Monday, February 15, 2010
AbdulMutallab: Aondoaaka's N50m request stirs controversy

Chiawo Nwankwo and Olusola Fabiyi


A request by former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), for the release of N50m to enable a team travel abroad to launder the country's image in the wake of Farouk Abdulmutallab's ill-fated attempt to bomb a US airline, has become a subject of controversy in Abuja.

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Michael Aondoakaa (SAN)



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Aondoaaka had claimed, in a request made late January, that he obtained a presidential approval to undertake the trip to four countries.

The identities of the said countries could not be ascertained, nor was the date in January the request was made.

Meanwhile, the controversial former A-G who was redeployed on the first day of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the Acting President, commenced a one-month vacation on Friday.

One of our correspondents gathered that Aondoakaa told his close aides that he decided to commence his vacation because he did not want anything to do with the Ag. President status of Jonathan whom he continued to refer to as the vice-president.

The Abdulmuttalab saga and the sectarian crisis in Jos, Plateau State had provoked undue negative foreign reportage of Nigeria , which the minister said, telling the country's side of the story was absolutely necessary.

However, the big question is: was it Yar'Adua, who no public official had seen since he left the country for Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009 that gave the approval?

It was gathered that the N50m request was addressed to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Mansur Muktar and the Minister of State of Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola.

But the request was ultimately passed to the Director-General Budget, Dr. Bright Okogu.

When contacted on the telephone on Sunday, Okogu confirmed that his office received such application from Aondoaaka.

However, he could not say whether it was approved, just as he said there were many requests of such nature, which were not approved.

Okogu told our correspondent, "Well, I don't specifically remember if it was approved because a lot of so many requests were made during that period and many of them were turned down.

"However, I will find out from my staff and get back to you after our budget seminar."

The former AGF had in January been involved in altercation with the Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsanya on a central travel unit for all the MDAs, which he opposed.

Oronsanye had justified the new scheme on the need to save cost for government.

Aondoaaka has reportedly traveled out of the country on vacation, shortly after he was redeployed as Minister of Special Duties.

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What can be more damaging to nigerian reputation that the nigerian leaders themselves?They are mass killing terrorists terrorizing everyday nigerians,including the unborn babies.

Look at the sweaty vagabond called Aondoakaa. . . .
Misquoting the constitution all over the place, promoting corruption, stealing, blabbing recklessly, flouting the laws and blackmailing. . . .
Aondoakaa is a clueless prawn headed mofo, who needs to be tied to stakes at Mile12 market, stripped unclothed and pelted with rotten tomatoes!!!
Then shipped to an execution ground and his body riddled with hollow point bullets

redsun:

What can be more damaging to nigerian reputation that the nigerian leaders themselves?They are mass killing terrorists terrorizing everyday nigerians,including the unborn babies.

I thought you will ask what is the business of the attorney general in image making?. Shouldn't that be in Dora's portfolio. This is how they sign out our money.  What, where and how will he repair our badly beaten image with N50M?. That man is a crook.

I don't even bother with their portfolio,i just see them as bunch of criminals devouring our lives and future and we siddon look,it is a joke.

I now see why they are tarnishing our image thinking that it will take tiny N50 million to fix.  IS are u crazy? With just $300,000 you could fix Nigeria's image? I wonder if they ever got a quote from Saatchi&Saatchi or James Carville who works for Yar'dua

Ole seem him mouth like 50m. Make e go ask him papa nah?
May sango impregnate him with octuplets.
Bloody swine!!!!

. . .Soooo, the Attorney General was going to buff Nigeria's tarnished image? [size=14pt]"Attorney General"?!!![/size]
What happened to the diplomatic corps and information ministry?

Aondoakaa will smell jail soon.

Beaf:

. . .Soooo, the Attorney General was going to buff Nigeria's tarnished image? [size=14pt]"Attorney General"?!!![/size]
What happened to the diplomatic corps and information ministry?

Aondoakaa will smell jail soon.

This na the one he requested post-Yaradua. You can imagine how much Ibori and yaradua paid him when they had access to our coffers.

This is the biggest joke of the year.
So i guess they will go to the USA and tell them what? that it was a mistake or that the dude was a nice kid?
I just would love to know what the 50M will be spent on . . . . and this was the Attorney Gen for Nigeria?
Waoh

I have been following Aondoakaa's move very closely. He seems to be on a mission to grab his own share of the national cake. Since his appointment, this man hasn't achieved anything worth writing about. He should be sacked and sent on exile or better still, he should join Bode George in jail.

consultmartins:

I have been following Aondoakaa's move very closely. He seems to be on a mission to grab his own share of the national cake. Since his appointment, this man hasn't achieved anything worth writing about. He should be sacked and sent on exile or better still, he should join Bode George in jail.

But from what i have heard about the dude, i am sure, he must have grabbed some, cos for some of the prosecution to have failed, he must have gotten some brown envelop

Fhemmmy:

But from what i have heard about the dude, i am sure, he must have grabbed some, cos for some of the prosecution to have failed, he must have gotten some brown envelop

Which kin brown envelope?. Aondokoa is too big to collect bribe concealed in a small envelope unless you mean brown rucksack stashed with large denomination Euros.

consultmartins:

I have been following Aondoakaa's move very closely. He seems to be on a mission to grab his own share of the national cake. Since his appointment, this man hasn't achieved anything worth writing about. He should be sacked and sent on exile or better still, he should join Bode George in jail.

He ran abroad to help hide all his money in case EFCC comes knocking.

Thief

aloy-emeka:

Which kin brown envelope?. Aondokoa is too big to collect bribe concealed in a small envelope unless you mean brown rucksack stashed with large denomination Euros.

Then, what other share of the national cake does he want again?

Fhemmmy:

Then, what other share of the national cake does he want again?

If you can sell NNPC and hand over the money to him, he will appreciate it. Man is insatiable, you think him no wan chop like IBB?

aloy-emeka:

If you can sell NNPC and hand over the money to him, he will appreciate it. Man is insatiable, you think him no wan chop like IBB?

Then, he needs to be shown the right door.

Fhemmmy:

Then, he needs to be shown the right door.

Or hauled to jail.

Na you talk that one oh, no be me.

Fhemmmy:

Na you talk that one oh, no be me.

You dey fear?. Aondoakaa needs to be with Bode at Alagbon. By the time Bode wire his azz with big brown bananas, he will vomit all our money.

aloy-emeka:

You dey fear?. Aondoakaa needs to be with Bode at Alagbon. By the time Bode wire his azz with big brown bananas, he will vomit all our money.

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aloy-emeka:

You dey fear?. Aondoakaa needs to be with Bode at Alagbon. By the time Bode wire his azz with big brown bananas, he will vomit all our money.

Fear ke?
No way, i just dont understand how all these people can get away with all these crimes

His unrestricted access to the national treasury was stopped the very day Jonathan assumed Ag Presido. It's akin to secondary school where you would rejoice because your teacher didnt show up for class. it would throw the whole class into  wild wilde west where everyone in equal and unchecked. The bullies would have a field day cos there would nobody to put  a leash on them. So Aondokaa bullied evry1 into submission untill Goodluck came to the rescue.

Na wa o!

Imagine people making money with Mutallab and we dey nairaland dey cry about image.

^^^ Lol