Gov. Fayose's Rambunctiousness Must Have S Limit, By Okoi Obono-Obla

Is Governor Ayo Fayose such an uncouth, loudmouthed, rambunctious and rancorous person who is always putting his mouth into what he doesn't know just to impress his small crowd of admirers?

Is he such a meddlesome interloper or busy body who wears the knight amour to fight skirmishes that doesn't concern him?

Why is this man always shouting, mudslinging, ranting or shouting hoarse over nothing, trifles? It is a notorious fact that Governor Fayose is not learned in the arcane science of the law! So why would he delve into matters concerning the judiciary which he knows next to nothing about? Who told Governor Fayose cannot appoint an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria? If there is no such precedent; what is wrong with President Buhari setting a precedent?

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Such wayward behavior and unguarded utterances by Governor Fayose is unbecoming of a Governor! It undermines and desecrates his office, which is an exalted one from whichever prism you look at it.

From the ranting of Governor Fayose on this matter, it is as clear as crystal ball that he does not have a modicum of understand and appreciation of the working of the institution of the judicial! So I can't decipher why Governor Fayose would dabbled into the matter of the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, The Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen and try to politicize such an important strategic institution under the guise of opposition to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari!'

What is legally, constitutionally, statutorily or conventionally or morally wrong with the appointment by President Buhari of an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria? Are there no precedents of acting appointments made by the President in this administration? The answer is in the affirmative!

The present Inspector General of Police; Director General of State Security Service; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission just to mention a few were appointed in acting capacity before they were eventually elevated!

Indeed, Section 231 subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) empowers the President to appoint the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria whenever the position of the Chief Justice of Nigeria is vacant. Section 231 subsection 4 of the Constitution provide thus:

“If the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria is vacant or if the person holding the office is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, then until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office, or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the President shall appoint the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court to perform those functions ".

It is a notorious fact that the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, The Honourable Justice Mahmud Mohammed attained the age of 70 years on the 10th November 2016 which is the mandatory age of retirement of Justices of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Nigeria respectively.

It follows that the position of the Chief Justice of Nigeria has become vacant by virtue of the retirement of the then incumbent, The Honourable Justice Mohammed on the 10th November, 2016 when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed The Honourable Justice Onnoghen! So all the insinuation made by Governor Fayose to the effect that President Buhari did not want to appoint somebody from the South/South is hogwash and a poor attempt to whip Sectional sentiments against the President!

The pertinent question is: has the President not appointed Nigerians from the South/South into eminent and strategic appointments? The answer is in the negative. It is a notorious fact that the Chief of Naval Staff, Head of Service, Six Ministers etc from the South/South were appointed by the same President Muhammadu Buhari; so what the hell is Governor Fayose talking about?

Governor Fayose said that the appointment of Justice Onnoghen in an acting capacity is to make him subservient to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari! What poppycock! Governor Fayose ought to know that such appointments are normal in government.

I know that the present Chief Judge of my State-Cross River State Was appointed Acting Chief Judge for four months even though he was recommended and his name forwarded to former Governor Liyel Imoke by the National Judicial Council! I will kindly advise Governor Fayose to spare the judiciary his Sectional and divisive Politics of rancor, shenanigans and grandstanding from the judiciary!

Governor Fayose’s rambunctiousness must have a bound otherwise one will begin to doubt his sanity!

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CORRUPTION: Why Amaechi Is 'UNTOUCHABLE' - Presidency

SpyNigeria - Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, in an interview published by Premium Times defended Buhari’s ministers against allegations of corruption leveled against them.

“They have said there are some bad eggs in the executive. All what I see is a spate of speculative allegations. If you have anything against any member of the executive bring it out, concrete information on wrong doing or corruption. They always mention Rotimi Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola and the Minister of Interior, Dambazau.

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According to him, they aren’t being probed because there’s no concrete evidence of corruption against them.

“Let’s take the case of Amaechi. Amaechi was governor of Rivers State for eight years. If the Rivers State government truly believe that Amaechi committed a crime or was corrupt why can’t the attorney general of the state that is vested with the power to prosecute anybody in the state who has committed an offence against the laws of the state not prosecute Amaechi? Why is he passing the buck to the federal government? Where is the evidence that Amaechi was corrupt apart from the politics of maliciousness and vindictiveness? They simply drag the federal government into these things simply because some of them do not want Amaechi to be appointed.

“If anybody has concrete allegation against Amaechi let him send it to the EFCC and pursue it and ensure that EFCC does the right thing. The president is not EFCC or ICPC. Send these reports to EFCC or ICPC to take action and if the president is blocking these allegations then you can go home and say the president is selective or he is protecting Amaechi.

“The allegation against the minister of interior is that he has property abroad; it is not that he stole from this government. He was in government when the president was an opposition leader. So if the evidence is there that he bought the property let them come out with petition and bring to the ministry of justice and let them tell us where the property are and then we start investigating him. I can tell you that nobody is protecting anybody. But it is not just to make any allegation against somebody because you want to rope in somebody or because you want to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it.

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Tissue Of Lies, Obono-Obla Not Sacked by Buhari

Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the newly appointed South-south Commissioner of the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, who also doubles as the Special Assistant To President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, has not been sacked after all by the President as some section of the media, prominent is, The Leak have published.

Describing the report as a tissue of lies, fertile imagination of detractors hoaxed by demented people, Obono-Obla registered his dissatisfaction over the report and said he remained the Special Assistant to President, while also doubles as South-South commission at the NCC.

An online medium, The Leak had published that Okoi Obono-Obla was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari, a report which has been confirmed as hoaxed and totally false

Obla in text message to News Punch reads:

"Some malicious, vexatious, and demented people are peddling the falsehood that President Muhammadu Buhari has removed me from my position as Special Assistant on Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice. Nothing can be farther from the truth! It is a figment of the fertile imagination of detractors and bad belle people!"

"I remain the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice; Secretary, Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee; Member National Prosecution Coordinating Committee and Member Constitutional and Electoral Reform Committee."

"The President has also graciously and as a clear manifestation of the confidence he has in me nominated me as Non-Executive Commissioner to represent the South South Region in the prestigious and strategic Nigerian Communication Commission, the regulator of the telecommunication industry in the country" 

"I therefore urge my friends and well wishers to disregard and discount the antics of wailing detractors! To God be the Glory", Obono-Obla stated

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Buhari Appoints Tinubu's Aides, Sunday Dare, Obono-Obla, Others As NCC Commissioners

 Sunday Dare

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

In a letter dated August 2, 2016, sent to President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Mr. Buhari nominated Olabiyi Durojaiye as chairman of the commission.

Mr. Durojaiye, a former senator, is to represent the South West.

The president also nominated Sunday Dare as the NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management.

Mr. Dare will also represent the south west. He is an aide to a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

Those nominated as Non-Executive Commissioners are: Aliyu Sa’idu Abubakar (North East), Clement Omeiza Baiye (North Central), Okoi Ofem Obono Obla (South South), Ezekiel Yissa (North Central) and Ifeanyi Ararume (South East).

“The nominations are in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Nigerian Communications Commission Act 2003,” a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said on Tuesday.

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Senate Apology: Ita Enang Goofed, Should Apologize To Buhari's Legal Aide, Obono-Obla, By First Baba Isa

Again Ita Enang has been caught in what I consider a serious goof.

Recently the Senate summoned the Attorney General of Federation to explain why he is prosecuting the Senate President and Deputy Senate President for forgery. The AGF sent a representative in the person of Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution. The Senate refused to hear the AGF’s representative and the Chief simply excused himself.

Chief Okoi later addressed the Press where he said that the Senate lacked the powers to summon the AGF on this matter. 

Ita Enang who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) later apologized to the Senate for the comments of the AGF’s representative. His apology was initially taken to be on behalf of the presidency. The presidency came out to deny issuing such an apology and Ita Enang in a bid to save face descended from the absurd to the ridiculous.

Let’s look at the absurd.

Why will Ita Enang issue an apology in the first place? As a lawyer is he saying it is right for the Senate to summon the AGF on a matter that is already in court? Is that not an invasion of the tenets of democracy and a pooh-poohing of the judiciary? I, for one, believe that the Senate has some sort of legislative immunity concerning whatever is said or whatever document is produced to conduct activities in the red chambers. I think that arraigning the president and deputy senate president is an infringement of the said immunity. That’s what I think. But the AGF, the chief law officer of the country thinks differently.

What I think, what the AGF thinks, what the Senators thinks, what anyone thinks has been given a proper venue to be ventilated, expressed and determined by bringing the matter before the court. So how can the senate arm twist the court by summoning the prosecutor? Is this not a boldfaced move to intimidate the machinery of justice? And Barrister Ita Enang sees nothing wrong in this?

Now let’s get to the ridiculous… the really ridiculous.

Why will Ita Enang apologize for Chief Okoi? I have thought about this for days and I still can’t wrap my head around this. Hear Ita Enang: “I apologize for his comments. From what I heard he was not complimentary to the Senate, we didn’t need to cause more trouble between the presidency and the Senate. The President has not apologized. It is me that is apologizing for the inappropriate action of the person representing the Attorney General.” Very ridiculous.

Was Obono-Obla’s job to be complimentary to the Senate or to be truthful? So there is trouble between the presidency and the Senate? What is the more trouble Enang was referring to? The truth is that Ita Enang’s apologies would have made more sense if he was really doing it on behalf of the President or presidency. But no, Ita Enang said he was doing it in his personal capacity.

Personal capacity as Okoi’s father, uncle or senior prefect? Who is Ita Enang to apologize for Obono-Obla? Reading Ita Enang’s apology one will be misled to think that Chief Okoi is his PA or driver. If the SA on Prosecution’s actions were inappropriate as Enang claimed, the AGF (whom Okoi was representing) would have been the one to apologize or the President. Ita Enang has no moral, legal, spiritual or cultural right to apologize for Chief Okoi.

If he, Enang has a different opinion, he should have just said so, not arrogating to himself the avuncular rights to apologize for a fellow senior member of the APC and the Buhari administration. This is a classic case of megalomania.

Chief Okoi Obono-Obla is old, intelligent and experienced enough to hold an opinion without having anyone walking around patronizingly apologizing on his behalf. Chief Okoi is qualified to speak on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and he is that positioned.

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was speaking on legal issues on behalf of candidate Mohammadu Buhari and a mega political party as the pioneer National Legal Adviser and member Board of Trustees, defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) (2009-2010); also as National Deputy Secretary of the defunct CPC (2011-2013)? 

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was speaking and shaping opinions as the Secretary/Member of the defunct CPC Merger Committee that negotiated the formation of All Progressives Congress with the merger Committees of the defunct ACN and ANPP? 

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was shaping opinion as the Chairman of the Screening Sub Committee of the maiden National Convention of the APC? Enang was somewhere with the PDP boring holes in our National fabric; today he is here and daring to apologize on behalf of a colossus who is stating his opinion.   

For President Buhari to have found Chief worthy of an appointment as SA, Prosecution is testamentary of the President’s huge faith in this legal luminary. It is no longer a secret that one of the main thrusts of this administration is to tackle corruption. Prosecution is a major plank in fighting corruption and to be SA to the President on Prosecution is a huge responsibility with immense powers and herculean tasks. Ita Enang’s comments are at once belittling and infra dig.

The quick way in which the presidency denied his ill-natured apology should be an omen to him; at least now he knows between he and chief who is speaking the mind of the presidency. Next time the presidency might not just deny his gbaff apologies, it will deny him in toto.

If Ita Enang has a shred of decency left, he should immediately apologize to Chief Okoi Obono-Obla and even the AGF and the Presidency. He seems to be out of touch with the complexion and tenor of this present administration on many levels. It is a shame that a presidential aide will be apologizing to a Senate led by men who have been arraigned for forgery by the government he is serving under. This is not diplomacy; it is lack of team spirit. 

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Senate Forgery: You've No Power To Invite Me, AGF; We'll Order Your Arrest, Senate Threatens

Okoi Obono-Obla

The Nation - The ongoing war of attrition between the Presidency and the Senate got messier yesterday.

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami said the Senate lacked the power to summon him for questioning.

The AGF, who was invited by the Senate to appear before its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, said he was not answerable to the Senate.

He said the Senate did not appoint him and, therefore, lacked the jurisdiction to summon him.

 The Senate fired back that it may be forced to issue a warrant of arrest against the AGF for his refusal to honour its invitation.

The Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution attached to the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, who represented the AGF, was walked out of the meeting room.

The altercation took place yesterday at the Senate Meeting Room 3 31.3, 3rd Floor, New Senate Building, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.

The Senate had on Tuesday invited Malami to appear before it to explain why he charged to court Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu for alleged forgery.

Saraki, Ekweremadu and two others were arraigned at a Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday to answer charges of alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Rule of the Senate.

The upper chamber resolved to invite Malami to explain why he allegedly reopened the alleged forgery case against Saraki and others when a court of competent jurisdiction had struck it out.

The Senate that Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja High Court ruled on the matter affirming that the issue was an internal affair of the Senate.

Before Obono-Obla was asked to leave the room, he told the committee members that they lacked the jurisdiction to summon the AGF because the Senate cannot be a judge in its case.

He also insisted that the AGF, who was not appointed by the Senate, cannot be answerable to the Senate.

Obono-Obla said the Senate was over reaching itself by creating the impression that the AGF committed a crime by charging Saraki and Ekweremadu to court.

He noted that the Senate constituted itself into a court of law by summoning the AGF on an issue that was in court.

He told reporters outside the meeting venue: “The AG has not done anything wrong. The AG has not undermined democracy. He acted pursuant to his powers vested on him by the Constitution, Section 174 (1) says he can prosecute anybody. And he has done that. The Senate is not on trial. He has not taken the Senate to court. He has taken four persons to court. They are not the Senate. Being President of the Senate does not make you the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The matter was investigated by the police and a prima facie case was established and the AG invoked his powers under Section 174 (1) to initiate criminal proceedings against those persons. And this matter is now before a court of law. There is separation of powers in Nigeria. It is not the position of senators to constitute themselves into a court of law.

“He’s (AGF) not answerable to them. By virtue of the principle of Separation of Powers, he is answerable to the President who appointed him. And he has not done anything wrong.

“You cannot be a judge in your own case. We don’t have confidence in the committee.”

Obono-Obla said he was qualified to represent the AGF because he is working in his office as an SA to the President.

The chairman of the committee, Senator David Umaru, said the purpose of the meeting was to interact with the AGF based on Senate’s resolution.

Senator Umaru, who was disappointed by the failure of the AGF to honour the committee’s invitation, said:

“We take it that the AGF did not honour our invitation. This is despite the fact that he requested for time to articulate his own position. We take it that he has not respected the Senate. We will report back to the Senate to take appropriate decision on the issue. We take it that the AGF has refused to honour our invitation. The best we can do is to report back to the Senate.”

Senator Joshua Lidani, a member of the committee, also said the AGF refused to honour the invitation.

Lidani noted that the person who purported to represent the AGF is not the AGF the Senate invited.

He added that the person was also not responsible to the AGF but to the President.

Senator Chukwuka Utazi, another member of the committee, said: “The AGF asked that we should give him time to come. We put him on notice that he is to appear today (yesterday). Today (yesterday) again he has refused to come. This is a slap on the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

FORGERY Scandal: Irate Senators Walk Out Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Justice

Irate Senators,  this afternoon during a hearing on the Senate Rules forgery case  walked out  Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Adviser To President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at Ministry of Justice who came to represent the Minister of Justice and the Attorney general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

The Senate had penultimate Tuesday summoned Malami over the forgery suit following a motion sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West).

Obono-Obla, who is attached to the Ministry of Justice, represented Malami, but the Chairmaokoin of senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru, asked him to leave, saying, "we invited the AGF not you, so please excuse."

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa and the Deputy Clerk, Ben Efeturi, are being tried at  the FCT High Court.

Emulate The President, Buhari's Special Adviser, Obono-Obla Tells Gov. Ayade Over Rubber-Stamp Deputy

Chief Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at the Ministry of Justice has urged Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to emulates the President by conforming with the constitutional stipulates ver treatment meted on his Deputy.

Obono-Obla came hard on Gov. Ayade this morning in a statement made available to News Punch following the governor's decision to incessantly travel out of the nation without handing over to his deputy.

Obono-Obla, a renown human rights activist, constitutional lawyer, and ant-corruption fierce crusader said; "President Muhammadu Buhari has set the template which our State Governors should emulate and copy in so many ways."

"President Buhari has shown that he is a man who is not obsessed with the trappings and paraphernalia of power that is typical of African Rulers/Leaders."

"He is so humble, humane, exemplary, law abiding and simple. He shows absolute respect and confidence in the way he deals with his Vice President." 

"Twice President Buhari in strict compliance with the provisions of the Constitution has handed over the reins of power to Vice President, Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbanjo, SAN, GCON. "

"In March, 2016, President Buhari handed over to Professor Osinbanjo as Acting President when he travelled to United Kingdom on a short holiday." 

"Again, on the 6th June, 2016, President Buhari handed over the reins of governance to Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo" 

"But not our State Governors! Our Governors hardly learn. The Governors are one of the fundamental problems confronting and grappling the country. "

"They are dictatorial, magisterial, arrogant, power drunk, vindictive, and reckless. They treat their Deputies with so much distain, contempt and scorn." 

"The Governors have rendered the legislative branch of government in potent to the extent the State Assemblies have been turned to appendages of the Governors."

"In one of the States in the South/South Region one of the Governors in a frenzy and stupor of power drunkenness promoted his immediate younger brother ‘’ Co-Governor’’. 

"The ‘’Co-Governor’’ moves around the State Capital with convoy of siren blaring vehicles. He is he who must be obeyed. The words of the so-called ‘’Co-Governor’’ is Law. "

"The ‘’Co-Governor’’ is the de facto Governor of Cross River State in all ramification." 

"Whenever the Constitutional Elected Governor; the de jure travels out he hands over the reins of power to his ‘’ Co-brother Governor. Imagine the absurdity and illegality."

"From January to April, 2016, Governor Ben Ayade travelled out to God knows where! He was away for almost ten weeks without transmitting a letter to the State House of Assembly as prescribed by the Constitution in order that Deputy Governor Professor Ivara Esu would assume office as Acting Governor. Rather, his brother, Frank Ayade whom he appointed Co-Governor’’ assumed office and exercise the functions of the State Governor till his return. "

"Again, Governor Ayade has travelled out of the State for the past two weeks. Governor Ayade again failed to hand over the reins of power to his Deputy. In the absence of the Governor, the Cross River State has continually slides into a State of lawlessness, anarchy!"

"Two weeks ago secret cultists and hoodlums declared a ‘’ civil war’’ in part of the State Capital and went into a orgy of mindless violence and killings."

"Last week, some militants in the out skirt of the State Capital ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying expatriate workers and kidnapped them before they were released after a week after payment of a ran some to the criminals."

"Undoubtedly the Security network Cross River State has broken down and collapsed in the face of mediocre governance and incompetence."

Ayade in January traveled out of the country for over one month without officially informing the State Assembly and handing over to his Deputy. Again, he is said to have traveled again now repeating the same 'criminal act'

Groups Celebrate Buhari's Legal Aide, Chief Okoi Obono-obla

Written By Ifere Paul

It was another day of solidarity and felicitation as different groups pour in their congratulations to Chief Okoi Obono-Obla in his appointment as the SA to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution.

The people of Okurubong Council of Traditional Rulers in Ugep had on the 12th of May, 2016 poured their congratulations to Chief Obono-Obla. Speaking on behalf of the Okurubong people of Ijiman, His Royal Highness, Elder Otoh Otoh Arikpo, the Chairman and Obol Kekpatu thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for seeing their son worthy of inclusion in the appointment to serve the good people of Okurubong in Ijiman, the Yakurr Nation, the entire people of Cross River State, and Nigeria in general.

His Royal Highness, Arikpo Omini Edet, who accompanied the Obol Kekpatu, said that the kingdom of God rewards those who worked hard for it. He described Chief Obono-Obla as John the Baptist who has been crying in the wilderness. “Even when people like us didn't believe you, you kept on preaching about the Messiah in Buhari. The victory of Muhammadu Buhari as the President of Nigeria came to pass because people like you refused to be shaken. Therefore, we are here not to praise your dexterity. But to congratulate you on your patience and convictions. This goes to show that those who wait on the Lord, must surely be rewarded. Your appointment is an appointment well deserved“.

In his part, His Highness, Elder Abam Ofem Iwara thanked Muhammadu Buhari and pray that Chief Okoi Obono-Obla remembers that prosecution in Nigeria is very expensive that the poor sometimes are denied justice. He begged that Chief Okoi Obono-Obla uses his good office to reform the justice system and also make sure that poor people gets justice quick and cheap. He noted that some prosecution cases drags on for too long and sometimes, justice is sold out to those who can afford to pay for it. He congratulated Chief Obono-obla and wished him long life and prosperity.

The good people of South-South were not left out. The South-South Consolidated Forum as was represented by the president of the organisation, Comrade Dick Harry and Hon Nfawa Ofegobi also felicitated with their son from the South-South. The South-South Consolidated Forum has the Obong of Calabar as its patron in CRS.

Dick Harry used the occassion to thank President Muhammadu Buhari. “We want to use this opportunity to forward our unreserved appreciation for appointing our respectful son from the South-South into very enviable and hallowed positions in your government. The appointment is indicative of your sincere and unbiased position and interest to take Nigeria to a greater height”. He later charged Barr Okoi Obono-Obla to make sure he served Nigeria without fear or favour. But advised that Okoi should take his people along.

The Umor Otutu Socio Cultural Organization which Chief Okoi Obono-Obla happens to be member did not hold back its appreciations. The organization formally sent its congratulation message to the SA to the President on Prosecution on the 31th of May, 2016.

As if that was not enough, the Umor Otutu Socio Cultural Organization held a get together dinner in honor of their illustrious sons who were appointed in different capacities at Aguta Hotels & Suits, Abuja. The get together dinner meeting which was convened by Director General of the group, Mr Sebastien Eko, was attended by the de la creme of the Ugep people in Abuja. The group also honored Barr Eric Ifere Sr for his appointment as a member of the National Prosecution Co-ordination Committee.

The group presented gifts, exchanged ideas and advised the appointees to serve the President and country in general with fear and favor to anyone.

Responding to all those who visited to congratulate him, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla told his visitors to remain patient with Buhari as he knows that Buhari will not fail Nigerians. He however  acknowledged that he knows that things are difficult with the masses. He assures that “sometimes things gets tougher to get better”.

“I thank you all for finding time in your busy schedules to come and congratulate me. I hold each and everyone of you in high esteem. I may not remember to always call you people. But then, you should not forget to call me from time to time. I will work hard to make sure that I carry everyone of you along. Please advise me when you see me deviates. No man is an island”.

“Thank you all for yoir congratulations”, he concluded.

Strike: NLC Leaders Stoned In Jos, Abuja Judiciary Workers Shun Strike Order

File Photo of Pro-Buhari Protesters in Bauchi
Yesterday. Some Youths in Bauchi Protesting in support
of the Subsidy removal
Source: LIB

Some leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday got more than what they bargained for as they were heavily resisted by some angry Nigerians at the Terminus main market area of Jos city yesterday when they tried to mobilise traders to embark on a strike action scheduled for today, Daily Trus Newspaper says.

An eyewitness account according to Daily Trust said; the labour union had arrived the market area in an 18-seater bus and a Jeep and began to announce to traders through a loudspeaker not to open their shops today but were told off by the traders.

Auwal Mohammed, a vendor in the area, told our correspondent that some youths had surrounded the union members and began to chant in Hausa, ‘Karya kukeyi,’ meaning, ‘You are liars,’ accusing the unionists of being sell-outs and pelting them.

However, the State NLC Chairman, Jibril Banchir, later sent a text message, saying the news of attack on his members at the Terminus area was not true.

Meanwhile, feeler from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja suggests Judicial workers at the Federal High Court Abuja were seen this morning going about their normal duties defying the strike ordered by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC.

A renown human rights activist, a constitutional lawyer, now Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla confirmed that the judicial workers at Federal High Court, Abuja were this morning seen going about their normal duties. The lawyer who posted on his facebook page this morning saying; "Right now I am before Honourable Justice A.F.A Ademola of the Federal High Court , Abuja in respect of the case of Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) in Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/319/2015."

"Abuja this morning is peaceful and quiet! Everybody is going about his or her business . Civil servants and workers have determinedly and unequivocally shunned the strike !" Obono-Obla stated.

Also a renown journalist with the Premium Times, Mr. Nicholas Ibekwe also envisaged that the current strike action called by the Nigeria Labour Congress could fail.

Nicholas, a fearless investigative Journalist who is envisaging the failure of the strike based on what he described as "credibility lost" of the labour union during the 2012 Fuel hike protest, which he said was influenced and hijacked by some politicians. He said; "I hope someone is compiling data and other details on how apolitical activism was gradually but surely killed between 2012 and 2015.?" 

"Today's protest and the strike would likely fail. Labour has a false sense of its base. Sadly, this will embolden this bumbling government. Nigeria's compromised organised labour lost its credibility during the 2012 protests. It created room for politicians to hijack the protests."

"Genuine activists scared of being mocked for openly supporting the opposition in 2012, now merely show apathy toward the failings of this government. Many of them are kicking themselves for allowing political jobbers and mercenaries set the tone of the 2012 protests, as it has now become clear."

"As a result, these impostors, who were doing the bidding of their paymasters, became influencers on social media and other places. We see them everyday, cooking up spurious excuses for these failings of this government. Their vile knows no limit. Now their stock in trade is to lampoon voices of dissent."

"One day we shall wake up with deep regrets for this generation of young Nigerians who prefer to defend power rather than speak truth to it", Nicholas posted on his facebook timeline this morning.

APC Abolishes Govt. Funding Of Political Parties

The National Executive Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC decided today that no longer will the party be funded by government both at the state and the national level.

At a meeting attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, his Vice President Prof Yemi OSIBAJO and other party leaders it was decided that henceforth the party will funded by membership dues.

Other sources of financing identified by the parties financial secretary are dues and levies by elected and appointed members; sales of membership cards to every member of the party; compulsory and regular subscription payment as the criteria for eligibility for appointment as well as sales of party constitution and other publicity items.

Speaking with News Punch Correspondent on the APC stance, Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla, a legal luminary and Special Adiser to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on prosecution, said the decision  of the APC is in line with the anti-corruption stance of the party and was widely applauded by party members and leaders gathered in Abuja from across the country.

Why State of Emergency Should Be Declared In Rivers State, By Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla

Okoi Obono-Obla

Last Saturday, the 19th march, 2016, a National and State Assemblies re-run elections took place in Rivers State of Nigeria. 

However, the elections were marred by violence, killings, shooting and snatching of ballot papers. 

Also, there were reported arrest of fake military and police officers dressed in uniforms recruited by desperate politicians by security forces during the elections.

Also during the election, the Secretary to the Rivers State, Kenneth Kobani was arrested together with bands of well-armed thugs on a mission to kill and maim. 

An assassination attempt was made on the life of the former All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Dr. Peterside Dakuku by supporters of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike yesterday in Port Harcourt.

So fa, the Independent National Electoral Commission has cancelled elections in eight Local Government Areas of the State because of violence. The Independent National Electoral Commission has gone farther to suspend all further action concerning the exercise as a result of continued threats,violence and intimidation of electoral officials and voters by well armed thugs and miscreants allegedly acting on behalf of unscrupulous politicians which marred the election in some areas. 

Undoubtedly, Rivers State has been in a state of turmoil for the past few weeks. There have been random and gruesome killings, be headings and wanton destruction of property are carried out by militants armed with lethal weaponry. Generally a great sense of insecurity pervades in the State. 

President Muhammadu Buhari has shown great patience and restrained in dealing with the situation in Rivers State but the time to take tough measures to bring to an end the civil war between militants, secret cultists and desperate and roguish politicians has come now. 

I therefore urge President Buhari to exercise the powers vested on him by Section 305 subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and declare a State of Emergency in Rivers State to save lives and property and restore peace and stability. 

According to Section 305 (3) of the Constitution, the President shall have the power to Issue a Proclamation of a State of Emergency only when-

(a) the Federation is at war; 

(b) the Federation is in imminent danger of invasion or involvement in a state of war; 

(c) there is actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof to such extent as to require extraordinary measures to restore peace and security;

(d) there is a clear and present danger of an actual breakdown of public order and public safety in the Federation or any part thereof requiring extraordinary measures to avert such danger;

(e) there is an occurrence or imminent danger, or the occurrence of any disaster or natural calamity, affecting the community or a section of the community in the Federation;

(f) there is any other public danger which clearly constitutes a threat to the existence of the Federation; or

(g) the President receives a request to do so in accordance with the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.

Undoubtedly there is actual breakdown of public order and public safety in Rivers State of Nigeria to such extent as to require extraordinary measures to restore peace and security. 

There is also is a clear and present danger of an actual breakdown of public order and public safety in Rivers State of Nigeria requiring extraordinary measures to avert such danger. 

The procedure for proclamation of a State of Emergency by the President is outlined in Section 305 subsections 1 & 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria thus: 

“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the President may by instrument published in the Official -Gazette} of the Government of the Federation issue a Proclamation of a state of emergency in the Federation or any part thereof.

(2) The President shall immediately after the publication, transmit copies of the Official -Gazette of the Government of the Federation containing the proclamation including the details of the emergency to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom shall forthwith convene or arrange for a meeting of the House of which he is President or Speaker, as the case may be, to consider the situation and decide whether or not to pass a resolution approving the Proclamation”.

In the event a State of Emergency is declared in Rivers State, it will not be the first time such will be declared in the country. The country has experienced four or so declarations of State of Emergency in the past 50 years. 

In the 1962, a State of Emergency was declared in the defunct Western Region to stem an intractable political crisis. The then Prime Minister, Sir Abubukar Tafawa Balewa appointed Dr Moses Majekodunmi Sole Administrator and the then Premier, Chief S.L.A Akintola was suspended from office. 

On the 18th May 2004, the then President Olusegun Obasanjo declared a State of Emergency in Plateau State by invoking Section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 suspending the then Governor Joshua Dariye and the Plateau State House of Assembly following protracted sectarian violence that erupted in the State.

In 2006 , also the then President Olusegun Obasanjo declared a State of Emergency in Ekiti State and appointed retired Brigadier General Tunji Olurin as Sole Administrator following the refusal of 24 legislators of the Ekiti State House of Assembly to allow the then Deputy Governor, Mrs Olujimi take over after the then Governor, Ayo Fayose fled the State

On the 31st December, 2011, the then President Jonathan declared State of Emergency in some Local Government Areas in Bornu and Plateau States. 

In May 2013, the then President Jonathan declared State of Emergency in Adamawa, Bornu and Yobe States following unprecedented bombing of places of worships, markets and public places by Boko Haram insurgency.

Note the views expressed herein are strictly my personal opinion.

IMPUNITY In Cross River: Brother Rules, Deputy Idle As Governor 'Goes Missing' Since January

The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has reportedly abandoned his duty post since the last week of January, without formally informing the House of Assembly and transferring power to his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu.

The Governor who opted to be Away Without Official Leave, AWOL, reportedly failed to tell Cross Riverians or transmit a letter to the state House of Assembly to let them know that he was leaving the state and his whereabouts. Instead, his younger brother, Dr Frank Ayade has reportedly been de facto ‘acting governor’, leaving the deputy governor in the cold as he pulls the power strings on behalf of the Governor.

PM News reports that a concerned citizen of the state, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla sounded the alarm about this development that has made Ayade’s whereabouts a matter of intense speculation and conjecture in the State.

“The Governor did not tell the people if he was proceeding to leave or going for vacation! Section 190 subsection 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), stipulates that if the Governor is going on vacation or in the event he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office, he must transmit a written declaration to the Speaker of the House of Assembly to that effect, and until he transmits to the Speaker of the House of Assembly a written declaration to the contrary the Deputy Governor shall perform the functions of the Governor as Acting Governor.

“Since Governor Ben Ayade travelled out of the country nearly ten weeks ago without transmitting a written declaration to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, that he is proceeding on vacation or he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office to enable the Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu assume office as Acting Governor, there can be no doubt the Cross River State has no leader presently.

“This is so because the Deputy Governor, Professor Esu cannot rightly assume the position of Acting Governor since Governor Ayade failed to invoked Section 190 subsection 1 of the Constitution, by transmitting a written declaration to the Speaker of the House of Assembly that he would be going on leave or vacation or he would be otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office.

“In the light of the constitutional vacuum created by the failure of Governor Ayade to transmit a written declaration to the Speaker of the House of Assembly that he is on leave or vacation or he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office within 21 days; I therefore urge the Cross River State House of Assembly to immediately invoke the provisions of Section 190 subsection 2 of the Constitution and by a resolution made by a simple majority of the vote of the House, mandate Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Ejemot Esu to perform the functions of the office Governor as Acting Governor, until when Governor Ayade transmit a letter to the Speaker that he is now available to assume his office as Governor of the State.

“The Cross River State House of Assembly must act now or otherwise the people will be entitled to dismiss it as lackey or stooge of Governor Ayade! It is simply absurd, ridiculous, charade and a constitutional aberration for the House of Assembly to allow one Frank Ayade to continue to present or hold or masquerade as “Co-Governor” or “Acting Governor”.

Meanwhile, Governor Ayade has been active on Twitter, where he has used his handle to parry questions, explain issues of governance in the state as well as early payment of last month’s salary.

The Vindictiveness of the Government of Cross River State knows no Bound, By Obono-Obla

The judiciary has proven to be the bulk wart against the depotism,oppression and tyranny  and injustice in Cross River State! God bless the Honourable Justice Obojor Ogar of the High Court of Cross River State for exercising his discretionary power to order the Chief Magistrate's Court, Calabar to suspend the purported trial of the indefatigable Barrister Venatius Ikem on a trumped charge! 

 You can imagine a situation where power is concentrated in the hands of one single individual, how people who disagree with the powers that be would have been mercilessly dealt with! The government of Cross River State is becoming increasingly paranoid, petty,  tyrannical and intolerant of any form of dissent and oppression! 

Even when the trumped and contrived charge against Barrister Vena Ikem was pending in the Chief Magistrate's Court, the government lodged a spurious complaint of attempted murder and stealing of government property against him; and compromised the Cross River Police Command which threw professionalism and decency to the winds by rushing to the press to declare Barrister Ikem wanted just to destroy his reputation and standing and portrayed him as a criminal! 

You can imagine how wicked, asinine and mean the government of Cross River State under Ayade has become ! 

You can imagine the pettiness and immaturity shown when some simple tons working in the officialdom decided to post some meaningless writings and mumbo jumbo castigating and insulting  my person just because I was a guest of the African Independent Television,AIT on Thursday the 4th March 2016 to talk about political development in Cross River State .

 Not yet done, the increasingly paranoid and vindictive government of Cross River State went to shameless and ridiculous level of sacking my brother, Obono Ofem Obono ( a member of the PDP)  working with an agency (Cross River State Waste Management Board) of the government of Cross River State just to get at me! Is Governor Ayade suggesting that because I am his critic , members of my family belonging to his Party who contributed to his victory should not survive? What low thinking ! Even if I committed a crime against the government of Cross River State how is my brother to be punished for my own sin? Is there vacarious resposibility in criminal law ? 

The answer is in the negative .  It is a shame that we have just a juvenile, infantile and vindictive government in the State! The Government of Cross River State ought to know by now, that no act of vindictiveness,oppression , blackmail and chatacter assassination would break the resolve of the  opposition in the State .
Okoi Obono-Obla

CORRUPTION: NSCDC Boss, Muhammad Abdullahi In Secret 3000 Jobs Racketeering Scandal

The Commandant General of Nigerian security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, Mr. Muhammad Abdullahi Gana has been accused of job racketeering within the corp.

The accuser, one Mr. Salisu Muhammad, in a letter sent to a Human Rights Activist and President Muhammadu Buhari's close ally, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, alleged that the NSCDC boss currently in secret employment of over 3000. The employment, the accuse said was been shared among politicians and top ranks of the corp.

Salisu Muhammadu in the letter to Obono-Obla said such practice at the corp nagates the ant-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari. 

He alleged that employemet letters are been distributed to the beneficiaries of different cadre  at one of the corp training school located at Batsari road, Katsina. In short, the prospective officers are to start training on 13 /03/2016.

Describing the act as heinous against the Nigerian youths, Salisu said; "I regret to inform you that three thousand (3000) slots or so, have been shared among top government officials, and politicians. This is indeed contradicts the socio-political, and economic reforms champion by anti-curruption crusader ; President Muhammadu Buhari."

"I would like to confirm to you that NSCDC has been issuing Offer of Appointments into different cadre since 15/02 /2016 at one of her training school located at Batsari road, Katsina. In short, the prospective officers are to start training on 13 /03/2016.", he revealed

BELLOW IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER SENT TO BARR. OKOI OBONO-OBLA

THE FRAUDULENT NSCDC RECRUITMENT (PART 2)

Barr. Okoi Obono-obla,
Cross Rivers,
Calabar, Nigeria.

Sir,

THE COVERT MOVE BY THE COMMANDANT GENERAL OF THE NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC) TO TRUNCATE PRESIDENT BUHARI'S SOCIAL REFORMS.

I hereby send this note to you. 

There has been massive recruitment in the name of replacement currently going on under the watch of the CG NSCDC ; Muhammad Abdullahi Gana. 

I regret to inform you that three thousand (3000) slots or so, have been shared among top government officials, and politicians. This is indeed contradicts the socio-political, and economic reforms champion by anti-curruption crusader ; President Muhammadu Buhari. 

You, as a person who stand with Buhari for a decade shall know about this heinous act against Nigerian Youth in general.

I would like to confirm to you that NSCDC has been issuing Offer of Appointments into different cadre since 15/02 /2016 at one of her training school located at Batsari road, Katsina. In short, the prospective officers are to start training on 13 /03/2016. 

Lastly, the Millions Youth that voted for Buhari could not get access to those appointments because they don't have any political office holder who would facilitate for them to get enlisted. All what they have is Muhammadu Buhari who stands as the hope of the hopeless. Therefore, you are in the best position to take legal action against this odd development. 

I am ready to present my self at any point to defend this short note.

Thank You.

Salisu Muhammad,
Kofar-kaura, Katsina.
08069156969