IYA NGBALI: I weep for this country. I give up,it is finished.

my sister it is nt yet finished, with people like u who still believe in doing the rite things, there is hope. We cnt do otherwise becos we ll hav 2 answer qtns 4rm our children.We jst need to start talking and preaching the change we need, in no time, we ll get it right, it has started in delta state.

Come to tink of it, when u look at those names of those wanting his release, they still belong to the set of pple looting our resources, jst imagine a serving commissioner. Also U cnt blame those ordinary natives of oghara clamouring 4 his release, being that; they are illitrates, they see that d man did some tins in their town, fg has been doing pardoning and release of thieves and killers and finally he is their brother(blood is thicker than water). But this cannt continue o. We must do something.

God wat is wrong wit dis country we celebrate corrupt men and praise looters no wonder day say every country deserves its leaders dat means nigerians deserve corrupt leaders bcus we are all corrupt.i smh 4 my country. Anyway

Billyonaire: I have learnt not to take apc on top someone else's headache. Ibori defrauded Delta State and it seems Delta State people still love him very much. If Deltans want Ibori sent to Nigeria, it should be done. But for the sake of justice he must remain there in prison till the expiration of his term. It should serve as a lesson to thieving Governors and those gallivanting from states to states in the name of Governors forum, instead of putting their a.s.s down and working their states to success.

Oh my God! Are you for real? I never knew your blind support for GEJ is as bad as this.

Those folks think UK is in Nigeria, ignorant people!

Did Vanguard just refer to Chief Ayiri as Niger Delta Activist? Well no wahala.
As for those hired crowd, psychophants, and political jobbers, your day of retribution is right before your very eyes, its just that you are blind to see it.
Fellow forumites, here are some issues to ponder on:
1. The EFCC Drags Ibori to court for embelzzlement of public funds, the DTSG states that no money is missing, 1+1=3, and Ibori is freed.
2. It was same Oghara people that protested that the Nigerian Government not arrest their son and 'leader'. He eventually fled the country.
3. He is jailed in the UK, that's long after his wife, lawyer, mistress and relative are sentenced in the UK for the crimes they did commit in Nigeria. (laughs)
4. Uduaghan and the DTSG want the money Ribadu claims Ibori sent as bribe to him, currently in the custody of the CBN and the matter being in court.
5. For years running Ibori's birthday has been celebrated in his absence with the support of the DTSG, officers of the state government and the like minds of Ibori.
5. Some of the projects uncompleted by Ibori, are to this day uncompleted by his cousin - Uduaghan.
Painfully enough the feeler you get is that Ibori is preffered to his maternal cousin - Gov. Uduaghan.
WE AS A PEOPLE NEED SERIOUS MEDICATION!

deandavid: When i hear comments like this, i begin to wonder if these politicians are really our problem or rather the masses

There is something you dont know. That is why you are wondering. Here it is.

Ibori is not worse than any former state chief executive.

His suffering is political. He is serving Obasanjo's sentence.

deandavid: FG urged to facilitate Ibori’s release from London jail

on August 08, 2013 / in News 1:20 am / Comments














OGHARA—MORE than one year after former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, was convicted by a London court, his kinsmen and key political stakeholders in Delta State have called on the Federal Government to facilitate his release and subsequent return to Nigeria, describing him as an epitome of infrastructural and human capital development in the state.

Niger Delta activist and Warri chief, Ayirimi Emami, who was among stakeholders that spoke to newsmen in Oghara, the country home of Chief Ibori, shortly after a novelty football match organised to celebrate the former governor’s 55th birthday, described his travail as political, adding that Ibori developed the youths, roads and other infrastructure to better the lots of Deltans.

Chief Emami, Chairman of Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC, said: “Despite being in prison, if Ibori happens to contest election now, he will win because he is a man of the people.”

Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa, an aide to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Faith Majemite, a member on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Henry Ofa and other top political office holders in Delta State, who also bared their minds described the huge turn-out of people at the novelty football match played at the Oghara township stadium between Ibori United of Oghara and Ibori United of Warri as a testament of the ex governor’s popularity and developmental strides while he was in the saddle as Delta State chief executive.

An Oghara indigene, Simon Otobo opined that the Urhobo, who prayed for Ibori’s arrest were now regretting doing so because of the political gulf his absence was causing the Urhobo nation and pleaded for leniency on the part of the Nigerian and British governments.

An elderly woman and a commercial motorcycle rider, Omoko Rose and Edafewogho Ekawhen, respectively, commended the former governor for developing Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state and appealed to the Federal Government to work towards Ibori’s release, noting that it would help stabilise the polity.

Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Ben Igbakpa, an aide to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Faith Majemite, a member in the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Henry Ofa and other top political office holders in Delta State, who also bared their minds described the huge turn-out of people at the novelty football match played at the Oghara township stadium between Ibori United of Oghara and Ibori United of Warri as a testament of the ex governor’s popularity and developmental strides while he was in the saddle as Delta State chief executive.
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It is indeed true dat power does not corrupt but it brings out the corruption in us. How can D people of Oghara urge the Nigeria govt to help release ibori?. Well two facts comes to mind:
-d said thief is from Oghara
-he was once a corrupt youth like those clamouring for his release. . . Lagbaja I hail u on dis one. . We're all MUMU in MUMUDOM!

deandavid: When i hear comments like this, i begin to wonder if these politicians are really our problem or rather the masses

.

Is it not from among the masses that politicians come from? When the masses are ready for progress, the politicians too will be forced to perform.
Ibori was only a petty London thief/shoplifter/criminal. He only became a big thief in the enabling environment of Naija.

I've said it before on a previous forum, I know many of you don't know especially if you are not from Delta state, but the truth is Ibori did a lot of development. That is just a fact. It dose not take away from the fact that he was also corrupt but he did do a lot for Delta state. I can understand why his people venerate him. When you've had no development at all for decades, a little seems like a lot.

Suc4live: abeg release am jare! Wetin him do sef? Na only him be thief for dis con3? Infact, gej do a swap deal wit a british prisoner here...#pardon#

am not in support of that steals but has EFCC been able to probe any one ever since?

I read the article and I'm lost for words
As Lagbaja said, truly Nigeria is a MUMUDOM

The scenario is fraught shinanigans and behind the scene manipulations and leaves me with adumbration that may not be veracious.Therefore,i will recline in my swivel chair and hope the scene do not turn orgy.
Soon,Al-Mustapha-Alams.campaign Pooster for president and vice president respectively will flood the country come 2015.

The people from that part of the country are just like that. To them their son is just being a victim of political crossfire.

But I tell you there is nothing like corruption as mush as the person is settling them with their own share of the loot.

Whether he does well in office or not does not matter to them. they will tell you it our our region and our money. just give them some money and organize parties for them regularly you are settled.

Aarenaija: The people from that part of the country are just like that. To them their son is just being a victim of political crossfire.

But I tell you there is nothing like corruption as mush as the person is settling them with their own share of the loot.

Whether he does well in office or not does not matter to them. they will tell you it our our region and our money. just give them some money and organize parties for them regularly you are settled.

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Stop generalising. Which part of Nigeria do people not play victim and play ethnic card? Is Abacha's son not aiming for political office up North? Is Bode George an outcast today in the West? I have not heard of Ette or Bankole being lynched in the West.
In a country with so much hunger and moral bankruptcy, you will always find praise singers.

papushki: Its a shame a really big shame n to be honest when I saw d multitude dat gathered themselves I knew we will neva progress in dis country when we celebrate corruption.

Na God go help us for dis country

even God sef don leave us,he really cant be asked again

Aarenaija: The people from that part of the country are just like that. To them their son is just being a victim of political crossfire.

But I tell you there is nothing like corruption as mush as the person is settling them with their own share of the loot.

Whether he does well in office or not does not matter to them. they will tell you it our our region and our money. just give them some money and organize parties for them regularly you are settled.

I am sorry but this happens EVERYWHERE in Nigeria. The AL-Mustapha that the Northern youths worship was he not corrupt? In 2003 did the Yoruba not rally around OBJ even though he was a corrupt failure? You go to Kano and try speak bad words about Abacha. That's just the way Nigeria is. All the ethnic groups defend their own

deandavid: When i hear comments like this, i begin to wonder if these politicians are really our problem or rather the masses

my dear i tire o

if he had committed the crime in Nigeria, i am sure his kinsmen will take it from another perspective that it's politically motivated but now that the crime was committed in London, they still fail to understand that their son who have served jail term in Nigeria prisons before becoming Governor is still a criminal. what a country! no doubt, the masses also contributes to their problems too. Poverty stricken kinsmen!, who knows how much they have illegally benefitted from this man when he was there as their Governor.

This goes to show that corruption will never end in Naija. Pity.

nawa ooo. IF GEJ facilitate his release now na de same people wey follow beg for his release go castigate him

Ibori is a British citizen.So the British government has no obligation to release him to Nigeria.

He was a man of the people!!!
Good heavens! I am beyond confounded when I hear certain nigerians speak.
That man is in prison for crimes committed not only in Nigeria but also in the UK and they want the FG to facilitate his release
What kind of people are we in Nigeria!

Na so we go dey dey? This is a preposterous, if anything short of an outright insane agitation. I tire for some people sef. Wetin?!!!

Useless people see dem as dem they like criminals on wat ground are u calling for his release? Someone who clearly stolw billions of naira while in power, was tried, found guilty and sentenced has not even spent up to 2 years in detention only for these mendicants to call for his release! Com'on dis is crazy!!! Am not even sure if the time for payroll reviewal is come even!
He should spend at least more 5ive years in detention only then can the government consider his release!
Am sure he is in one of the luxirious prisons in london where adequate gadgets are providd for convicts, what dis guys should be advocating for is a transfer of prisoner so he can be transfered to kiri to have a taste of prisonship in nigeria, as simple as dat!!!!

After all they facilitated the political resurrection from death of Bamanga Tukur. They rehabilitated Mr Fix it Aneni, after Oshiomole has successfully put him to political irrelevant. They facilitated the pardon of the governor general of Ijaw nation- Chief Alams and washed all his sins away and made him clean.
So why must a Saint like Ibori be allowed to waste time he could put into better use for GEJ 2015 fresh air campaign instead of a British jail meant for real criminals?

Bode George returned with a fanfare and even traffic came to a halt as he leave Kirikiri prison. I am sure the day Ibori will come down, the earth will shake, as the people that matters in Nigeria tumbled upon themselves, trying to shake his hand, with a later state banquet organised in his honour by her majesty, Queen Patience of Otueke.

Agbanagba1: Ibori is a British citizen.So the British government has no obligation to release him to Nigeria.

Yeah! just as Bin Laden is an American green card holder. Unu Ga Egbu Nmadu.

Alam was pardoned, Mustafa was released, Ibori to be seconded to niaja also to be left off hook, I forsee a criminal cabinet come 2015 or US production coming to past. Why has the political prophet of our time not seeing what does not need a fortune teller to predict?

Alam was pardoned, Mustafa was released, Ibori to be seconded to niaja also to be left off hook, I forsee a criminal cabinet come 2015 or US predicton coming to past. Why has the political prophet of our time not seeing what does not need a fortune teller to predict?

this mumunism keep spreading like wild fire which keep me wondering who will put a stop to it.

Aarenaija: The people from that part of the country are just like that. To them their son is just being a victim of political crossfire.

But I tell you there is nothing like corruption as mush as the person is settling them with their own share of the loot.

Whether he does well in office or not does not matter to them. they will tell you it our our region and our money. just give them some money and organize parties for them regularly you are settled.

that is true o, but at the detriment of their generation of children yet unborn. we the youth of this age should put a stop to this trend and bring looters to their kneels. we need to vote credibility.