There’s No Stopping Fashola’s Probe —Keyamo
April 16, 2010 15:02, 1,040 views
By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Lagos lawyer and counsel to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Festus Keyamo says nothing would stop the House from probing allegations of financial misappropriation against Governor Babatunde Fashola.

He called on the governor to submit himself to probe in order to clear himself, saying there was no hiding through court injunction to dodge the probe against him.

The State House of Assembly had yesterday set up a fresh 7-member committee to probe allegations against the governor by the True Face of Lagos, which staged a protest to the House recently to demand probe of the governor.

Speaking with P.M.NEWS this morning, Keyamo said that the governor should be probed, adding that the accolades the governor received in the media should not divert attention from the real thing.

“Every public officer has a duty to give account of stewardship no matter the height of praise singing he receives from the press. The office you are occupying is not your father’s property but the public.

“Probe is not the same thing as verdict of guilt, but an opportunity for one to clear himself. If Fashola believes his hands are clean, now is the opportunity for him to shine,” he stated.

According to him, “Fashola should take the path of honour and clear himself of the allegations. He can’t continue to hide under court injunction.

“If you say you plant grass and flower, come and tell the people how much you spent in planting them, tell them how you spent their money because it is not your father’s money.

“The House must go ahead with the probe because it is their constitutional and moral duty to do what they want to do. They have now properly published the allegations in their official journal.”

Comrade Bamidele Aturu, who was counsel to Mr. Richard Akinola, the man who first went to court to stop the House from probing the governor, said “we will assess our legal option and deal with the issue.”

Aturu stated that if the House erred in setting up the new committee, it would be challenged in the court, saying that “we are for democracy and probity.”

Also, Majority Leader, Lagos Assembly, Hon. Kolawole Taiwo said the House had already published the allegations in the Assembly’s journal, saying that the House would go ahead with the probe.


http://thepmnews.com/2010/04/16/there%E2%80%99s-no-stopping-fashola%E2%80%99s-probe-%E2%80%94keyamo

The never unending saga of Fashola's probe!.

I SAID IT!! I knew it if he didn't deal with it, more eyes will hone in on this issue!

Hardtalk:

“Every public officer has a duty to give account of stewardship no matter the height of praise singing he receives from the press. The office you are occupying is not your father’s property but the public.
[size=14pt]“Probe is not the same thing as verdict of guilt, but an opportunity for one to clear himself. If Fashola believes his hands are clean, now is the opportunity for him to shine,” [/size] he stated.
According to him, “[size=13pt]Fashola should take the path of honour and clear himself of the allegations[/size]. He can’t continue to hide under court injunction.

This is what this man should have done a long time ago, and we would all have moved past this issue by now!! You are a Governor, not a private person anymore. You have to ensure people know what is going on no matter what. Like the man said, it is not your papa house where you go dey keep to yourself and all! This is bad for his image and those advising him on this ought to know better.

Kobojunkie:

I SAID IT!! I knew it if he didn't deal with it, more eyes will hone in on this issue!

This is what this man should have done a long time ago, and we would all have moved past this issue by now!! You are a Governor, not a private person anymore. You have to ensure people know what is going on no matter what. Like the man said, it is not your papa house where you go dey keep to yourself and all! This is bad for his image and those advising him on this ought to know better.

Wait until Fashola's worshippers descend on you!.

ROFLMAO!!!!

This is exactly what I said should happen roughly a month ago on this issue and they descended on me then too!!!

Kobojunkie:

ROFLMAO!!!!

This is exactly what I said should happen roughly a month ago on this issue and they descended on me then too!!!

I thought they will do same here. They tore me apart too, and I had to openly apologise to them all, but I knew it will not last long!.

Na wa o!
So some people still listen to what this lousy lawyer talks,always seeking attention,very soon they throw his words inside gutter as usual.

They are fools. what we need are men who will perform . eg Fashola .what more do you want.to give cars to everyone.keyamo we will stone you dead.if you want to be alive you should know the kind of jobs you'll take up.besides Tinubu their grand father is a grand thief. did they insitute any probe against him?NO.they are thieves because their father is a thief.so what do they want from this. they only want to discredit to pave way for their croonies.Lagosians will not buy the idea.we aresatisfied with fashola

if he no be panadol if no fit be like panadol

keyamo cant be like GANI(RIP)


all his notice me would take him no where.he stil has a case to answer in his own case in the court of law


as for FASHOLA, GODFATHER and SON Syndrome is catching up on him and only time would tell


my fingers xrossed

simplychic:

Na wa o!
So some people still listen to what this lousy lawyer talks,always seeking attention,very soon they throw his words inside gutter as usual.

Keyamo is not the problem
He is a lawyer
What if they had brought Agbakoba, would that have changed the substance

chichi234:

They are fools. what we need are men who will perform . eg Fashola .what more do you want.to give cars to everyone.keyamo we will stone you dead.if you want to be alive you should know the kind of jobs you'll take up.besides Tinubu their grand father is a grand thief. did they insitute any probe against him?NO.they are thieves because their father is a thief.so what do they want from this. they only want to discredit to pave way for their croonies.Lagosians will not buy the idea.we aresatisfied with fashola

If I support EFCC's "persecution"(?) of Ibori
Why should I not support the probe of another governor?
Seriously, let the man answer if he really has nothing to hide
And put those "busy bodies" to shame

my question is,what has he done to this people that they will not leave this man alone why don't they think on how to move the state foword and stop harsing this man for god sack this is too much.i also whant to use this as an opportunity to tell fashola about the contract awarded to the chinese govanment i want fashola to know that the railways in china are been built by the garmans why then have you awarded the contract to the chinese govanment?meanwhile this chines govanment is molesting blacks here in china expectially in guangzhou like if one want to take exit visa they refus to give  exit visa rather detain you for 1year what have we done to this people off desaving this punishment and this are nigerians dont you know? before awarding this contract to them and have you ever hard that chines govanment have awarded contract to africa bfore?

In order not to leave doubts in the minds of the people, Fashola should make himself available for the probe. If he comes out clean, his approval rating among the populace will soar.

chichi234:

keyamo we will stone you dead.if you want to be alive you should know the kind of jobs you'll take up.besides Tinubu their grand father is a grand thief. did they insitute any probe against him?NO.they are thieves because their father is a thief.so what do they want from this. they only want to discredit to pave way for their croonies.Lagosians will not buy the idea.we aresatisfied with fashola

I am a great admirer of Fashola but I take exception to the utterances of people like Chichi234 as quoted above, it is immature and uncivilised.

Erelu agbaye.

Hardtalk:

I thought they will do same here. They tore me apart too, and I had to openly apologise to them all, but I knew it will not last long!.

Seriously I am not keen about apologising
what did they threaten to do
- Cut off air supply to your house?

Let Fashola come out and empty his pockets, that's the only way we can know he's got nothing to hide.

truly:

Seriously I am not keen about apologising
what did they threaten to do
- Cut off air supply to your house?

ROFLMAO!!

Probing the allegations being put forward is not the issue. It is the body that is instituting the probe i have a problem with.
The State Assembly was implicated, therefore they cannot be neutral. Why not get a completely neutral body to fm the job?
By the way, which probe of this magnitude takes 2 weeks

nauvel:

Probing the allegations being put forward is not the issue. It is the body that is instituting the probe i have a problem with.
The State Assembly was implicated, therefore they cannot be neutral. Why not get a completely neutral body to fm the job?
By the way, which probe of this magnitude takes 2 weeks

I wonder why the people alledging fraud are not sending their petitions to EFCC.

nauvel:

Probing the allegations being put forward is not the issue. It is the body that is instituting the probe i have a problem with.
The State Assembly was implicated, therefore they cannot be neutral. Why not get a completely neutral body to fm the job?
By the way, which probe of this magnitude takes 2 weeks

Is the assembly legally empowered to do it?
Can it be done openly like the Justice Esho panel in Rivers State?

Kobojunkie:

I SAID IT!! I knew it if he didn't deal with it, more eyes will hone in on this issue!

This is what this man should have done a long time ago, and we would all have moved past this issue by now!! You are a Governor, not a private person anymore. You have to ensure people know what is going on no matter what. Like the man said, it is not your papa house where you go dey keep to yourself and all! This is bad for his image and those advising him on this ought to know better.

That is an outright lie Kobojunkie. You were advocating for him to defend himself in the press.

Do you not understand that this probe is not about Fashola talking to the media but about him appearing before the house to defend himself?

Basically, this is the exact process we said should be used and not some he said/you said drama in the newspapers.

simplychic:

Na wa o!
So some people still listen to what this lousy lawyer talks,always seeking attention,very soon they throw his words inside gutter as usual.

simplychic, it seems the enemies of progress in Nigeria  work through their lackeys to bring down does whom seek to help the working people gain access to wealth and better living conditions to enable a positive environment.

Its a really sad ordeal when persons see the Progress this great Man, Gov.Babetunde Raji Fashola, has done for Nigeria and Lagos state while others attempt public smear campaigns for whatever reasons of their selfish aims.

We must speak out about it and let the detractors know they will not be unchecked.

Amhatu:

simplychic, it seems the enemies of progress in Nigeria  work through their lackeys to bring down does whom seek to help the working people gain access to wealth and better living conditions to enable a positive environment.
Its a really sad ordeal when persons see the Progress this great Man, Gov.Babetunde Raji Fashola, has done for Nigeria and Lagos state while others attempt public smear campaigns for whatever reasons of their selfish aims.
We must speak out about it and let the detractors know they will not be unchecked.

Who are the detractors and who is the "detractee"?
But seriously, never trust any politician, especially those in Nigeria
I want ALL of them brought to book
no exception given on account of region, age, party or religion

Mariory:

That is an outright lie Kobojunkie. You were advocating for him to defend himself in the press.

Do you not understand that this probe is not about Fashola talking to the media but about him appearing before the house to defend himself?

Basically, this is the exact process we said should be used and not some he said/you said drama in the newspapers.

Please provide the very post where I state that ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TALK TO THE MEDIA or accept you are the one here trying to LIE. He is known to have used, and continue to the same media to advance his many projects and the image of the state he wants the people to have. I remember the many ads urging the public to pay taxes, and many others advertising other projects the state was involved in. So why can't one call for him to use the same medium, as well as others to get information out to the public?

I specifically remember making sure you to post the tenents of democracy for you to see. I even went a step ahead and informed you that Fashola ought to make information AVAILABLE TO ALL citizens, and now you are here TWISTING my words to claim I said Fashola should only talk to the media? How much lower can you go with this one?

well I dont really care if fashola is probed or not most this wonderful developments in his adminstration were thought of by before he came into office anyway.

So if fashola is corrupt it still doesnt stop Lagos from developing
Fashola isnt lagos.

all these people are mad. A man that is on a mission to change lagos for good naim una one distract.

I think the assembly members want to hold him to ransome so he will support them in the next election. They need funds and he is not sharing it.

Na mob attack them go get. Go to cele bustop and tell me why anyone shud border fashola.

God bless BRF. Next election, i'll register in lagos and i'll go out and vote fashola.

Like Keyamo said, and I feel this point needs to be reposted

“Every public officer has a duty to give account of stewardship no matter the height of praise singing he receives from the press. [size=14pt]The office you are occupying is not your father’s property but the public.[/size]

[size=14pt]“Probe is not the same thing as verdict of guilt, but an opportunity for one to clear himself. If Fashola believes his hands are clean, now is the opportunity for him to shine,” he stated.[/size]According to him, “Fashola should take the path of honour and clear himself of the allegations. He can’t continue to hide under court injunction.

Kobojunkie:

Please provide the very post where I state that ALL HE HAS TO DO IS TALK TO THE MEDIA or accept you are the one here trying to LIE. He is known to have used, and continue to the same media to advance his many projects and the image of the state he wants the people to have. I remember the many ads urging the public to pay taxes, and many others advertising other projects the state was involved in. So why can't one call for him to use the same medium, as well as others to get information out to the public?

I specifically remember making sure you to post the tenents of democracy for you to see. I even went a step ahead and informed you that Fashola ought to make information AVAILABLE TO ALL citizens, and now you are here TWISTING my words to claim I said Fashola should only talk to the media? How much lower can you go with this one?

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https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-418970.96.html

Some quotes from the link

Mariory #99 on: March 29, 2010, 11:35 PM:


My Country or State are irrelevant. Make any example you wish no problem with that. It is not about Fashola although I am most interested in what he's doing in Lagos.
You are advocating for him to get into a 'to and fro' in the press with people making allegations against him in public. I find it hard to believe you will find any examples of that in the developed world.
I am still intriged as to what exactly you expect the outcome of such a public argument to be.

Kobojunkie #100 on: March 29, 2010, 11:40 PM:


Reading throiugh what you have above, I thjink it is definitely relevant. We just dealt with and are still dealing with this issue right here in the America with the President involved. Allegations where made against him and his party and any american who is on the side will tell you that the President knew to take it upon himself to answer to these allegations, not for the groups alone but for the people of america to know the truth of the situation. It is election year in the United states. Obama could have easily played the MY ENEMIES ARE AT WORK AND SO I WILL NOT SAY ANYTING card. He could have easily said it is election year so no need to do anything . He didn't really need the people to vote on HealthCare before he signed it. Allegations where made. There was no need to call in the FBI, CIA, US ARMY, INTERPOL, ACLU for him to know WHAT TO DO AS A Governor in a democratic system. He did not wait till the Tea Partiers announced they were speaking for a Majority of America before he responded to clear the air. He did not hold a count to be sure he only responded when the numbers were over 50%. He did not stop ask the teapartiers to provide evidence for allegations before he proceeded to clear the air. He did not play the "They attack government so they have issues with Obama personally" Card. He simply did what was required of him as a president. Check the government site to see where he has been, the many interviews he has conducted in order that he can clear the air on what healthcare is about or not about. COME ON!!!


IF YOU THINK TO APPLY ONLY 50% of that to this particular case, and do so UNBIASED, you would realize why LAGOS needs to do more than Play the SILENCE IS GOLDEN CARD. Look again at the details on the site I gave you. Where is that option even available?  Why do we like moving the Marker when convenient? Why do we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot and pick sides when we ought not to?

Again, So in all I posted on there, all you took from that is that Obama ONLY defended himself IN THE PRESS?  Is that your understanding of ALL Obama has had to do in informing the people on HealthCare?
sigh!!


To Any Nairalander wishing to know what discussion I had on this some weeks ago, please visit the thread link below to find out what I really said in over 5 pages on this very issue.

[size=14pt]https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-418970.0.html [/size]

Kobojunkie:

Again, So in all I posted on there, all you took from that is that Obama ONLY defended himself IN THE PRESS?  Is that your understanding of ALL Obama has had to do in informing the people on HealthCare?
sigh!!


To Any Nairalander wishing to know what discussion I had on this some weeks ago, please visit the thread link below to find out what I really said in over 5 pages on this very issue.

I don't know why you insist on using huge bolded fonts especially for a link I already posted.

So if I misunderstood what you ment. Then kindly clarify. At the time of the thread in the link there was no probe panel. So how exactly did you expect Fashola to "clear" his name?

I do not care what anyone will say here, but one thing is sure here, let Fashola submit himself for probe, and prove people wrong. Shekinah!.

Kobojunkie:

Again, So in all I posted on there, all you took from that is that Obama ONLY defended himself IN THE PRESS?  Is that your understanding of ALL Obama has had to do in informing the people on HealthCare?
sigh!!


To Any Nairalander wishing to know what discussion I had on this some weeks ago, please visit the thread link below to find out what I really said in over 5 pages on this very issue.

[size=14pt]https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-418970.0.html [/size]

Mariory:


I don't know why you insist on using huge bolded fonts especially for a link I already posted.

So if I misunderstood what you ment. Then kindly clarify. At the time of the thread in the link there was no probe panel. So how exactly did you expect Fashola to "clear" his name?

Since you both agree that the man should answer
And now that we have a probe
can we PLEASE end this matter between
2 members of the public
while the politicians are laughing us to scorn
Kindly let us unite and put pressure on them

Let the probe go on then
in public.
Full TV coverage please!

This is not a matter of uniting. Fashola had ample time to clear his name by using democracy to his advantage. I think he could have easily avoided this prob, and his advisers made a mistake with this one. Like the article states, a probe does not necessarily spell guilt but this is not good for his image.