“You can’t prove deeds with words”. Aleksandr
Solzhenitsyn.

Although the dictionary included dishonesty among the
definitions of corruption, President Jonathan had
insisted that it is only stealing. I fully accept his
definition of what happens in official circles. My mentor
on this was the Abami-Eda himself, Fela Anikulapo –
who left us with a track titled “Authority Stealing”.
Jonathan, it can be assumed from his utterances and
conduct, appears not to be prepared to fight
corruption. But, will he wage war against stealing?
Given the facts available to me, the answer is “definitely
No!”



Permit me to take a diversion by pointing to the puerile
approach the PDP had taken in their attempt to smear
Buhari and Tinubu with charges of corruption.

For Buhari, the PDP and their choristers in the media,
including my colleagues in VANGUARD, had been
repeating a charge about $2.8 billion stolen from the
NNPC when Buhari was Petroleum Minister. Among the
rumour mongers are Professors and respected
columnists. I have challenged any of them to publish the
balance sheet of the NNPC in 1976, because the entire
organization was not worth $2.8 billion. At any rate, in
1976, the exchange rate was US1= N0.67, same as
when Buhari was Head of State. Today it is US
$1=N205. I am sorry if “respected” columnists have
forgotten the history. But, there it is. Even, the entire
Federal Budget in 1976 hardly reached N2 billion.
Liars!!

It is when they turn to Bola Tinubu that they really
become comical. You read advertorials about “the
largest land owner in Nigeria” (no acreage, like 90.4
hectares in Abuja, is mentioned and where the parcels
of land are); “the man who controls all the governors
under the APC in the Southwest” (how much he takes
from the states is not stated). The stupidities continue
on and on. Two impressions are created among thinking
readers: they cannot substantiate their allegations; and
lack the guts to confront the man. Propaganda is
serious business and should be left to professionals.
Run-of-the-mill columnists cannot handle it
successfully. I pity them.

By contrast let me explain why Jonathan cannot, and
will not, fight stealing by top government officials. The
plain truth is, almost all of them are close to the
corridors of power in Aso Rock. He provided some
inkling into his mind-set when he pardoned his former
boss Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of Bayelsa
State. “Alams” was the accused fugitive, who absconded
from Britain dressed as a woman to avoid prosecution.

He was later tried in Nigeria, allowed to plea bargain
(meaning he surrendered only part of what he allegedly
stole) and was given a light sentence. To help erase his
criminal record Jonathan gave the man pardon. He is
now thinking about going to the Senate; and one day,
become the Senate President. Nigerians need to have an
idea of the amount of public funds which Jonathan’s
friend allegedly stole.

In my book, PDP: CORRUPTION INCORPORATED, and
on pages 268 to 270, they were captured.

I don’t intend to reveal the entire evidence in the book.
But, I can guarantee the reader, that if Alams had
committed those crimes in Malaysia, Thailand, South
Korea, Viet Nam or China, he would not be alive today.
In that book, PDP: CORRUPTION INCORPORATED, I had
asked if it is possible for a Governor to steal so much
and the Deputy Governor, the Speaker of the House
and other legislators knew nothing about it. How about
the Accountant-General and the Auditor-General?
Jonathan recently campaigned in Enugu and told the
crowd that ex-Governor Jim Nwobodo received the
longest sentence among those convicted under Buhari
in 1984. I pity Nwobodo. I don’t want to disgrace the
old man. But Jonathan is almost tempting me to reveal
to Nigerians the whole truth. The record is there in my
archives.

LAST LINE: I have reserved five (5) copies of PDP:
CORRUPTION INCORPORATED for anyone in Bayelsa,
eager and patriotic enough to know what happened
between 1999 and 2007. It was stealing unlimited

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/gej-alams-nwobodo-and-authority-stealing-1/#sthash.mygtF9l7.dpuf

Abeg, stealing is not corruption joor.

Authority stealing pass arm robbery

Wow. Very interesting piece.

#IHaveDecided

Talking about corruption not stealing,
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the purchase of N9.2billion worth of clean cook stoves and wonder bags for rural women under the National Clean Cooking Scheme.
Muhammed said the N9.2billion inclusive of Value Added Tax was approved for the procurement of 750,000 units of clean cook stove and 18,000 wonder bags.

http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-buy-cooking-stoves-with-n9-2bn/

Sad and sick government

Me I didn't see anyone with these stoves and wonder bags the government allocated such huge amount to procure.

Sai Baba

Sai Buhari

#ihavedecided

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