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Subsidy: When vested interests take over, you cut off the head to cure headache!

Subsidy: When vested interests take over, you cut off the head to cure headache!

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Why is the first task Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would perform is the removal of subsidy? A clear understanding of this and the correct answer will explain why everything was done to ensure that he became President, through hook or crook – willy-nilly. Much as he would want to claim, Tinubu became President, by the handiwork and instrumentality of vested interests.


He was clearly the worst out of the three main candidates that went for the election, by every indication. He was the one making all the gaffes, the one that could not maintain steady gait at rallies, the one with slurred speech, the one that was in and out of Nigeria for medical reasons. So, why would Nigerians choose him over Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi?


Prior to the actual election, his handlers had pointed to his records in Lagos and how he transformed a known slum into a mega-city. But, the real story was told was told on the day of the presidential election, when Lagos spoke unequivocally – passing their verdict on what they really thought about the Father of Modern Lagos, as he was described.


It was that of total rejection, if not disgrace that he was denied the same state, he claimed to have transformed in the most unequivocal manner, not by outsiders or spin-doctors, but those who actually live in the state. In fact, outside the official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which gave victory in the state by some marginal figures, it was said that Tinubu did not win the symbolic 25 per cent in the state.


What does that say about using Lagos to campaign? With the character of voting on February 25, Lagosians, countered the narrative of Tinubu building Lagos, which discountenanced the fact that for decades, if not centuries, Lagos, had remained the pride of Nigeria, for many reasons than the Tinubu miracle. Long before Tinubu ever dreamed of coming to the city, every Nigerian had wanted to come to Lagos. Those who did, showcased it as a bragging right to those elsewhere who did not have the privilege. It was more of the reasons the Egyptian would view Cairo, the Ghanaian, Accra and Kenyan, Narobi.


So, the campaign with Lagos fell flat on its face as it should on the basis of the truth about the residents knew about the real imprimatur its former Governor left in the state. Now, the other factor he could have relied on, the ruling government of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was no less unenvious and untoward. It was indeed a no-go area and therefore, did not help either. In fact, that angle was worse, if not the worst. The shambolic government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the sufferings it offered Nigerians were enough to close that road.


So, why did Tinubu become President, regardless? The answer is what you are seeing now. Vested interests! They are the ones he has come to serve and not Nigerians. It was this vested interest that ensured that the server for the presidential election was shut down immediately they saw the first signs of verdict of the people. It was this vested interest that ensured that INEC Chairman went back 360 degrees, against what he told Nigerians, days or even hours to the election. Come to think of it, it is this vested interest that made him blame technical glitches rather than personal failures for what happened on that day. And you can be sure that the same vested interests will ensure that he keeps sealed lips over what actually transpired for the rest of his life.


For those who have an inkling on how vested interests, either as a cabal, a syndicate or a mafia works, they also know that the goading of those who lost out in the election to go to court, is not because they so much as have the littlest trust in the justice system, but the fact that they believe that they have that angle covered as well. So, it is only a judicial personnel, who would dare the consequences, in some cases, even their lives or those of loved ones, that would be bold enough to stand up to them. Everywhere in the world, where vested interests are in charge, it is a function of carrot and stick. Once you get co-opted into the system, it is either you enjoy privileges reserved for the high and mighty – money, influence and power – or you suffer the most unimaginable pains.


Read the book of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to get a glimpse of what vested interests do to those who go against them. Why do you think that Humphrey Nwosu, the man who conducted the June 1993 presidential election, which the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, went to his grave with the true story of that exercise. Why do you think that even Ibrahim Babangida, the military President, who superintended the entire regime, has also maintained sealed lips?


So, when you see a government of Tinubu announce a 300 per cent increase in the pump price of fuel, know that he is not acting because he enjoys the suffering and death of millions of Nigerians. It is a question of “either or!” If not, ask yourself, why is the government not taking other options. In the first place, does Nigeria consume 680million litres of fuel a day? How possible? But that question is a no-go area. Nobody will ask it.


Now, the beginning and end of all the arguments on why Nigerians must pay with their lives for fuel, is because it is imported. The abiding question is, why must the product be imported? Who shut down the local refineries and refused them from working despite all the money that have gone into resuscitating them? That’s where the true answer lies. But nobody will attempt to go that route in looking for solution.


In fact, the so-called financial analyst you see on television strenuously labouring to give you expert explanation on why you must pay more for fuel, could be on the payroll of the same vested interests either knowingly or unknowingly. That is how much reach they have. They are everywhere. So, they are the ones that would be quick to tell you the cost of forex needed to import fuel. But the quick question you must ask them, is must Nigerians import fuel?


Even a village hunter, without any idea of economics knows that you don’t need foreign exchange to procure crude oil and refine same in Nigeria and that the moment the local refineries are put in order, the issue of forex, which is a major factor in the entire argument, would be over. In other words, refining locally is the solution to save Nigeria from suffering and death. But going that route is undermining the interest of those intent on making billions of dollars on the blood of Nigerians.


They have already started preparing your mind. They are now telling you ahead of the coming of the so-called Dangote Fuel, that you’re not going to get it any cheaper, because the man is going to sell at global market price. It is left to you to figure out the argument. Dangote would be supplied crude from Nigeria. How are you sure that the new price regime was not announced to preempt Nigerians waiting for Dangote, so that by the time he comes and sells at N450 per litre, he becomes both a hero and overtakes Elon Musk as the richest man in the world? But one thing is sure. This is just the beginning.


Be prepared...

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Why is the first task Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would perform is the removal of subsidy? A clear understanding of this and the correct answer will explain why everything was done to ensure that he became President, through hook or crook – willy-nilly. Much as he would want to claim, Tinubu became President, by the handiwork and instrumentality of vested interests.


He was clearly the worst out of the three main candidates that went for the election, by every indication. He was the one making all the gaffes, the one that could not maintain steady gait at rallies, the one with slurred speech, the one that was in and out of Nigeria for medical reasons. So, why would Nigerians choose him over Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi?


Prior to the actual election, his handlers had pointed to his records in Lagos and how he transformed a known slum into a mega-city. But, the real story was told was told on the day of the presidential election, when Lagos spoke unequivocally – passing their verdict on what they really thought about the Father of Modern Lagos, as he was described.


It was that of total rejection, if not disgrace that he was denied the same state, he claimed to have transformed in the most unequivocal manner, not by outsiders or spin-doctors, but those who actually live in the state. In fact, outside the official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which gave victory in the state by some marginal figures, it was said that Tinubu did not win the symbolic 25 per cent in the state.


What does that say about using Lagos to campaign? With the character of voting on February 25, Lagosians, countered the narrative of Tinubu building Lagos, which discountenanced the fact that for decades, if not centuries, Lagos, had remained the pride of Nigeria, for many reasons than the Tinubu miracle. Long before Tinubu ever dreamed of coming to the city, every Nigerian had wanted to come to Lagos. Those who did, showcased it as a bragging right to those elsewhere who did not have the privilege. It was more of the reasons the Egyptian would view Cairo, the Ghanaian, Accra and Kenyan, Narobi.


So, the campaign with Lagos fell flat on its face as it should on the basis of the truth about the residents knew about the real imprimatur its former Governor left in the state. Now, the other factor he could have relied on, the ruling government of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was no less unenvious and untoward. It was indeed a no-go area and therefore, did not help either. In fact, that angle was worse, if not the worst. The shambolic government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the sufferings it offered Nigerians were enough to close that road.


So, why did Tinubu become President, regardless? The answer is what you are seeing now. Vested interests! They are the ones he has come to serve and not Nigerians. It was this vested interest that ensured that the server for the presidential election was shut down immediately they saw the first signs of verdict of the people. It was this vested interest that ensured that INEC Chairman went back 360 degrees, against what he told Nigerians, days or even hours to the election. Come to think of it, it is this vested interest that made him blame technical glitches rather than personal failures for what happened on that day. And you can be sure that the same vested interests will ensure that he keeps sealed lips over what actually transpired for the rest of his life.


For those who have an inkling on how vested interests, either as a cabal, a syndicate or a mafia works, they also know that the goading of those who lost out in the election to go to court, is not because they so much as have the littlest trust in the justice system, but the fact that they believe that they have that angle covered as well. So, it is only a judicial personnel, who would dare the consequences, in some cases, even their lives or those of loved ones, that would be bold enough to stand up to them. Everywhere in the world, where vested interests are in charge, it is a function of carrot and stick. Once you get co-opted into the system, it is either you enjoy privileges reserved for the high and mighty – money, influence and power – or you suffer the most unimaginable pains.


Read the book of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to get a glimpse of what vested interests do to those who go against them. Why do you think that Humphrey Nwosu, the man who conducted the June 1993 presidential election, which the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, went to his grave with the true story of that exercise. Why do you think that even Ibrahim Babangida, the military President, who superintended the entire regime, has also maintained sealed lips?


So, when you see a government of Tinubu announce a 300 per cent increase in the pump price of fuel, know that he is not acting because he enjoys the suffering and death of millions of Nigerians. It is a question of “either or!” If not, ask yourself, why is the government not taking other options. In the first place, does Nigeria consume 680million litres of fuel a day? How possible? But that question is a no-go area. Nobody will ask it.


Now, the beginning and end of all the arguments on why Nigerians must pay with their lives for fuel, is because it is imported. The abiding question is, why must the product be imported? Who shut down the local refineries and refused them from working despite all the money that have gone into resuscitating them? That’s where the true answer lies. But nobody will attempt to go that route in looking for solution.


In fact, the so-called financial analyst you see on television strenuously labouring to give you expert explanation on why you must pay more for fuel, could be on the payroll of the same vested interests either knowingly or unknowingly. That is how much reach they have. They are everywhere. So, they are the ones that would be quick to tell you the cost of forex needed to import fuel. But the quick question you must ask them, is must Nigerians import fuel?


Even a village hunter, without any idea of economics knows that you don’t need foreign exchange to procure crude oil and refine same in Nigeria and that the moment the local refineries are put in order, the issue of forex, which is a major factor in the entire argument, would be over. In other words, refining locally is the solution to save Nigeria from suffering and death. But going that route is undermining the interest of those intent on making billions of dollars on the blood of Nigerians.


They have already started preparing your mind. They are now telling you ahead of the coming of the so-called Dangote Fuel, that you’re not going to get it any cheaper, because the man is going to sell at global market price. It is left to you to figure out the argument. Dangote would be supplied crude from Nigeria. How are you sure that the new price regime was not announced to preempt Nigerians waiting for Dangote, so that by the time he comes and sells at N450 per litre, he becomes both a hero and overtakes Elon Musk as the richest man in the world? But one thing is sure. This is just the beginning.


Be prepared...

NIGERIA AIR: HOW SIRIKA RENTED AIRCRAFT FOR 'STATIC DISPLAY'

NIGERIA AIR: HOW SIRIKA RENTED AIRCRAFT FOR 'STATIC DISPLAY'

By Ismail Adebanjo


IN his desperation to remove shame of failure and convince his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, that he succeeded, Minister of Aviation, Alhaji Hadi Sirika, made a last minute deal with Ethiopian Airlines, to repaint two of its aeroplanes for a STATIC DISPLAY in Nigeria on Friday May 26.





According to our findings, this was to justify his promise to deliver Nigeria Air before May 29.


To achieve the desperate plot, Sirika had to enter into a quick agreement with his associates in Ethiopia Airlines to rent two of the aircraft on their inventory to be used to convince Nigerians that he delivered.


According to our investigations, the two aircrafts were flown to Turkey were they were repianted and furnished in Nigeria's colours before they were sneaked into Nigeria for a static display which would hold at 4pm on May 26. They are due back in Addis Ababa after the static display. 


Already, Sirika's office had sent out invitations to government officials, emirs and stakeholders to grace the static display, which would hold in Abuja.


Investigations into Sirika's desperation to close the deal which had raised many questions, show that the Minister had wanted to armtwist the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to wave all registration processes and grant the airline a licence to operate in Nigeria despite not meeting regulatory requirements. 


However, the Authority, it was gathered, insisted on strict observation of the mandatory registration processes.


According to NCAA regulations, an applicant for an Airlines Operators Certificate (AOC) must show proof of ownership of at least three aircraft, which must also be registered in Nigeria.


The NCAA insistence on strict observation of the process, we gathered, irked Sirika because his rented aircraft do not meet the requirement.


According to regulatory sources, the two rented aircraft are registered in Ethiopia and not in Nigeria as required by law.


However, Sirika was said to have begged to be allowed to fly them into Nigeria for DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT before President Buhari and his incoming successor in order to clear the shame of failing to deliver.


Though NCAA turned down the request, Sirika deviced a new terminology unknown in the industry to insist that the aircraft would be used for STATIC DISPLAY only.


According to our sources, one other hurdle facing Sirika's Nigeria Air is that it is just at the second stage of its license acquisition process, which is manual submission.


Our source said Sirika wanted the processes waived in order to remove shame of failure on him and the government.


It was further gathered that insistence by NCAA on due process forced Sirika to attempt the sack of the NCAA Director General. However, his move failed because of new regulations in the NCAA Act, which legally mandated an action by the Senate and board of the agency before the DG could be sacked.


We further learnt that his desperation to force the hands of NCAA on the project got the ire of global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO), which warned Nigeria of dire consequences should the aviation regulation procedures be waived in favour of Nigeria Air.


Specifically. ICAO was said to have told Nigeria that it would be catastrophic for it to breach regulations for Sirika.


However, the leadership of other regulatory agencies, which were not protected by law like the NCAA, were not so lucky as Sirika fired them for insisting that due process must be observed in the creation of Nigeria Air.


Sirika's desperation has also raised questions about the actual owners of Nigeria Air. While the minister had said that Ethiopian owns 51 percent equity of the airline, industry experts are asking for full disclosure as to the value of the 51% equity.


They also want to know the share capital of the airline and have full disclosure on what other equity stakeholders contributed to it.


According to an industry operator "the minister's desperation clearly points to something shadowy. He should have put a lot things to rest by telling Nigerians who the equity stakeholders are and the monetsry value of their shareholding in the airline.


"He said that Nigeria owns only 5%. That means we are a minority shareholder. So, why are the majority shareholders not fighting for their investment to see the light of day? Or, did they just throw away the value of 51% equity shareholding? These are questions that Sirika has refused to ask which has made many Nigerians to believe, that the desperation he has shown so far, including disobeying valid court orders, are indications that this project may be his own personal slice of the cake".


Another aviation expert stated that Sirika may be moving fast to clean the shame that comes with failure in fraudulent schemes.


According to him, "the man is simply running about in a desperate show of shame and to deceitfully hoodwink President Buhari and make him feel that Nigeria Air has been achieved. It would also amount to deceiving the incoming government to believe that Nigeria Air was actually handed over to it. This is nothing else but fraud.


"The minister has been on this project for God-knows-how-long. He has waisted several billions on it without result. Now, he is in desperate chase for validation on a project that is not even on the table. Nothing else could be more fraudulent and I believe the government of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu understands the game they bare up to".



By Ismail Adebanjo


IN his desperation to remove shame of failure and convince his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, that he succeeded, Minister of Aviation, Alhaji Hadi Sirika, made a last minute deal with Ethiopian Airlines, to repaint two of its aeroplanes for a STATIC DISPLAY in Nigeria on Friday May 26.





According to our findings, this was to justify his promise to deliver Nigeria Air before May 29.


To achieve the desperate plot, Sirika had to enter into a quick agreement with his associates in Ethiopia Airlines to rent two of the aircraft on their inventory to be used to convince Nigerians that he delivered.


According to our investigations, the two aircrafts were flown to Turkey were they were repianted and furnished in Nigeria's colours before they were sneaked into Nigeria for a static display which would hold at 4pm on May 26. They are due back in Addis Ababa after the static display. 


Already, Sirika's office had sent out invitations to government officials, emirs and stakeholders to grace the static display, which would hold in Abuja.


Investigations into Sirika's desperation to close the deal which had raised many questions, show that the Minister had wanted to armtwist the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to wave all registration processes and grant the airline a licence to operate in Nigeria despite not meeting regulatory requirements. 


However, the Authority, it was gathered, insisted on strict observation of the mandatory registration processes.


According to NCAA regulations, an applicant for an Airlines Operators Certificate (AOC) must show proof of ownership of at least three aircraft, which must also be registered in Nigeria.


The NCAA insistence on strict observation of the process, we gathered, irked Sirika because his rented aircraft do not meet the requirement.


According to regulatory sources, the two rented aircraft are registered in Ethiopia and not in Nigeria as required by law.


However, Sirika was said to have begged to be allowed to fly them into Nigeria for DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT before President Buhari and his incoming successor in order to clear the shame of failing to deliver.


Though NCAA turned down the request, Sirika deviced a new terminology unknown in the industry to insist that the aircraft would be used for STATIC DISPLAY only.


According to our sources, one other hurdle facing Sirika's Nigeria Air is that it is just at the second stage of its license acquisition process, which is manual submission.


Our source said Sirika wanted the processes waived in order to remove shame of failure on him and the government.


It was further gathered that insistence by NCAA on due process forced Sirika to attempt the sack of the NCAA Director General. However, his move failed because of new regulations in the NCAA Act, which legally mandated an action by the Senate and board of the agency before the DG could be sacked.


We further learnt that his desperation to force the hands of NCAA on the project got the ire of global aviation regulatory body, the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO), which warned Nigeria of dire consequences should the aviation regulation procedures be waived in favour of Nigeria Air.


Specifically. ICAO was said to have told Nigeria that it would be catastrophic for it to breach regulations for Sirika.


However, the leadership of other regulatory agencies, which were not protected by law like the NCAA, were not so lucky as Sirika fired them for insisting that due process must be observed in the creation of Nigeria Air.


Sirika's desperation has also raised questions about the actual owners of Nigeria Air. While the minister had said that Ethiopian owns 51 percent equity of the airline, industry experts are asking for full disclosure as to the value of the 51% equity.


They also want to know the share capital of the airline and have full disclosure on what other equity stakeholders contributed to it.


According to an industry operator "the minister's desperation clearly points to something shadowy. He should have put a lot things to rest by telling Nigerians who the equity stakeholders are and the monetsry value of their shareholding in the airline.


"He said that Nigeria owns only 5%. That means we are a minority shareholder. So, why are the majority shareholders not fighting for their investment to see the light of day? Or, did they just throw away the value of 51% equity shareholding? These are questions that Sirika has refused to ask which has made many Nigerians to believe, that the desperation he has shown so far, including disobeying valid court orders, are indications that this project may be his own personal slice of the cake".


Another aviation expert stated that Sirika may be moving fast to clean the shame that comes with failure in fraudulent schemes.


According to him, "the man is simply running about in a desperate show of shame and to deceitfully hoodwink President Buhari and make him feel that Nigeria Air has been achieved. It would also amount to deceiving the incoming government to believe that Nigeria Air was actually handed over to it. This is nothing else but fraud.


"The minister has been on this project for God-knows-how-long. He has waisted several billions on it without result. Now, he is in desperate chase for validation on a project that is not even on the table. Nothing else could be more fraudulent and I believe the government of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu understands the game they bare up to".



THE REAL REASON TUNJI SADIQ (OYO STATE LP CHAIRMAN) IS PRO- JULIUS ABURE AND ANTI-PA LAMIDE APAPA

THE REAL REASON TUNJI SADIQ (OYO STATE LP CHAIRMAN) IS PRO- JULIUS ABURE AND ANTI-PA LAMIDE APAPA


Tunji Sadiq Atayese

The Labour Party built on the collective resolve of the working masses would have transcended the mantra of the third force to the main force if a founding champion and a Labour Movement veteran like comrade Lamidi Apapa had been in charge of her national affairs years before now.


It’s unfortunate that a self-styled personality like Barrister Julius Abure whose only mission is to destroy the common interest for personal gain was championing people’s agenda at a critical time of the 2023 general elections. It was a similitude of Joseph Sterlin’s championing of a purported revolution which had been betrayed from the outset.


Tunji Sadiq like some other corrupt state chairmen were the instruments upon which Julius Abure could exploit every means for personal aggrandizement. The perjury, forgery, alteration and all other criminal charges levied against Julius Abure would not be complete if some corrupt state chairmen were not joined in the suit because Julius Abure couldn’t have succeeded without the conspiracy of some state chairmen.


In Oyo state, for instance, Atayese Tunji Sadiq is a typical example of a famished Jackal who’s offered a monumental chance to manage ranches. Everyone knows that such a person would definitely devour the affairs he’s overseeing. The unholy marriage between Atayese Tunji Sadiq and Julius Abure are a mirror of coalition of plundering interest between two cunning personalities. 


The same totalitarian approach to leadership being deployed by Julius Abure agrees with Sadiq’s. Members of the Labour Party, stakeholders and wary Nigerians couldn’t have been oblivious of dictatorial dismissal of some entire state executive structure by Julius Abure which was a sheer contravention of the provisions of the Labour Party constitution. This is the reason an illegal ‘firer’ is being fired. He is being haunted by his dubious past.


On the respective meetings convened by the two fashions of the Labour Party last Wednesday 3rd May, 2023, Tunji Sadiq cunningly neglected comrade Apapa Lamidi’s Bauchi meeting to attend Abure’s meeting in Abuja. He only sent delegations to Bauchi to spy on comrade Apapa’s fashion of proceedings. Baba Apapa who was supposed to get the full backing of Tunji Sadiq did not hesitate to suspend all the state chairmen who attended Abure’s jankara meeting.


The public should be aware that Tunji Sadiq will be loyal to Abure because the money meant for the presidential elections as provided to the party by Obi did not pass through the party’s account. Sum of fifty million naira was sent to the private account of Tunji Sadiq but he only declared seventeen million (17,000,000) naira for the party. To date, Tunji Sadiq is yet to pay majority of presidential election polling unit agents.


Tunji Sadiq only declared fifty million naira (N50,000,000) out of huge amount of money that Engr. Seyi Makinde released for the Labour Party during gubernatorial elections. The template he used to share less than 20m to some state working committee members and party stakeholdersand.  How he neglected the local government chairmen will soon be published. Tunji Sadiq only appeased greedy national chairman (Julius Abure) out of the remaining money and he pocketed the rest.


Like Juius Abure, suspended Tunji Sadiq will soon face legal tussle and he will be made to face the consequences of his nefarious activities.


Tunji Sadiq Atayese

The Labour Party built on the collective resolve of the working masses would have transcended the mantra of the third force to the main force if a founding champion and a Labour Movement veteran like comrade Lamidi Apapa had been in charge of her national affairs years before now.


It’s unfortunate that a self-styled personality like Barrister Julius Abure whose only mission is to destroy the common interest for personal gain was championing people’s agenda at a critical time of the 2023 general elections. It was a similitude of Joseph Sterlin’s championing of a purported revolution which had been betrayed from the outset.


Tunji Sadiq like some other corrupt state chairmen were the instruments upon which Julius Abure could exploit every means for personal aggrandizement. The perjury, forgery, alteration and all other criminal charges levied against Julius Abure would not be complete if some corrupt state chairmen were not joined in the suit because Julius Abure couldn’t have succeeded without the conspiracy of some state chairmen.


In Oyo state, for instance, Atayese Tunji Sadiq is a typical example of a famished Jackal who’s offered a monumental chance to manage ranches. Everyone knows that such a person would definitely devour the affairs he’s overseeing. The unholy marriage between Atayese Tunji Sadiq and Julius Abure are a mirror of coalition of plundering interest between two cunning personalities. 


The same totalitarian approach to leadership being deployed by Julius Abure agrees with Sadiq’s. Members of the Labour Party, stakeholders and wary Nigerians couldn’t have been oblivious of dictatorial dismissal of some entire state executive structure by Julius Abure which was a sheer contravention of the provisions of the Labour Party constitution. This is the reason an illegal ‘firer’ is being fired. He is being haunted by his dubious past.


On the respective meetings convened by the two fashions of the Labour Party last Wednesday 3rd May, 2023, Tunji Sadiq cunningly neglected comrade Apapa Lamidi’s Bauchi meeting to attend Abure’s meeting in Abuja. He only sent delegations to Bauchi to spy on comrade Apapa’s fashion of proceedings. Baba Apapa who was supposed to get the full backing of Tunji Sadiq did not hesitate to suspend all the state chairmen who attended Abure’s jankara meeting.


The public should be aware that Tunji Sadiq will be loyal to Abure because the money meant for the presidential elections as provided to the party by Obi did not pass through the party’s account. Sum of fifty million naira was sent to the private account of Tunji Sadiq but he only declared seventeen million (17,000,000) naira for the party. To date, Tunji Sadiq is yet to pay majority of presidential election polling unit agents.


Tunji Sadiq only declared fifty million naira (N50,000,000) out of huge amount of money that Engr. Seyi Makinde released for the Labour Party during gubernatorial elections. The template he used to share less than 20m to some state working committee members and party stakeholdersand.  How he neglected the local government chairmen will soon be published. Tunji Sadiq only appeased greedy national chairman (Julius Abure) out of the remaining money and he pocketed the rest.


Like Juius Abure, suspended Tunji Sadiq will soon face legal tussle and he will be made to face the consequences of his nefarious activities.

#2023ELECTION: - TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES

#2023ELECTION: - TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES

JAGABAN OF BORGU IN TROUBLE

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

 

IN MAINSTREAM 

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

 

IN MAINSTREAM 

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!




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JAGABAN OF BORGU IN TROUBLE

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

 

IN MAINSTREAM 

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!2023: TINUBU’S MORAL OPACITY & SUNDRY FOIBLES (updated)

 

IN MAINSTREAM 

BY ABEL ADA-MUSA


Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the strongman of Lagos politics and the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is a familiar actor in stormy waters. He is known to controversy of various kinds, especially his source of stupendous wealth, age, nativity, real name and educational qualifications.


Since 1999, when contested and won the governorship of  Lagos State, these have been his Achilles heel; to wit, his political challenges. The good news, however,  is that he had always weathered the storms.


As a politician, Tinubu has often acted  as a disciple of Machiavelli and a worshipper of Mammon, than a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. He believes in coercive or authoritarian democracy. He knows all the instruments of acquiring power and how to keep it. He plays the game both fair and rough, depending on the circumstance. He is good at what he does! I count it as a plus for him, though.


His influence in Lagos is dorminant and unfettered, especially since when he became governor in 1999 till 2007. He has built political structures that made him lay hold of Lagos and its resources with a very firm grip. Rumour has it that he owns almost half of Lagos, in property and in affluence. His name looms large and easily reverberates across all political spectrum in Lagos State, especially.


But one thing that has besmeared his politics over the years, is the opaqueness of his character, lifestyle and accomplishments. 


When he was  elected governor, in 1999, one Mr. Wasiu Balogun wrote a petition against him, alleging that the information he pleaded in his Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) form CF001were false. It was a daring move that also attracted the indefatigable and firebrand lawyer late Gani Fawehinmi, who went to court to challenge Tinubu’s certain information on the INEC form. He contended that the state governor perjured; especially in the information regarding his university certificate.


He said the claim that his certificates were stolen by “unknown soldier” when they raided his house between 1994 and and 1998, in Lagos was not true. 


TheNews magazine did an investigation into the story. What it came out with was deep and damning. It was discovered that he did not attend St. Paul Children’s Home school, Ibadan. And also that the St. Paul School Aroloya, Lagos, which he quoted on the INEC form did not exist!


He also claimed to have attended the famous Government College, Ibadan between 1965 and 1968. When the Old Students of the college learned that the governor of Lagos State was also an “old student”, they proposed a grand reception for him.  But at a point, they paused to find out the actual year he graduated. His name could not be found anywhere. That was how the planned event died a natural death.


While the controversy was going on, it was rumoured that the then Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina ordered  that all documents relating to the graduates of Government College, Ibadan, be submitted and stored in his office. The principal of the college was reportedly barred from speaking with any journalist or anybody, on the matter.


What was most worrying is the conspiracy of silence on that part of his supposed  classmates, schoolmates and teachers, IF ANY. No old student of Tinuhu has ever spoken for or against him, except the ‘bad boy’ like Femi Aribisala, who has gone public to deny that Tinubu was their mate. At least, if he doesn’t have a certificate, he should have a classmate! But none! No certificates, no classmates, no former teachers.


Also punctured was his claim that he attended Richard Daley College in US, between 1969 and and 1971. The same for his averment that he studied at University of Chicago, between 1972 and 1976.


The APC presidential candidate is mature enough to know the difference between University of Chicago and Chicago State University. Recently, fact emerged that Chicago State University confirmed that he attended the institution. A sigh of relief there, I think! 


Meanwhile, the case filed by Fawehinmi was decided by the Supreme Court in 2002, in favour of Tinubu, of course. The apex court ruled that the diehard lawyer was statute barred by the immunity clause in the constitution, which said that the governor could not be sued while in office.  


So, he escaped on a technical ground, but the substance of the case remained. It should be stated here that the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, as he is fondly called, has never lost any legal battle. But he knew then that the snake had merely been bruised, not killed, as the matter keeps resurfacing.


In 2003, Tinubu stirred further controversy, when he filled the same INEC form CF001. This time around, he removed all the educational qualifications he pleaded in 1999. In the columns meant for primary school, secondary school, university attended, he wrote NOT APPLICABLE.


The matter has recently aggravated because of 2023 election. The summary is that Tinuhu has integrity issues around  his personality. He needs to come clean of all the baggage alleged to be in his kitty? 


Tinubu’ past and present are haunting him direly. One issue that has failed to leave the front burner of presidential politics is his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, for which he was arrested in 1990.


In the course of a sting operation, one Abiodun Agbele sold white heroin to an undercover FBI agent on November 28, 1990. The fact of the matter is that the drug  charges brought against Tinubu by the FBI, sounded very clear, detailed, and unambiguous.


Upon his arrest, he named one Mueez Akande as his drug boss. Upon investigation, it was revealed that funds from Mr. Akande’s white heroin drug cartel had found its way into Mr. Tinubu’s account and that they could not be justified by his legitimate income, then which stood at about $2400 a month.


Bola Tinubu was found to have shared accommodation with the said Mr. Akande, who had been his known associate for years. And that rather than fight the charges of laundering money for a drug cartel, Bola Tinubu entered into a plea agreement with the US Federal Government to forfeit $460,000 in drug money to the government.


These are the undeniable FACTS!


The APC presidential candidate has not come out clean on the allegation. The fact that he entered a plea bargain, did not exonerate him of the offence!


The fact that they go in and out of US is not a proof that he was exonerated. If a US permanent resident is convicted and imprisoned and serves his sentence, he can fly in and out of America without hindrance.


The grounds for inadmissibility into the United States are found in Section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) and they do not apply to Bola Tinubu, who was carrying green card.


The fact remains that Bola Tinubu was involved in drug  case, and by accepting a plea bargain, in which he voluntarily agreed to forfeit his assets, rather than go to trial, he is seen in the eyes of the law to have admitted to being a drug lord.


Other controversies surrounding the Jagaban are his age, nativity and real name. Who is Tinubu? Who is his real father? Identity is very important. His identity is still shrouded in controversy.


Late Secretary General of Pan-Yoruba Cultural Organization, (Afenifere), Yinka Odumakin gave an insight into Tinubu’s origin and age. In a direct mail to him in 1999, Odumakin confirmed that he came from the same state with him – Osun. He went further to remind him that he came from Iragbiji. Odumakin, who obviously knew so much revealed that when Tinubu’s mother died, it  was Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi that led a delegation from Lagos that attended the burial, on  behalf of Tinubu. The reason was because, he had chosen another home and another family in Lagos. 


Tinubu should not be ashamed of his nativity, especially when almost every Yoruba in Lagos originated from somewhere, outside Lagos.


In 1999, Tinubu was quoted as saying that he was 66 years old. Odumakin, in the said memo to him, reminded him that one of the sons of Tinubu’s elder brother, had just celebrated his 63 years of age! And that he could not be senior to his nephew by just three years.


He also said that he saw a photograph of Tinubu taken in 1974 at the palace of Soun Ogbomoso, during the installation of the royal father. He said Tinubu was cooling off with a bottle of beer and a packet of cigarettes in his front, on the table. Odumakin rightly concluded that his age was seriously doctored, for no known reason.


The certificate controversy whirling around somebody of his stature is so unfortunate and sad. Yoruba people are very diligent when it comes to education and record keeping. It is very difficult to see a Yoruba man with questionable educational qualifications. Tinubu’s case is quite different and amazing.


Tinubu has once stated why he could not attend regular education, as other Yoruba children, citing poverty. The question is, why should he quote at all, in his 1999 INEC forms. And why should he removed them in 2003, when filling the same form? This is where allegation of perjury comes. He was not consistent with the information regarding his educational background.


Former political adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave insight into why Tinubu could not cite his primary school and secondary school background. He said, they could answer some questions surrounding his nativity, age and real name. Ordinarily, we don’t need this information in order to contest election. We need them for the sake of integrity and responsibility. 


Everybody comes from somewhere, no matter how poor and remote. MKO Abiola once told the world that he took egg for the first time in the house of his late wife, Simbiat, whose parents were relatively rich. Your background is who you  are. We shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It is part of accountability required of every human being and a responsible leader.


It is so sad that in this era, we are talking about academic certificate for somebody aspiring to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It means if he becomes president, we will be dealing with a leader with identity crisis. This raises many moral questions, for us, as a nation.


But who cares about morality and accountability in Nigeria, when it has to do with politics? Nobody! When will Nigeria produce a president that is a professor. When will the country have a president that is an engineer, a lawyer, a medical doctor, a surveyor, an accountant, et al?


The Buhari matter of 2015 is repeating itself in 2023, in Tinubu. Since 2015, the president of Nigeria has been submitting affidavits, in place of certificates, to INEC. Another question is, why are the presidential candidates of APC having issues with their certificates? 


Again, like Buhari his predecessor, Tinubu is dodging television or press interviews, with excuses. This is probably as a result of the various dirty  skeletons in his cupboard. Yet, this will not matter when we go to polls in 2023


 What manner of country is this?


A Professor of law, and Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo contested the APC presidential primary election with Tinubu, along with others. Osinbajo lost. Tinubu won. This is Nigeria! When you want to rule this country, you don’t need to go to school. The Nigerian electorate say, those that go to school only speak “grammar”; and that they are stingy. To be stingy as a politician, is that you don’t bribe voters with money, during elections.


This is the type of country we have. People with sound integrity and credible certificates cannot win elections


No responsible professor with his hard earned money will give $25,000 to one delegate, in order to win primary election. It is as immoral as it is fraudulent.


Tinubu is a shrew master strategist. He has always bought his way through all the challenges of his life, bearing in mind that he is grossly inadequate. Tinubu is a Mammon worshipper, like many of Nigerian politicians.


Tinubu can be likened to most of the emperor’s of ancient and medieval history, who ruled and dominated their environments by smooth plotting and brute coercion. He is a dictator par excellence. He is very arrogant!


What was his legitimate business before before 1999, when he became the governor of Lagos State? I don’t know. But we are aware that he could not properly fund his governorship election, in 1999. It was said that friends had to rally around him to help him print of his campaign materials and for other essential expenses. He had only a house in Lagos. According to Odumakin, the four cars he was using at that time belonged to one Solomon Ganiyu. There was nothing like Bourdillion Villa, in Victoria Island then.


Let us accept that Tinubu ran away from Nigeria because Sani Abacha’s military junta was looking for his head on a platter, as he claimed, being a NADECO activist. I presume that the first thing that should have naturally come to his mind after picking his transport fare was his school certificates. As we can see, he picked his bag, a few clothes and his money. And left his certificates behind, IF ANY! This is very hard to believe!


Nigeria is such an unlucky country. If Tinubu wins the next presidential election, we would be having a president we don’t really know. Buhari’s case in 2015 could be better. At least, we know that the president is from Daura in Katsina State, even though he is carrying WAEC ‘s “attestation certificate.”


The trend of voting political leaders with only affidavits should stop. In 2015, supporters of Buhari were quoted as saying that even if he was holding ‘toilet tissue paper’ or ‘NEPA bill’ as certificate, they would vote for him. And they did. We are again confronted with a similar situation, with Tinubu, in 2023. 


Tinubu’s age, nativity, real name, schools he attended have never mattered; and it will not matter in the next presidential election. We passed through this road before, up to Supreme Court. He has always won his legal cases, brought against him, as long as they are brought before Nigerian judges.


As Nigerians, we are not better than him. As the saying goes, those that vote such leaders in office are accomplices, not victims.


The issue of Tinubu’s certificates will not be on the next presidential ballot. Nobody in Nigeria wins election on the basis of integrity or educational attainment. What matters is the size and content of your bullion van. Tinubu already knows what to do in the next election. He should just deploy bullion vans to each of the 36 states of the country.


A bullion van for a state. This is the expected picture for the next presidential election.


GOD HELP NIGERIA!




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You can not dissociate Bola Hamed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar from Buhari led APC failures

You can not dissociate Bola Hamed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar from Buhari led APC failures

 WHEN WOULD SOME NIGERIANS GROW AND MATURE SOCIOPOLITICALLY?









Late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo once said, "If you are emotionally attached to your tribe, religion, or political leaning to the point that truth and justice become secondary considerations, your education and exposure are useless. If you cannot reason beyond petty sentiments, you are a liability."


Yesterday I watched a random survey in Ibadan, Oyo State, conducted by Marabox TV who, of the three major Presidential Candidates, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi (in alphabetical order of their first names), the electorates may like votes for in February 2023. The surveyor did an excellent job asking each respondent if they have a PVC, which they all answered in the affirmative. By my count, 32 people were interviewed. 


Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi tied at 13 each, while Atiku was 3 and 3 undecideds.


Pause: If this is anything to go by, Southwest MIGHT be a straight fight between Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi. 


However, this is not my concern. What worries me is the reason the 13 responders of Bola Tinubu gave for wanting to vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu. None of them could provide a sound basis for voting Tinubu EXCEPT Yorubalokan/Emilokan. On further prompting, some said they didn't want to be seen as betrayers of their race. One stood out for me.


QUESTION: In the coming Presidential elections next year, which of the 3 candidates will you be voting for?


ANSWER: (with a broad smile on his face) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaban


QUESTION: Why do you want to vote for Tinubu?


ANSWER: Because APC has disappointed us. This is not the change they promise us. We are suffering. (The tales of woes went on for a while.)


QUESTION: Do you know that Tinubu is a member of the APC, in fact, he is the leader of the APC party?


ANSWER: Yes, I know


QUESTION: And you still want to vote for him


ANSWER: Yes, because Tinubu is not Buhari, even though they are of the same party. Besides Tinubu is Yoruba and I am a Yoruba man!

 

The questionnaire could hardly disguise his disappointment as he visibly shook his head while thanking him for his answers.

 

MEE: So, they still want to vote for the leading player, the leader of the gang, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who aided and abetted APC/Buhari's disastrous government into power because he is Yoruba, all wrong forgotten. 


Chuba Okadigbo, quoted above, immediately came to mind at the end of the survey. Indeed, enslavement to tribal, religious, and other primordial sentiments has rendered our education useless and made us a liability to society as we cannot develop and progress at the pace we should be due to mutual distrust predicated on tribal and religious leanings. 


For example, the UK has just elected a PM of Indian lineage. German and Nigerian girls at the just concluded Under-17 women's world cup in India danced together to Buga song even though one of them came out victorious during the 3rd place encounter. Yet our fathers and mothers are still thinking of tribe and religion, celebrating and promoting failure to the detriment of our national cohesion and interests. 


How could one not see APC as the government in power is a total failure? A government that, as a political party in 2015 led by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and defected PDPs, including Atiku Abubakar, employed deadly force via Boko Haram and kidnapping of innocent schoolgirls to remove a sitting government. 


We breathe, live, sleep, walk and talk about the failures of the APC administration. Yet someone said Tinubu is not Buhari and pinned his hope on Tinubu to do better than Buhari! HOW? APC administration elevated nepotism to a dizzying height. The dollar, as I am typing this, is N1000! The cost of living has tripled, if not quadrupled. Killings, maiming, kidnapping, rampaging and destruction of properties and communities have become standard. 


On the world's poverty Index, Nigeria is 121 out of 123, 2nd year in a row. Our debts have outstripped our GDP. Buhari and Tinubu are now printing Naira to pay debt and shore up our currency with no end in sight. Our security apparatus is in disarray even though APC/Buhari's kit and kin are in charge. They are providing coverage to insurgents, kidnappers, bandits and unknown gunmen. Our educational system has completely collapsed. 


Our economy is comatose, which Tinubu contributed hugely to when he recommended Trader Moni and school feeding programs to Buhari. Both programs failed woefully and plunged the nation into colossal debt. The list of woes of the APC administration goes on.


APC/Buhari's administration has inflicted more harm on the fabric of Nigeria than all other administrations put together except during the civil war. We are now more conscious of our divisions and differences than ever before. It is now them against us. The heightened demand by ethnic groups for self-determination is a clear testimony. Yet some Nigerians see no wrong. Instead, they attempted to disassociate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar from Buhari even though Tinubu has vowed to continue Buhari's legacy.

 

Please, the Almighty God, in humble supplication to YOU, may this bitter cup of affliction pass us. May we fast and pray that Tinubu does not win, NEVER AGAIN. There will be no change. The only difference will be taking Nigeria from the bottom, where Buhari stops, to a rotten situation and then turning it into a bad one.


REJECT tribe and religion as they never augur well for any country. Remember Rwanda, Congo, Sudan, Angola and many others. Eschew ethnicity.          


THINK Pan Nigerian. 


THINK and VOTE Wisely. 


Vote for Integrity. Vote for Capability. Vote for Competence. Vote for Courage to do what is right. 

It

Vote For Sustained Economic and Physical Development.

 

Vote to Take Our Country, Nigeria, back from wolves parading as leaders who have turned the stealing of our commonwealth into statecraft. 


Vote to bring Nigeria back from the precipice.


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 WHEN WOULD SOME NIGERIANS GROW AND MATURE SOCIOPOLITICALLY?









Late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo once said, "If you are emotionally attached to your tribe, religion, or political leaning to the point that truth and justice become secondary considerations, your education and exposure are useless. If you cannot reason beyond petty sentiments, you are a liability."


Yesterday I watched a random survey in Ibadan, Oyo State, conducted by Marabox TV who, of the three major Presidential Candidates, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi (in alphabetical order of their first names), the electorates may like votes for in February 2023. The surveyor did an excellent job asking each respondent if they have a PVC, which they all answered in the affirmative. By my count, 32 people were interviewed. 


Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi tied at 13 each, while Atiku was 3 and 3 undecideds.


Pause: If this is anything to go by, Southwest MIGHT be a straight fight between Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi. 


However, this is not my concern. What worries me is the reason the 13 responders of Bola Tinubu gave for wanting to vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu. None of them could provide a sound basis for voting Tinubu EXCEPT Yorubalokan/Emilokan. On further prompting, some said they didn't want to be seen as betrayers of their race. One stood out for me.


QUESTION: In the coming Presidential elections next year, which of the 3 candidates will you be voting for?


ANSWER: (with a broad smile on his face) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaban


QUESTION: Why do you want to vote for Tinubu?


ANSWER: Because APC has disappointed us. This is not the change they promise us. We are suffering. (The tales of woes went on for a while.)


QUESTION: Do you know that Tinubu is a member of the APC, in fact, he is the leader of the APC party?


ANSWER: Yes, I know


QUESTION: And you still want to vote for him


ANSWER: Yes, because Tinubu is not Buhari, even though they are of the same party. Besides Tinubu is Yoruba and I am a Yoruba man!

 

The questionnaire could hardly disguise his disappointment as he visibly shook his head while thanking him for his answers.

 

MEE: So, they still want to vote for the leading player, the leader of the gang, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who aided and abetted APC/Buhari's disastrous government into power because he is Yoruba, all wrong forgotten. 


Chuba Okadigbo, quoted above, immediately came to mind at the end of the survey. Indeed, enslavement to tribal, religious, and other primordial sentiments has rendered our education useless and made us a liability to society as we cannot develop and progress at the pace we should be due to mutual distrust predicated on tribal and religious leanings. 


For example, the UK has just elected a PM of Indian lineage. German and Nigerian girls at the just concluded Under-17 women's world cup in India danced together to Buga song even though one of them came out victorious during the 3rd place encounter. Yet our fathers and mothers are still thinking of tribe and religion, celebrating and promoting failure to the detriment of our national cohesion and interests. 


How could one not see APC as the government in power is a total failure? A government that, as a political party in 2015 led by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and defected PDPs, including Atiku Abubakar, employed deadly force via Boko Haram and kidnapping of innocent schoolgirls to remove a sitting government. 


We breathe, live, sleep, walk and talk about the failures of the APC administration. Yet someone said Tinubu is not Buhari and pinned his hope on Tinubu to do better than Buhari! HOW? APC administration elevated nepotism to a dizzying height. The dollar, as I am typing this, is N1000! The cost of living has tripled, if not quadrupled. Killings, maiming, kidnapping, rampaging and destruction of properties and communities have become standard. 


On the world's poverty Index, Nigeria is 121 out of 123, 2nd year in a row. Our debts have outstripped our GDP. Buhari and Tinubu are now printing Naira to pay debt and shore up our currency with no end in sight. Our security apparatus is in disarray even though APC/Buhari's kit and kin are in charge. They are providing coverage to insurgents, kidnappers, bandits and unknown gunmen. Our educational system has completely collapsed. 


Our economy is comatose, which Tinubu contributed hugely to when he recommended Trader Moni and school feeding programs to Buhari. Both programs failed woefully and plunged the nation into colossal debt. The list of woes of the APC administration goes on.


APC/Buhari's administration has inflicted more harm on the fabric of Nigeria than all other administrations put together except during the civil war. We are now more conscious of our divisions and differences than ever before. It is now them against us. The heightened demand by ethnic groups for self-determination is a clear testimony. Yet some Nigerians see no wrong. Instead, they attempted to disassociate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar from Buhari even though Tinubu has vowed to continue Buhari's legacy.

 

Please, the Almighty God, in humble supplication to YOU, may this bitter cup of affliction pass us. May we fast and pray that Tinubu does not win, NEVER AGAIN. There will be no change. The only difference will be taking Nigeria from the bottom, where Buhari stops, to a rotten situation and then turning it into a bad one.


REJECT tribe and religion as they never augur well for any country. Remember Rwanda, Congo, Sudan, Angola and many others. Eschew ethnicity.          


THINK Pan Nigerian. 


THINK and VOTE Wisely. 


Vote for Integrity. Vote for Capability. Vote for Competence. Vote for Courage to do what is right. 

It

Vote For Sustained Economic and Physical Development.

 

Vote to Take Our Country, Nigeria, back from wolves parading as leaders who have turned the stealing of our commonwealth into statecraft. 


Vote to bring Nigeria back from the precipice.


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Onu writes Buhari says Atiku, Tinubu are the ‘same ten and ten pence’—the two most influential henchmen of Nigeria’s ageless corrupt oligarchy

Onu writes Buhari says Atiku, Tinubu are the ‘same ten and ten pence’—the two most influential henchmen of Nigeria’s ageless corrupt oligarchy

 OGBONNAYA ONU, FORMER MINISTER WRITES BUHARI CONCERNING 2023 ELECTIONS!!


Dear President Muhammadu Buhari,

I hope this mail finds you in good spirits…

I must not fail to thank you once again for helping to deepen our democracy by leading the change movement that saw an opposition party capture power at the centre for the first time in Nigerian history. We did so at a time when the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party had boasted that it would rule for unbroken 60 years whether the people liked it or not. We were able to make such a defining history because of your austere and incorrigible pedigree. We believed history had placed you in a position to become the greatest African leader—ever.


Unfortunately, fellow Nigerians, including your very self, have found out the hard way: Any serious setback from old age or ill-health is not a recipe for effective leadership. Make no mistake: One must not mock old age or ill-health, as these conditions are in most cases beyond human control. Moreover, our basic norms dictate that we show empathy for the adversities of others. Yet, it is a gross disservice to humankind for politicians who are challenged by either old age or ill-health to knowingly offer themselves for positions where such infirmities can hinder their performance.


Fmr Emir Sanusi
 and Peter Obi

The significance of physical fitness in leadership explains why candidates seeking power in advanced democracies undergo vigorous health scrutiny before voters can take them seriously. Mr President, you are a living witness. You have not hidden the fact that the challenges associated with old age do not augur well with the demands of your office. It is not surprising, therefore, that you have not been able to perform to the best of your abilities.


To make matters worse, the National Leader of our dear party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the master strategist, who was supposed to serve as a stabilising force, is suffering from a similar sad fate. His predicament is even worse. Within the past seven years, he has domiciled in foreign hospitals more than you have done. Needless to mention that his recent public outings do not portray a man who is physically or mentally fit for any serious party leadership.


The cumulative effect is that things have truly fallen apart in our party, as well as Nigeria in general. Today, the level of corruption, which you had declared would kill Nigeria unless Nigeria kills it, is now unfathomable. Today, our party—the All Progressives Congress—with Tinubu as its national leader, has become a safe haven for notorious corrupt kingpins who were indicted while at the PDP. Today, our party does not appear to have any ideological, moral or ethical difference from the much-discredited PDP.


The most shameless yet is that the APC has nominated the same Tinubu as its presidential candidate for the upcoming 2023 elections. The implication is that corruption has been embraced as a way of life under your very own regime. Common sense dictates that, if Tinubu is to prevail, but may God forbid, you would be handing over to a politician who is not only challenged by the stark frailties of poor health and old age but also someone who is widely disdained for being one of the most cancerous poster characters for corruption in Africa. Mr President, if Tinubu prevails, you will go down in history as the most shameless political hypocrite—ever.


It is necessary to remark here that I do not discount the contributions of Tinubu in Nigerian history. Eulogising him in a 2017 piece, “I pity Tinubu,” I did not hesitate to write that “if dynamic opposition is the life-wire of democracy, it is very fitting then to name him the saviour of Nigeria’s current democratic journey. Tinubu, more than any other Nigerian, nurtured and sustained the opposition movement that removed the Peoples Democratic Party from power.”


However, as someone who has professed political leadership for decades in many advanced democracies, I definitely know the difference between the qualities of a political strategist and the qualities of a president of a country.


I must also admit that Tinubu could not have been a candidate you would wish as a successor. You wanted a level playing ground in our party. But the corrupt cabal within the APC took advantage of your condition to outwit you and hand the prize to the highest bidder. Take, for example, Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, where he hoodwinked you to become its chairman. Look at the kind of re-cycled corrupt characters therein. Mr President, why are you allowing these characters to further tarnish your image? The saving grace is that the 2023 presidential election presents a golden opportunity to not only redeem your incorrigible legacy but to also save Nigeria from total collapse.

The three candidates with the potential to succeed you are Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu.


On one hand, we can both agree that Atiku and Tinubu are the ‘same ten and ten pence’—the two most influential henchmen of Nigeria’s ageless corrupt oligarchy. In short, to elect any of the two is an errant sin. Please do not have a hand in such a shameless fall from grace. If still in doubt, besides their poor health conditions, please consider that neither of them can in good conscience campaign against corruption. Combine that with the fact that no Nigerian leader, whether military or civilian, has ever assumed the governance of the country with the type of corrupt background well known of Atiku and Tinubu. Think back, Mr President!!


On the other hand, we have Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Like you, he is well known for the frugal management of resources and has no record of corruption. Like you, he does not buy votes. Like you, he is determined to kill corruption, as you would wish. Like you in 2015, instead of waiting till election day to deploy looted funds to rig elections, Obi has demonstrated the physical ability to traverse the entire country to ask for votes. Luckily for you and Nigeria, unlike you, he is younger and in a better state of health to overcome the unfortunate frailties that hindered your performance. Moreover, he has a clear vision and the character to unleash Nigeria’s abundant potential to greatness.


Of course, I can relate to the burden associated with promoting a candidate of the opposition party. But as I had stated while equally endorsing Obi, we must not hide behind the bogus toga of political parties, tribes and religions to allow a crooked clique to dictate our future. I emulated President Olusegun Obasanjo and other progressives, who chose country over party to endorse you in 2015. I took a page from Colin Powell, an eminent American patriot and lifelong member of the Republican Party, who crossed party lines to endorse Barack Obama of the Democratic Party in 2008. Powell saw Obama as a transformational figure who could inspire a new generation of Americans.


President Muhammadu “Okechukwu” Buhari, your moment in time is now. A new generation of Nigerians beckons you to stand on the right side of history. The posterity beckons you to recognise that the 2023 election is a struggle between the nation’s corrupt oligarchy versus progressive Nigerians anchored by Mr Obi. The posterity beckons you to also demonstrate true patriotism by choosing country over religious, ethnic and party affiliations. The posterity beckons you to then go forth and endorse Obi, an untainted character, a quintessential patriot, a visionary and a generational figure, who has come to represent the democratic revolution the Nigerian masses, as well as your very self, have long sought.

 OGBONNAYA ONU, FORMER MINISTER WRITES BUHARI CONCERNING 2023 ELECTIONS!!


Dear President Muhammadu Buhari,

I hope this mail finds you in good spirits…

I must not fail to thank you once again for helping to deepen our democracy by leading the change movement that saw an opposition party capture power at the centre for the first time in Nigerian history. We did so at a time when the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party had boasted that it would rule for unbroken 60 years whether the people liked it or not. We were able to make such a defining history because of your austere and incorrigible pedigree. We believed history had placed you in a position to become the greatest African leader—ever.


Unfortunately, fellow Nigerians, including your very self, have found out the hard way: Any serious setback from old age or ill-health is not a recipe for effective leadership. Make no mistake: One must not mock old age or ill-health, as these conditions are in most cases beyond human control. Moreover, our basic norms dictate that we show empathy for the adversities of others. Yet, it is a gross disservice to humankind for politicians who are challenged by either old age or ill-health to knowingly offer themselves for positions where such infirmities can hinder their performance.


Fmr Emir Sanusi
 and Peter Obi

The significance of physical fitness in leadership explains why candidates seeking power in advanced democracies undergo vigorous health scrutiny before voters can take them seriously. Mr President, you are a living witness. You have not hidden the fact that the challenges associated with old age do not augur well with the demands of your office. It is not surprising, therefore, that you have not been able to perform to the best of your abilities.


To make matters worse, the National Leader of our dear party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the master strategist, who was supposed to serve as a stabilising force, is suffering from a similar sad fate. His predicament is even worse. Within the past seven years, he has domiciled in foreign hospitals more than you have done. Needless to mention that his recent public outings do not portray a man who is physically or mentally fit for any serious party leadership.


The cumulative effect is that things have truly fallen apart in our party, as well as Nigeria in general. Today, the level of corruption, which you had declared would kill Nigeria unless Nigeria kills it, is now unfathomable. Today, our party—the All Progressives Congress—with Tinubu as its national leader, has become a safe haven for notorious corrupt kingpins who were indicted while at the PDP. Today, our party does not appear to have any ideological, moral or ethical difference from the much-discredited PDP.


The most shameless yet is that the APC has nominated the same Tinubu as its presidential candidate for the upcoming 2023 elections. The implication is that corruption has been embraced as a way of life under your very own regime. Common sense dictates that, if Tinubu is to prevail, but may God forbid, you would be handing over to a politician who is not only challenged by the stark frailties of poor health and old age but also someone who is widely disdained for being one of the most cancerous poster characters for corruption in Africa. Mr President, if Tinubu prevails, you will go down in history as the most shameless political hypocrite—ever.


It is necessary to remark here that I do not discount the contributions of Tinubu in Nigerian history. Eulogising him in a 2017 piece, “I pity Tinubu,” I did not hesitate to write that “if dynamic opposition is the life-wire of democracy, it is very fitting then to name him the saviour of Nigeria’s current democratic journey. Tinubu, more than any other Nigerian, nurtured and sustained the opposition movement that removed the Peoples Democratic Party from power.”


However, as someone who has professed political leadership for decades in many advanced democracies, I definitely know the difference between the qualities of a political strategist and the qualities of a president of a country.


I must also admit that Tinubu could not have been a candidate you would wish as a successor. You wanted a level playing ground in our party. But the corrupt cabal within the APC took advantage of your condition to outwit you and hand the prize to the highest bidder. Take, for example, Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, where he hoodwinked you to become its chairman. Look at the kind of re-cycled corrupt characters therein. Mr President, why are you allowing these characters to further tarnish your image? The saving grace is that the 2023 presidential election presents a golden opportunity to not only redeem your incorrigible legacy but to also save Nigeria from total collapse.

The three candidates with the potential to succeed you are Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu.


On one hand, we can both agree that Atiku and Tinubu are the ‘same ten and ten pence’—the two most influential henchmen of Nigeria’s ageless corrupt oligarchy. In short, to elect any of the two is an errant sin. Please do not have a hand in such a shameless fall from grace. If still in doubt, besides their poor health conditions, please consider that neither of them can in good conscience campaign against corruption. Combine that with the fact that no Nigerian leader, whether military or civilian, has ever assumed the governance of the country with the type of corrupt background well known of Atiku and Tinubu. Think back, Mr President!!


On the other hand, we have Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Like you, he is well known for the frugal management of resources and has no record of corruption. Like you, he does not buy votes. Like you, he is determined to kill corruption, as you would wish. Like you in 2015, instead of waiting till election day to deploy looted funds to rig elections, Obi has demonstrated the physical ability to traverse the entire country to ask for votes. Luckily for you and Nigeria, unlike you, he is younger and in a better state of health to overcome the unfortunate frailties that hindered your performance. Moreover, he has a clear vision and the character to unleash Nigeria’s abundant potential to greatness.


Of course, I can relate to the burden associated with promoting a candidate of the opposition party. But as I had stated while equally endorsing Obi, we must not hide behind the bogus toga of political parties, tribes and religions to allow a crooked clique to dictate our future. I emulated President Olusegun Obasanjo and other progressives, who chose country over party to endorse you in 2015. I took a page from Colin Powell, an eminent American patriot and lifelong member of the Republican Party, who crossed party lines to endorse Barack Obama of the Democratic Party in 2008. Powell saw Obama as a transformational figure who could inspire a new generation of Americans.


President Muhammadu “Okechukwu” Buhari, your moment in time is now. A new generation of Nigerians beckons you to stand on the right side of history. The posterity beckons you to recognise that the 2023 election is a struggle between the nation’s corrupt oligarchy versus progressive Nigerians anchored by Mr Obi. The posterity beckons you to also demonstrate true patriotism by choosing country over religious, ethnic and party affiliations. The posterity beckons you to then go forth and endorse Obi, an untainted character, a quintessential patriot, a visionary and a generational figure, who has come to represent the democratic revolution the Nigerian masses, as well as your very self, have long sought.

Corruption Allegations: Court says Malami should be bold enough to sue, GICN to pay #100k each to Sowore, Sahara Reports, Punch NewsPapers, others

Corruption Allegations: Court says Malami should be bold enough to sue, GICN to pay #100k each to Sowore, Sahara Reports, Punch NewsPapers, others





A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has told Nigeria's AGF Abubakar Malami to be bold enough to sue over corruption allegations against him without hiding behind any phony “Global Integrity Crusade Network.”

Justice Obiora Egwuatu in his judgement which throws away the GICN case considered it a waste if time.


 The Lawsuit which was against Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters was struck out! 


The judge ordered Global Integrity Crusade Network” and their trustees to pay to Saharareporters, Vanguard News, Punch Newspapers and Omoyele Sowore a sum of N100k each for wasting their time!


Just yesterday, another federal high court order Nigeria's lawless DSS to pay a sum of #2m to Sowore and apologize in at least two National dailies for illegal forfeiture of his phones since 2019.





A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has told Nigeria's AGF Abubakar Malami to be bold enough to sue over corruption allegations against him without hiding behind any phony “Global Integrity Crusade Network.”

Justice Obiora Egwuatu in his judgement which throws away the GICN case considered it a waste if time.


 The Lawsuit which was against Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters was struck out! 


The judge ordered Global Integrity Crusade Network” and their trustees to pay to Saharareporters, Vanguard News, Punch Newspapers and Omoyele Sowore a sum of N100k each for wasting their time!


Just yesterday, another federal high court order Nigeria's lawless DSS to pay a sum of #2m to Sowore and apologize in at least two National dailies for illegal forfeiture of his phones since 2019.

Alleged N4.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode Others’ Trial Till Feb. 24

Alleged N4.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode Others’ Trial Till Feb. 24


Justice Daniel Osaigor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, adjourned till February 24, 2022 further hearing in the alleged N4.6bn fraud involving a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others.


Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Yusuf Danjuma, and a company, Join-Trust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd. on a 17-count charge bordering money laundering to the tune of N4.6billion.

Justice Daniel Osaigor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, adjourned till February 24, 2022 further hearing in the alleged N4.6bn fraud involving a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others.


Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Yusuf Danjuma, and a company, Join-Trust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd. on a 17-count charge bordering money laundering to the tune of N4.6billion.

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