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Brother Lesi,
I do not know the VP of Nigeria, nor much about the internal workings of Nigerian politics. Having said that, my question and interest as a concerned Afriican, was meant to solicit the unknown facts of the situation from people like you and others who may know the facts. Please educate the rest of us. My reaction was directed towards the methods being used to ban this VP and only as presented in the piece. It appears to me that similar situations like this happen so often in Africa. And so the question is, is this right? Of cause I care very much if we have corrupt politicians trying to circumvent rules and stay in power when they do not so deserve. But prosecute them according to the laws of the land and if they are convicted, jail them. The selective justice as we see applied many times in African countries is what bothers me and hopefully many of us. I will be asking this same question be the situation Ghanaian, Senegalese, Ethiopian, South African or for that matter in a
ny African country. I hope your question to me does not imply that only when one knows a politician well or a given situation that they can ask questions. If you or anyone was offended by my question, that was not the intent. Again, my question was meant to solicit further discussion and education of those of us who do not know the VP or the real story behind the Nigerian government's action. If you know the facts please share them with the rest of us not so privy. Many thanks.
Thomas Adeetuk
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Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:56 pm
Subject: Re: Nigeria's Govt to Bar VP From Elections
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> I am a little amused about your remark. What exactly do you know
> about the VP that made you think that Nigerians should run on rampage
> because the Govt (of which he is or was a part) is trying to prevent
> him from running?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nigeria's Govt to Bar VP From
> Elections> > > > By Peter Clottey > > Washington, D.C.> > 15 February
> 2007> > > > Clottey's Interview With AC's Spokesman Lai Mohammed > > >
> > Nigeria’s government says it will ban all political leaders, > >
> including Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who have allegedly being > >
> indicted by the economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC), from
> > > participating in April’s presidential elections. Supporters of the
> > > vice president claim the move is yet another attempt by what they
> > > called “the powers that be” to thwart the presidential ambitions
> of > > Abubakar. Lai Mohammed is the spokesman for the opposition
> action > > congress party. > > > > Meanwhile the spokesman for the
> opposition Action Congress party Lai > > Mohammed has condemned the
> government’s action, calling it illegal.> > > > “This government has
> in the last couple of weeks embarked on a lot of > > illegal
> activities just to make sure that Atiku Abubakar does not run > > for
> the presidency. And in doing so, the government has abused our > >
> constitution. They have abused the law of the land, and you cant’ > >
> build something from nothing. Therefore, whatever the government is >
> > doing today, is a nullity, I can assure you,” Mohammed said.> > > >
> He blamed the ruling party and the government for being behind the > >
> alleged corrupt list published by the EFCC.> > > > “Let’s take the
> issue of the so-called EFCC list; I found out that, > > that list was
> actually not compiled by the EFCC. The list was actually > > compiled
> by the presidency and the ruling PDP (People’s Democratic > > Party)
> and it was given to the EFCC to publish or to announce. Now, in > >
> the first instance, the EFCC under our laws has powers to investigate
> > > and prosecute in the law courts. It has no powers to investigate
> and > > turn over the report of the investigation to the federal
> government,” > > he noted.> > > > Mohammed said the Action Congress
> party has not received any formal > > communication from the
> government about its intention to ban their > > presidential candidate
> in next month’s elections.> > > > “Absolutely not; as of 9:40 PM local
> time, we have not received > > anything from the government,” he
> said.> > > > Mohammed confirmed that the party had filed a restraining
> order in an > > Abuja court.> > > > “Today, we were at a federal high
> court in Abuja where the party and > > its candidates had gone to seek
> relief to enforce the fundamental > > human rights, and restrain both
> the federal government, the Arial > > Panel and the party from doing
> anything on the EFCC list,” Mohammed noted.> > > > He claimed the
> government is forcing the electoral commission to > > flout the
> country’s constitution and electoral laws.> > > > “INEC (Independent
> Electoral Commission) as a commission has not > > stood on its grounds
> because a lot of pressure has been brought on > > INEC to disqualify
> Vice President Atiku Abubakar. I think Professor > > Iwu is the single
> biggest obstacle to a free and fair elections, > > because he is being
> used by the presidency,” he said.> > > > Mohammed said officials of
> INEC are also being intimidated. > > > > “Three INEC federal
> commissioners who have been suspected of been > > trying to be
> independent by insisting that INEC has no power to > > disqualify
> anybody have been arrested today and are being alleged to > > have
> laundered money, taken bribes, etc. So you can even see now that > >
> there has been an attempt now to break the independence of INEC,” he >
> > said. > > > > > >
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>> > Aggo Akyea> >
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