₦airaland Forum

S@NNiE:
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has revealed that the federal government cannot prosecute the people indicted in the House of Representative probe into the management of the fuel subsidy, saying the probe was just a ‘fact-finding’ mission.

Reacting to calls for the prosecution of those allegedly indicted in the report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime, the AGF in a statement on Thursday stated that the government will need relevant agencies to conduct necessary investigations before it can commence the prosecution.

According to the AGF, “government must be guided by the dictates of the rule of law and due process as required of any democratically elected and responsible government. In this regard, the need to ensure that thorough investigations are carried out by relevant law enforcement agencies cannot be overemphasized.”

Even as the House of Representative in a unanimous vote approved all the recommendations of the report, the AGF noted that the exercise carried out by the legislature is “mainly fact-finding.” He further pointed out that the report of the ad-hoc committee and the resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives, were yet to be transmitted to the executive arm of government.

“Nevertheless, when the report and accompanying resolutions are received, the relevant law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies will commence the tedious process of sieving through the report, with a view to assembling all the essential ingredients required to sustain criminal charges that may be filed as a result of such investigations” he added.

Lack of evidence

Referring to recent flaws recorded by the anti-corruption agencies in the trial of some corrupt allegations, Mr Adoke stated that “experience has shown that whenever our law enforcement agencies are stampeded to arraign suspects, the end result is usually the discharge of such suspects by the courts ostensibly for want of evidence.”

“Nigerians must therefore allow our law enforcement agencies to conduct painstaking investigations that will ultimately satisfy the standard of proof required in criminal cases.”

He however admitted that the allegations contained in the subsidy probe report deserve serious action on the part of all those with oversight responsibility over the agencies and persons concerned.

He urged Nigerians to have faith in the processes being undertaken and to patiently wait for the outcome of the investigations and subsequent prosecutions that may flow from the fuel subsidy probe and also the on-going probe by the Senate.

Divert attention

Mr Adoke also reached out to the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) that has given the government a two weeks ultimatum to commence the prosecution of all those indicted in the report; else they will call for a nationwide protest.

The AGF stated that the threat to embark on demonstrations and strike actions will only “compound the problem and divert attention, as well as, the energy that would otherwise have been channeled into productive use by law enforcement agencies”

Mr Adoke reiterated government’s commitment to anti-corruption as he recalled the President’s initial reaction to the Report of the Fuel Subsidy probe, saying that “any person found wanting will be prosecuted irrespective of the person’s standing in the society.”

He therefore enjoined all Nigerians who are concerned about the revelations from the fuel subsidy probe report to be “patient and exercise restraint while these difficult, but essential processes are carried out by appropriate agencies.”

“As Attorney General of the Federation, I swore to uphold the Constitution and I am therefore not oblivious of the constitutional responsibility placed on my shoulders to ensure that those who contravene our laws are held accountable through the legal process” he stated.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/05/03/those-indicted-by-subsidy-probe-report-will-not-be-prosecuted-minister-of-justice/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

@AGF
We know, we weren't even expecting a miracle from you.

[b]@1025

U're so right, men. Patience Jonathan is corruption in person. But before a wife steals, her husband must have stolen tons of it. Women always learn from men [b].

mikeapollo: Are Nigerians (or NL forumers) shallow in thoughts/analysis?
Can't we pause for a minute to ask for a proof/source of this story? Did TB Joshua actually make this prediction or somebody somewhere is playing a fool on people and people are already misled to make hasty comments? Are we this shallow in this country or is it just the bias some people have against TB Joshua?

TB Joshua's prophecies are always on the web, so where did this poster get his news from? And people are already making reference to TB Joshua as if they actually heard him say anything!
Is this a 150million people with no analytical brains to ask questions? Is this why our politicians just wake up and tell us lies and we always believe and follow them blindly?

What sort of people are these?

@mikeappolo
this guyz are being misled,simple and am sorry 4 them. Now the whole world can see why nigeria isnt making progress.
Its not even month of april,just imagine.

mikeapollo: Are Nigerians (or NL forumers) shallow in thoughts/analysis?
Can't we pause for a minute to ask for a proof/source of this story? Did TB Joshua actually make this prediction or somebody somewhere is playing a fool on people and people are already misled to make hasty comments? Are we this shallow in this country or is it just the bias some people have against TB Joshua?

TB Joshua's prophecies are always on the web, so where did this poster get his news from? And people are already making reference to TB Joshua as if they actually heard him say anything!
Is this a 150million people with no analytical brains to ask questions? Is this why our politicians just wake up and tell us lies and we always believe and follow them blindly?

What sort of people are these?

@mikeappolo
this guyz are being misled,simple and am sorry 4 them. Now the whole world can see why nigeria isnt making progress.
Its not even month of april,just imagine

Good news. My boys dont even need to train. This TB man is a demi-god and his words are directly from Baba God.
I dey hail O! [/quote]@dplordx

Guy no deceive urself. Someone somewhere is playing with ur head/ emotions bringing up this FAKE prophecy.[/b]

[b][quote author=Rhino.5dm][/quote]@ GEJ

Stop clowning dawg. Get up and stop being such an insensitive @rse! [b]

mama-gee:
[color=deeppink]This Pep is just a sore loser, I wonder why people are going nuts over his run in barcelona.

I'm not a fan of barcelona at all but I can say that he's only quitting because their tactics has been figured out and teams are no longer intimidated by them anymore, amazing how the only year he loses La liga and Champions League, he quits.

Like some people said on here Chelsea has sacked him. [/color]

@mama-gee

Pls get off this thread, it is no place for SISI's. Thank you![/b]

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kelvin uche: e no concern me dagrin lives 4 una mind baaa

@NLers
The way u guyz eulogize da-grin is sickening. Thats why ills will always trive in our society. Such a young talented man, but he chose to party with the wrong spirit, defying the talent God gave him.
Like kelvin said, he lives in ur minds not mine.

lincy: @ vanstanzy, plz can u tell me d target of civilization,when it will come to it full essence, I mean d pik of civilization, y don't u ask ur self y d preach of d world going green,eg CNN,don't u tink d human nature is alter by civilization, am a christain by birth and practice but still understand what de iSlam ar yelling @,de bible said u knw d truth and it will set u free.

There is problem even dose in it knw there is problem but dey can't say it dos dat confess were make do with

@lincy

Nice post, though. But sorry i dont really get ur question.

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naptu2: Brethren and sistren, face it, you are all members of the Illuminati! You are all hooked! When was the last time a day went by without you logging on to the internet? You see, they've got you and there's no escape.

Your only hope is to log off the net now and never log back on. All that time that you spend on the net should be spent reading your bible. This is the only way you can avoid the mind controlling spells that the Illuminati have cast on the internet.

@naptu2

YES MASTER! IF YOU LOG UR INTERNET OFF FOR 40 STRAIGHT YEARS, ONLY THEN WILL I FOLLOW SUIT. MARK MY WORDS FORTY YEARS.
TRY THAT AND BE IGNORANT FOR LIFE.