To the credit of President Olusegun Obasanjo, he let us do the work even at a time we were going against some elements that were extremely close to him. It is therefore amusing when I hear people these days charge me of “selective justice”
Browsing: Nuhu Ribadu
Corruption profile of Nigeria, according to him, is rising to a worrisome level as many convicts go largely unpunished or given a mild sentence for monumental theft
With all due respect to the revered Presidency, the way and manner in which the Presidential Adviser came out and launched his characteristic campaign of calumny against perceived opponents of his boss, this time against Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in the national dailies, is very disheartening. It is also instructive to note that he did so on account of total misconstruction and deliberate distortion of the contents the speech delivered by Ribadu
Who we are… in democracy
The biggest illusion we have lived in as a people is believing the cry heard from various corners that Nigeria is an unnatural entity coerced together—a sort of Frankenstein state. I have no doubt that this is a very, very inaccurate judgment. The truth is far simpler—there is not a single region in what is now Nigeria that was home to just a single ethnic group living all by themselves before the coming of the colonialists. Exclusive ethnic identities are inventions of our political advocacies and relevancies.
It was learnt that the major aim of the group is the unity of the country
A new book, written by the Media Office of Abubakar, said alleged that Obasanjo used all available means to corner Nigeria’s wealth during his eight years in office
Two members of the committee – Steve Oronsaye and Ben Oti – said they were sidelined in the preparation of the report of the committee
The report of the committee, which has been leaked in the media, accused government officials and oil marketers of fraud running into billions of dollars