 rules, how do you expect this team to function properly? the owners and coach must work together to establish a single rule that must be obeyed by every single player. but if we continue to promote mental disablement, which also creates imaginable obstacles in our minds, i'm sorry, nigeria will remain in this darkness for 1000 years more.

How dare you present your conditions to this illegitimate and dubious govt?
The power brokers will know u are after them,so they will finish u b4 u even get the job.

palmwine:
My point is that the  case of an EFCC chairman is like a man who goes to the police station to report a robbery incident only find the leader of the gang at the counter ready to take his complaint.

God help us all.

@crea8tivity

I appreciate your zeal. But you just migth find that you are alone in this believe when all other officer are in the come CHOP camp

lmao
there cudn't have been a better example.

[quote author=B.O.S.S. link=topic=208762.msg3241014#msg3241014 date=1229610837]Exactly. What's so important about OBJ that we need to know? At least in those 8years, we have got to known more personal traits of him than his public policies. We know he's a looter, a phony, a liar, an adulterer, a paedophile (I'm not sure if that explains it as he slept with his son's wife - not sure which word expliains better), a fake, a murderer, an asshole, wish I could continue but I love my job.

I'll get back to work as OBJ is not worth it.[/quote] lmao

sure we don't need this now,we needed it in 1998.

Dora in ministry of communication wouldn't have been bad,she would bring sanity to the telecoms sector,
But ministry of information and communication is too dangerous for her,she wont have a mind of her own.
That will batter her hard earned reputation.