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Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by JumiR: 3:45am On Feb 18, 2016
By JUMI RHODES


Former Minister of Aviation, Prof. Babalola Borishade served in 3 ministries during ex-president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's 1st and 2nd terms. In 2004, Prof. Borishade was appointed Minister of State, Power and Steel; between July 2005 and November 2006, he was Minister of Aviation; then appointed, Minister of Culture and Tourism, a position he held till May 2007 at the expiration of Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar tenure. Obasanjo's daughter Damilola married Borishade's son Tope in 2014: it was at this point the former president and ex-minister became in-laws.


These may not be the best of times for Prof. Borishade as Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar of the FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday, refused to stop further hearing on a suit filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) against him(Borishade), and 4 others for allegedly mismanaging N5.2 billion Aviation Safe Tower contract. The others are Borisade's former personal assistant, Tunde Dairo; former Managing Director of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Rowland Iyayi; an Australian, George Eider and Avsatel Communications Ltd. The trial begain in November 2009, when they were arraigned by the EFCC on a 15-count charge of taking bribe and forging aviation contract documents.


The matter which was initially scheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 2016, could not go on as planned as the Attorney General of the Federation(AGF) requested for a brief on the case by the EFCC since the matter had been in court for about seven years. Ruling on the application, yesterday, Justice Umar said the application by counsel to the defendants to foreclose or discharge the defendants was refused and ordered the prosecution to continue its case.


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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Flexherbal(m): 4:39am On Feb 18, 2016
Nobody is above the law!

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by bewla(m): 5:48am On Feb 18, 2016
o pe o
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by oluseyiforjesus(m): 6:56am On Feb 18, 2016
If buhari will really fight corruption n collect looted fund, Baba iyabo must be question.
Abj rail Project............. let start frm there.........

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Kreamie(m): 8:19am On Feb 18, 2016
As long as it's gonna be as thorough and in-depth as Olisa Metuh, Dasuki and others..It's a great move in the right direction!

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by yemmight(m): 8:20am On Feb 18, 2016
Kreamie:
,,,,,

Gradually its getting to OBJ himself.

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by mayorski22(m): 8:20am On Feb 18, 2016
nice one
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Nienie(f): 8:21am On Feb 18, 2016
Good.. Very good
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by PoliticalThuG(m): 8:21am On Feb 18, 2016
They shud invite obj too. Na man na confirmed thief..

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Kreamie(m): 8:21am On Feb 18, 2016
True
yemmight:


Gradually its getting to OBJ himself.
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by winilove(f): 8:22am On Feb 18, 2016
very good
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by swimcash(m): 8:22am On Feb 18, 2016
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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by eluquenson(m): 8:23am On Feb 18, 2016
Let him face justice, nobody is above the law. If found guilty, appropriate sanction should be meted.

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by kay29000(m): 8:23am On Feb 18, 2016
Yes o! No one is untouchable.
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by seenter84: 8:23am On Feb 18, 2016
Nigeria get money o.

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by efilefun(m): 8:24am On Feb 18, 2016
angry

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by globatop: 8:24am On Feb 18, 2016
I hope the wailers will not term this one witch hunting

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by thefakestan: 8:24am On Feb 18, 2016
Why caption it OBJ's inlaw?






ThefakeStan
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Bodmas06: 8:25am On Feb 18, 2016
Well, let see how is going to be.
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Ramanto(m): 8:25am On Feb 18, 2016
How could just a single man be a minister in different unrelated sectors? Is he that versatile? This happens in Nigeria alone. More reason we are where we are today. Nepotism is an enemy of development

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by lonelydora: 8:26am On Feb 18, 2016
I believe EFCC is not serious. All these people facing trials when are they going to jail them? We need to see result to these trials and not media hype.

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by 5starmilitant: 8:26am On Feb 18, 2016
lonelydora:
I believe EFCC is not serious. All these people facing trials when are they going to jail them? We need to see result to these trials and not media hype.

In other words, the efcc and it's agents are just toothless bulldogs........

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by peddyholly: 8:26am On Feb 18, 2016
Very good
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Kelvinbabyface1: 8:26am On Feb 18, 2016
It's very close to baba himself Ebora irunmole tipa tipa... Efcc please go after baba.
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Nobody: 8:26am On Feb 18, 2016
Facing EFCC trial is no longer a big issue in Nigeria.

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by loomer: 8:27am On Feb 18, 2016
The way them dey call billion for this country sha, even bill gate go fear

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by 5starmilitant: 8:27am On Feb 18, 2016
Kelvinbabyface1:
It's very close to baba himself Ebora irunmole tipa tipa... Efcc please go after baba.

Oga nothing, I say nothing will happen to the apc navigator(obj). Obj brought the efcc, and he knows they can't arrest him.

Abeg leave trash for lawma, no be today Yansh dey back.......

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Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by collinsVP: 8:29am On Feb 18, 2016
Dignified treasury rapists, raping her mother since the time of IBB
Re: Babalola Borishade To Face EFCC Trial by Adonis3: 8:29am On Feb 18, 2016
H

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