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THE GUARDIAN
THE STAR
THE PUNCH
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
TIMES OF ZAMBIA
THE SUN
DAILY GRAPHICS
THISDAY
MAIL & GUARDIAN
VANGUARD
D/INDEPENDENT
The nation
Daily trust
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THE STAR
THE PUNCH
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
TIMES OF ZAMBIA
THE SUN
DAILY GRAPHICS
THISDAY
MAIL & GUARDIAN
VANGUARD
D/INDEPENDENT
The nation
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Ghana Times
T.I’s rating due to decades of endemic
corruption
corruption
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Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012
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The current rating of the Transparency International is not the fault
of the present administration but due to decade’s endemic
corruption in our polity. Therefore the statement by Action
Congress’ Lai Mohammed, placing the blame for rating of Nigeria
as the 35th most corrupt nation, at the door step of the President
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, is preposterous , and lacking
in credibility, and can only be best described as pure political
mischief.
Lai Mohammed of all people, being a member of the Action
Congress, knows they, in the Action Congress live in glass houses
and should not throw stones because his party is home to some of
the most notoriously corrupt Nigerians ever. He should not throw
stones just to score cheap political points. His party has no moral
leg it can stand to pontificate about corruption.
Nigerians are not fools and cannot be fooled for too long that there
is endemic corruption within the rank and file of his party,. It is an
undeniable fact that corruption is major challenge to the nation and
its people, and everyone agrees it is endemic and has been with us
for over three decades.
Few days ago we spelt out factual details of commendable efforts of
this administration in fighting corruption and also confirming the
demonstrable political will of this administration to take up this
onerous challenge.
Critics of this administration appear to be deliberately undiscerning,
confusing incidences of corrupt practices unraveled by this
administration, and legal steps being taken by the administration, as
being corrupt practice of the same administration.
Part of this mischief and attempt to bring opprobrium on this
administration is the assertion by President of the Campaign for
Democracy (CD), Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin. She said N5 trillion was
stolen under Jonathan, and that “ the non-implementation of the
Farouk Lawan report as well as the Nuhu Ribadu Presidential Task
Force findings has completely killed the fight against corruption in
Nigeria”
The above firstly calls to question her respect for facts because it
is a fact that the Lawan report has been handed over to the EFCC,
and there are ongoing prosecution deriving from this, while the
President just set up a white paper committee on the Ribadu report.
How do you implement a report without a white paper?.
We reiterate that the conclusion that N5 Trillion was stolen under
President’s Jonathan’s watch is gross misinformation and absolute
falsehood. Nowhere in the Ribadu was that conclusion reached . It
never happened, and it is wholesomely untrue.
We want to state categorically, for the umpteenth time that it was
this administration that exposed the oil subsidy scam, the pension
scam, and also set up the Nuhu Ribadu committee to look into the
rot in the oil sector.
We must state that the fight against corruption is not a short boxing
bout, but a long fight that will be systemic, strategic and institutional.
The role of the judiciary in bringing culprits to justice cannot be
underestimated in the war against corruption. No matter the Federal
Government’s commitment , the President has no power to jail any
suspect by presidential fiat. Therefore he should not be made a
scape goat for the failure of other arms of government who fail to
judiciously discharge their responsibilities. It is also not true that
lack of funding is stalling the fight as concluded by Chairman,
Coalition Against Corruption, Debo Adeniran. We must not forget
what the EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde said recently about
how judges and lawyers stall trials of high profile suspects. The two
trials of James Ibori in Nigeria and the United Kingdom fully
underscore this point.
The Federal Government, mindful of this judicial stumbling block,
has put together a bill to reform the criminal justice system, so that
justice will no longer be evaded through sundry abuses of court
processes.
We assure Nigerians that in spite of the persistent and perplexing
mischief of deceitful politicians, and some unpatriotic Nigerians who
never sees good in whatever government does, the administration
will continue its unrelenting fight to rid our society of this menace.
This is a war the President has set for himself and he has
demonstrated the will and capability to prosecute same.
Dr Doyin Okupe
Senior Special Assistant to the President on ( Public Affairs)
of the present administration but due to decade’s endemic
corruption in our polity. Therefore the statement by Action
Congress’ Lai Mohammed, placing the blame for rating of Nigeria
as the 35th most corrupt nation, at the door step of the President
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, is preposterous , and lacking
in credibility, and can only be best described as pure political
mischief.
Lai Mohammed of all people, being a member of the Action
Congress, knows they, in the Action Congress live in glass houses
and should not throw stones because his party is home to some of
the most notoriously corrupt Nigerians ever. He should not throw
stones just to score cheap political points. His party has no moral
leg it can stand to pontificate about corruption.
Nigerians are not fools and cannot be fooled for too long that there
is endemic corruption within the rank and file of his party,. It is an
undeniable fact that corruption is major challenge to the nation and
its people, and everyone agrees it is endemic and has been with us
for over three decades.
Few days ago we spelt out factual details of commendable efforts of
this administration in fighting corruption and also confirming the
demonstrable political will of this administration to take up this
onerous challenge.
Critics of this administration appear to be deliberately undiscerning,
confusing incidences of corrupt practices unraveled by this
administration, and legal steps being taken by the administration, as
being corrupt practice of the same administration.
Part of this mischief and attempt to bring opprobrium on this
administration is the assertion by President of the Campaign for
Democracy (CD), Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin. She said N5 trillion was
stolen under Jonathan, and that “ the non-implementation of the
Farouk Lawan report as well as the Nuhu Ribadu Presidential Task
Force findings has completely killed the fight against corruption in
Nigeria”
The above firstly calls to question her respect for facts because it
is a fact that the Lawan report has been handed over to the EFCC,
and there are ongoing prosecution deriving from this, while the
President just set up a white paper committee on the Ribadu report.
How do you implement a report without a white paper?.
We reiterate that the conclusion that N5 Trillion was stolen under
President’s Jonathan’s watch is gross misinformation and absolute
falsehood. Nowhere in the Ribadu was that conclusion reached . It
never happened, and it is wholesomely untrue.
We want to state categorically, for the umpteenth time that it was
this administration that exposed the oil subsidy scam, the pension
scam, and also set up the Nuhu Ribadu committee to look into the
rot in the oil sector.
We must state that the fight against corruption is not a short boxing
bout, but a long fight that will be systemic, strategic and institutional.
The role of the judiciary in bringing culprits to justice cannot be
underestimated in the war against corruption. No matter the Federal
Government’s commitment , the President has no power to jail any
suspect by presidential fiat. Therefore he should not be made a
scape goat for the failure of other arms of government who fail to
judiciously discharge their responsibilities. It is also not true that
lack of funding is stalling the fight as concluded by Chairman,
Coalition Against Corruption, Debo Adeniran. We must not forget
what the EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde said recently about
how judges and lawyers stall trials of high profile suspects. The two
trials of James Ibori in Nigeria and the United Kingdom fully
underscore this point.
The Federal Government, mindful of this judicial stumbling block,
has put together a bill to reform the criminal justice system, so that
justice will no longer be evaded through sundry abuses of court
processes.
We assure Nigerians that in spite of the persistent and perplexing
mischief of deceitful politicians, and some unpatriotic Nigerians who
never sees good in whatever government does, the administration
will continue its unrelenting fight to rid our society of this menace.
This is a war the President has set for himself and he has
demonstrated the will and capability to prosecute same.
Dr Doyin Okupe
Senior Special Assistant to the President on ( Public Affairs)
Shell: Security Forces
Open Fire on
Protesting Community
African Examiner
Saturday, Dec. 01, 2012
Nigerians in US
celebrate
appointment of
Nigerian woman as
California Judge
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
Open Fire on
Protesting Community
African Examiner
Saturday, Dec. 01, 2012
Nigerians in US
celebrate
appointment of
Nigerian woman as
California Judge
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
National Assembly
wants better funding
of EFCC
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Court orders arrest
of notorious Abuja
land scammer
African Examiner
Friday, Dec, 07 2012
wants better funding
of EFCC
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Court orders arrest
of notorious Abuja
land scammer
African Examiner
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Civil Servant Sack:
Okonjo-Iweala
Okays Sanusi's call
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 23, 2012
Okonjo-Iweala
Okays Sanusi's call
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 23, 2012
N2.7B Subsidy
Scam: Allegation
against Me Is
Malicious -Labour
Minister
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
Jonathan’s Brother
to be buried
Saturday
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
Scam: Allegation
against Me Is
Malicious -Labour
Minister
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
Jonathan’s Brother
to be buried
Saturday
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05,
2012
“Africa Should
Become Globally
Competitive”
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 23, 2012
EFCC Docks
Couple over N11m
Fraud
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05
2012
Crude Oil Account
hits N90 billion
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec.
05, 2012
Become Globally
Competitive”
African Examiner
Monday, Dec. 23, 2012
EFCC Docks
Couple over N11m
Fraud
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 05
2012
Crude Oil Account
hits N90 billion
African Examiner
Wednesday, Dec.
05, 2012
