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How can I get in touch with this Ribadu of a man?
Does anybody know his email address?
omowa2

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Abeg I am increasingly getting tired of these infantile, hysterical, unprofessional outbursts by Ribadu. He goes around stating the obvious and getting people excited. When it comes time to deliver, he falls far short of his empty bluffs. Restating the impacts of corruption at every turn is not going to fight the war on corruption. Who doesn't know that corruption has led to infrastructural decay in Nigeria, or that most deaths in Nigeria are ultimately traceable to corruption. We need action, not empty pronouncements. In other climes, investigators speak less than they act. Not Ribadu; his accomplishments on the anti-corruption front fail miserably to match his rousing, tantalizing pronouncements.

This same noisy Ribadu stood at the national assembly and declared 31 out of 36 governors corrupt. Today, only six ex-governors are on trial for corruption, and these are not even the ones suspected of the worst corruption. What about the other 25 ex-governors? What about Yerima, whom Ribadu accused of "direct stealing"? Odili, whose corruption has many verifiable monuments known to the EFCC? What about Akume and the others?

This is the same young man who frantically defended Obasanjo shamelessly whenever the latter was accused of corruption, especially during the PTDF scandal involving OBJ and his fellow rogue, Atiku. Now that we all know from multiple sources and multiple revelations that OBJ, Ribadu's mentor, is the most corrupt leader in Nigeria's history, I wonder what Ribadu has to say for himself.

Is this not the same Ribadu who allowed himself to be used by the corrupt and incompetent OBJ to disqualify from contesting the last elections those he did not like and to spare former president's more corrupt allies? Where was his willingness to put patriotism above opportunism and personal loyalty to OBJ then?

This same Ribadu came out vehemently to proclaim that the EFCC should be retained under the presidency when the last senate moved to put it under the supervision and control of the national assembly. Today, Ribadu is saying that the EFCC is answerable only to the national assembly. Has his position changed because his master, OBj, is no longer in power, or did he just seek to please OBJ by going against the national assembly on that occasion?

If he is trying to reinvent himself by appealing to populist emotions, especially since OBJ is no longer in power, he is going about it in a childish way.

Ribadu should quit the grandstanding and get to work. It's been too much fury without the fire. If one were to prepare press clippings of all the threats and promises Ribadu issued through newspapers in the OBJ dispensation and juxtapose them against his actual successes against governmental sleeze, he would be seen as a failure today because he has failed to deliver on MOST of those promises and threats, often putting politics and personal ties above the fight against corruption.

OBJ is no longer there. Ribadu should get to work and prepare indictments against the ex-govs, ex-ministers, and OBJ himself. If he is truly prepared to die for Nigeria, he would be vigorously pursuing his mentor, OBJ, and OBJ's corrupt allies (Any Ubah, Anenih, Bode George, and Ibori, Odili, and others) would be in jail.

Enough of fighting corruption through newspapers and press conferences. Let the EFCC's actions speak for itself! It's frustrating to have to read all these promising and inspiring speeches by Ribadu only for him to turn around and vigorously defend his selective and politicized war on corruption. It is depressing to hear all this tired boasts while Ribadu continues to defer to political imperatives and pressures to spare people that he himself in his unguarded, excited boasts has indicted, all because he wants to keep his job. Keeping his job should not be more important than doing the right thing.

Ribau says "there are worse criminals that Obasanjo and Anenih." I say this is a confirmation from him that OBJ and Anenih are corrupt "criminals," and this makes it all the more puzzling why he would not go after them to send a potent message to former and serving officials. Most savvy anti-crime investigators like to go after big fish, especially where there are limited resources and capacity to take down every criminal. The logic is that getting a big fish will send small fishes scampering for cover and will send the invaluable message that no one is above the law. Nuhu responded to charges of selectivity by saying: "If Nuhu is not doing it-going after them-another person can." This is a woefully feeble response that validates the fears and suspicions of those accusing him of selective prosecution based on political considerations. The question is: who does Nuhu have in mind as the person to help him get those he has no gut to go after? Is this attitude not defeatist, arrogant, and insensitive? Does he expect Nigerians to start lynching those suspected of corrupt enrichment who are not being investigated or prosecuted by EFCC for whatever reason?


Grandstanding may impress some people but it doesn't stop the corrupt from walking the streets with their loot.

Forget dying for Nigeria, Ribadu (even the evil grandmaster of corruption, OBJ, said he was prepared to die for Nigeria while he was killing Nigeria for his pocket); just do the work of fighting corruption!

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Nuhu fires hot and I know he'd be nearly 100% if not for the manipulative tactics of his former "C-in-C" OBJ. I believe he had to do so many inappropriate things to save his job, including berating the immediate past senate for amending the EFCC act to insulate the EFCC (including) his position from executive whims and caprices. I was happy with the amendment which meant more independence for the AFCC to carry out its responsiblities, but was utterly shocked when Ribadu talked down the ammendment in a very rude manner. In a curious volte face, after facing threats from the current stratagems employed by the current AG to protect some known thieves under the "rule of law", Ribadu says he's answerable to the National Assembly alone. I hope this is not another yo-yo from the EFCC Czar, I hope he's woken up from the vain "loyalty" to the executive which can easily be reduced to a tool for manipulation by a dictator like OBJ.
Good Luck to EFCC and Ribadu. I'm with you, but please work more and shout less.

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Its quite clear to all Goats and Chickens that this Ribadu of a guy is still under the manipulation of Olusegun Obasanjo. Else what would warrant someone defending Obasanjo the way he did. What of Transcorp deals, OTA farm enrichment and other forms of gratification from everywhere. Its quite terrible. Even after giving him independence of the executive, he feels lost. Too bad for such a crime fighter. He should please stand alone and fight for what he believes in. For as long as he is still in the Obasanjo in the shoe, am afraid Nuhu Ribadu is not worth being called EFCC Boss. He should quit.

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If I were in Ribadu's shoes, I will say the same thing.

All my course mates are still marking time as CSP, I am an AIG.
I receive millions of dollars from donor countries without anybody asking me to give account.
I can travel all over the world, first class, at government expense,
I can throw countrymen into jail without anybody querying me, and those who are afraid of going to jail have to settle (call it plea bargain, if you like) as long as nobody asks me where the recovered money goes.
All because of some arse licking of one Ota Farmer.

If I were Ribadu, I will say the same thing and even more. The only thing I will do differently is try and justify all that the country has invested in me, instead of grandstanding and making noise everywhere.

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=Mikky jaga;20913553>If I were in Ribadu's shoes, I will say the same thing.

All my course mates are still marking time as CSP, I am an AIG.
I receive millions of dollars from donor countries without anybody asking me to give account.
I can travel all over the world, first class, at government expense,
I can throw countrymen into jail without anybody querying me, and those who are afraid of going to jail have to settle (call it plea bargain, if you like) as long as nobody asks me where the recovered money goes.
All because of some arse licking of one Ota Farmer.

If I were Ribadu, I will say the same thing and even more. The only thing I will do differently is try and justify all that the country has invested in me, instead of grandstanding and making noise everywhere.

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If you were in the Police, you will probably still be a Sergeant.

Nobody will trust you with millions of dollars all over the world unquestioned. Ribadu somehow earned it, even though he came from a country tagged the most corrupt in the world, when he got his job.

Nobody will even give you an attachment seat in an airplane, you will probably have to go by ship or trek. Because you do not have Ribadu's balls.

You do not have have the nerves to throw the corrupt people in jail like Ribadu does.

If he got all these including the millions of dollars from reputable countries all over the world "because of some arse licking of one Ota farmer" that Ota farmer must have been passing gold and diamonds as faeces.

Listen to yourself carefully to get all those beautiful treatments, not only from Nigeria, he must have been doing some things right. The truth is that you are not Ribadu and with your kind of stand you definitely do not have the spirit and the courage of a Ribadu.

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See the work Ribadu wants Nigeria to praise him for. While some people are providing evidence that their governor is corrupt and needs to be investigated, Ribadu is playing hide and seek game with others.

Part of the communique by Delta Elders forum in Vanguard of June 10 2007, is reproduced below:

"1. The Forum is satisfied with the progress of the case in the Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/M/150/2007 at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in which Elder Godsday Orubebe, Chief Godwin Ogbetuo and Chief Sunday Iyawa, on behalf of the Forum, are asking the court for an order of mandamus to compel the EFCC to investigate fictitious supplementary appropriation bills used by Chief James Onanefe Ibori, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and the Delta State House of Assembly to defraud the Government and people of Delta State of over N120b.

2. We recall that on February 7, 2007 (long before the April Elections) before the court case was instituted, the Delta Elders, Leaders & Stakeholders Forum met with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of EFCC. Mallam Ribadu alleged that Governor Ibori is the most corrupt and most investigated governor in the country. That in the past few years, the EFCC had allegedly recovered huge sums from Governor Ibori, confiscated his shares in companies (including Afribank), and blocked access to several assets, properties and funds both in Nigeria and overseas. The investigations are also being undertaken overseas and Governor Ibori cannot allegedly enter the UK and some other countries without being arrested. The reports of these investigations have either been withheld by EFCC or ignored by Government.

3. It is the inability of EFCC to prosecute the ex-governor, Dr. Uduaghan and their accomplices that made the applicants to institute the suit at the Federal High Court."

If Ribadu dies, Nigeria would not have lost much considering his double standards.

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Mr. T,

You're welcome. Long time no jam. Happy to meet you again. Keep singing the chorus as one of the choristers in the imperial presidency of the Ota farmer. It's a nice pastime, you know.

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@ Ebe2

Thanks for a very useful post. Actually, while I often want to let loose on Ribadu for short changing everbody on his war on corruption, I have to ask myself what I'd do in his shoes considering the environment he has to operate in. Resign my post or do the best I can or allowed to do? It's a tough one. I mean, look at the ICPC.

Remember his bold moves on IBB earlier in his drive until he was called to order by the nefarious OBJ? Recall his fulmination at UI re Alao-Akala and the same Akala never "made" his list of corrupt political candidates? Yeah, it's a tough one; but his speeches and theatrics are indeed wearing thin.


BTW, did Yar'Adua really meet with Ibori & Co in NY?