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OlaMichael · #16 (**permalink**) 01-09-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Papino

I am getting increasingly perturbed by the intrusion of America in the internal affairs of Nigeria.Nuhu Ribadu remains my hero in the fight against corruption and i say it with plenty regards but,i cannot understand what his removal has to do with Russel Feingold.
Being a member of the Senate committee on foreign relations with a name that clearly tells he is Jewish American,how would he feel if we accuse the US congress of a hidden agenda on the Isreali-Palestinian conflict for appointing a Jewish American to that committee.With him and his ilk,who would talk for a state of Palestine in that committee?Yes,lets start a criss-cross of irrational reasoning

Last time i reasoned,it came to my freigthening conclusion-to borrow from Bluestockings-that where Ribadu is sent remains an exclusive internal matter of Nigeria and that UMYA does not need to consult America before sending police officers to required in-service courses.
With this,it is my submission that Nigeria should strive to build an anti-corruption institution that is not revolving around individuals.Another person can also do even better than Ribadu.Infact,UMYA should use his own person to go after his political enemies like OBJ was accussed with Ribadu and by the time five Nigerian Presidents do the same,we would run out of enemies

Whilst I agree with you on some of your points, let me point out some things.

@The part highlighted in black, I do not think anyone or anybody is saying Nigeria should consult america b4 taking a decision. That's not the point, let's not rope that in. The point is, the eyes of the world if you like, are on us, on our progress, and whether we like it or not, they can comment on our actions or "lack-of-actions" especially where their relationship with us is based. This cry about "compulsory internal course" is tiring and the timing if anything is highly suspicious. Why now? Why when the main financiers of UMYA are involved is this happening? Can u answer that?

@higlighted in blue. Whilst I agree that others can also do the job and we shouldn't build our faith in just 1 man alone, the flaw with the UMYA administrations is that, they are not only clearly doing the wrong thing, but as is common with so many b4 them, they lack brains. If not, why is is that you remove one person who is clearly doing the job properly and yet you haven't thought through who is going to replace him??? You remove Ribadu with having a good/equal replacement talk less of a better one? That to me smells/reeks of high incompetence. Haven't they heard of the phrase "never replace a winning team"? Espcially when you don't have anything better.

@highlighted in brown. I am kinda lost as to what you mean?? UMYA should use his own against his political enemies like OBJ was accussed with Ribadu??? I am completely lost, please help me out....

Papino · #17 (**permalink**) 01-09-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by OlaMichael

Whilst I agree with you on some of your points, let me point out some things.

@The part highlighted in black, I do not think anyone or anybody is saying Nigeria should consult america b4 taking a decision. That's not the point, let's not rope that in. The point is, the eyes of the world if you like, are on us, on our progress, and whether we like it or not, they can comment on our actions or "lack-of-actions" especially where their relationship with us is based. This cry about "compulsory internal course" is tiring and the timing if anything is highly suspicious. Why now? Why when the main financiers of UMYA are involved is this happening? Can u answer that?

@higlighted in blue. Whilst I agree that others can also do the job and we shouldn't build our faith in just 1 man alone, the flaw with the UMYA administrations is that, they are not only clearly doing the wrong thing, but as is common with so many b4 them, they lack brains. If not, why is is that you remove one person who is clearly doing the job properly and yet you haven't thought through who is going to replace him??? You remove Ribadu with having a good/equal replacement talk less of a better one? That to me smells/reeks of high incompetence. Haven't they heard of the phrase "never replace a winning team"? Espcially when you don't have anything better.

@highlighted in brown. I am kinda lost as to what you mean?? UMYA should use his own against his political enemies like OBJ was accussed with Ribadu??? I am completely lost, please help me out....

If you know me,you would understand that my post was more a caution to Feingold and his ilk on Nigerian internal affairs.Anyother thing is sarcasm at its best.
It is common knowledge that Ribadu has been doing a wonderful and dirty job for a long time and that is not in dispute.I am not willing to go into who is behind "the need" for him to go on a course in NIPPS,Kuru near Jos.The basic feeders are as follows;
-Nuhu Ribadu is an Assistant Inspector General of the Nigerian police force.
-Nigerian Police law requires that one attends the senior service course that Ribadu is attending now before such a person is promoted as AIG.
-OBJ skipped that requirement and went ahead to promote Ribadu as AIG shortly before his exit from ASO ROCK
-The course is only for 9 months and can also be UMYA silent way of preparing Ribadu for Okiro's job i.e Inspector General of police.Meaning that he even trusts the guy more than you can believe now

Bros,i know that because of the barrage of disappointments we have experienced as a country,we have a tendency to over-react even when there is no reason to do so.
After meeting with Yar'dua on Friday last week,it was agreed that Ribadu's position is not vacant but that the EFCC director of operations-Ibrahim Lamorde-would act for the 9months duration of the course.If that is to make a bad news seem a little good,we would find out.
I was only highlighting the common accusation people level on Ribadu as OBJ's tool against his political enemies.It was meant to make you laugh

Again,on the job Ribadu did well and i would personally wish that he be groomed for the top police job.
No stress my brother

OlaMichael · #18 (**permalink**) 01-09-2008, 06:38 PM

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua has reportedly halted moves aimed at getting the Senate to confirm the re-appointment of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

This is even as the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, is set to make Ribadu and 391 policemen attached to the commission face disciplinary action.

The possible disciplinary action, a top police source disclosed to State House correspondents on Sunday, was a fallout of the alleged refusal of Ribadu and the 391 policemen to honour last Thursday's meeting with Okiro.

The source further stated that whether or not they honour today’s meeting with the IG, they are likely going to be sanctioned. Nigerian Tribune further gathered that President Yar’Adua stopped the forwarding of Ribadu's name for confirmation to the Senate because he was angry over the perceived blackmail being employed by Ribadu over the course in Kuru.

When asked to confirm the position of Ribadu after Kuru, the source said “President Yar’Adua was already set to forward Ribadu’s name to the Senate for confirmation, but the perceived blackmail employed by Ribadu over the IGP’s action is regrettable and the president has suspended the presentation.

“Yar’Adua is not a man that can be blackmailed into doing anything that he does not want to do. The president is very unhappy with Ribadu over this, especially for a public office holder of his ranking. What particularly angered the president was the media propaganda which put the president in bad light.”

Okiro had last week summoned Ribadu, Ibrahim Larmode and the other policemen attached to the EFCC to a meeting at the Police Headquarters, Abuja, to discuss the decision to send Ribadu to participate in a capacity building course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Study (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, but they had all allegedly shunned the invitation.

The source said the top echelon of the police force had directed the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Administration, Ogbonaya Onovo, to write Ribadu and other policemen, inviting them to a meeting today to discuss their future in the police and EFCC.

“The meeting has been rescheduled for 10.00 a.m. tomorrow (today) and will, among other things, discuss the possible disciplinary action against the EFCC boss and the other policemen who failed to turn up for last Thursday meeting.

“The police high command is very unhappy over Ribadu’s behaviour and intends to handle the issue at the proposed meeting with the IGP tomorrow. The belief is that if Ribadu is allowed to go unpunished, precedence would have been set and that will not be good for the police.

“The form the disciplinary action would take is not known, but I can confirm to you that the police high command is prepared to discipline the erring officers. We are waiting for Monday (today) before we know what is going to happen,” the source said.

Ribadu was last Friday summoned by the office of the chief of staff to the president following the brouhaha generated by the IGP’s decision to send Ribadu on one year training at NIPSS.

Article here

OlaMichael · #19 (**permalink**) 01-09-2008, 06:46 PM

Here's a reader's response to the above article culled from net-nigeria@yahoogroups.com.

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Originally Posted by Someone's response from net-nigeria - yahoogroups.com

If the story is true , I think we are dealing with a President without any serious plan to serve his country. If the focus on the war on corruption is going to be lost because the president is angry, then the country is in trouble. This then gives credit to the issue of Okiro being used as a front. Possibly this is an excuse for not continuiing with the war on corruption. I am sure the politicians with morbid taste for stealing public funds are having big parties because they have seen that the head of the nation does not have the spine to take them on afterall. TALK IS CHEAP MR PRESIDENT! Shouting 7 point agenda without timeframe reality looks unserious, losing focus on your priorities is another tragedy. History has shown that the west was made great by presidents who were/are human beings like you given opportunities to prove themselves. If you know you do not have the courage to confront the number one problem of Nigeria , the smartest thing to do is to ask for
constructive help. From the effontry of these heartless politicians, it is clear that the president may go down the wrong side of history with the thieves he is dining with. They are becoming bolder by the minute and are even chasing the people trying to clean up their mess. Talk of reverse justice. Being a 'nice person' is different form being a good leader. A leader who is not ready to make difficult decision has no intrest in running even the smallest organisaion. One would think the the president given all the resources he has would be in the best position to cleanse Nigeria but even the thieves who taught he taught he was a going to tackle the issue of corruption are returning back to Nigeria because afterall, the coast is cear and the enronment is ripe for them to come for more and even destory the legitimate agencies who who will hold them accountable. I remember making cases for the president of all the candidates and calling people up in Nigeria from the U.S to go
and vote for him after looking at his record but I am begining to feel that my own convincing arguments with the people I know in Europe and America (and lots of people too) and phone calls to might have been a mistake if things continue to be like this.
ANY LEADER MUST NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF CORRUTPION.
I am done.

Funmibaby · #20 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 06:43 AM

My biggest problem with the reassignment of Ribadu is not even that he is made to go on the course, it's the stench that surrounds it all.
1. Talk of merging ICPC, EFCC, and one other body i can't remember now, creating a big mega bubble of nothingness.
2. What has preceeded this move, with idiot AG saying EFCC is under his office
3. The way all of a sudden ribadu is under the IG when we all know that ribadu has not be acting in that regard for years.
4. Ibori, Igbinedion, and Obasanjo ready for investigation.....

Taking our country back years just when we were starting to believe SOMETHING was working in the government. Sad Sad Sad.

On the yaradua issue, i've always felt that he should be dealt with with caution, and i always thought he would show his true colors sooner or later. I don't think he's a mumu president, he's just a no-action, nothing doing president. he's not acting slowly.........it's that he's not acting AT ALL. i'm over it.

grafikdon · #21 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Funmibaby

My biggest problem with the reassignment of Ribadu is not even that he is made to go on the course, it's the stench that surrounds it all.
1. Talk of merging ICPC, EFCC, and one other body i can't remember now, creating a big mega bubble of nothingness.
2. What has preceeded this move, with idiot AG saying EFCC is under his office
3. The way all of a sudden ribadu is under the IG when we all know that ribadu has not be acting in that regard for years.
4. Ibori, Igbinedion, and Obasanjo ready for investigation.....

Taking our country back years just when we were starting to believe SOMETHING was working in the government. Sad Sad Sad.

On the yaradua issue, i've always felt that he should be dealt with with caution, and i always thought he would show his true colors sooner or later. I don't think he's a mumu president, he's just a no-action, nothing doing president. he's not acting slowly.........it's that he's not acting AT ALL. i'm over it.

Gbam!!!

Btw...welcome to 2008.

khamileon · #22 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Funmibaby

My biggest problem with the reassignment of Ribadu is not even that he is made to go on the course, it's the stench that surrounds it all.
1. Talk of merging ICPC, EFCC, and one other body i can't remember now, creating a big mega bubble of nothingness.
2. What has preceeded this move, with idiot AG saying EFCC is under his office
3. The way all of a sudden ribadu is under the IG when we all know that ribadu has not be acting in that regard for years.
4. Ibori, Igbinedion, and Obasanjo ready for investigation.....

Taking our country back years just when we were starting to believe SOMETHING was working in the government. Sad Sad Sad.

On the yaradua issue, i've always felt that he should be dealt with with caution, and i always thought he would show his true colors sooner or later. I don't think he's a mumu president, he's just a no-action, nothing doing president. he's not acting slowly.........it's that he's not acting AT ALL. i'm over it.

www.IBB..com FIRST!

Meddeen250 · #23 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by khamileon

www.IBB..com FIRST!

OBJ first came to power before IBB, so he should be the first to be investigated.

Papino · #24 (**permalink**) 01-11-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Meddeen250

OBJ first came to power before IBB, so he should be the first to be investigated.

If corruption could be personified in Nigeria,we should ask it;"Where did your history start?"