Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), says he is being persecuted by the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The SPIP was established to investigate cases of corruption, abuse of office and related offences by public officers.

In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, the ex-SPIP chairman alleged that some principal members of the office of the vice-president asked him to compromise an investigation but he refused to do their bidding.

He said he is being persecuted for choosing to be loyal to the president, adding that he incurred the wrath of the office of the vice-president because he “refused to do their dictates and bidding”.

“My travails started with my appointment as Chairman if the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property in July 2017!” the letter read.

“The Panel was constituted when the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo was Acting President. He accordingly appointed one of his Special Assistants, Adeniran Gbolahan, as Secretary. Later I had a bitter disagreement concerning whether or not the Panel should wait for mandates from the Vice President before it can commence any investigation.

“The Secretary enjoyed the support of the Vice President through the Deputy Chief of Staff, Ade Ipaye. Mr. Ipaye sided Mr. Gbolahan against me.”

Obono-Obla alleged he was also encumbered from investigating cases of corruption among some members of the national assembly by the office of the vice-president.

“Mr. Ipaye then wrote a letter stopping an investigation of a case of contract scam reported by Nigerian Ports Authority….. In April 2018, Mr. Ipaye invited me to his office and instructed me not to proceed with the investigation of some members of the National Assembly,” he wrote.

“In February 2019, Mr. Ipaye wrote to me instructing me to suspend the activities of the Panel on the purported ground that Government was reviewing its operations.

“When the Secretary of the Panel, Mr. Gbolahan left in 2018, he was replaced by Mr. Obinna Ogwuegbu, a nominee of the Vice President who started another bouts of antagonism and malice against me on the prompting of Mr. Ipaye.”

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) declared Obono-Obla wanted.

The president also dissolved the panel pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of forgery and financial impropriety against him by the ICPC.

But the ex-SPIP chairman said the ICPC is being used as a tool by the ”conspirators” against him.

“I have suffered so much persecution and witch-hunting because of the fact that I have carried out my assignment with patriotism, dedication, commitment and conviction. I don’t deserve this persecution and witch-hunt because of my refusal to be disloyal to Mr. President and allow the office of the Vice President to use the Panel to serve vested interest,” he said.

“The ICPC which is now being used against me is under the protege of the Vice President, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye. Professor Bolaji Owasanoye was part and parcel of the conspirators against me!

“I was also persecuted by the National Assembly! The whole issue of my purported certificate forgery was masterminded by the House of Representatives to get back at me because I had the guts to initiate an investigation against some powerful Senators.

Obono-Obla said he had called the attention of Buhari to the challenges, but nothing has been done.

“I am open to any probe but also the matters I investigate are facts against the Nigerian people and I’m not deterred. Someday Nigerians will know who their true enemies are,” he said.

“I had briefed Mr. President on the 13th June 2018 on all these interference and challenges but no action was ever taken to address all the concerns raised by me.

“In all of it all, I strove to do my job in a dedicated and committed manner. However, the most painful aspect is the hostilities I have faced ridicule and embarrassment to my person when I was being hounded and harassed without due process of being heard concerning any allegation against me.

“If I have done anything wrong, I should be removed from office but I should not be humiliated and reduced to nothing. It sends a wrong signal to me that I was given a job which merely exposed me to hatred and attack. And why should that be?”


https://www.thecable.ng/osinbajos-office-persecuting-me-for-being-loyal-to-you-obono-obla-writes-buhari/

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This idiot again.
His only loyalty to Buhari is as a fellow dictator.
An ordinary committee chairman who arrogated absolute power to himself.
He ordered illegal raid without warrants, seize money and properties of suspects and never
remit any to the government he claimed to be working for.
It was almost comical when we discovered that he forged his WAEC just like his principal.

The ICPC should intensify effort to arrest him.
I have no problem with witchhunt as long as the target is a confirm witch.

This is one is looking for a soft landing

He is obviously the genesis of the news that targeted Osibanjo a few weeks ago spread by that black owl that calls himself a political activist.

All those Atiku's political activist

Xisnin:
This idiot again.
His only loyalty to Buhari is as a fellow dictator.
An ordinary committee chairman who arrogated absolute power to himself.
He ordered illegal raid without warrants, seize money and properties of suspects and never
remit any to the government he claimed to be working for.
It was almost comical when we discovered that he forged his WAEC just like his principal.

The ICPC should intensify effort to arrest him.
I have no problem with witchhunt as long as the target is a confirm witch.

Hahahahah, I have read all he said but I never saw an atom of victimization all I see is a man who was not happy that he will be audited, and he was not having his way with the person appointed to work with him.

Xisnin:
This idiot again.
His only loyalty to Buhari is as a fellow dictator.
An ordinary committee chairman who arrogated absolute power to himself.
He ordered illegal raid without warrants, seize money and properties of suspects and never
remit any to the government he claimed to be working for.
It was almost comical when we discovered that he forged his WAEC just like his principal.

The ICPC should intensify effort to arrest him.
I have no problem with witchhunt as long as the target is a confirm witch.

Hahahahah, I have read all he said but I never saw an atom of victimization all I saw was he was not happy that he will be audited and he was not having his way with the person appointed to work with him.

This man wey use him office dey muzzle people to drop money for him lol

Iamgrey5:
This is one is looking for a soft landing

He is obviously the genesis of the news that targeted Osibanjo a few weeks ago spread by that black owl that calls himself a political activist.

All those Atiku's political activist

I suspected him

Xisnin:
This idiot again.
His only loyalty to Buhari is as a fellow dictator.
An ordinary committee chairman who arrogated absolute power to himself.
He ordered illegal raid without warrants, seize money and properties of suspects and never
remit any to the government he claimed to be working for.
It was almost comical when we discovered that he forged his WAEC just like his principal.

The ICPC should intensify effort to arrest him.
I have no problem with witchhunt as long as the target is a confirm witch.

He was making noise all over the place going after only supposed thieves from the South but left sacred thieves from the North go free. I don't support those corrupt elements from the South but this Obla guy didn't touch anyone from the North. Go and check his records.That foolish guy must be arrested and jailed. ICPC and EFCC should be fast about it

Lol.

Mr. Man... When you were being high-handed & using crude tactics to chase others, you were advised to thread with caution, but you insulted sane voices & said only the guilty are afraid.

Now that those who used you are after you, why are you disturbing our peace with your noise? What are you afraid of?

The standard you used to harass others is being used for you, that my friend is what we call equity & fair play...

The question he needs to answer is that.

Are you corrupt? Yes or No?

All this long sermon about persecution and loyalty is unnecessary

Contributed greatly in the persecution of Justice Walter Ononghen who ironically is from his state, now the tables have turned and the beast he was feeding is fully grown

Unfortunately for him, he sided the northerners and prosecuted only his own southern brothers, now look at him

Lalasticlala abeg carry this news to FP, let Chief Okoi explain how Osinbajo is the cause of his self inflicted misfortune.

KingTom:
Contributed greatly in the persecution of Justice Walter Ononghen who ironically is from his state, now the tables have turned and the beast he was feeding is fully grown

Tom!!!
Where have you been

Iamgrey5:
This is one is looking for a soft landing

He is obviously the genesis of the news that targeted Osibanjo a few weeks ago spread by that black owl that calls himself a political activist.

All those Atiku's political activist

I'm here to see how some persons who claimed the cabal, with Buhari's approval, are those after the man, will react to this news.

Very confused set of nitwits.

The man has never denied outrightly on any of the petitions brought against him at the ICPC. He just keeps on claiming persecution. The AGF instructed your sack as an appointee of the President. You had been acting beyond the scope of your duties, assuming powers not abrogated to your panel. Be a man and show evidence of your innocence, if you know say e sure for you.

See this idiot whose colleagues are waiting for in Kuje prison ranting all over trying to cause distrust between PMB and PYO. My advice for Obla is very simple. Come out of hiding and face the consequences of your actions.

Another shameless lies from this Mr Obla.
You're an embarrassment to Nigeria

Obono-Obla is now an orphan. Rejected by his nothern masters and ostracized by the south for persecuting his brothers down south when his was in power but allowing thieves up north freedom to enjoy their loots. Jail this idiotic man please

Hmm..

What Obno Obla is saying here is rubbish and unnecessary excuses, he's using a way of free himself from embarrassment, to hell with him

So you now know there is witch-hunting? Go face your corruption allegation.Useless WAEC certificate forger.

Oga stop looking for who to blame for ur predicament.

That's how they start...and that's why I don't beleive the lie that EFCC is corrupt or partial (though teir refusal to look at Chief Bullion Van is trying my patience).

Back when Tafa Balogun (remember him??) was being prsecuted for corruption (Nuhu Ribadu even sat on the report for weeks, he so did not want to prosecute his oga...but at the end he had to hand the report to Obj)....he promptly said that 'I am being persecuted'

Alams, remember him. Was caught laudering money by the BBritish police . Cue 'I am being persecuted for my principled stand for resoruce control'

James Ibori...same thing.(He still went to jail)

Joshua Dariye ...'I am being persecuted for my defence of Chirstianity'. (He still went to jail!)

That's why anytime EFCC investigates any politician....I refuse to beleive their cock and bull story of 'persecution'

Kpele

I don't listen to Nigeria politician's stories these days.

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