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I don't have or know the facts to this thread, let the DUMMY that posted the thread substantiate his claim that $340 Million was allocated.  was he there when the contract was allocated or signed?  another useless thread with no credibility.

Watch TV November 1st for your answer

Big B1  can you define a low Life?  a prime example of a low life will be IBB someone who stole from a great nation and killed with no remorse, and any one like you that support him will be classify as a low life ass well.  you and I go way back I can careless for that gay BUSHFELLOW I see you already recruit him on your team.

Ineffective leader is not the same as a corrupt leader. has he been accused of any corruption malpractice or embezzlement? not doing his job is up to the state assemble not a federal mater.

BUSHFELLOW  i wont succumb myself to your standard and trade words with you, I like talking to the elite and people that can reason, obviously you are excluded from this group. so BITCH be GONE. we are talking of a HERO MR DELE GIWA an not politicians, WTF freaking CHINCHIN MAN

segoye2 How did the cancellation save lives? are you on drugs? or you must be a kid when IBB was busy siphoning billions to swiss bank

the biggest 419

After we disqualify Babangida and jail Atiku and Dariye.

BigB1 what happened to Greatpeter haven't been around for a while. i hope IBB didn't get to him before he publish that book

People please quit been so pessimistic. if you don't vote then don't complain cause that is your right, your vote is your right. we all have to start from some where

I've said it before and I'm saying it again, all fingers point to the Govenment of MR IBB. We know who Gloria Okon is and how she died in Prison. BigB1 You and I know your dad had hands in this killing to protect your mom, its been 20 years since this Dele Giwa has been killed, and his soul is screamng from his grave for justice and pretty soon we will get it. One day retire Mj Gen.Togun will speak

Big B1 this is a prime example why you and I always disagree we all know who kill Dele Giwa, It was IBB, and how dare you classify Dele Giwa in the same group as politicians, Bola Ige and Funsho Williams are politicians, Dele was only doing his job and trying to exposed the connection between Maryam Babangida and Gloria Okon. He was killed mysteriously. Gloria Okon was poison in jail, dude wake up that was the beginning of mercenary killing in Nigeria, lets ask the valid questions , why did IBB fail to testify at the Oputa panel on the issue? who at that time has access to the sophisticated weapon used, your answer lead to one man IBB.

imageman thank you for that wonderful insight. I support the state of emergency imposed on EKITI.  The breach between the executive and judicial branch of government in that state is due to the common believe by this law makers.  They believe they are untouchable if the have the right connection in the upper class.  Regardless how we look at it, an alleged governor with corruption charges is not fit to be a role model and a state governor to the people of the state. He should have gracefully resign to protect his name and challenge the allegation in court to pronounce his innocence.  Look at the issue in Plateau, how long more do we have to wait for all this corrupt judges to do the right thing and scrutinize all the proceedings brought forward? like Ive said justice delayed is justice denied.  it's been over 2 years since plateau governor jump bail in London for money laundry and we are still waiting for the impeachment.

"Twenty years after the charismatic journalist was parcel-bombed to an early grave, the questions on the lips of Nigerians are: When will justice be done? When will those who killed Giwa face justice? When will the guilty pay for the blood of the innocent?
Sooner than later, we expect, because as Giwa himself puts it : No evil done by man to man will go unpunished. "

I thought the figure was $580

DAMN Lewa you on point with that one, bobo tee slow, LOL

send email to Nigeria consulate in NY and they will give you and estimate figure of Nigerians Americans.

Another one wants to bite the dust, and you be 30 years old with a kitty brain? MR Ajegunle let me stop before I make you hate your parents.

your vote is powerful, a wasted vote is a wasted mind, if you are not registered then don't complain about the conditions or poverty in Nigeria, please register and make sure you vote.

Well you got a point there, I guess I should have known, but I thought the CJ will be scared of RIbadu calling to wake him up too.

Why can't Nigerians politicians emulate their American counter parts, In America if you are accused of any crime as a public official, the 1st step for the individual is to gracefully resign and subject himself to full investigation and exonerate himself, but in Nigeria you have all this rouges boosting they cant be remove, and when they are finally disgraced out they go into hidding. If OBI is innocent of all allegation, then he should go to the full extent of the law and let the evidence speaks for itself. Even Steve Wonder can see that this people are criminal.

I was responding to a valid and vital issue and that small boy come dey yab me, no forget say I be Fela boy abeg.

I'm not gonna be trading words with you, you were in diaper when the real politics was taking place in Nigeria wankster. Boy go enroll in a junior college and let me speak to  the real people. Oberu agba? you no dey fear your elders?

Chxta Thanks for that post, Dele Giwa hero to Nigerians, he died for a good cause, and because of his death we will stop IBB and make him pay for his atrocities, i was a kid when dele Giwa died in 86 and I saw his Mother wept on TV. everything that is in the dark will come to the open. I am still surprised at all the military personnel that was involved in the issue are still on the HUSH HUSH to protect this evil man, but hold tight, things will get interesting now as the election gets closer, MIKE AHIGBE, EBITU EKIWE AND IBB all in the same regime wants to be president now, they will start letting the dirty laundry out by exposing each other, we are yet to see things unfold.

maccoy you be JJC for Chicago boy, I run this city you better watch your mouth talking to Vets. Secondly only those boys from ISALE EKO write with no punctuations. I can't even make a damn sense out of your scribbling. so let the Elites talk

Lewa maybe we can get some gangster from Cabrini Green to go do it or southside cribs

Yes oh abeg my brother the dead can speak through their children, out children are picture of us. Jakumo I be dey wait that loan too now, the bank deny me. maybe i go ask BigB1 Ibb son

All OBJ critics, I guess OBJ has hand in this allegation too right?
Allegations against OBI

The speaker reiterated the allegations levelled against Obi to include: the governor and deputy corruptly influenced and placed huge sums of money belonging to the state in Fidelity Bank Plc, a bank both of them have substantial interest in and of which the governor was the immediate past chairman; that the governor awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the Governor’s Office complex, Awka in the sum exceeding N100m to one of his campaign managers and associates, Mr I.K Nwandu; that the Governor awarded to his kinsman, one Mr Anthony Akpulu, the contract for the construction of buildings in the Business Village whose value is put at N100m without going through due process. This was also said to be the case with the contract for the construction of secretariat the complex whose cost was put at N500m to Mr Paul Enidom, his partner and business associate. They also accuse him of several other contract awards without following due process.

THE QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Q 1: It’s been ten years since you joined your ancestors. But one can safely assume you have kept abreast with developments in Nigeria. Really, what’s going on?



Tai Solarin: There has been a total meltdown. It’s Milton’s dream come through and true- absolute Pandemonium. Nigeria is a Paradise Lost! I’m bemused by the disingenuous abilities of our present leaders. They don’t cast you into the Kirikiri or Yola Prison like they did in my days. Rather, they disingenuously demonize you to the lowest inhumane level and then subject you into living in Dante’s Hell.



Q2: Your dear wife Sheila, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of your passing, said that Nigeria was not ready for Tai Solarin's ideas. What says you?

TS: I appreciate where Sheila is coming from. The better Nigeria, for which many other compatriots and I fought and died for, has remained elusive. Many Nigerians yearn for the good old colonial days. Only pride stops us from saying so. But in actuality, we live for it. Just look at the number of Nigerian leaders and people that junket to Britain every year to find a moment of respite. They even plan to import London Black Cabs into Abuja. For them, Britain, not Nigeria, is the actualization of their dreams and testimony of their wellbeing. This is rather sad, but it speaks volumes.



Q3: Would you return to Nigeria if reincarnated?

TS: Why not? Reincarnation has its privileges. Nigerian may be hell for the common man, labyrinthine for the political pundits, but for a social critic like Tai Solarin, it is heaven.



Q4: Speak to Nigeria’s infantilism. Is this a reality or a bogus claim by Nigeria’s detractors?

TS: We have not shifted or segued from where we were in 1960 to where we ought to be. It was fashionable to compare Nigeria with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Not any more. Our leaders used to covet greatness and spoke frequently about it. Now, doing so publicly only unmask their total insincerely. Indeed, to do so would be out rightly duplicitous. Nigeria is development challenged and we are yet to have a purposeful leader. Really when was the last time we had a National Development Plan? If we wallow in infantilism it is because its serve the cause of the corrupt. Our limitations are self-inflicted.



Q5: Is corruption in Nigeria ineradicable?

TS: Every problem has a solution so long as the political will exists. Corruption has become endemic in Nigeria because we tolerate it. Most people in Nigerian politics get rewarded either for pandering or for the extremity of their viewpoints. Either way they get “settled”. The settlement culture makes corruption acceptable. The givers and the takers are equally culpable. The question is who will bell the cat.



Q6: There is an allegation that Nigeria is tending toward a one-party state under the ruling PDP government. Do you agree?

TS: Khaki and linen are both fabrics. If it was not PDP it would have been AD, APGA, or ANPP. There is a nexus between the conduct of the ruling party and the doggedness and vision of the political opposition. When the political opposition becomes compliant and is more interested in acquiring power than in articulating alternative policies and principle a quagmire ensues. In the UK, the political opposition always has a shadow government and spokesmen on critical national issues. I see no cohesive opposition in the present day Nigeria. Everyone is interested in wresting away power from the incumbents as if that was an end by itself. Unfortunately, in a country where government remains omnipotent, such endeavors are rooted in foolishness and wishful thinking. The ruling PDP government has managed to find ways to nullify the acerbic criticisms of the opposition and others. Everything is deemed “a family affair” including handing out largesse from national coffers. There is quite evidently something incestuous about this trait and trend. It is dangerous and ought to give us all pause.



Q7: Do you think that present day politicians are living up to the ideals of the founding fathers of Nigeria?

TS: I lay no claim to being a political pundit, nor do I consider myself a compelling raconteur of our pre-independence politics. I know this, however; the Azikiwes, Awolowos, Macaulays, Fadahunsis. Ojikes, Balewas and Osadebays, Aminu Kanos, and Eyo Itas of this world had the utmost of best intentions for Nigeria. Same could not be said of our present crop of leaders and aspirants try as hard as they may, to suggest otherwise. Political self-indulgence is neither altruism nor idealism. Certainly, it is not a personal trait well suited for those committed to serving common causes. Politicians who crave to gain a dollop of hometown or international celebrity have no compulsion about mortgaging national interest and treasures to attain such end. Some of our most recent leaders are poignant testimonial to this fact. There is a great dichotomy between the ideas of our founding fathers and the values of our present leaders.



Q8: How about a philosophical question? One wonder why government operatives, rabble-rousers and plebeians alike, often heckle and challenge visionaries and activists like yourself, when the ultimate goal you pursue is in the common interest?

TS: The answer is short and unfussy. A sage once said, “common good for the present and the future is neither obvious nor self-evident.” This point underscores the futility of such challenges. We the Yoruba have a saying – better still you Igbo have a saying -- which clearly elucidates this point; “A na-azo nwaokuku ndu, o si na onwu ka ya mma” - when you try to save a chicken’s life, the chicken professes a death wish. Its all predicated on crass ignorance, I might add, and it is defeatist.



Q9: There is a great clamor by some who aspire to will rule Nigeria in 2007. Succession issues abound and include zoning, an Igbo president, and the return of generals. Interestingly, three of prospective candidates, Babangida, Buhari, and Marwa are retired generals; then, there is the obvious heir apparent, Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Which of these would you rather see rule Nigeria after Obasanjo?

TS: That’s an utterly unfair question to ask me since it stokes controversy. But since we are in a democratic dispensation, I will assert my freedom of expression. Babangida is by a generous measure duplicitous. Buhari is also by a generous measure disciplined and forthright, but there are genuine concerns about his commitment to Nigeria’s secularity. Marwa and Abubakar are somewhere in between. But all of them -- who are by Nigerian and international standards rich men – cannot under strict scrutiny and inquiry prove to Nigerians that they made their wealth legitimately. If they all saved every kobo that was paid to them in the working lives, it would not amount to ten percent of what they are respectively worth now. And we know that none of them can claim hereditary wealth. So, where from and how did they become so rich. Anyone who must lead Nigeria must be beyond reproach. Unfortunately Nigerians no longer ask hardheaded questions of their leaders, and certainly not of themselves. That is why we wallow in moral turpitude. Nigeria is not bereft of prospective upright leaders, however, we need to find the resolve to find and support them. If it is an Igbo, so be it.



Q10: Should there be a Sovereign National Conference and why is President Obasanjo resisting convening one?

TS: There is a great and inherent danger in presenting as a consensus anything that was not so agreed to. Indeed, it is asinine to do so. And there is even a greater danger when a person or some persons arrogate to themselves the arbitrary rights to present their views as a product of negotiations and consensus. The 1996 Nigerian Constitution, by which the present Government rules, was a product of the Abacha regime, designed as part of the Abacha self-succession plot. It assigns unprecedented powers to the President. And my "egbo," President Obasanjo is enjoying those powers. To him, convening an SNC would be antithetical to the powers that he now has under the Constitution. His perceived self-preservation instructs against convoking an SNC.



In principle, there is nothing wrong with an SNC. The North, the West, the SouthEast and South-South are all for it. Those who are not, are those who fear the erosion of their present clout and power and they cut across every ethnic group. There is nothing sacrosanct about the present Constitution or Federal arrangement. If power truly belongs to Nigerians in this democracy, then they ought to be allowed to decide their collective fate and basis of partnership in Nigeria. The SNC if it ever happens would be a momentous event. And as history has shown, the conclusion of every momentous event invariably becomes the hallmark by which that event is assessed. It also becomes the basis, on which history would evaluate the seriousness, creativity and care to faithfully reflect, what was agreed to – the consensus – of lack thereof, and dissents, where it exists. Not doing so opens one up to justifiable criticisms. Not holding an SNC would be an injustice of unparalleled proportion to all Nigerians.



Q11: Your egbo and aburo Chief Gani Fawehinmi recently said of the Igbo, “The Igbo after 30 years are still being treated as the scum of Nigerian political life. They use them when they want, Whenever the Igbo aspire to rule Nigeria, they are cut down; by the same system that uses their brains, ingenuity and expertise. So, if they are good for the purpose of advancing the economy why are they not good in leadership of our country?” Is this a view that you share?

TS: Gani has always been as straight as an arrow. He is equally fearless. He called it as he saw it. It might not be something popular for some to say or acknowledge publicly about the Igbo. But then, the truth is constant. Only people like Gani can make such unvarnished and depoliticized remarks.



Q12: What are your views about late Pa Awo?

TS: He has been immortalized. He will always be revered. As Odumegwu-Ojukwu once said, “Awo was the best president Nigeria never had.” Wherever he is, I’m sure he prays for the gift of reincarnation into Nigeria. He loves Nigeria and I suspect that he has some unfinished business here. His dreams for Nigeria, if realized, would be in the best interest of the nation.



Q: Doc, I thank you for being ever so candid. Continue to rest in peace. Meanwhile the struggle in our dear native land continues. Thank you, Sir.

LOOTED MONEY DISCOVERED IN FOREIGN BANKS
NAMES OF DEPOSITORS LONDON SWISS($) USA ($) GERMANY (D)
GEN IBRAHIM BABANGIDA 6.25bn 7.41bn 2.00bn 9.00bn
GEN ABUBAKAR 1.31bn 2.33bn 800M
REAR ADMIRAL MIKE AKHIGBE 1.24bn 2.42bn 671M 1bn
GEN JERRY USENI 3.04bn 2.01bn 1.01bn 900M
ALH ISMAILA GWARZO 1.03bn 2.00bn 1.3bn 700M
ALH UMARU DIKKO 4.5bn 1.4bn 700M 345M
PAUL OGWUMA 300M 1.42bn 200M 500M
GEN SANI ABACHA 9.01bn 4.09bn 800M 3.01M
MOHAMMED ABACHA 300M 1.2bn 150M 535M
ABDULKADIR ABACHA 700M 1.21bn 900M 471M
ALHAJI WADA NAS 600M 1.32bn 300M
TOM IKIMI 400M 1.39bn 152M 371M
DAN ETETE 1.12bn 1.03bn 400M 1.72bn
DON ETIBET 2.5bn 1.06bn 700M 361M
MAJ AL MUSTAPHA 600M 1.001bn 210M
ANTHONY ANI 2.9bn 1.09bn 360M 1.66bn
BASHIR DALHATU 2.3bn 1.001bn 161M 1.43bn
GEN WUSHISHI 700M 1.301bn
ALH HASSAN ADAMU 300M 200M 700M
T Y DANJUMA 300M 200M 700M
GEN ISHAYA BAMAYI 120M 800M


Its amazing how many northerners made this list.

http://www.againstbabangida.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=142&Itemid=1

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