His is welcome to his father land.

Its sad knowing that a so called christian university would allow themselves to be used as political tools, on what grounds are the offering him a Doctorate The whole drama stinks, Ive never been against ribadu i consider my self a fan but the way he was transformed from zero to hero overnight just tells you that there is something terribly wrong with this country of ours! I'm still waiting to see what Jonathan has cooked up for him.

He is a Nigerian and every Nigerian, especially those in diasporal and exile have a rigt to return home whenever he likes.

His return is should not be raise any special eyebrow; Ribadu is a citizen of this nation and must fully enjoy every rights and privilege of any nigerian such as the right to to to life, etc.

am hapy 4 him n 4 naija
he shld head inec
ibb n obj r in trouble

Ribadu's return is great news!!  He might not be an angel but we know he did something unprecedented; he gave Nigerians hope. Nuhu fought corruption with such passion and selflessness that even the untouchables (OBJ's boys) became uncomfortable. He shook the polity to a point where his name was mentioned in every single news article but as we would have it, the Monster (corruption) fought back and sent him on exile, no thanks to UMYA.

It's such a great news that he was cleared of all charges _{(even by a corrupt govt)} and he's back now. Those that hate him _{simply because he didn't arrest his own boss} should keep hating but for all I care, this man is a hero and his return should seriously be celebrated.

oga. . .u are welcome!

do better work. good will follow you in the end. welcome home ribadu

Hi guys, with the ways most of us argue here, I fear for the future of this country. cant we think outside the box?
Pls tell me, why was Ribadu removed unconstitutionally without finishing his 2nd term as EFCC chair?
Who are the people in charge of Yaradua administration?
Why did the western world role out red carpet for him, while being criminalised by the country he served?
Since the change of baton, why is it that most of those against his home coming are his fellow brothers in the north whereas arrest in his days at EFCC had no region coloration? pls pls and pls, lets leave politics and its intrigues to the politicians and face the real issue.
A persecuted beacon of hope for Nigerians and Africans has come home and we love him.
Ribadu though not a saint(I wonder who is) deserves respect and honour from all Nigerians especially the youth and not insult by comparing in any way to Iboris.
Please let us stop playing into the hand of IBBs who believed that Nigeria does not have youths with brains.

Great Nigerians! Nigeria will live long and become better off!

Ribadu ran out of the country (His own country) without explanations, Ribadu was punished by the PSC without explaining his offence to the public, I guess there was also a case that said he didn't go to law school (correct me if am wrong), he went on exile about two years ago at the inception of the (should I call it the past or present government?), he was disgraced "internationally", messed up for all the 'good' works he did and ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SAME PSC REINSTATED HIM TO HIS POSITION, THE GOVNERMENT CALLED OFF ALL ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM, AND HE IS BACK TO HIS COUNTRY, HALELUYAH

WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO IN THIS COUNTNRY? WOULD RIBADU'S SAGA BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE ANY NIGERIAN TO WORK AGAIN FOR THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT CHECKING OUT FOR "BIG BOYS" WHO MIGHT BE BEHIND THE CULPRITS! WOULD RIBADU HIMSELF EVER BE TRUE TO THIS COUNTRY AND EVEN HIMSELF IN DEALING WITH CRIMINALS IN THIS NAIJA IF CALLED UP TO SUCH POSITION AGAIN?? WOULD I EVEN BE TRUE TO THE COUNTRY IF I WERE CALLED UP, CONSIDERING RIBADU'S SAGA??

NIGERIA WILL BECOME BETTER, BUT WE ( U AND I) WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION!
I AM GLAD RIBADU IS BACK, BUT AM AFRAID OF THE INFLUENCE HIS SAGA WILL HAVE ON YOU, I, AND THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY.

WELLCOME BACK HOME SIR!!!

YES THE KING IS BACK THE KING OF ANTI CORRUPTION IS BACK YESOOO I FEEL SO HAPPY I FEEL LIKE DANCING THE BRAKE DANCE AND THE GALALA
THERE IS HOPE AGAIN FOR OUR GREAT COUNTRY NIGERIA !!! THOSE CORRUPT POLITICIANS LOOTING NIGERIAN BLIND THINK THAT THEY ARE SMART BUT THEY ARE THE BIGGEST FOOOLS ON EARTH. NIGERIA IS ALL WE HAVE WE MUST PROTECT IT !!


SO MADAME DO NOTHING - FARIDA WAZIRI PACK YOUR LOAD AND GO THE KING IS BACK YES HE IS BACK

again isn't about ribadu and it was never so. it is all about the future of our country and the standard we are setting up for ourselves.
whether this is a bad or good news time will tell. but we can not move forward by doing the same poo over and over (sweeping poo under the carpet and thinking we are moving forward). nigerians are not fools (anymore), we deserve an explanation. We want to know what went down, we want to know why ribadu ran out of the country for almost 2 yrs. what or who was behind the show and why he's allowed to return @ this time? we can not continue this way in this country; things need to be addressed clearly and the great citizens deserve to know what is going on in this country. we are sick and tired of this foolish game, the game that hasn't brought us anything fruitful for the past 50 yrs. if things are not clearly addressed or completely resolved, nigerians will experience the same thing again, it is a matter of time.
depilot, i totally agree with you; the big question is: who is next and when exactly is this same poo will happen again.

U are kiding gal.We all know how much u hate him and yor friend Depilot was ready to kill on diz forum because of hatred for Ribadu. We all know he was bringing down big and corrupt politicians. FYI we d supoters also know he was pririotizin OBJ antagonists in his fights. We know he was able to convince international communities abt his course n dey all cooperated wit him. We also know he has been a Jewel to diz international communities since he was forced out of d country. We know he would hav been killed by yor bloodthirsting politrickers if he had listen 2 u and stay to clear his name in d Aoandoaka' ruse of law Courts of Manipulations(the records are there). We also know 1 of his lieutanants9investigatin Ibori case) has been killed.
Nigeria has decayed beyond reason n understanding and d central problem has been diagnonized by all n sundry to b CORRUPTION @ all levels. We need people who have demonstrated dey can minimise CORRUPTION in high positions. International community listen while Ribadu talks,they invited him to "teach" them how to fight corruption without fear. Y wont Nigeria (his motherland) recall him back to contribute to government? Give Ribadu th presidential POWER today I promise u,he will chase OBJ,shake IBB until d last coin on him drops on d ground,Ibori wil b in London 2morrow,No Governor wil leave his office again. He has done it b/4 nd he can do it (better) again. We ave as evidences of Ribadu success against corruption: Tafa Balogun,Alams,Ibori,419 kingpins,Grange,Yahoo boys, to mention a few.He was going to commence a sweep of tsunami on d Govnors startin wit Ibori wen d power of retrogression found him too much. Tell me one thief Waziri has successfully brought 2 book since Ribadu left? Since violent revolution is almost impossible in diz country we need people like Ribadu to effect a peaceful but effective Revolution,

U are kiding gal.We all know how much u hate him and yor friend Depilot was ready to kill on diz forum because of hatred for Ribadu. We all know he was bringing down big and corrupt politicians. FYI we d supoters also know he was pririotizin OBJ antagonists in his fights. We know he was able to convince international communities abt his course n dey all cooperated wit him. We also know he has been a Jewel to diz international communities since he was forced out of d country. We know he would hav been killed by yor bloodthirsting politrickers if he had listen 2 u and stay to clear his name in d Aoandoaka' ruse of law Courts of Manipulations(the records are there). We also know 1 of his lieutanants9investigatin Ibori case) has been killed.
Nigeria has decayed beyond reason n understanding and d central problem has been diagnonized by all n sundry to b CORRUPTION @ all levels. We need people who have demonstrated dey can minimise CORRUPTION in high positions. International community listen while Ribadu talks,they invited him to "teach" them how to fight corruption without fear. Y wont Nigeria (his motherland) recall him back to contribute to government? Give Ribadu th presidential POWER today I promise u,he will chase OBJ,shake IBB until d last coin on him drops on d ground,Ibori wil b in London 2morrow,No Governor wil leave his office again. He has done it b/4 nd he can do it (better) again. We ave as evidences of Ribadu success against corruption: Tafa Balogun,Alams,Ibori,419 kingpins,Grange,Yahoo boys, to mention a few.He was going to commence a sweep of tsunami on d Govnors startin wit Ibori wen d power of retrogression found him too much. Tell me one thief Waziri has successfully brought 2 book since Ribadu left? Since violent revolution is almost impossible in diz country we need people like Ribadu to effect a peaceful but effective Revolution,

@solofrapel,
if u are to learn, ur teacher must teach u like a primary school pupil and that is exactly what i will do now so that u learn.
good leaders are those who lead by example and accountability is one of the most important characteristic of democracy.
the example ribadu set here is that at the end of a leader's tenure, he shld run away only to come back when the coast is clear.
his problem with efcc was accountability. efcc and nigeria was not about ribadu so he must have learn to hand over propare for the one to come after him and that accounts for why all the irrelevant cases he hanged could not continue under the new leadership of efcc.
on the other hand, the govs were not the problems of nigeria rather they were the problems of their respective states. if u are to evaluate nigeria under obj, will u say the federal govt was not corrupt? i know u will say the administration was corrupt but at the federal levels, who among our criminal politicians were probed and the atiku matter that was probed and partially indicgted atiku, how far did ribadu take the matter after the elections?
at the federal level, efcc under waziri was able to jail a very big boy of the criminal gang of obasanjo in the person of bode george. did u see ur ribadu sending bode george to jail under ur obasanjo?
what nigerians are saying is this, several contracts were awarded and paid under obasanjo and were not executed yet no one till date is under investigation.
under ur much talked about ribadu, tony annenih was given a road reconstruction contract of N300B and till today, no news and no probe yet the same man is now thye chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority(npa).
us$16b contract was awarded in the electricity department, how far have u gone with the supposed improved electricity supply in ur area or are u aware of anyone facing trial in respect to that?
tell urself the truth, nigeria is not moving forward and our frustration is more when we remember that for the first time in our 50 years, a man had the opportunity of rulling 8 uninterupted yrs and was seeking for the third term in pretence of not having enough time.
we are doomed and a deciet in the name of ribadu was used and till such public deciets face the law, nigeria will continue living in pretence and deciet.

chidichris:

@solofrapel,
if u are to learn, your teacher must teach u like a primary school pupil and that is exactly what i will do now so that u learn.
good leaders are those who lead by example and accountability is one of the most important characteristic of democracy.
the example ribadu set here is that at the end of a leader's tenure, he shld run away only to come back when the coast is clear.
his problem with efcc was accountability. efcc and nigeria was not about ribadu so he must have learn to hand over propare for the one to come after him and that accounts for why all the irrelevant cases he hanged could not continue under the new leadership of efcc.
on the other hand, the govs were not the problems of nigeria rather they were the problems of their respective states. if u are to evaluate nigeria under obj, will u say the federal govt was not corrupt? i know u will say the administration was corrupt but at the federal levels, who among our criminal politicians were probed and the atiku matter that was probed and partially indicgted atiku, how far did ribadu take the matter after the elections?
at the federal level, efcc under waziri was able to jail a very big boy of the criminal gang of obasanjo in the person of bode george. did u see your ribadu sending bode george to jail under your obasanjo?
what nigerians are saying is this, several contracts were awarded and paid under obasanjo and were not executed yet no one till date is under investigation.
under your much talked about ribadu, tony annenih was given a road reconstruction contract of N300B and till today, no news and no probe yet the same man is now thye chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority(npa).
us$16b contract was awarded in the electricity department, how far have u gone with the supposed improved electricity supply in your area or are u aware of anyone facing trial in respect to that?
tell urself the truth, nigeria is not moving forward and our frustration  is more when we remember that for the first time in our 50 years, a man had the opportunity of rulling 8 uninterupted yrs and was seeking for the third term in  pretence of not having enough time.
we are doomed and a deciet in the name of ribadu was used and till such public deciets face the law, nigeria will continue living in pretence and deciet.

@Mr chidichris
so in all your wisdom, and even with all the explanations in this forum, u still demonize this man simply because he couldn't arrest his own boss? . . A policeman identifies a criminal and before he could effect an arrest, his boss (the Chief executive) orders that he should let go of the case; what do u expect the policeman to do? . . who is really to be blamed if the criminal is set free? . . the boss or the policeman?

Wake up my friend! . . As i always say, Ribadu like no other fought corruption with such passion and gallantry to the extent that the untouchables (OBJ's men) were even jittery. . .He shook the polity to a certain extent and the MONSTER (corruption) fought back. . .the young man was set-up and with people like Yara-do-nothing at the helm of affairs and Aondoaka's Idont-care's RUSE of law in place, he thought the best he could do was to steer clear of this nation until a reasonable regime was in place.

chidichris:

on the other hand, the govs were not the problems of nigeria rather they were the problems of their respective states.

by your logic, if the govs were the problems of their states, I'm still wondering what makes up Nigeria if not the states

chidichris:

i know u will say the administration was corrupt but at the federal levels, who among our criminal politicians were probed and the atiku matter that was probed and partially indicgted atiku, how far did ribadu take the matter after the elections?
,
under your much talked about ribadu, tony annenih was given a road reconstruction contract of N300B and till today, no news and no probe yet the same man is now thye chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority(npa).

The criminal politicians that were not probed were those close to OBJ. . .just accept it, OBJ was the biggest problem in Nigeria and not ribadu. U cant expect a servant to disobey direct orders from his master. . .believe me, If ribadu's hurricane was sustained after OBJ left power, we would have had many more Bode Georges especially from OBJ's inner camp. Yaradua killed our dreams of intimidating corruption in Nigeria!

chidichris:

@solofrapel,
at the federal level, efcc under waziri was able to jail a very big boy of the criminal gang of obasanjo in the person of bode george. did u see your ribadu sending bode george to jail under your obasanjo?

So u sincerely think it was that corrupt toothless waziri that sent Bode G to prison?? . . .just for your information, OBJ did!

Welcome back, if anybody is not comfortable with his arrival,, enough space for your to bounce, I wish he can become the next president or vice, or he can help in the electoral process, with his credibility I expect something more

Ok, welcome back. What chased him out in the first place?

@Mr chidichris
so in all your wisdom, and even with all the explanations in this forum, u still demonize this man simply because he couldn't arrest his own boss? . . A policeman identifies a criminal and before he could effect an arrest, his boss (the Chief executive) orders that he should let go of the case; what do u expect the policeman to do? . . who is really to be blamed if the criminal is set free? . . the boss or the policeman?

Wake up my friend! . . As i always say, Ribadu like no other fought corruption with such passion and gallantry to the extent that the untouchables (OBJ's men) were even jittery. . .He shook the polity to a certain extent and the MONSTER (corruption) fought back. . .the young man was set-up and with people like Yara-do-nothing at the helm of affairs and Aondoaka's Idont-care's RUSE of law in place, he thought the best he could do was to steer clear of this nation until a reasonable regime was in place.

@obailala,
if u know all these, it means we are saying the same thing. the war on corruption was selective and we are saying that selective justice is more dangerious than no war.
look, ribadu was the talk of town when he started this war but everybody began to think twice when like according to what you said above, he will catch some and release them.
a real war on corruption must known no boundaries. efcc must be independent of everyone including beasts like obj.
we all knew his hands were tied but we expected him to do just one thing that will make him a hero. okonjo iweala did exactly that and the name of what am talking about is resignation.
his staying with obj all the way mearnt he was in love with what obj was doing.
like i said, since u know that some were persecuted while others were released, u are on my side just that u have refused out of pride to call a spade a spade.
obj was at the head of it all while ribadu name was comourflaged.
it was a one man govt where those obj hated were sent to jail while his close pals were made untouchables.

chidichris:

@obailala,
if u know all these, it means we are saying the same thing. the war on corruption was selective and we are saying that selective justice is more dangerious than no war.

Of course, the war on corruption was selective but I do not agree with u when u say it was more dangerous than no war. Even with our level of corruption today, imagine what the nation would be like if EFCC were to be scrapped today. . .As i said earlier, even the untouchables were peeing in their pants because of the daring and intimidating nature of Ribadu's EFCC. State govs and other public office holder (including OBJ's boys) were afraid of leaving their states for one second. . .the fear instilled in office holders meant that the thieving govs et al had to be extreeeeeeeeeemly careful b4 stealing a dime cos they all knew obj's cover wasn't something to fully rely on. The overall effect was that at the peak of ribadu's reign, the culture of impunity was reduced as against what we had in yaradua/waziri's tenure.

Trust me, if ribadu had remained in EFCC after obj lost power, many of obj's boys would have gone down by now. It really pains me when people keep vilifying Nuhu when we all knew who the real problem was. . .

chidichris:

we all knew his hands were tied but we expected him to do just one thing that will make him a hero. okonjo iweala did exactly that and the name of what am talking about is resignation.

even though he couldn't touch the untouchables, there were too many cases of touchable criminals on his desk that he had to deal with b4 thinking of resignation. . . Nigerians were just too impatient and they wanted him to jump straight to OBJ which was apparently impossible at that time. . .

IF RIBADU WAS A SOUTH-EASTERNER, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS FATE E.G ALOZIE OGUOGBAJA, PROBABLY, HOUNDED, DISMISSED AND THOROUGHLY DEALT WITH

Of course, the war on corruption was selective but I do not agree with u when u say it was more dangerous than no war. Even with our level of corruption today, imagine what the nation would be like if EFCC were to be scrapped today. . .As i said earlier, even the untouchables were peeing in their pants because of the daring and intimidating nature of Ribadu's EFCC. State govs and other public office holder (including OBJ's boys) were afraid of leaving their states for one second. . .the fear instilled in office holders meant that the thieving govs et al had to be extreeeeeeeeeemly careful b4 stealing a dime cos they all knew obj's cover wasn't something to fully rely on. The overall effect was that at the peak of ribadu's reign, the culture of impunity was reduced as against what we had in yaradua/waziri's tenure.

Trust me, if ribadu had remained in EFCC after obj lost power, many of obj's boys would have gone down by now. It really pains me when people keep vilifying Nuhu when we all knew who the real problem was. . .

Quote from: chidichris on Today at 07:07:53 AM
we all knew his hands were tied but we expected him to do just one thing that will make him a hero. okonjo iweala did exactly that and the name of what am talking about is resignation.
even though he couldn't touch the untouchables, there were too many cases of touchable criminals on his desk that he had to deal with b4 thinking of resignation. . . Nigerians were just too impatient and they wanted him to jump straight to OBJ which was apparently impossible at that time. . .

@obailala,
there is another thread topic on the dangers of selective justice.
let me break it down for u.
under obasanjo, corruption was highest and look at it this ways;
1. two communities were deleted without question till date
2. a whole ship lost without trace till date
3. looting was a way of life especially by those loyal to obj
4. the worst election in the history of nigeria 2007
5. in a democratic setting, oposition is recognised officially as they provide the watchdog positions that makes the ruling party to seat up but under obj/ribadu, the terminology was, DROP YOUR POLITICAL AMBITION OR FACE EFCC.

if we are discussing looting and corruption, no other administration or regime witnessed more than that of 1999 to 2007 in the presence of all these claims over war against corruption.
again, i would want to remind u that every regime in the past had their corruption fighting agents but the credibility is what we are talking about.
are u surprised that all scandals that started or ended with obj are all closed and 90% of all the criminal cases under obj had his name so what is the way forward here?

it is the height of irresponsibility and rascality for anyone to say that Ribadu didnot affect positively to the corrupt norm of his days it is really pissing, worth not arguing,
if Ribadu under OBJ did not touch OBJ men, fine, if that tempo has been sustained and Yar-clueless touch Obj own and leave his own, we will would have settle the misnomer of the 1st administration, and I bet fear of unknown will have been sustained and corrpution reduced.
Pls, this thread stinks with anti-ribadu argument, and it is all bullsh.i.t

it is the height of irresponsibility and rascality for anyone to say that Ribadu didnot affect positively to the corrupt norm of his days Undecided it is really pissing, worth not arguing,
if Ribadu under OBJ did not touch OBJ men, fine, if that tempo has been sustained and Yar-clueless touch Obj own and leave his own, we will would have settle the misnomer of the 1st administration, and I bet fear of unknown will have been sustained and corrpution reduced.
Pls, this thread stinks with anti-ribadu argument, and it is all bullsh.i.t

@chiozor,
u ended up making no point. saying bullshit from now till tomorrow can only qualify u as AN AMERICAN WANNA BE and that is it.
this is not history of the early men rather things that happened right there before u and i. u have every facts and figures to point to in buttressing ur points.
odi is a community in bayelsa and they are there for ur information.
tony annenih is still alive and is the present chairman of NPA. andy and chris uba are from anambra state and they are living witnesses. atiku was convicted and indicted yet he is a free man.the ibadan-benin expressways for which N300b was given to tony annenih are all there to spoeak for us. we have the power scandal where us$16b is hanging on obj's neck and not ibori.
harlibutton and siemens scandals are all vivid evidences.
do u win arguements with wanna gonna shit and fck?
if u have nothing to offer here in the politics section, u can try the kiddies section or celebrity section.
politics is about facts and figures, demonstrations and illustrations.
i dare u to prove me wrong on any topic mentioned above.
if u are not comfortable with our claims of selective justice, then tell me while among all our past presidents, only the abachas were probed? is it another way of telling nigerians that others like ibb are clean or that they are above the laws of the land?
obj did not steal, yes but how much was in his account before he became president and how much is in his account today?

I don't trust this guy. Anything can happen you know, Ninja!!!
Anything can happen in this country, lets just watch him and see what he is up too this time

chidichris:

@chiozor,
u ended up making no point. saying bullshit from now till tomorrow can only qualify u as AN AMERICAN WANNA BE and that is it.
this is not history of the early men rather things that happened right there before u and i. u have every facts and figures to point to in buttressing your points.
odi is a community in bayelsa and they are there for your information.
tony annenih is still alive and is the present chairman of NPA. andy and chris uba are from anambra state and they are living witnesses. atiku was convicted and indicted yet he is a free man.the ibadan-benin expressways for which N300b was given to tony annenih are all there to spoeak for us. we have the power scandal where us$16b is hanging on obj's neck and not ibori.
harlibutton and siemens scandals are all vivid evidences.
do u win arguements with wanna gonna poo and fck?
if u have nothing to offer here in the politics section, u can try the kiddies section or celebrity section.
politics is about facts and figures, demonstrations and illustrations.
i dare u to prove me wrong on any topic mentioned above.
if u are not comfortable with our claims of selective justice, then tell me while among all our past presidents, only the abachas were probed? is it another way of telling nigerians that others like ibb are clean or that they are above the laws of the land?
obj did not steal, yes but how much was in his account before he became president and how much is in his account today?

you talk like a baby and information gotten from beer parlour.
what happened in Odi, was a clear case of testing miltary might, and I may not go into all that, the destruction was regretably but necessary. a community cannot be more bigger than soverign Nigeria.
Do u still expect Obj to try Tony from Ota Farm who glorified him to NPA Chairman.Ribadu or Obj why didn't Yardua try Tony instead of appointing hime to position, Government is about sustainbility, if Tony was above the law during Obj and Ribadu, why at Yardua, why was the tempo not sustained and brought Tony to book
Halliburton/Siemens are all allegation, once facts is proven the culprits should be brough to book.
Listen think with your head, we all see how the power sector probe went and I am suprise you are still talking about it. we have argue that sufficiently in this forum and those EPC contracts if that make meaning to you and not 16 as your said.
what we are saying is if Ribadu was selective, let another administration select another group and hunt them down, they are all corrupt and before you know the fear is instilled in the system. I know you are Ibori apologist but the question is WAS HE GUILTY AS CHARGED