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The Punch
Saturday, June 21, 2008

N10.5m governorship ritual scandal rocks Ekiti

By Olamilekan Lartey, Ado Ekiti

The Ekiti State Government is currently embroiled in a scandal that is centred on an alleged sum of N10.5 million that was used to make a fetish to ensure the election of Governor Segun Oni in the April 14, 2007 poll. But the state government said it was not aware of the incident, adding that it could be the handiwork of some rogue elements within the administration.




But some peasant farmers in Odo Osi Local Government Area of the state, who alleged that they were being victimised for their roles in the ritual, insisted that the ritual took place. One of the farmers, Chief Jacob Afelebe, 72, told Saturday Punch’s that agents of the state government had seized all his property and were threatening his life.

Investigations conducted by Saturday Punch revealed that the scandal erupted after a row over how the ritual money was disbursed.

However, a letter of invitation from the police’s anti-fraud unit at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos with reference No 3000/X/STO, stated that Afelebe was being investigated for ‘fraud and threat to life’.

The letter, dated March 13, 2008, directed Afelebe to report to Alagbon to see one Supol Michael James. Afelebe told Saturday Punch that The traditional ruler of Afelebe’s village delivered the letter to him after he was released from a police cell in Igede, Ekiti State. Afelebe said he was, however, shocked when he got to Alagbon and was told he had no case to answer.

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Segun Oni on Public Communication, Mr. Moses Jolayemi, told our correspondent on Friday that his boss would neither take part in such an outrageous and fetish activity nor harass a peasant farmer. He accused a rival political party of orchestrating the story to embarrass the state government.

But a tearful Afelebe told our correspondent that the farmers actually conducted the sacrifice in aid of Oni’s ambition, after a local government chairman had constituted a committee for the project.

He said while the five-man committee presented a proposal of N300,000 for the project, only N20,000 was approved through a chief in Usi Ekiti. The elderly man said the plan was for the committee to travel to Ile-Ife, Osun State for the sacrifice but that he decided to take the team to a popular female herbalist in Irun, Ondo State.

According to Afelebe, when the team got to Irun, the Ifa oracle said only someone close to the governor could speak on his behalf. As such, a chief from Ifaki-Ekiti, the governor’s hometown, was chosen, but the oracle rejected him because he was not close enough.

He stated that one of Oni’s relations, who was allegedly chosen to carry the sacrifice to a designated spot, instead paid the female herbalist’s son to do it.

He said, “I was arrested on March 5, 2008 for allegedly receiving N1.7 million from the N10.5 million paid to the woman. But before God and man, we did not collect any money from the man (governor’s relation). Even the local government chairman called a meeting to find out why we collected such a huge amount.”

He added that four men accompanied by three policemen, all claiming to have been sent by the governor, came to him in Aiyetoro, stripped him and handcuffed him. He was also allegedly paraded on the streets of Ifaki-Ekiti as fraudster.

He said, “On March 6, 2008, they took me to my bank where they withdrew the N950,000 in my fixed deposit account. They also impounded my car with all my yam seedlings. On the third day, they took me back again to collect the remaining N20,000 in my account.” Afelebe said when the trauma became unbearable, his family engaged a lawyer to rescue him from the agents of the state government.

Documents in the possession of our correspondent showed the numerous communications between the lawyer, the state government and the police on the matter.

Throughout last week, neither the governor’s relation nor the female herbalist could be located, but Jolayemi told our correspondent an investigation would be carried out to ascertain the truth.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/21/411.html

I will happily and respectfully court a village girlfriend and let independent and unfriendly feminists enjoy their cats and dogs

Lol, Funmi releases a very loud odorless fart.

feminism doesnt break up households. egotistical husbands do

True, but insubordinate wives contribute more to the mayhem.

IS Jackal Married??

Who dash monkey banana.

By Jackal,
@ LadyT,

I date female executives, bank managers and women with a high IQ.
Who is a real woman? A toothless barking dog who just goes around bleating about what she knows nuthing about?
I will pass. . . . . The kind of women i date are the ones that hire and fire u. . . .

Top banker sends husband packing
06.22.2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008

The news coming from the household of top staff of one of the new generation banks, Kemi Taiwo is not heartwarming at all.


Kemi, a very beautiful lady has asked the court to dissolve her marriage of 20 years with her husband, Obafemi Taiwo.

This banker who was initially keeping mum about the real reasons for their split, has filed a divorce suit alleging infidelity on the part of her husband. She also claimed the husband constantly assaulted her and showed and lack of care for the children.

Giving evidence, she alleged that her husband is a very lazy man, being unemployed, he is always in and out of police dragnet.

When the going was good for them, whenever Kemi talked, Obafemi listened and when Obafemi talked, Kemi listened with rapt attention until later when both of them talked, their neighbours listened attentively

She has since sent her husband packing from their matrimonial home. After all, he who pays the piper, calls the tune

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/21/208.html

@ RedHotChic,

Whats that supposed to mean?

It means your name is jackal and a jackal is worse than a fox.

Ain't you a darling?

Quit playing with fire please.

Women may be weaker physically but not in many other respects. The man is the head of the home I agree, even though not all men want to live up to that responsibility, but if I get married I wouldn't want to feel like my life is being run by my husband, marriage isn't supposed to be a dictatorship. No one likes to feel or be treated like they are less than someone else and men should understand that. Marrying a feminist is asking for trouble tho, if she's an extremist she won't want to comply with the typical wife's role.

Thumbs up girl.

Redhotchic - please introduce me to that guy. He needs to be honoured for that statement Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
I love being a feminist. I have my own reservations about how my married life will be and when it's time to get married, I'll lay down my policies for any man that thinks he's going to be ordering me around anyhow.
Funny enough, I'm patient in relationships because I believe all guys are babies that need to be taught how to act but when marriage is involved, my feminism will take a different turn.
What is wrong with a man and his wife cooking together in the kitchen? Or a man cleaning the dishes while the woman is washing it?
Hisssssssssssssssssssssss!

Lol

Feminist me ass. . . . .Yet, if u take em out on a date. . . .these blood suckers expect a man to pay for their gluttonic habits!!!

Unbelievable!!!

It's amazing how we stop paying tithes because of all the shady deals in the church and "pastors chopping the money" but we can't stop paying PAYE taxes because government take it from source. The last time I checked, God said he will rebuke the devourer if you obey.

The sad truth. We cannot stop paying taxes because of our governments infidelity but questions tithing because of what our pastors do.

this is unbelieveable so what happens if your so called relative calls you after uve paid your tithe would you not still either find the money or something.we pips like underestimating God not realising that God is the SOLE reason why u are able to pay a tithe in the first place.pay your tithe first and borrow money to save your cousin u cannot be putting God on a weighing scale and trying to find out who weighs heavier him or your relative some of u guys need to go read your bible again thoroughly.u should never think of any use of your tithe outside of paying it once it comes in

Where will I borrow the money from? I've been asked by another whether I have a proof that God is my provider because she's an atheist and definitely not a tither but very very successful in her career. Same goes for lots of people walking around you today that has not paid a dime in the church before but they are very rich. Is Dangote a tither?

RIP Oliver D Coque.

I heard he suffered an instant heart attack.

i suggest you check again

The condition still holds, gentlemen do not patronize prostitutes or transsexuals.

Y'all won't kill me on this forum, I must admit I have had my fair share of laughs. Half of the ranters here have NOT an inclination about anything they rant. Respect in a friendship/relationship is EARNED NOT force. I believe in equal rights as a woman. However, I would NEVER attempt to wear the pants in any relationship I am in. Most often the "men" abuse "submission" and all the other so-called Bibilical statements regarding to cover up their inability to function as responsible humans.

I will continue to work ma ass like a donkey in order to afford me such privileges. I won't want any many to send me packing out of his house, or to tell me 'shut-up" when I attempt to air my views all because to him, it is the norm. They say the more things change, the more they remain the same. Then again it ALL depends on where you are from.

I am a Feminist, and a very proud one too,

Go girl!!!

He is a man!

I thought as well.

Did u say my spouse/lover?i will always love and forgive him even if he apologizes not.WE ARE NOT SINNERS BECAUSE WE SIN RATHER WE SIN BECAUSE WE ARE SINNERSNo sin is above forgiveness.the problem is that often time we don't ask for pardon and when we do we are not remorseful enough not to go back to the same sin.As for you who has been offended,you carry a heavy burden when you refuse to forgive and come to think of it,you,v got a lot of things to think of in this difficult century to still remember (what was i thinking he did)

Even when Sly called forgivers fools?

Ps 127:1
"Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain." (NKJV)

If God refuse to heal, then not your money

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Are you saying that if i give them the money to go to hospital, the patient will surely die because i disobeyed God by not paying my tithes first?

Must tithe be in monetary form? what about farm produce? I can save a life with money and pay my tithe with any other thing i have!!

Is giving to charity not a way of paying tithe? Please i want to know.

Giving to charity is not the same as tithing. There is a provision for those that give to charity. Christ said, " blessed are the merciful for the shall obtain mercy".

I would save my relative's life o,even if the person is just my neighbour not neccessarily a relative.Apart from the fact that I don't believe we Christians have anything to do with tithes,I would give my offering money to my relative who needs it.What if I was the one in his/her position?I believe God is more interested in us loving our fellow humans.

Do you know that if you follow this rule in Nigeria where half of your relatives and neighbours beg for one help or another everytime, you will not be able to give a dime to the church?

One sad thing I found out is that most modern day christians have been conned into thinking that tithes is the money you give to the church. Tithes is the money you give to GOD and at the last time i checked, no pastor or building was GOD.

God said, bring your tithes to my HOUSE.

@ jgirl
Your intuitive perception will lead you down the path with any guy, we read guys more than they can read us, 90% of Hit and run is always known by the chicks, its just that some how they see it, coming try to avoind it but it comes anyway, best thing is to be smart, if you see the signs, investigate to ascertain then ACT!!

I disagree. I think it's time we women stop fooling ourselves that we read men more than they read us and as a result, we are smarter. Big lie!!!! Those creatures called men are as smart as they come. They let you read what they want you to see in most cases. Again, chics don't know 90% of hit and run , most times, they suspect and gamble with sex. If chics are certain of hit and run in most cases, they'll play their cards differently.

gantleman fosho

Last time I checked, gentlemen don't patronize prostitutes.

Is it true? Did any of you hear that Oliver D' Coque is dead?

[b]Yar’Adua, governors, others to pay 10% of salaries to PDP[/b]

By Musikilu Mojeed, Abuja


If the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party okays a recommendation by one of its committees, President Umaru Yar’Adua and the 26 PDP governors will soon begin to contribute 10 per cent of their monthly pay to the party.







Others that are likely to pay 10 per cent of their monthly earnings to the PDP are all members holding political offices at the three tiers of government.

It is however not clear if the proposal contained in the report of the 18-man committee set up by the party to work out modalities for the implementation of the recommendations of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee will affect those appointed to the boards of parastatals at the Federal and state levels.

The proposal is one of the recommendations of the Alhaji Bello Mohammed-led committee on the reconciliation committee headed by a former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme.

Our correspondent obtained a copy of the recommendations in Abuja on Thursday.

The Ekwueme-led committee had recommended that “appropriate funding mechanisms must be created to spell out sources of funding for the party.”

It also suggested that “all party members must assume responsibility for payment of dues and raising funds for operations of the party.”

In its own report, the Mohammed-led committee recommended that in implementing the proposal, party members holding political offices must be made to contribute 10 per cent of their salaries to the party.

The members, according to the party, will also pay N100 each as registration fee and N600 as annual dues.

This, the committee said, was without prejudice to other donations that members might want to make to the party.

The panel has, therefore, urged the NEC of the party to work out a proposal for the sharing of monies realised from the levies among the national headquarters, zonal, state and local government chapters of the party.

The sharing formula, it said, should make a special provision for funding the party in states where the PDP is not in control of the state government.

To also shore up the revenue profile of the party, dinners to raise funds will also be organised regularly with monies realised from donations going into an endowment fund.

The endowment fund, the committee said, would be administered by a management committee and donors would be recognised and appropriate plaques given to them in accordance with the amount of money they contributed.

The panel also urged the party to take urgent steps to give due recognition and reward for loyal, committed and disciplined party members who have made outstanding contributions to the growth of the party.

It said loyal members should be recommended for party and national honours, government appointments, membership of the party’s Board of Trustees and other forms of recognition and patronage.


http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/20/426.html

That's sad and inhuman.

Because thug is defined as "The shit on the street"

If you are not the street shit, what are you? home shit? or gentleman?

Aunty RedHotChic abeg leave me with all this ugly looking Mongolian mormons! Grin

How far now?shey una dey kampe?

I dey kampe. Just that gas prices are killing us here. Stay away from honey pots abeg.

Marrying a feminist is just pushing one's luck.
Why would i marry a woman that believes she has got equal rights as i am?
Gender equality me ass.
A woman's submission is one of the sterling qualities of a virtuos woman. . . anything apart from that, she can ferk off!!!

I totally disagree. Are women second class citizens? Why shouldn't you have a 50-50 marriage? Are these women asking for more than 50% equity? What makes you think you should have more rights than her? is it your education? money? social status? what is it?

this my sword loves annointing nice totos

and na for hit and run zone wey e dey perform miracle pass!

Once again, mongolian VD can humiliate your sword. Don't say you weren't warned.

If you treat her right, there will be no need for her to be "feminist" at home

Why do we always stress on the way women should be treaated and the repercussions? What about treating him right? Will it be justified for him to turn to a beast when you don't treat him right? Again, what is treating someone 'right'?