₦airaland Forum

I have read the letter dated 17th October, 2016 by Justice John Inyang Okoro addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC). I cannot speak for the trio of Messrs. Rotimi Amaechi, Umana Umana and Ebebe Ukpong. But as someone with common sense, with an inquisitive mind the following are my observations in the interim:

1. Every truthful Nigerian is very aware of the sham that was criminally executed in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States on April 11, 2015 in the name of governorship elections. Both local and international observers agreed that there were no credible elections in the two States.

2. The Court of Appeal nullified the so-called elections in the two States. Umana Umana and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) were the Petitioners in Akwa Ibom State while Dakuku Peterside (an ally of Amaechi) and the APC were the Petitioners in Rivers State.

3. The Petitioners ordinarily had no reasons to panick given the gamut of documentary and oral evidence they adduced against the symbolic elections as affirmed by the Court of Appeal. When the cases went to the Supreme Court, the stakes was clearly higher for the beneficiaries of the make-believe elections who were taken aback by the judgments of the Court of Appeal.

4. Justice Okoro knew that there was no way he would have been made a member of the panel of the Supreme Court that heard the appeals from the Akwa Ibom State election since he is from the State. One wonders why he said in his letter that he had decided to do all within his powers not to be in the panel for Akwa Ibom State. Importantly, as at the time he claimed the duo of Amaechi and Umana visited him separately, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) was yet to constitute the panel that heard the said appeals.

5. I find it rather intriguing that My Lord Justice Okoro did not make a formal report in writing to the CJN over the alleged visits but only reported orally; no public statement was issued and no report was ever made to the security agencies. Does it mean that Justice Okoro and the Hon. CJN considered the alleged visits 'harmless' and proper or as an internal affair which did not require publicity or the intervention of the law enforcement agencies? Why is Justice Okoro saying this now?

6. Justice Okoro in his letter did not disclose the exact date and time that Umana allegedly visited him in his residence. How plausible is the allegation that Dr. Ebebe Ukpong, the pastor who he said led Umana to his house, interjected when Umana mentioned that he would like to see the Justices who would be part of the panel because that was not the purpose for their visit? Did they go there to pray with Justice Okoro or to see how his apartment looks like if indeed they visited him? Justice Okoro did not state the purpose for the visit as disclosed to him by the person who led Umana to his house.

7. What would make anyone in this country to keep cash of USD 38,000 (thirty eight thousand dollars) and N3.5m of legitimate income in his apartment and not in the bank in view of the strict spending inhibitions under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the associated risk of keeping such huge sums at home? Why did My Lord not deposit the money in his bank accounts? We are talking about nearly N20 million Naira being kept at home by no less a public servant but a judicial officer.

8. How does the allegations made against Amaechi and Umana affect the merits of the case of corruption levelled against Justice Okoro by the State Security Service (SSS)? My Lord knows too well that his reference to the duo cannot avail him as a defence in any court of law in Nigeria. Is this not an attempt to divert attention from the allegations of corruption levelled against My Lord by the SSS?

9. What evidence has Justice Okoro presented to prove that indeed Amaechi and Umana visited his residence or should we accept his allegations and believe same simply because he has said so, more so that Amaechi, Umana and Ebebe Ukpong have already denied the allegations?

10. Before Justice Okoro's letter, it is on record that officials of the Akwa Ibom State Government and officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State have been restless and apprehensive over the arrest of Justice Okoro. In one instance, Mr. Uwemedimo Nwoko, Esq., the Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State (just before he was sacked two days ago) went on radio, Planet Fm 101.1 Uyo on Tuesday 11th October, 2016 attacking President Buhari and the SSS and even called for the President's impeachment over the arrest of Justice Okoro and others. One wonders why the case of Justice Okoro with the SSS has troubled the government of Akwa Ibom State in this manner.

In conclusion, I allign myself with the position taken by the Attorney General of the Federation that those judges who are alleging malice and vendetta should defend themselves in court.

It is now a norm for politicians in Nigeria to shout that they are being witch-hunted and persecuted whenever allegations of corruption are made against them. It seems judicial officers have learnt this unproductive tendency from allegedly corrupt politicians.

The on going efforts to sanitize the Judiciary will surely come with a price. However, there is no alternative to a corrupt free judiciary.

I totally agree with the view of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Muhammadu Uwais on corrupt judges;

“A corrupt judge is more harmful to the society than a man who runs amok with a dagger in a crowded street. The latter can be restrained physically. But a corrupt judge deliberately destroys the moral foundation of society and causes incalculable distress to individuals through abusing his office while still being referred to as honorable.”

Thank you.
Inibehe Effiong

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It is now a norm for politicians in Nigeria to shout that they are being witch-hunted and persecuted whenever allegations of corruption are made against them. It seems judicial officers have learnt this unproductive tendency from allegedly corrupt politicians.

Birds of a feather thing i guess...

I reserve my comments.

Hahaha.. O se ti go

APC sponsored writer forming neutral. LMAO.

Only Yorubas who have sworn to be Abobakus of Buhari, even after his wife of 3 decades have abandoned him, will believe this.

That idiot is a very bloody hypocrites. He has been criticizing these judges for days we on his Fb page calling them corrupt without any shred of evidence. Now an allegation has surfaced against the APC and he is asking for evidence. Bloody hypocrite

Charge and bail Barr Inibehe Effiong.

He uses every opportunity to seek relevance but unfortunately for him, Buhari no sane them.

Blomboclatic write up.... Nonsense

Justice Okoro knew that there was no way he would have been made a member of the panel of the Supreme Court that heard the appeals from the Akwa Ibom State election since he is from the State. One wonders why he said in his letter that he had decided to do all within his powers not to be in the panel for Akwa Ibom State. Importantly, as at the time he claimed the duo of Amaechi and Umana visited him separately, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) was yet to constitute the panel that heard the said appeals.

lalasticlala

OgbonnaUbani:
APC sponsored writer forming neutral. LMAO.

Only Yorubas who have sworn to be Abobakus of Buhari, even after his wife of 3 decades have abandoned him, will believe this.

that guy is nothing tribalistic, i love his writeup every now and then, this is not even long, irrespective of the length, i always read his article to the end.

modath:
Birds of a feather thing i guess...

Corrupt together haha

Okoro should cook up another story joor, this one no work.

kcnwaigbo:
That idiot is a very bloody hypocrites. He has been criticizing these judges for days we on his Fb page calling them corrupt without any shred of evidence. Now an allegation has surfaced against the APC and he is asking for evidence. Bloody hypocrite

What do you want DSS to do with this allegation that amaechi has denied?

OlujobaSamuel:
that guy is nothing tribalistic, i love his writeup every now and then, this is not even long, irrespective of the length, i always read his article to the end.

he is not tribalistic,he is partisan. He has sympathies for the APC and made it plain in this article!!!! Did you read his other articles where he labelled the judges corrupt without any shred of evidence and today because the tables have turned he is now asking for evidence

lalasticlala

I know my President and his anti corruption team won't buckle by those cheap mischievous propaganda to blackmail the FG from gagging the stubborn horns of corruption.

On keeping dollars at home...inibehe is unfortunately ignorant
a lot of rich folks keep huge amounts of fx at home more so in this economic climate that is so uncertain.
the government policies are so shaky and they may wake up one morning and decide to convert all your dollar accounts to naira equivalents at their own bank rates. see as fx transfers are being paid in Naira already.
so its better you even keep your money as fx.
on corruption and amaechi did this or did that...we all know that politicians believe that judgments go to the highest bidder, so if I lost I immediately assume the opposition outpaid me. and since I run the government now- vendetta then ensues.

Inibehe shame unto you, you are a disgrace to every learned mind. I am usually taken aback when I hear feigning activist. Your tenure as Chairman SRC was the worst Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus has witnessed.

I worked for you to be elected but you betray every progressive mind. Back in Uniuyo, you fraudulently became LAWSA president with the help of Prince Akpabio who bribed people to increase your CGPA. You were later ousted after it was disclosed how you maneuvered your way.

In a saner clime, you should be spending your cool in gaol but Nigeria we are; we celebrate people like you. You must be disgraced for forging cgpa.

Thief calling another person thief.

Tell the world why your tenure as lawsa president was abrogated. Your election was nullified because you forged your cgpa

DamiBukola:
Inibehe shame unto you, you are a disgrace to every learned mind. I am usually taken aback when I hear feigning activist. Your tenure as Chairman SRC was the worst Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus has witnessed.

I worked for you to be elected but you betray every progressive mind. Back in Uniuyo, you fraudulently became LAWSA president with the help of Prince Akpabio who bribed people to increase your CGPA. You were later ousted after it was disclosed how you maneuvered your way.

In a saner clime, you should be spending your cool in gaol but Nigeria we are; we celebrate people like you. You must be disgraced for forging cgpa.

Thief calling another person thief.

Tell the world why your tenure as lawsa president was abrogated. Your election was nullified because you forged your cgpa

He needs a raise from injustice Okon Abang.

DamiBukola:
Inibehe shame unto you, you are a disgrace to every learned mind. I am usually taken aback when I hear feigning activist. Your tenure as Chairman SRC was the worst Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus has witnessed.

I worked for you to be elected but you betray every progressive mind. Back in Uniuyo, you fraudulently became LAWSA president with the help of Prince Akpabio who bribed people to increase your CGPA. You were later ousted after it was disclosed how you maneuvered your way.

In a saner clime, you should be spending your cool in gaol but Nigeria we are; we celebrate people like you. You must be disgraced for forging cgpa.

Thief calling another person thief.

Tell the world why your tenure as lawsa president was abrogated. Your election was nullified because you forged your cgpa

This accusation is strong!



So we can as well also call him "mr injustice inibehe?"

BossKratos:
This accusation is strong!



So we can as well also call him "mr injustice inibehe?"

Inibehe forged cgpa and was at the verge of been expelled but was saved by Prince Akpabio, Godswill Akpabio's younger brother. Inibehe should just shut up is mouth and allow others to talk, in fact we will write a petition to the university for his certificate to be recalled.

Mmmmmh

Inibehe has been infected with Afonja blood,he needs deliverance.Amaechi is a known thief but as a member of APC he is now a saint and as such should go free and sin no more!!!!!!!!

Inibehe is an ambulance chaser struggling so hard to make a name in the Legal profession. He is also not overlooking his stomach.


The arrest of their Lordships should trouble every Lawyer who has his true calling in the profession and not a jankara waka pass.

The implication is that people will no longer have confidence in decisions flowing from the courts. People will see Lawyers and Judges as corrupt entities. People will no longer have confidence in Law and order and anarchy will set in. People will resort to self-help, cos they feel Justice is for sale and not within the reach of the common man.

Buhari want Nigerians to see the Bar and Bench the way they see our politicians; as thieves, liars and souless beings, who can do anything(including sell their mother) for bread.

I will call that Inebehe be questioned on how he found his way into this most esteemed Profession. It is people like him that give it a bad name by lying to the gullible public about the position of the Law.

kcnwaigbo:
he is not tribalistic,he is partisan. He has sympathies for the APC and made it plain in this article!!!! Did you read his other articles where he labelled the judges corrupt without any shred of evidence and today because the tables have turned he is now asking for evidence

he wrote against the elrufai religious bill/law, condemned pmb silence on it, probably just reading his writeup because of the judges case.
enjoy, bye

DamiBukola:
Inibehe shame unto you, you are a disgrace to every learned mind. I am usually taken aback when I hear feigning activist. Your tenure as Chairman SRC was the worst Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus has witnessed.

I worked for you to be elected but you betray every progressive mind. Back in Uniuyo, you fraudulently became LAWSA president with the help of Prince Akpabio who bribed people to increase your CGPA. You were later ousted after it was disclosed how you maneuvered your way.

In a saner clime, you should be spending your cool in gaol but Nigeria we are; we celebrate people like you. You must be disgraced for forging cgpa.

Thief calling another person thief.

Tell the world why your tenure as lawsa president was abrogated. Your election was nullified because you forged your cgpa

Damibukola this is some damaging allegation, I respect Mr Inibehe but with this, don't you think proof is necessary?

DamiBukola:
Inibehe forged cgpa and was at the verge of been expelled but was saved by Prince Akpabio, Godswill Akpabio's younger brother. Inibehe should just shut up is mouth and allow others to talk, in fact we will write a petition to the university for his certificate to be recalled.

Write a petition, but he was against udom Emmanuel at the last election, how come?

adadadon:
Damibukola this is some damaging allegation, I respect Mr Inibehe but with this, don't you think proof is necessary?

He can not even try to join issues with me on this. It is an open secret in the University of Uyo. Inibehe was not prosecuted because of the influence of Prince Akpabio

My attention has been drawn to a libellous, false, malicious and criminally inspired post circulated by one faceless individual with the fake name 'damibukola'.

The faceless individual is one of those hungry and shameless sycophants/thugs in Akwa Ibom State running dirty errand for corrupt politicians in the State. The person does not deserve any response from me.

It is a sad commentary that criminals have invaded Nairaland unchecked. How can someone be saying that a student forged his CGPA? Do students keep their academic records? Are students' academic records not kept by their Examinations Officer?

This is a false and stupid lie from the pit of hell

Unfortunately no one asked the faceless criminal to reveal his real identity. I have never been involved in any dubious activity in my entire life. That is why I can write and speak boldly and fearlessly.

Whoever wants to reach me should do so via Facebook or via inibehe.effiong@gmail.com

Thank you.

Inibehe1988:
My attention has been drawn to a libellous, false, malicious and criminally inspired post circulated by one faceless individual with the fake name 'damibukola'.

The faceless individual is one of those hungry and shameless sycophants/thugs in Akwa Ibom State running dirty errand for corrupt politicians in the State. The person does not deserve any response from me.

It is a sad commentary that criminals have invaded Nairaland unchecked. How can someone be saying that a student forged his CGPA? Do students keep their academic records? Are students' academic records not kept by their Examinations Officer?

This is a false and stupid lie from the pit of hell

Unfortunately no one asked the faceless criminal to reveal his real identity. I have never been involved in any dubious activity in my entire life. That is why I can write and speak boldly and fearlessly.

Whoever wants to reach me should do so via Facebook or via inibehe.effiong@gmail.com

Thank you.

My dear shut up!!! Now you feel the pain of the innocent people you malign daily on your Fb page and wack articles published on the integrity challenged Sahara reporters website. Hope you are enjoying been called an academic fraud without proof. That is exactly what people like you do to others daily!! Calling people corrupt without anything whatsoever to prove it

Inibehe1988:
My attention has been drawn to a libellous, false, malicious and criminally inspired post circulated by one faceless individual with the fake name 'damibukola'.

The faceless individual is one of those hungry and shameless sycophants/thugs in Akwa Ibom State running dirty errand for corrupt politicians in the State. The person does not deserve any response from me.

It is a sad commentary that criminals have invaded Nairaland unchecked. How can someone be saying that a student forged his CGPA? Do students keep their academic records? Are students' academic records not kept by their Examinations Officer?

This is a false and stupid lie from the pit of hell

Unfortunately no one asked the faceless criminal to reveal his real identity. I have never been involved in any dubious activity in my entire life. That is why I can write and speak boldly and fearlessly.

Whoever wants to reach me should do so via Facebook or via inibehe.effiong@gmail.com

Thank you.

Just shut up, tell the world why you were not allowed to finish your tenure as lawsa president. Prince Akpabio was the brain behind you forgery of cgpa and it was later discovered so the university authority removed you. It took Prince Akpabio to calm the situation If not you would've rot in jail.

Also, in our days in law school, you framed Emeka and they almost expelled him because of your selfish desire to become SRC Chairman.