Set against this is his record of corruption and abuse of office as governor in the Second Republic. Convicted for an array of corrupt practices by Gen. Buhari’s tribunals, the indictment of Jim Nwobodo by Air Vice-Marshal Muktar Mohammed and the dressing-down given him for sordid acts of corruption remain embedded in the memory of those who thought we had “”progressive” governors in Nigeria. After his release and subsequent appointment as minister he has been associated with one scandal or the other.

Of Nwobodo’s scandalous moments, the one the nation should neither forget nor forgive was his role at the Maiduguri convention of the Grass roots Democratic Movement in the twilight of Abacha’s lifetime. Flying in with members of the party’s executive council and security officers in a presidential jet from Abuja, Nwobodo ensured that the party’s constitution was illegally amended, and rammed through the election of Abacha, who was not even a party member, as the party’s flagbearer in forthcoming phantom elections (which were designed to succeed phantom coups, phantom crusades against corruption and phantom external reserves)

He subsequently played a major role in the so-called two million man march (the Jamboree of the Abacha-must-stay acolytes) and remained an integral part of the squandering of the riches of this country on the dictator’s desperate bid at self-succession.http://www.gamji.com/sanusi/sanusi3.htm

“Also, he was tried for several things. Even the tribunal could not find him guilty of corruptly enriching himself or any other individual. Rather, he was found guilty of ‘corruptly enriching his political party’ – and, unlike what some think, he didn’t give state funds to the UPN. Rather, a campaign contribution was given to the UPN treasurer in Bendel State by a contractor to the Bendel State Government. Dad accepted that as UPN chairman in the state and the chief executive of the state he was responsible, even though he himself did not personally accept or disburse the money.

Although the harsh sentences and nature of the tribunals were criticised, it is arguable that Nigeria needed these Nuremberg style trials in order to free itself from its corrupt past. The era of Buhari and Idiagbon was the first, and only time that Nigerian public officials were tried, and held accountable for their actions in office
However the controversy surrounding the tribunals’ composition created enough justification for Babangida to release the jailed politicians without the public asking whether irrespective of the nature of the tribunals, the defendants were actually guilty of the offences they were convicted of.

“Anything short of a Northern President is tantamount to stealing our Presidency. Jonathan has to go and he will go. Even if he uses the incumbency power to get his nomination on the platform of the PDP, he would be frustrated out.”
North is determined, if that happens, to make the country ungovernable for President Jonathan or any other Southerner who finds his way to the seat of power on the platform of the PDP against the principle of the party’s zoning policy.dailyindependentnig.com/2012/06/making-nigeria-ungovernable-for-president-jonathan/

Some time in 2010 lawal kaita said that the north is determined to bring up a president that if Goodluck Jonathan Should force his way on nigerians then the north is determined to make the country ungovnorable for him. [url]en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawal_Kaita[/url]

GUARDIAN Re: For the attention of General Buhari
Thursday, 11 July 2013 00:00 Editor
SIR: “On April 22, 2011, The Guardian Newspaper
published an article on page 51 titled “For the attention of General Buhari” wherein certain allegations were made against General Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged role in the violence emanating from the elections. The publication was based on information which we believed to be reliable at that time. Since the publication, however, we now have reason to believe that certain parts of the story were not verified to be correct before the publication.
We assure General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) GCFR of our highest esteem and regret any distress or embarrassment which the said publication may have
caused him.”

Obiagelli:
God bless you bro, i was just compiling a list of Northerners jailed by Buhari. The evil peddlers have made it seem like it was only southerns that went to jail under buhari.

tit:
the funny thing is that Buhari, out of hunger for money to embezzle, served under Abacha who was his junior in the military!
unheard of.

berem:
Most of those arrested were even northerners and I thought it was only Alex Ekwueme and Ambrose Alli. So why the noise?



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IdomaLikita:
And despite that fact that most of his victims were his fellow Northerners, some fools still go ahead to call him a tribalist! Okay na!
The core of the Northern Elite do not like Buhari, because they are very corrupt and hobnob daily with this Government! I see no reason why all the past and present Northern Governors shouldn't rock jail, why..The Man is facing a lot of Demons I swear!
If he wins, I'll know God finally has a purpose for Nigeria!

major466:
Another I feel good APC thread.

berem:
Most of those arrested were even northerners and I thought it was only Alex Ekwueme and Ambrose Alli. So why the noise?



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tit:
the funny thing is that Buhari, out of hunger for money to embezzle, served under Abacha who was his junior in the military!
unheard of.

laBarca:
Alhaji Lateef Jakande also served under Abacha's Government as Works Minister, he(Jakande) wasn't corrupt nor enriched himself. Wole Soyinka served as Road Safety Chairman under IBB, yet he wasn't corrupt nor controversial. Buhari served as PTF(Special) boss under Abacha's administration, he wasn't corrupt nor contriversial. Dora Akunyili served as Eastern Zonal secretary of PTF, she was VERY honest and her honesty propelled her to national/global limelight

berem:
Most of those arrested were even northerners and I thought it was only Alex Ekwueme and Ambrose Alli. So why the noise?



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major466:

The irony of this thread is that their messiah, whom they consider incorruptible and sinless on a mission to stamp out corruption totally from Nigeria said "Abacha was not Corrupt". As if that bombshell wasn't not enough, he went on to surround himself with world class corrupt people. Isint that sad?

Obiagelli:


You even get time for clowns.

laBarca:
They will always spread their propaganda, but we will always tell them the truth.

laBarca:
They will always spread their propaganda, but we will always tell them the truth.

omenka:
This is mind blowing!!! Even Okupe and Abati would hide their faces in shame over the implication of these revelations/facts!! Time and again, their relentless and shameful tactics to smear the image of the General forcing the public to see in him a religiously intolerant man and an ethnic bigot. This thread is like a detonating a nuclear bomb in an ant hill!!

God bless you Comrade!!

laBarca:
Those afraid of Muhammadu Buhari are the corrupt elite. Is it surprising that most of the convicts were the founders and members of the PDP?

Tattooboy:
Not at all.

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