Reno Omokiri formal President Jonathan's media aid, reply Lai Mohammed on his call for Nigerians to have understanding with the Buhari lead administration. He took a retrospect in refreshing Lai's and indeed Nigerians memory about the understanding Lai Mohammed had for Jonathan's ad
Recently Lai Mohammed called for understanding amongst Nigerians for President Buhari. Take a minute to refresh your memory about the type of understanding he showed to the former administration with these words from Lai Mohammed to ex-President Jonathan.
'Nigerians ask themselves a simple question: Are we better off today than we were before Jonathan assumed office?'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Nov 17, 2014
'Creating 1.9 million jobs over several years cannot amount to any achievement"-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Nov 17, 2014
'”Under the Jonathan Administration, Nigerians should not be in a hurry to throw away their generators"-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Nov 17, 2014
'With 51% of Nigerians being illiterates, the establishment of 150 Almajiri schools has not even scratched the surface'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Nov 17, 2014
'Jonathan should apologize to Nigerians for wasting the mandate they freely gave to him in 2011"-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Nov 17, 2014
'A government that is unwilling to take any responsibility for anything, should not be counted upon'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ May 25, 2014
'Government has responsibility to protect the citizens, and not engage in blame game'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ May 25, 2014
'President Goodluck Jonathan has finally owned up to his globally-acknowledged incompetence'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Feb 24, 2015
‘’Till date, Jonathan has not visited the families of the abducted (Chibok) children to offer succor'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Apr 28, 2014
'Never in the history of any nation has incompetence and cluelessness been exhibited by a leader, as Jonathan'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Apr 28, 2014
'Jonathan admin is running the country's economy aground with a combination of incompetence and corruption'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Feb 2, 2014
'Jonathan’s woes has nothing to do with ethnicity but a manifestation of incompetence, cluelessness and inferiority complex'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Feb 2, 2014
'There is nothing strange or wrong in criticizing a democratically-elected President'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 12, 2013
'President Jonathan is witch-hunting political opponents'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 12, 2013
'Nigerians have yet to feel the impact of the Jonathan administration'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 12, 2013
'The proportion of people (Nigerians) living below the national poverty line has worsened'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 12, 2013
'What is there to celebrate in a presidency that has only given Nigerians widespread, unemployment'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 12, 2013
'Nigerians should ask them how many jobs they have created in all of six years'--#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Feb 2, 2015
'Elections, which should be a celebration of democracy, have been turned to war because of the desperation of Jonathan'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 10, 2014
'Jonathan sanctions state-sponsored intimidation and even killing of ordinary Nigerians by security forces'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 10, 2014
''Jonathan desecrates institutions by using them against opposition. This isn't the democracy that we died for'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Aug 10 2014
'The presidency is behaving like a punch-drunk boxer dazed by a barrage of on-target punches from the opponent'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Jan 6, 2014
'Nigerians are grossly disappointed by Jonathan's woeful performance and clear lack of direction'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Jan 6, 2014
'Jonathan should address the allegations that he has put 1,000 Nigerians on a ‘political watch-list'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Jan 6, 2014
'Jonathan is running the most incompetent administration yet in our country’s history'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Jan 6, 2014
'The PDP has only succeeded in putting the country in reverse gear'-#LaiMohammedOnGEJ Dec 13, 2013
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Culled from hon Mike Elechi wall.#BreakingNews: Owelle of Africa has done it Again!
Governor Rochas Okorocha becomes the first governor in Africa to construct ocean roads and produce #amphibious cars.
Now, l can just drive my car into Oguta lake or Nworie or Okitankwo or Lake Nwebere or lmo River and burst out in Lagos Bar Beach or River Niger in Lokoja or Cross the Atlantic into Europe or America.
If l don't want to use my car, l can pay only #500 and board one of the car boats in the state which run on ground and in water and it will take me to any part of the world.
Ocean roads are roads that are normal dry roads during dry season but in raining season as we have now, the roads turn into oceans.
The governor used best Chinese Engineers to build the oceanroads.
Now, cars that run in lmo State must be amphibious. They must be built to run on dry ground in dry season and 'swim' like boat and ship during raining season as we have now...
As the first governor to build a California ocean tunnel, the tunnel he built at Port Harcourt Road takes you through the River Jordan.
Who said my governor, my governor is not doing well? 😊
Governor Rochas Okorocha becomes the first governor in Africa to construct ocean roads and produce #amphibious cars.
Now, l can just drive my car into Oguta lake or Nworie or Okitankwo or Lake Nwebere or lmo River and burst out in Lagos Bar Beach or River Niger in Lokoja or Cross the Atlantic into Europe or America.
If l don't want to use my car, l can pay only #500 and board one of the car boats in the state which run on ground and in water and it will take me to any part of the world.
Ocean roads are roads that are normal dry roads during dry season but in raining season as we have now, the roads turn into oceans.
The governor used best Chinese Engineers to build the oceanroads.
Now, cars that run in lmo State must be amphibious. They must be built to run on dry ground in dry season and 'swim' like boat and ship during raining season as we have now...
As the first governor to build a California ocean tunnel, the tunnel he built at Port Harcourt Road takes you through the River Jordan.
Who said my governor, my governor is not doing well? 😊
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Naija Rescue : I Didn't Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari - ...
Naija Rescue : I Didn't Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari - ...: I Didn't Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari - Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics wh...
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Nigeria
— 1st September 2016
By Chinenye Anuforo and Chinwendu Obienyi
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned the investing public on the activities of some online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to SEC, the promoters of the scheme carry out their business activities via Nigeria.mmm.net portal/platform, and are promising investors a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.
SEC said the venture had no tangible business model, describing it as a Ponzi scheme, where returns would be paid from other peoples’ invested funds.
Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The scheme generates returns for older investors by acquiring new investors.
The notice on SEC’s website thus read, “The attention of SEC, Nigeria has been drawn to the activities of an online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria (nigeria.mmm.net). The platform has embarked on an aggressive online media campaign to lure the investing public to participate in what it called ‘mutual aid financial network’ with a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.
“The commission hereby notifies the investing public that the operation of this investment scheme has no tangible business model hence it’s a Ponzi Scheme, where returns are paid from other people’s invested sum. Also, its operation is not registered by the Commission.”
SEC, therefore, advised the general public to be wary of the online scheme, adding that anyone that subscribes to this illegal activity does so at his/her own risk.
In a related development, SEC said its attention had been drawn to the activities of one Mrs. Oge C. Ottiwu of No. 118 Zink Avenue, Opposite Eke Market, Awka, Anambra State, allegedly engaging in capital market activities without any registration within Anambra State and its environs.
“Section 38(1) of the Investments and Securities Act, 2007 requires any person who intends to operate as a professional in the capital market or carry on securities business to be registered by the commission before engaging in such activities. It is therefore illegal to carry on any kind of capital market business without registration,” it said in a post on its website.
— 1st September 2016
By Chinenye Anuforo and Chinwendu Obienyi
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned the investing public on the activities of some online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to SEC, the promoters of the scheme carry out their business activities via Nigeria.mmm.net portal/platform, and are promising investors a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.
SEC said the venture had no tangible business model, describing it as a Ponzi scheme, where returns would be paid from other peoples’ invested funds.
Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. The scheme generates returns for older investors by acquiring new investors.
The notice on SEC’s website thus read, “The attention of SEC, Nigeria has been drawn to the activities of an online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria (nigeria.mmm.net). The platform has embarked on an aggressive online media campaign to lure the investing public to participate in what it called ‘mutual aid financial network’ with a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.
“The commission hereby notifies the investing public that the operation of this investment scheme has no tangible business model hence it’s a Ponzi Scheme, where returns are paid from other people’s invested sum. Also, its operation is not registered by the Commission.”
SEC, therefore, advised the general public to be wary of the online scheme, adding that anyone that subscribes to this illegal activity does so at his/her own risk.
In a related development, SEC said its attention had been drawn to the activities of one Mrs. Oge C. Ottiwu of No. 118 Zink Avenue, Opposite Eke Market, Awka, Anambra State, allegedly engaging in capital market activities without any registration within Anambra State and its environs.
“Section 38(1) of the Investments and Securities Act, 2007 requires any person who intends to operate as a professional in the capital market or carry on securities business to be registered by the commission before engaging in such activities. It is therefore illegal to carry on any kind of capital market business without registration,” it said in a post on its website.
A letter to the President
Cardinal Anthony Okogie, emeritus Archbishop of
Lagos.
DEAR Mr. President,
Last year, when you assumed office, the chant of
“Change”, your campaign slogan, ushered you into
the Presidential Villa. Today, cries of “hunger”
could be heard across the length and breadth of
our vast country. Nigerians hunger, not only for
food, but also for good leadership, for peace,
security and justice. This letter is to appeal to
you to do something fast, and, if you are already
doing something, to redouble your effort.
May it not be written on the pages of history that
Nigerians die of starvation under your watch. As
President, you are chief servant of the nation. I
therefore urge you to live up to the huge
expectation of millions of Nigerians. A stitch in
time saves nine.
The way forward
This is the second year of your administration.
You and your party promised to lead the masses
to the Promised Land. It is not an easy task to
lead. But by campaigning for this office, you
offered to take the enormous task of leadership
upon yourself. Nigerians are waiting for you to
fulfill the promises you made during the
campaign. They voted you into office because of
those promises.
The introduction of town hall meetings is a
commendable idea. But in practice, you, not just
your ministers, must converse with Nigerians.
You are the President. You must be accountable
to them. The buck stops on your desk. Even if
your administration has no magic wand at least
give some words of encouragement. On this
same score, please instruct your ministers, and
insist that they be sincere and polite at those
town meetings. Their sophistry will neither serve
you nor Nigerians.
Mr. President, if you want to leave a credible
legacy come 2019, in all sincerity, please retool
your administration. Change is desirable. But it
must be a change for the better. Let this change
be real. Change is not real when old things that
we ought to discard refuse to pass away. You
will need to take a critical look at your cabinet, at
the policies and programmes of your
administration, and at those who help you to
formulate and execute them. You will need to
take a critical look at the manner of appointments
you have been making. It is true that
commonsense dictates that you appoint men and
women you can trust. But if most of the people
you trust are from one section of the country and
practice the same religion, then you and all of us
are living in insecurity.
The Nigerian economy has never been in a state
as terrible as this. You as President are like pilot
of an aircraft flying in turbulence. Turbulent times
bring the best or the worst out of a pilot. We can
no longer blame the turbulence on past
administrations. You know quite well that some
of the officials of your administration served in
previous dispensations. Blame for what we have
been experiencing is in fact bipartisan in
character. The entire political class needs to
come together, irrespective of party differences, to
acknowledge its collective guilt and to seek ways
of saving the sinking ship that our country has
become. This cannot be done if some officials of
your administration demonise and alienate
members of the opposition. If a large portion of
the blame for the present situation is to be laid
on the doorsteps of the entire political class, the
search for solution must involve everyone. That
is why no one should be alienated. All hands
must be on deck.
This is the time to revitalise moribund industries,
reinvigorate our agriculture, make our country
tourist and investor friendly, and enable our
young men and women to find fulfillment by
contributing to the common good. None of these
lofty goals can be achieved without good
education. On this particular issue, recent
appointments you have made in the education
sector raise a question: have you really appointed
the best?
Still on education, it is important that our
universities be allowed to use their own criteria to
admit students. It is a gross violation of the
principles of federalism and academic freedom for
the federal government to insist that only a
federal parastatal can decide on who gains
admission into our universities. It is the role of
the university senate, not of government
bureaucrats, to decide on who gets admitted and
who is awarded a certificate.
The war on corruption
Mr. President, your desire to wage a war on
corruption is just and noble. But a just war must
be waged with just means. Those who have
stolen the wealth of this country have broken the
laws of our country. They must be treated
according to the law and not outside the law, and
the outcome of the judicial process must be
respected by government. Even accused persons
have rights. Where those rights are violated, we
risk a descent to anarchy.
It is our candid opinion that corruption is not
found in only one party. No political party in
Nigeria has a monopoly of looters. That is why
we need an EFCC that is thoroughly independent
of the presidency, and an Attorney General
without party affiliation working in partnership
with various independent accounting institutes.
This will ensure that we come up with an
objective list of those who plundered our treasury.
Mr. President, pardon me if I sound like a
gratuitous counselor. I owe you the truth and
nothing but the truth. In my life as a public figure
and a religious leader, I have offered my counsel,
for whatever its worth, to quite a number of
Presidents in this country. I do this because I
desire that you succeed. For the success of the
leader is the success of the citizens. If there is no
solution to Nigeria’s problem there may be
endless war. You strike one town, you gain it, and
you come again to regain it. Remember that you
cannot put a crown on your head. It is the people
who put it on you. Otherwise one day, you will get
tired of it. Please listen to the legitimate cries of
your fellow citizens.
Cardinal Anthony Okogie, emeritus Archbishop of
Lagos, wrote from Lag
Cardinal Anthony Okogie, emeritus Archbishop of
Lagos.
Last year, when you assumed office, the chant of
“Change”, your campaign slogan, ushered you into
the Presidential Villa. Today, cries of “hunger”
could be heard across the length and breadth of
our vast country. Nigerians hunger, not only for
food, but also for good leadership, for peace,
security and justice. This letter is to appeal to
you to do something fast, and, if you are already
doing something, to redouble your effort.
May it not be written on the pages of history that
Nigerians die of starvation under your watch. As
President, you are chief servant of the nation. I
therefore urge you to live up to the huge
expectation of millions of Nigerians. A stitch in
time saves nine.
The way forward
This is the second year of your administration.
You and your party promised to lead the masses
to the Promised Land. It is not an easy task to
lead. But by campaigning for this office, you
offered to take the enormous task of leadership
upon yourself. Nigerians are waiting for you to
fulfill the promises you made during the
campaign. They voted you into office because of
those promises.
The introduction of town hall meetings is a
commendable idea. But in practice, you, not just
your ministers, must converse with Nigerians.
You are the President. You must be accountable
to them. The buck stops on your desk. Even if
your administration has no magic wand at least
give some words of encouragement. On this
same score, please instruct your ministers, and
insist that they be sincere and polite at those
town meetings. Their sophistry will neither serve
you nor Nigerians.
Mr. President, if you want to leave a credible
legacy come 2019, in all sincerity, please retool
your administration. Change is desirable. But it
must be a change for the better. Let this change
be real. Change is not real when old things that
we ought to discard refuse to pass away. You
will need to take a critical look at your cabinet, at
the policies and programmes of your
administration, and at those who help you to
formulate and execute them. You will need to
take a critical look at the manner of appointments
you have been making. It is true that
commonsense dictates that you appoint men and
women you can trust. But if most of the people
you trust are from one section of the country and
practice the same religion, then you and all of us
are living in insecurity.
The Nigerian economy has never been in a state
as terrible as this. You as President are like pilot
of an aircraft flying in turbulence. Turbulent times
bring the best or the worst out of a pilot. We can
no longer blame the turbulence on past
administrations. You know quite well that some
of the officials of your administration served in
previous dispensations. Blame for what we have
been experiencing is in fact bipartisan in
character. The entire political class needs to
come together, irrespective of party differences, to
acknowledge its collective guilt and to seek ways
of saving the sinking ship that our country has
become. This cannot be done if some officials of
your administration demonise and alienate
members of the opposition. If a large portion of
the blame for the present situation is to be laid
on the doorsteps of the entire political class, the
search for solution must involve everyone. That
is why no one should be alienated. All hands
must be on deck.
This is the time to revitalise moribund industries,
reinvigorate our agriculture, make our country
tourist and investor friendly, and enable our
young men and women to find fulfillment by
contributing to the common good. None of these
lofty goals can be achieved without good
education. On this particular issue, recent
appointments you have made in the education
sector raise a question: have you really appointed
the best?
Still on education, it is important that our
universities be allowed to use their own criteria to
admit students. It is a gross violation of the
principles of federalism and academic freedom for
the federal government to insist that only a
federal parastatal can decide on who gains
admission into our universities. It is the role of
the university senate, not of government
bureaucrats, to decide on who gets admitted and
who is awarded a certificate.
The war on corruption
Mr. President, your desire to wage a war on
corruption is just and noble. But a just war must
be waged with just means. Those who have
stolen the wealth of this country have broken the
laws of our country. They must be treated
according to the law and not outside the law, and
the outcome of the judicial process must be
respected by government. Even accused persons
have rights. Where those rights are violated, we
risk a descent to anarchy.
It is our candid opinion that corruption is not
found in only one party. No political party in
Nigeria has a monopoly of looters. That is why
we need an EFCC that is thoroughly independent
of the presidency, and an Attorney General
without party affiliation working in partnership
with various independent accounting institutes.
This will ensure that we come up with an
objective list of those who plundered our treasury.
Mr. President, pardon me if I sound like a
gratuitous counselor. I owe you the truth and
nothing but the truth. In my life as a public figure
and a religious leader, I have offered my counsel,
for whatever its worth, to quite a number of
Presidents in this country. I do this because I
desire that you succeed. For the success of the
leader is the success of the citizens. If there is no
solution to Nigeria’s problem there may be
endless war. You strike one town, you gain it, and
you come again to regain it. Remember that you
cannot put a crown on your head. It is the people
who put it on you. Otherwise one day, you will get
tired of it. Please listen to the legitimate cries of
your fellow citizens.
Cardinal Anthony Okogie, emeritus Archbishop of
Lagos, wrote from Lag
By Ebere Aham,
LAGOS—Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, are battling to save the life of a two-year-old girl, who was raped by a 28-year-old tailor, called Itua, in Oshodi area of Lagos. Itua… It’s Devil’s handwork Mother of the baby, Mrs. Ajibade, was reportedly going out with the baby, but left her to urinate behind their 1, Masako Street residence, only to return to find that her daughter had vanished. The suspect, a tailor whose shop was located opposite Ajibade’s home denied seeing the baby, when asked. However, the toddler’s mother told Vanguard: “My baby later came to me crying, pointing at her private part and, at the same time, calling ‘Itua,’ ‘Itua’. “I checked her private part and discovered that her pant was blood-stained. When I asked Itua what he did to my daughter, he said nothing. He admitted that my daughter came to meet him in his shop, but that he drove her out to go and meet me. “At that point, I started shouting at the top of my voice, until people gathered. A mob gathered and apprehended him.” When Vanguard visited the area yesterday, the suspect’s shop was under lock and key. Other apprentice were said to have fled for fear of being arrested. A resident, who simply gave his name as Matthew, said: “This is not the first time. He has been caught several times, but would beg to be freed. This is the first time he has been taken to the police. Policemen from Akinpelu Division took him away.” ‘I only fingered her’ During interrogation, Itua, an Esan man, from Edo State, said: “I didn’t put my manhood in her. I only fingered her. It was the devil’s handwork.” The Child Protection Network Coordinator, Mirabel Centre, at LASUTH, Mr. Ebenezer Omejalile, described the incident as the worst case ever received at the centre. He said: “The girl was in a pool of blood, with her private part very expanded. It is not easy patching her up. The girl is still there receiving treatment.” Relatives of the suspect appealed to the family of the baby to withdraw the case from the police station, but Vanguard gathered that the Centre refused, saying rape was a case against the government and justice must be done.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/rape-man-28-tears-2-yr-old-girls-private-part/
LAGOS—Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, are battling to save the life of a two-year-old girl, who was raped by a 28-year-old tailor, called Itua, in Oshodi area of Lagos. Itua… It’s Devil’s handwork Mother of the baby, Mrs. Ajibade, was reportedly going out with the baby, but left her to urinate behind their 1, Masako Street residence, only to return to find that her daughter had vanished. The suspect, a tailor whose shop was located opposite Ajibade’s home denied seeing the baby, when asked. However, the toddler’s mother told Vanguard: “My baby later came to me crying, pointing at her private part and, at the same time, calling ‘Itua,’ ‘Itua’. “I checked her private part and discovered that her pant was blood-stained. When I asked Itua what he did to my daughter, he said nothing. He admitted that my daughter came to meet him in his shop, but that he drove her out to go and meet me. “At that point, I started shouting at the top of my voice, until people gathered. A mob gathered and apprehended him.” When Vanguard visited the area yesterday, the suspect’s shop was under lock and key. Other apprentice were said to have fled for fear of being arrested. A resident, who simply gave his name as Matthew, said: “This is not the first time. He has been caught several times, but would beg to be freed. This is the first time he has been taken to the police. Policemen from Akinpelu Division took him away.” ‘I only fingered her’ During interrogation, Itua, an Esan man, from Edo State, said: “I didn’t put my manhood in her. I only fingered her. It was the devil’s handwork.” The Child Protection Network Coordinator, Mirabel Centre, at LASUTH, Mr. Ebenezer Omejalile, described the incident as the worst case ever received at the centre. He said: “The girl was in a pool of blood, with her private part very expanded. It is not easy patching her up. The girl is still there receiving treatment.” Relatives of the suspect appealed to the family of the baby to withdraw the case from the police station, but Vanguard gathered that the Centre refused, saying rape was a case against the government and justice must be done.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/rape-man-28-tears-2-yr-old-girls-private-part/
EFCC traces Halliburton bribe to president Buhari's office, to the tune of $200 million.
According to sources, the EFCC spent months to trace the $200 million, which was allegedly remitted into a CBN account, before the property was acquired.
While making the shocking revelation as reported by The Nation Newspaper, an EFCC source said: “One of the five suspects interrogated by our team, indicated that the cash was used to buy a customized security helicopter for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.”
The suspect added, that the helicopter is still in Buhari’s presidential fleet.
A former Minister of Finance, is currently under investigation for releasing the cash to the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, which was then headed by the late General Owoye Azazi.
The source added: “We have made substantial progress in locating the remittance of the fines into an account in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, but the cash was withdrawn under the guise of security funding.
“But it was not clear if the N81.4billion was spent on the helicopter, or part of it. We are trying to find out the cost of the helicopter from the manufacturer. Preliminary findings confirmed that the helicopter could not have cost up to N1 billion to N2 billion.”
About $12 million (N3.960 billion) was collected as legal fees by five Lawyers who the EFCC has questioned. The Lawyers are a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), J. B. Daudu (SAN); Damian D. Dodo (SAN); Godwin Obla (SAN); E.C. Ukala (SAN); and Roland Ewubare.
They defended the payment of legal fees, as part of the clause in the agreement for the recovery of the $200 million. They said it was akin to a similar agreement on the Pfizer drug test scandal in Kano State, where Lawyers were paid professional fees for their legal services.
Responding to question, the source revealed; “We also discovered that a former Minister of Finance ordered the release of the fines to ONSA for ‘strange’ security purposes, including the customised helicopter.
“We will also demand records from ONSA, if the cash was actually remitted, and the actual cost of the security helicopter,” the source said.
The source however, claimed that the EFCC investigators might also look at whether or not, the fines were commensurate with the offence committed.
They will also examine why Nigeria, the main victim of the $180 million Halliburton scam, got only $200 million fine.
“The U.S. government was paid about $1.5 billion fine by Halliburton, apart from the jailing of the facilitator of the bribe, a UK Lawyer, Jeffery Tesler.
No Nigerian involved in the scandal has been successfully tried by any court in the country.
Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, in February 2016, addressed a forum in Germany, where he expressed regrets that the Halliburton scandal was frustrated.
EFCC traces Halliburton bribe to president Buhari's office, to the tune of $200 million.
According to sources, the EFCC spent months to trace the $200 million, which was allegedly remitted into a CBN account, before the property was acquired.
While making the shocking revelation as reported by The Nation Newspaper, an EFCC source said: “One of the five suspects interrogated by our team, indicated that the cash was used to buy a customized security helicopter for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.”
The suspect added, that the helicopter is still in Buhari’s presidential fleet.
A former Minister of Finance, is currently under investigation for releasing the cash to the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, which was then headed by the late General Owoye Azazi.
The source added: “We have made substantial progress in locating the remittance of the fines into an account in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, but the cash was withdrawn under the guise of security funding.
“But it was not clear if the N81.4billion was spent on the helicopter, or part of it. We are trying to find out the cost of the helicopter from the manufacturer. Preliminary findings confirmed that the helicopter could not have cost up to N1 billion to N2 billion.”
About $12 million (N3.960 billion) was collected as legal fees by five Lawyers who the EFCC has questioned. The Lawyers are a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), J. B. Daudu (SAN); Damian D. Dodo (SAN); Godwin Obla (SAN); E.C. Ukala (SAN); and Roland Ewubare.
They defended the payment of legal fees, as part of the clause in the agreement for the recovery of the $200 million. They said it was akin to a similar agreement on the Pfizer drug test scandal in Kano State, where Lawyers were paid professional fees for their legal services.
Responding to question, the source revealed; “We also discovered that a former Minister of Finance ordered the release of the fines to ONSA for ‘strange’ security purposes, including the customised helicopter.
“We will also demand records from ONSA, if the cash was actually remitted, and the actual cost of the security helicopter,” the source said.
The source however, claimed that the EFCC investigators might also look at whether or not, the fines were commensurate with the offence committed.
They will also examine why Nigeria, the main victim of the $180 million Halliburton scam, got only $200 million fine.
“The U.S. government was paid about $1.5 billion fine by Halliburton, apart from the jailing of the facilitator of the bribe, a UK Lawyer, Jeffery Tesler.
No Nigerian involved in the scandal has been successfully tried by any court in the country.
Former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, in February 2016, addressed a forum in Germany, where he expressed regrets that the Halliburton scandal was frustrated.
^ Buhari Called "Garri" In Kano, Osinbajo "Groundnut" & Saraki "Sugar" , as Nigerians feel pains of increasing hard times
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He said: “I was sitting with a guy who sells tea when an elderly man came and said ‘Give me ‘Buhari’s mixture’. Without saying anything more, the man was given some tea and small bread for a sum of N40.
I was baffled, so I asked the seller what the man meant by ‘Buhari’s mixture’. He explained that it means tea without milk plus a small loaf of bread.
Don't forget about the story of the man who named his dog Buhari.
It seems it's a naming ceremony.
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He said: “I was sitting with a guy who sells tea when an elderly man came and said ‘Give me ‘Buhari’s mixture’. Without saying anything more, the man was given some tea and small bread for a sum of N40.
I was baffled, so I asked the seller what the man meant by ‘Buhari’s mixture’. He explained that it means tea without milk plus a small loaf of bread.
Don't forget about the story of the man who named his dog Buhari.
It seems it's a naming ceremony.
FRAUD ALERT! SEC warns Nigerians about MMM business (READ and SHARE) The Securities and Exchange Commission has raised the alarm over the activities of some online fraudsters, who are currently running an online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria’. The fraudsters, according to SEC, carryout their illegitimate business via Nigeria. portal/platform, and are promising investors a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.
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