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Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 9:40pm On Dec 13, 2017
Despite the rumours, the short answer is NO.

Although he's among the most investigated businessmen in the world.
Atiku has never been arrested, indicted or convicted.

Atiku has a publicly verifiable source of wealth. Atiku has numerous successful businesses across Nigeria and employs thousands of Nigerians. His wealth isn't from graft but from business growth.

Atiku is clean. It's those making the allegations that are not.








GET TO MEET HIM


Atiku Abubakar (GCON) (born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist, who served as the second elected Vice-President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), with President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Abubakar worked in the Nigeria Customs Service for twenty years, rising to become the Deputy Director, as the second highest position in the Service was then known. He retired in April 1989 and took up full-time business and politics. He ran for the office of governor in the Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba States) in 1991, and for the Presidency in 1993, placing third after MKO Abiola and Babagana Kingibe in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) primaries.


In 1998 he was elected Governor of Adamawa State. While still Governor-Elect he was selected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Olusegun Obasanjo as his running mate. The duo went on to win elections in February 1999, and Abubakar was sworn-in as Nigeria's second democratically elected vice president on 29 May 1999.


Abubakar's second term as Vice President was marked by a stormy relationship with President Obasanjo. His bid to succeed Obasanjo did not receive the latter's support, and it took a judgment of the Supreme Court to allow Abubakar contest after he was initially disqualified by the Independent National Electoral Commission on the grounds that he had been indicted for financial misconduct by an investigating panel set up at Obasanjo's behest. The Supreme Court ordered the electoral commission to restore Abubakar's name onto the presidential ballot. Abubakar ran on the platform of the Action Congress, having quit the PDP on account of his issues with President Obasanjo. Atiku lost the election, placing third after Umaru Yar'Adua and Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).


Atiku is a co-founder of Intels, an oil servicing business with extensive operations in Nigeria and abroad. He is also the founder of Adama Beverages Limited, the American University of Nigeria (AUN), and numerous other businesses

Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 9:43pm On Dec 13, 2017
This Nonsense is...
All Dead On Arrival


Corruption’ll Return In Full Force If Atiku Becomes President – Nigerians


https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/09/09/corruption-ll-return-full-force-atiku-becomes-president-nigerians/


Nigerian vice-president faces corruption charges

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/28/1

End Of The Road As Shocking Documentary Evidence Of Corruption Against Atiku Abubakar, Emerge From The US Government
By Post-Nigeria


http://www.post-nigeria.com/just-in-end-of-the-road-as-shocking-documentary-evidence-of-corruption-against-atiku-abubakar-emerge-from-the-us-government/

Wendell Simlin: On corruption perception, Atiku has himself to blame

http://www.thescoopng.com/2014/11/12/wendell-simlin-corruption-perception-atiku-blame/

ATIKU ABUBAKAR: NOT A WORTHY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIATE

http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/babsajayi/120310.html

Published by the
Nigeria: Crucifying Democracy on a Cross of Corruption
By Bruce Fein


https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/803110

Apologies Atiku, But When It Comes To Corruption, You Should Shut Up

http://saharareporters.com/2017/11/21/apologies-atiku-when-it-comes-corruption-you-should-shut-churchill-okonkwo

“U.S Won’t Support An Atiku Presidency”

https://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/43792/1/ldquous-wonrsquot-support-an-atiku-presidencyrdquo.html

ATIKU SHOULD TRAVEL TO AMERICA IF HE IS NOT CORRUPT, OBASANJO DARED HIM

http://newsrescue.com/atiku-travel-america-not-corrupt-obasanjo-dared-rescued/#axzz4zYl7q3b7

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by ammyluv2002(f): 9:46pm On Dec 13, 2017
Clean as in clean? None of our politicans are clean..... both past & present! They are all selfish and doesn't love the country.

#StopSoundingUnnecessaryTrumpets

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 9:46pm On Dec 13, 2017
NCP:


This Nonsense is...
All Dead On Arrival



If you say he is corrupt, has he been convicted by a competent court of law? The answer is NO.


If you say he is corrupt, give us empirical evidence

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by vicadex07(m): 9:50pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:
Despite the rumours, the short answer is NO.

Although he's among the most investigated businessmen in the world.
Atiku has never been arrested, indicted or convicted.


Atiku has a publicly verifiable source of wealth. Atiku has numerous successful businesses across Nigeria and employs thousands of Nigerians. His wealth isn't from graft but from business growth.


Atiku is clean. It's those making the allegations that are not.

why are yibbos licking his arssssss. I thought u people detest Hausa and Fulani people

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 9:50pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:



If you say he is corrupt, has he been convicted by a competent court of law? The answer is NO?


if you say he is corrupt, give us empirical evidence

He should visit Maryland USA where his ill gotten property is located.

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by hatchy(f): 9:53pm On Dec 13, 2017
See question!

Before Nko?

@Op,did you just arrive from Mars?

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by Nobody: 9:55pm On Dec 13, 2017
That’s a matter for the court to decide

Just as it is for Buhari

Atiku is as innocent as Buhari

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 9:56pm On Dec 13, 2017
vicadex07:


why are yibbos licking his arssssss. I thought u people detest Hausa and Fulani people


Stop hasty generalization! I'm not Igbo. You can not possibly believe only Igbo will support a particular Presidential aspirant. Or does it mean this is the tactics you are told to use?

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:02pm On Dec 13, 2017
NCP:


He should visit Maryland USA where his ill gotten property is located.


You see, you can't possibly support your assertion with empirical evidence. Only depend on hearsay

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by SalamRushdie: 10:05pm On Dec 13, 2017
If Atiku was as corrupt as the lies we are being sold would he have intercepted and exposed the case of 53 suit cases of laundered money by Buhari ADC in 1984 , a case which Buhari swept aside till date

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by vicadex07(m): 10:07pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:



Stop hasty generalization! I'm not Igbo. You can not possibly believe only Igbo will support a particular Presidential aspirants. Or does it mean this is the tactics you are told to use?


well, u not being Igbo does not discredit the fact that all pro Igbo and IPOB monikers on dis forum has now adopted atiku as their hero since Python dance decisively dealt with KANU.

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 10:10pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:



You see, you can't possibly support your assertion with empirical evidence. Only depend on hearsay

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:14pm On Dec 13, 2017
SalamRushdie:
If Atiku was as corrupt as the lies we are being sold would he have intercepted and exposed the case of 53 suit cases of laundered money by Buhari ADC in 1984 , a case which Buhari swept aside till date



That is an important fact. Somebody they said is corrupt, insisted the suitcases must be checked to ascertain its content but Buhari gave order making the soldiers to disappear with those suitcases without being checked. Remember, Fela was arrested and jailed because he was found with 'excess' money. Is that not hypocrisy? What type of corruption is greater than that

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:16pm On Dec 13, 2017
[quote author=NCP post=63260205][/quote]




@NCP

Mention the court that convicted him and the terms he served

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:20pm On Dec 13, 2017
vicadex07:


well, u not being Igbo does not discredit the fact that all pro Igbo and IPOB monikers on dis forum has now adopted atiku as their hero since Python dance decisively dealt with KANU.



That is the more reason you should stop running around tagging anyone that supports Atiku as Ipod because you're actually making neutral change their minds.


I know you may not be smart enough to understand this

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 10:20pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:




@NCP
Mention the court that convicted him and the terms he served

He should visit the states to clear his name.
At least the US govt knows Athiefcrook's HARD EARNED REPUTATION.

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by 9jaDoc(f): 10:21pm On Dec 13, 2017
Is charcoal black?

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:32pm On Dec 13, 2017
NCP:


He should visit the states to clear his name.
At least the US govt knows Athiefcrook's HARD EARNED REPUTATION.


It's obvious you're just running around in circles

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 10:43pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:




It's obvious you're just running around in circles


Atiku Case History.

From 2000 to 2008, Jennifer Douglas, a U.S. citizen and the fourth wife of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and former candidate for President of Nigeria, helped her husband bring over $40 million in suspect funds into the United States through wire transfers sent by offshore corporations to U.S. bank accounts.


In a 2008 civil complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Ms. Douglas received over $2 million in bribe payments in 2001 and 2002, from Siemens AG, a major German corporation.


While Ms. Douglas denies wrongdoing, Siemens has already pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges and settled civil charges related to bribery and told the Subcommittee that it sent the payments to one of her U.S. accounts.


In 2007, Mr. Atiku was the subject of corruption allegations in Nigeria related to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund.


Of the $40 million in suspect funds, $25 million was wire transferred by offshore corporations into more than 30 U.S. bank accounts opened by Ms. Douglas, primarily by Guernsey Trust Company Nigeria Ltd., LetsGo Ltd. Inc., and Sima Holding Ltd.
The U.S. banks maintaining those accounts were, at times, unaware of her PEP status, and they allowed multiple, large offshore wire transfers into her accounts. As each bank began to question the offshore wire transfers, Ms. Douglas indicated that all of the funds came from her husband and professed little familiarity with the offshore corporations actually sending her money.

Source. .

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by Nobody: 10:48pm On Dec 13, 2017
Same as asking if ur mum na virgin

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 10:55pm On Dec 13, 2017
NCP:



Atiku Case History.

From 2000 to 2008, Jennifer Douglas, a U.S. citizen and the fourth wife of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and former candidate for President of Nigeria, helped her husband bring over $40 million in suspect funds into the United States through wire transfers sent by offshore corporations to U.S. bank accounts.


In a 2008 civil complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Ms. Douglas received over $2 million in bribe payments in 2001 and 2002, from Siemens AG, a major German corporation.


While Ms. Douglas denies wrongdoing, Siemens has already pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges and settled civil charges related to bribery and told the Subcommittee that it sent the payments to one of her U.S. accounts.


In 2007, Mr. Atiku was the subject of corruption allegations in Nigeria related to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund.


Of the $40 million in suspect funds, $25 million was wire transferred by offshore corporations into more than 30 U.S. bank accounts opened by Ms. Douglas, primarily by Guernsey Trust Company Nigeria Ltd., LetsGo Ltd. Inc., and Sima Holding Ltd.
The U.S. banks maintaining those accounts were, at times, unaware of her PEP status, and they allowed multiple, large offshore wire transfers into her accounts. As each bank began to question the offshore wire transfers, Ms. Douglas indicated that all of the funds came from her husband and professed little familiarity with the offshore corporations actually sending her money.

Source. .


I said mention the court that convicted him. If you don't, this is the last time I'm replying you
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by NCP: 11:03pm On Dec 13, 2017
id911:



I said mention the court that convicted him. If you don't, this is the last time I'm replying you


The committee submitted its report on 4 February 2010, three years after Atiku left office.

The report unveiled violations of US laws by Atiku and his fourth wife, Jennifer Douglas. It also included revelations about Siemens bribe paid into one of the accounts, and it possibly provided the basis for Atiku being barred from entering the United States, since then.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/12/03/corruption-us-senate-report-finally-nailed-atiku-abubakar/

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 11:19pm On Dec 13, 2017
We are currently facing economic stagnation. A lot of our people are out of jobs because the current managers of our economy are not sound in the area of economic management.


In 2019, let's take the sufferings our people are going through into consideration and vote someone who is tested and trusted in the area of economic management. Atiku is tested and trusted!

Let's ATIKULATE for a brighter and better tomorrow

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by Bevista: 1:08am On Dec 14, 2017
id911:
I said mention the court that convicted him. If you don't, this is the last time I'm replying you
No Nigerian court was courageous to convict James Ibori. If the UK courts had not convicted him, you lot would've been saying he's as clean as snow.
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Reality is, most Nigerians know those that are corrupt or not. That the pillars of justice in Nigeria is too weak to bring people to justice doesn't mean we don't know the the reality of things.

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Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 1:17am On Dec 14, 2017
Bevista:
No Nigerian court was courageous to convict James Ibori. If the UK courts had not convicted him, you lot would've been saying he's as clean as snow.
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Reality is, most Nigerians know those that are corrupt or not. That the pillars of justice in Nigeria is too weak to bring people to justice doesn't mean we don't know the the reality of things.



What you're saying in essence is, if someone accused you of being a ritualist and rapist since, according to you, the pillars of justice in Nigeria is too weak to bring people to Justice, we should all condemn you and possibly give you jungle justice. And only what a white man says about you is acceptable since our court are useless right?
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by mrvitalis(m): 2:55am On Dec 14, 2017
id911:




What you're saying in essence is, if someone accused you of being a ritualist and rapist since, according to you, the pillars of justice in Nigeria is to weak to bring people to Justice, we should all condemn you and possibly give you jungle justice. And only what a white man says about you is acceptable since our court are useless right?

Atiku should just visit USA we would contribute the ticket money

Just go and flex 2 weeks then come back he has my vote
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 7:08am On Dec 14, 2017
hatchy:
See question!
Before Nko?
@Op,did you just arrive from Mars?

Yes.
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 1:39pm On Dec 14, 2017
If una talk say him corrupt, make una bring proof no be propaganda go win elections this time. na weti u don do before and weti u fit do
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by bakynes(m): 3:07pm On Dec 14, 2017
Oga stop trying to sell Atiku like a saint to us, How do you expect an ex Custom boss to be free of Corruption like you don't know Customs is one of the biggest corruption ridden agency of the FGN.

Atiku is simply not been investigated or indicted because he is one of the most Powerful Men in Nigeria.
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by id911(m): 3:27pm On Dec 14, 2017
bakynes:
Oga stop trying to sell Atiku like a saint to us, How do you expect an ex Custom boss to be free of Corruption like you don't know Customs is one of the biggest corruption ridden agency of the FGN.

Atiku is simply not been investigated or indicted because he is one of the most Powerful Men in Nigeria.



So he is corrupt but Buhari embraced him and has been working with him since until he left the party recently. Even as we speak, he has not been arrested. Does it mean the new Sheriff in Town is selective on who is corrupt and who is not?
Re: Is Atiku Abubakar Corrupt? by MrMoney007: 3:33pm On Dec 14, 2017
All politicians from the North as they claim One North are all corrupt.

Only one exception, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. (...of blessed memory)

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