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I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by politicalcritik: 1:58am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), says he once rejected a bribe of £1m from a governor he did not name. The EFCC Alert, a monthly magazine, quoted Falana as saying this at an anti-corruption workshop in Abuja recently. Falana said the governor told him to help him launder the money to another country but he rejected the offer. Falana said he was stunned when the governor told him that he had chosen him for the shady deal saying “nobody will suspect you.” “I told him, Your Excellency, so it is my reputation that you want to buy with your £1m.” The senior advocate said some of his colleagues accepted to launder the funds for the governor but were caught and exposed. “Those who accepted the offer later found themselves in trouble as they were arrested and humiliated. They were only lucky not to have been charged,” Falana added. Falana said it was unfortunate that lawyers had become tools of money laundering. He expressed displeasure with the ruling of Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja who held that Section 5 of the Money Laundering (Prohibitions) Act 2011 could not be applied to lawyers. The judge in the ruling restrained the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering from enforcing the section as it relates to legal practitioners. The ruling came despite the fact that the Act categorised legal firms as Designated Non-Financial Institutions mandated to record all transactions and forward to the Federal Ministry of Commerce for onward delivery to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. Falana, however, urged lawyers not to rely on the ruling as it would not stand the test of time. http://www.politicalcritics.com.ng/index.php/2016/07/30/rejected-1m-bribe-governor-femi-falana/ 1 Like |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by tolam4skywd(m): 2:06am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Ok 1 Like |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Firstlieutenant(m): 2:12am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Mention the governors name, if you've got any balls in your scrotum 2 Likes |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by politicalcritik: 2:22am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Firstlieutenant: He wants to respect the ex-Gov. If there was any. Moreover it will be silly mentioning the name because the person in question will definitely deny the claims. Proving it will pose a difficult problem since there wasn't any document to prove it. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Holyman3(m): 4:45am On Jul 30, 2016 |
politicalcritik: The only respect a thief deserves is to expose him. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by JossyOloye(m): 5:44am On Jul 30, 2016 |
politicalcritik:You sabi the process 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Histrings08(m): 5:47am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Haaaaa... Where did he get that huge kind of money |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by otukpo(f): 5:53am On Jul 30, 2016 |
U will like to hear the name of the governor. |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Theultimate(m): 6:24am On Jul 30, 2016 |
These SAN people ehn! they talk too much. They always find one or two histories to back up their lectures and speeches. The same way our pastors can't preach without supplementary stories. |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by IstandWitBuhari: 6:36am On Jul 30, 2016 |
It will be easier for Remi Tinubu to give Dino melaye BJ than for this lunatic to reject bribe money. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by hilltop93(m): 6:58am On Jul 30, 2016 |
IstandWitBuhari: Lmao ![]() You reminded me this Gospel passage. Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by hilltop93(m): 7:00am On Jul 30, 2016 |
otukpo: Yes. You have any idea? |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by hilltop93(m): 7:19am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Theultimate: |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Mimisboygreat: 7:21am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Who ask am? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by hilltop93(m): 7:31am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Mimisboygreat: As usual, that is the nature of the job, he can't stop, like a preacher can't preach effectively without telling us some testimonies. Just as preachers garnish their sermons with testimonies (whether true/false) so will they continue saying things. |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Mimisboygreat: 7:35am On Jul 30, 2016 |
hilltop93:I see 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by hilltop93(m): 11:48am On Jul 30, 2016 |
Histrings08: If you ask me... Na who I go ask.......? |
Re: I Rejected £1m Bribe From A Governor -femi Falana by Nobody: 2:46pm On Jul 30, 2016 |
September is just by the corner, the judiciary will resume soon and FFK would be sent back to prison,then you'd become a 'pastor' back Nonsense!!! If PDP, with its 16 years of unprecedented wastefulness could not disintegrate Nigeria, APC will and can never!!! |
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