₦airaland Forum

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]Sometimes I wonder where you stand.

You see some set of girls take raunchy picture and you pour it on all the girls that exist.

I want to know if you are different in any way from them or you are holy yourself.?

By the way we are still in the 21st century. [/color]

Word!

GEJ doing us proud once again, God bless

We are at the mercy of every other country, how pathetic is this?

Buhari has been doing it, this is good from PDP

EastanPower:
The Niger Delta people must NOT provoke the Nigerian state, they cannot threaten this great nation by bombing our oil facilities.

Tompolo should be arrested and Goodluck Jonathan too who ordered the massive stealing that took place under his watch.

Dasuki/Metuh cannot be in detention while Tompolo and the Oga who gave the orders-Jonathan walks freely.

The Nigerian Army, Airforce and Navy is on stand by and will flatten the Niger Delta if necessary.

No group can hold this nation to ransom. The resources anywhere in Nigeria belongs to Nigeria and not to any ethnic group.

God, not ijaws placed the oil & gas for all Nigerians to make use of so no tribe/group can claim it.

Save your breath, no one is listening

Must you be friends for sex?

Ednite:
we cant be so sure if it's fake or not. but u think a govt who forces its citizens (men) to join military after they reach 17 wouldn't do that?
felling very sorry for the eritreans who chose to separate from us for the better but facing the worst.
at least at least. . , let it be a country!

Yeah, you look good bae

Good! This is why opposition should be allowed to exist. Very searching question from Senator Bruce

The news is fake, probably created by an Eritrean who wants to take a second wife

1, 4 and 10

Why are they playing for Nigeria? They would fare better if they played for another country

Hood boyz sha

bolajijohnson00:
OKONJO-IWEALA: A STRONG TRANSPARENCY ADVOCATE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHTER



A RESPONSE TO FEMI FALANA, AN INTEGRITY-CHALLENGED CHARLATAN (ICC)



The malicious attempt by Lagos Lawyer, Femi Falana to mix Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala up in issues that have nothing to do with her in his letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a desperate joke by an integrity challenged charlatan (ICC).



This misadventure shows that the so-called learned lawyer does not have any idea of what the mandate of the ICC is about.



He has resorted to this action because his previous efforts to tarnish her name - through his discredited NGO, SERAP and petitions to the EFCC – failed because they were lacking in credibility.



This latest effort to try to attach her name falsely confirms that Femi Falana is nothing but a tool of corrupt elements whose interests were hurt by the work Dr. Okonjo-Iweala did in fighting corruption while she was in office.



These elements have now made a habit of making false allegations against Dr Okonjo-Iweala whenever she receives any national or international recognition for her work. The pattern is clear and Nigerians should be alert to it. But Dr Okonjo-Iweala will not be intimidated from going on with her life and performing her duties. She will not give in to cowardly and unmanly bullying.



Falana’s latest attempt to implicate Dr Okonjo-Iweala falsely suggests that he is suffering from an ailment that may be described as Chronic Cerebral Amnesia (CCA) because he simply has no grasp of the facts.











Here are the facts:





FACT NO 1: OKONJO-IWEALA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE $2.1 BILLION ARMS CONTROVERSY

Contrary to Falana’s lies, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has absolutely nothing to do with the alleged misuse of $2.1billion by the office of the former National Security Adviser. Falana and his sponsors are simply trying to invent a connection where there is none.



The January 20, 2015 memo in which Dr Okonjo-Iweala sought and received the approval of former President Jonathan for the release of part of the newly returned Abacha funds to the NSA for purchase of arms is totally separate from the $2.1 billion issue.



The memo which is now in the public domain speaks for itself. The release of the resources was in response to an approval by the former President following a meeting chaired by him after a committee had considered the request.



The memo clearly documented Dr Okonjo-Iweala’s insistence that the proper procedure be followed, subject to appropriation and according to financial regulations. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala went further to state that the former NSA should account for the funds to the former President since she is not a member of the Security Council. The attempt to link Okonjo-Iweala to the $2.1billion issue is therefore dead on arrival.



FACT NO 2: OKONJO-IWEALA WAS NOT IN GOVERNMENT WHEN MOST OF THE ABACHA FUNDS WERE RECOVERED



Falana and his sponsors have claimed that billions of dollars of Abacha funds were recovered and that Dr Okonjo-Iweala should account for the recovered funds.



The fact is that some of the funds recovery was done under the regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar and the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo when Dr Okonjo-Iweala was not even in government.



During the time Dr Okonjo-Iweala was Finance Minister in the second Obasanjo administration, $500m was recovered. As documented by the Field Study conducted by the World Bank with the assistance of national and international NGOs, this amount was properly applied.



Falana’s insistence on the contrary shows how despicable he is and how he is ready to ignore facts and concoct a fiction in the service of his sponsors.







FACT 3: OKONJO-IWEALA LEFT STRONG LEGACIES AS A CHAMPION OF TRANSPARENCY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST

CORRUPTION WHILE IN GOVERNMENT



It is on record that Dr. Okonjo-Iweala championed transparency and vigorously fought corruption during her two terms as Minister. Among other actions, starting from the second Obasanjo administration, she, for the first time in Nigeria’s history, published monthly revenue allocations to all tiers of government for Nigerians to see.



While serving in the Obasanjo administration, she requested the assistance of the World Bank and DFID, the UK’s development agency to build institutions and systems that could block leakages from the treasury. This work stalled after she left office in 2006. In August 2011 when she returned under the Jonathan government, with the assistance of the Ministry of Finance Team, she re-invigorated the establishment and use of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Management Systems (IPPIS), the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS) and the Treasury Single Account (TSA), all of which saved the country billions of naira by drastically reducing avenues for corruption in the public service. These facts are well documented in successive World Bank, DFID and IMF Article 4 Reports.



It is gratifying that the present government has adopted and is further building on these systems for the benefit of the country.





FACT NO 4: DR. OKONJO-IWEALA’S MOTHER WAS KIDNAPPED AND ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE OF THE FORMER MINISTER’S STANCE AGAINST CORRUPTION



Falana is callous beyond belief for ignoring a fact of recent Nigerian history: the kidnap of Professor Kamene Okonjo, the then 83 year old mother of Dr Okonjo-Iweala by agents of fuel subsidy fraudsters who were angry that the former Minister had blocked them from defrauding the country further.



The kidnappers had told the traumatised old woman that they were sent to punish Okonjo-Iweala for refusing to pay some oil marketers. It is on record with the State Security Services that the kidnappers initially demanded the resignation of Dr Okonjo-Iweala in return for the release of her mother. Thank God Professor Okonjo is still alive to tell her story today and she will not be silenced.



It is extremely insensitive and, in fact, inhumane for Falana and his sponsors to level false accusations against someone like Dr Okonjo-Iweala who went through this kind of searing personal ordeal for her principled fight against corruption.





CONCLUSION



Falana’s attempt to implicate Dr Okonjo-Iweala falsely is a disservice to law, justice and the image of the country. It is sad that a person who had earned some prominence as a human rights lawyer now tramples on the human rights of others as a political jobber.



He and his sponsors are engaged in nothing but media harassment, cyber bullying and intimidation against innocent persons like Dr Okonjo-Iweala for political and pecuniary gain. That is why Nigerians should not give in to Falana’s self-imposed Chronic Cerebral Amnesia (CCA).



Paul C Nwabuikwu

Media Adviser to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Madam NOI's name cannot be soiled. Haters, give up!

Guy, na so you poor reach? How person go use photoshop create suite for himself

Thanos:
kill him

Guy you wicked!

Come on ladies, let's av your opinion

Lmao

pilotab55:
Is nigeria a muslim country.

Open your eyes bro, we are getting there

The Web is getting thicker

Nothing wrong with it though

My ex, nagged about almost everything

Strong woman, I've got enough respect for you mama

Speechless3:
Wait when i get born again too.

So you can't date a guy that is not after your goods? I was a bad guy but now I am changed. Looking for my soul mate

He is only giving them a taste of their own medicine

An attack against Boko Haram(Fulani/Hausa) is an attack on the North - Buhari

It seems there will soon be war in this country

Topestbilly:
When you need dis mods to put dat red stamp THREAD CLOSED u will not see them.

Guy chill, I am new here, is it wrong to ask question?

Chai

Will you date a born again guy that is not into sex? Konji is strong but with faith all things are possible.

LordAdam:
They have to learn to be more united. You can't become more daring than Ojukwu that captured almost half of south south in the beginning of the civil.

They can't have IPOB, two divisions of MASSOB, on one side. Have Senators, Reps, Governors, Assembly members on one side. And have Ohaeneze on another. And the populace is divided along along these three lines. It's f**ked up. If they are united they would go much farther than where they are now.

-Lord

Was Ojukwu as daring as Jaja of Opobo or the Oba of Benin Kingdom that put up a hard struggle against the British? Niger Deltans are fearless by nature.

The problem with Igbos is their love for material wealth. The elders will never sacrifice their comfort for any struggle

Babalegba:
Buhari must be a true democrat. He allows every nutter in the country to vomit any rubbish they like

Who are you calling a nutter? I am watching you, be careful, we hold our Cardinals in high esteem, you don't wanna go there

For the likes of Cardinal Okogi to start speaking out like this... There is trouble in the land o