Delafruita:
its normal that africans modernise their names for easy pronunciation.my father changed his name afolabi to afo while in the UK.that didnt stop him from using afolabi when he finally relocated to nigeria on a permanent basis.its ridiculous to say a man is a fraud because he shortened his name.
question is did the man flee goergia?NO
did he leave a forwarding address?YES
did he return to georgia when he was informed?YES
did he accept responsibility?YES
was he punished?YES
has he served his punishment?YES
did he face a jury or judge?NO
is he eligible to practise law in georgia?YES
is he a criminal?NO
has he admitted his wrongdoing?YES.he highlighted the incident in a book published last month even before peedeepee decided to start digging
.why are some morons still hellbent on ranting

porka:

Questions for Femi Gbaja (or Femi Gbajabiamila)

1) What is the name of the paralegal? We need names at this point.

2) Did he report the case to the police in the US?

3) If he did, are there proofs? Police report, newspaper cuttings etc.

4) If he didn't why admit guilt for something he knew nothing about? Big question...

5) Name change is common in Nigeria as every where, but is he aware that using two different names interchangeably is rare and criminal?

6) Does he know that when you change your name you ceased to answer the former name while all other documents remain valid?

7) If he does, why is he still Gbaja on his passport ( a legal document) and Gbajabiamila on INEC records (another legal document)?

Does it take over a year (more than 3 years in this case)for letters to get to a forwarding address from the US to Nigeria?

9) Did he disclose this allege scam to his constituents before the election, to show he has "nothing to hide"?

10) Borrowing the logic of some people here questioning why they waited for him to move the motion for impeachment before bringing this out, can Femi Gbaja (or Gbajabiamila) tell us why he waited till last month to publish this allege scam? Or is he just remembering he has nothing to hide by disclosing an allege crime that took place over ten years ago?



11) And then what does the LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION in the House of Representative stand for? Is it the same thing as the Minority Leader officially recognized?

dayokanu:

1. The Atlanta legal board have the needed information and in case you need it, you can request from the Atlanta Legal board. Gbaja wont be putting the name of another individual out in public without the paralegals consent or the boards mandate.

2. The board which is an authority already knew about the case and took the necesary action prescribed by law.

3. Ask the Atlanta legal body of what was used to decide the case.

4. His legal practice was fined. And his license with Gbajas name which was the owner was suspended. Just like a hospital can be fined if one of the baby doctors committed an infraction of the professional ethics.

5. There is nothing incriminating about using a shorter version of your long name. I know a family of Olowokandi some members changed their name to Olowo and use it in all docs in the US, while in Nigeria still retain their fathers popular name and identity.

6. No you dont. The name your family choose to call you would never change even if you use something different anywhere else. People knew their family name. His passport is Gbaja, career Gbaja, but for recognition in his constituency he choose the more identifiable Gbajabiamila

7. See above. INEC records because Gbajabiamila is his family name that would win him votes in Lagos.

8. Did you find out when the client forwarded the claims to the Georgia board. If someone stole my money in 2002, and I dont report till 2004, How would they send my lawyer a letter? Ask the Georgia board when they got the complaint and when they wrote to him.

9. He answered to the body that he was answerable to which was the Georgia Board and he went to Atlanta to make representation.

10. He went to Atlanta, served the punishment in a timely manner

11. It means whatever you term it to be

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ilugunboy:

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I could have easily taken you as one of them...but your sentence stringing doesn't fits in perfectly.

dayokanu:

One amazing thing about the 40 laptop squad is their incredible stupidity.

Gbaja stated he handled the case to a paralegal in 2002, Which he believed the paralegal carried out. It was until the State wrote him a letter in n2005 via his forwarding address that he knew.

So question How would he have known that the paralegal ran away with the money before 2005?

Barack Obama switched his name from Barry to barack, Maybe he was trying to cover a fraud too.

Even for Yoruba folks, Gbajabiamila is cumbersome to pronouce never mind for foreigners, and for someone in the public service The easier to pronounce your name is the better.

I can imagine the agony of a white man trying to pronounce Gbajabiamila

My name is Adedayo, I shortened it to Ade or Dayo means I am commiting a fraud? Someone bearing Chukwuemeka Shortens to Emeka or Chukwu is strange?

porka:

Questions for Femi Gbaja (or Femi Gbajabiamila)

1) What is the name of the paralegal? We need names at this point.

2) Did he report the case to the police in the US?

3) If he did, are there proofs? Police report, newspaper cuttings etc.

4) If he didn't why admit guilt for something he knew nothing about? Big question...

5) Name change is common in Nigeria as every where, but is he aware that using two different names interchangeably is rare and criminal?

6) Does he know that when you change your name you ceased to answer the former name while all other documents remain valid?

7) If he does, why is he still Gbaja on his passport ( a legal document) and Gbajabiamila on INEC records (another legal document)?

Does it take over a year (more than 3 years in this case)for letters to get to a forwarding address from the US to Nigeria?

9) Did he disclose this allege scam to his constituents before the election, to show he has "nothing to hide"?

10) Borrowing the logic of some people here questioning why they waited for him to move the motion for impeachment before bringing this out, can Femi Gbaja (or Gbajabiamila) tell us why he waited till last month to publish this allege scam? Or is he just remembering he has nothing to hide by disclosing an allege crime that took place over ten years ago?



11) And then what does the LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION in the House of Representative stand for? Is it the same thing as the Minority Leader officially recognized?

porka:

Thanks for your prompt reply, however there are even more questions than answers in your response

1) What is he afraid of in naming the allege crime suspect, if he was so quick in passing the bulk why shift the responsibility of naming the suspect on the US authority.

2) It seems you are hiding something still, because you published a letter purportedly from Georgia but can't simply answer the question. More proofs...

3) Can you help Femi's case by getting the Atlanta people to respond, since he's being accused of misdemeanor.

4) Ok, now we know he was a rookie attorney in Atlanta in 2002. Or... explain the analogy.

porka:
5) Sir, there's everything dishonest and criminal about using different variants of your name in legal documents, this is not some appellation or brand name, we are talking of a passport and official records, a single person cannot answer two names, it is fraudulent, sir. He needs to address this, it is fraudulent, it is a crime. By the way, hope you sought the Olowos or Olowokandis' consent before using their names here, according to your theory in (1).

6) Gbaja and Gbajabiamila are two different names. How do we know it is not Gbajamija or some other variants. Ordinary Gbaja Femi and Femi Gbaja are two different names much less Femi Gbaja and Femi Gbajabiamila. Sorry you can't spin this. It's illegal. Period!

porka:
7) Let him go and swear an affidavit and stop living a double life. All human beings are recognized officially by one name until they change it legally, and all former document remain valid. He will publish it in a newspaper.

porka:
We want to know every single detail of this case. Any one who wants to impeach the president of a whole country must come clean, that's the catch.

porka:
9) You did not answer the question. Did he disclose this misdemeanor to his constituents before seeking their votes in 2003?

10) See above. If he didn't then he must have hidden something from them until last month.

porka:
11) Thank you, he's officially a Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, it is not something to be ashamed of, that is a ranking position in the House.

12) By the way, the tone of the letter sounds like a PLEA BARGAIN. It is similar to what many Nigerians (perhaps including Femi himself) have vociferously condemned when it was adopted by the EFCC on some alleged corrupt officials, i.e. he agreed to be sanctioned in exchanged for criminal charges to be dropped. It is perfectly legal bro. Just saying we need to be told that was what happened, before the "PDP" tells us, to show that he has "nothing to hide".

porka:

Thanks for your prompt reply, however there are even more questions than answers in your response

1) What is he afraid of in naming the allege crime suspect, if he was so quick in passing the bulk why shift the responsibility of naming the suspect on the US authority.

2) It seems you are hiding something still, because you published a letter purportedly from Georgia but can't simply answer the question. More proofs...

3) Can you help Femi's case by getting the Atlanta people to respond, since he's being accused of misdemeanor.

4) Ok, now we know he was a rookie attorney in Atlanta in 2002. Or... explain the analogy.

5) Sir, there's everything dishonest and criminal about using different variants of your name in legal documents, this is not some appellation or brand name, we are talking of a passport and official records, a single person cannot answer two names, it is fraudulent, sir. He needs to address this, it is fraudulent, it is a crime. By the way, hope you sought the Olowos or Olowokandis' consent before using their names here, according to your theory in (1).

6) Gbaja and Gbajabiamila are two different names. How do we know it is not Gbajamija or some other variants. Ordinary Gbaja Femi and Femi Gbaja are two different names much less Femi Gbaja and Femi Gbajabiamila. Sorry you can't spin this. It's illegal. Period!

7) Let him go and swear an affidavit and stop living a double life. All human beings are recognized officially by one name until they change it legally, and all former document remain valid. He will publish it in a newspaper.

We want to know every single detail of this case. Any one who wants to impeach the president of a whole country must come clean, that's the catch.

9) You did not answer the question. Did he disclose this misdemeanor to his constituents before seeking their votes in 2003?

10) See above. If he didn't then he must have hidden something from them until last month.

11) Thank you, he's officially a Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, it is not something to be ashamed of, that is a ranking position in the House.

12) By the way, the tone of the letter sounds like a PLEA BARGAIN. It is similar to what many Nigerians (perhaps including Femi himself) have vociferously condemned when it was adopted by the EFCC on some alleged corrupt officials, i.e. he agreed to be sanctioned in exchanged for criminal charges to be dropped. It is perfectly legal bro. Just saying we need to be told that was what happened, before the "PDP" tells us, to show that he has "nothing to hide".

Delafruita:
its normal that africans modernise their names for easy pronunciation.my father changed his name afolabi to afo while in the UK.that didnt stop him from using afolabi when he finally relocated to nigeria on a permanent basis.its ridiculous to say a man is a fraud because he shortened his name.
question is did the man flee goergia?NO
did he leave a forwarding address?YES
did he return to georgia when he was informed?YES
did he accept responsibility?YES
was he punished?YES
has he served his punishment?YES
did he face a jury or judge?NO
is he eligible to practise law in georgia?YES
is he a criminal?NO
has he admitted his wrongdoing?YES.he highlighted the incident in a book published last month even before peedeepee decided to start digging
.why are some morons still hellbent on ranting

Delafruita:
its normal that africans modernise their names for easy pronunciation.my father changed his name afolabi to afo while in the UK.that didnt stop him from using afolabi when he finally relocated to nigeria on a permanent basis.its ridiculous to say a man is a fraud because he shortened his name.
question is did the man flee goergia?NO
did he leave a forwarding address?YES
did he return to georgia when he was informed?YES
did he accept responsibility?YES
was he punished?YES
has he served his punishment?YES
did he face a jury or judge?NO
is he eligible to practise law in georgia?YES
is he a criminal?NO
has he admitted his wrongdoing?YES.he highlighted the incident in a book published last month even before peedeepee decided to start digging
.why are some morons still hellbent on ranting

ayox2003:

And who are u ramming? Saw ur tweet to Ogunlesi and couldn't help but shake my head. Let's see if u'd last long.



Frawzey.

ballabriggs:

You accuse and tell the man to prove. My friend shove some cassava bread down your throat.

brownlord:

Exactly my taught my brothers, all those condemning this man are so foolish, even if the really committed this offense, why should it be now, and we Nigerians are too foolish to even see the plans of PDP, look at PDP in the other thread saying the man must resign his position, in a civilised country where there is govt. cos we dont have any in Nigeria, farock's ball ought to be hanged by now, and their party chairman's son would be resting in Jail, but no, they trying to distract Nigeria with silly joke without substantial evidence to back their claims, am still waiting for them to prove Adams oshiomole certificate fake

ballabriggs:

You accuse and tell the man to prove. My friend shove some cassava bread down your throat.

Delafruita:

1. if his accusers have reason to believe he has been dishonest,then they should feel free to report to the nigerian police or interpol.it would be foolhardy to expect him to begin to reel out names all in a bid to assuade the venomous appetite of a peedeepee government with nothing better to do

2.is he to supposed to include in his rebuttal the fact that he reported or did not report the matter to the police?

3.there are cases where people just want issues resolved especially when the culprit is someone close to them.going by his rebittal,its apparent the paralegal was someone he placed enormous trust in.its safe to assume its someone he held in high esteem.if i were in his shoes,my priority wont be bringing the person to book,it will simply be clearing my name,taking the punishment and moving forward.

4.same as 3.in addition,people take responsibilities even for actions they have delegated

5.would you care to enlighten us as to how he used 2 names interchangeably?the man has been in the NASS since 2003 and since then has been addressed as gbajabiamila though most still shorten it to gbaja for easier pronunciation.the fact that he had gbaja on his passport isnt strange.or you expect him to burn all his previous documents?

6.mr man,he never changed his name.he simply shortened it which is common in this part of the world.my grandfather's family name is alashonla,when he got to the US,he decided to shorten it to alash.since then all his children either use alashonla or alash.they dont need an official change of name for that.

7.do you realise that INEC also requires a means of identification?do you also realise that the same passport would have been presented as a means of identification?do you also realise that all his previous documents would also be presented to INEC?

8.you cant jump to conclusions because you dont know when the issue was reported and when the letter was mailed

9.it seems you dont understand the chronology of events.he came to nigeria in 2002,won the election into the NASS in 2003,went to georgia in 2007 and was suspended for 36months.as you can see,as at the time he was contesting,there was no "alleged scam".by 2007,there was no "alleged scam" because the issue had been resolved.by 2011,there was no "alleged scam because the issue had been resolved

10.the "allaged scam" was published in a book about the lawmaker's foray into politics.on a rough estimate,such a book might take 1-2 years to write,proofread,edit,publish and launch.he didnt report it last month,it was included in the book right from the day it was written.

11.he is the leader of the opposition which is the same as minority leader.dare i say,he has done a good job,the best minority leader we have had since 1999

Delafruita:

you want the atlanta people to get involved in an issue that has since been concluded and of which their letter states without ambiguity the standing of femi gbaja before them.
femi gbaja is not accused of misdemeanour,a record of a misdemeanour for which punishment has been meted and served is been brought to light because he moved to impeach the retardeen



is bill jefferson clinton the same as william jefferson clinton?
is richard cheney the same person as dick cheney?
is goodluck ebele jonathan the same as goodluck ebele azikiwe jonathan?
people shorten their names all over the world.some do it for election purposes.bukola saraki added abubakar to his name when he wanted to run for president.gbajabiamila is an influential name in lagos and it makes perfect sense to use it in place of gbaja especially for someone going into politics.
as for its legal use,you have to ask INEC if he gave them reason to doubt his identity


if there's any suspicion of dual identity,responsibility lies with INEC and the nigerian police.if they havent made any move,its because he satisfied their curiosity


nobody can impeach a president.only the national assembly can.however,it takes one person to move the motion and this time it was femi gbaja and he is been attacked just to show how desperate jonathan is to be a pharaoh.
femi has revealed what he has revealed.if you need more info,report to the police or efcc


already answered


where is the evidence that he agreed to be sanctioned in exchange for criminal charges?dont make assumptions.he was handed the full punishment for the misdemeanour which is 36months suspension.it might have resulted in criminal charges if he had refused to respond to the summon but he did

gilgee: Why are majority of the posts against Mr. Gbaja and not in support of 100% budget implementation? Is it that the average Nigerian youth doesn't have enough intelligence to see the bigger picture?

Mr. Gbaja's doing and/or undoing has no direct bearing on Nigeria and her citizens in this context! The greater focus should be on what affects the interest of the populace: budget implementation!

I am unable to decipher the actual reason behind most Nigerians' love for mediocrity.

You should be clamouring for your president to completely implement the budget, and not typing your strength away on Mr. Gbaja's professional misconduct!

I really don't see Nigeria developing beyond what's obtainable today, if the youths continue to function with this mentality!