...A Typical Week in Naija Politics
The 'No shit sherlock' quote of the week
"There's a very huge anti-Obasanjo sentiment in the country now"
- Iyabo Obasanjo (suddenly realising how everyone in the country has felt about her dad since 2005)
When the tables turn...
Nigeria senator 'fears for life'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7351372.stm
The daughter of Nigeria's ex-leader Olusegun Obasanjo has told the BBC she fears for her life after being charged by the nation's anti-corruption agency.
Sen Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was named in a fraud case that led to the resignation of two health ministers. Her comments come after anti-corruption agents raided her home in an attempt to bring her in for questioning.
"I'm not on the run but I feel as if I'm a victim of harassment... I'm afraid for my life," she said.
There's a popular Yoruba proverb, "opa ti a fi na iyaale ni, o mbe l'aja fun iyawo" [translated as 'the whip with which the first wife was beaten is kept inside the ceiling for the new wife'].
I find it interesting that once again the things Obj put in place while he was in power are now been used against him. Back in 1995 when he was tried by Abacha's government for "suspicion of concealment of treason", he had promulgated the decree that made this 'crime' an offence when he was in power in the 70s.
Now it's the EFCC (which he created and used to terrorise his opponents), that is been used against his family.
Karma is a bitch....
also see OBJ, A True National Leader
For someone who wanted history to remember him as the man who "saved Nigeria", i doubt he ever thought things could turn out this way. [SNIP]
..Obj has always wanted to be remembered as a "national" leader, well he is now, as in almost everyone in the country now hates him. That's not an easy achievement in 'multi ethnic', 'multi religious', 'multi everything' Nigeria. Even in his backyard - Abeokuta, praise for him is muted. Abacha, horrible as he was, still had support in his hometown...
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Another Delusional rant from the INEC Boss
Election nullification: PDP is paying for its sins - Maurice Iwu
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/apr/16/613.html
APPARENTLY reacting to the spate of nullification of governorship elections won by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the country by the election petition tribunals and appeal courts, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, said the PDP was paying for its sins of imposition of candidates during its primaries.
Professor Iwu stated this while delivering a lecture entitled: “The April 2007 Elections in Nigeria: What went right” at the University of Ibadan.
What went right???? is this man taking the piss or what ?
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Inspector General finally admits what everyone already knows about Nigeria's men in black
There are madmen in the police – Okiro
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/apr/18/500.html
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, yesterday admitted before the House of Representatives that there are serving members of the Nigeria Police that are mentally derailed.
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We also found out this week that the Edo state commissioner for information died from a 'Happy ending'
Edo commissioner died on top of woman - IG
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/apr/18/607.html
According to the police boss, the police investigation into the matter revealed that the late commissioner was in the hotel with a female friend, a student of the University of Benin. Both were said to be in the hotel room without any luggage.
3 comments:
well, karma is always a good thing particularly when justice is done.
The monster created by OBJ will come back and finally finish him off. All the guns are now being pointed at him. We didnt need the IG to tell us there were mad men in the police force, we already knew that!
perhaps Abacha had support for his town because he spent some of the looted money there, and Obasanjo is refusing to spend his in Abeokuta?
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