James Ibori Escapes

It may yet be uhuru for the Ex-Governor of Delta State, Mr James Ibori in his current case with the Metropolitan police in London that obtain a ruling sometime ago to freeze Ibori’s assests in the UK and elsewhere.

Most Nigerian newspapers (Guardian, The Sun, Thisday, Punch) have been awash with different shouting headlines about the victory in far-away London of the said Ibori’s victory. The way and manner the headlines were written speaks less of media organs that are in support of on-going war against corruption in Nigeria. This posture may not be suprising since it is clear they are reading the lips of Mr President that have continued to pay lip-service to the war which Obasanjo prosecuted with vigor despite the alleged ‘witch hunts’. It is high time Mr President and his jobbers tell us their mind rather than hidding under the over-flogged dictum ‘rule of law’ that pervades all discissions when serious issue as crime is being mentioned in the polity in recent times.

Another, disheartening dimension to the Ibori saga is the reaction of the government and people of Delta State to the confistication/freezing episode. Actually, it is the people of Delta State that have been latently pauparised in the past eight (8) years that should be screaming ‘blue murder’ for the ‘theifery’ of their collective resources ; rather they are being mandated by the stooges in Asaba to attend a thanksgiving service. How guillible we have become.

We emplore the EFCC and the ICPC not to give up the fight yet, all these are expected and should not discourage you from prosecuting this all important fight against graft at the highest level. Mr President on his part should be a lot more proactive in the fight against corruption rather than his veiled reference to the ‘rule of law’ always when serious corruption related issue are raised.

Mr President, we are looking forward to reading your lips better, so that we can be bold enough to tighten to noose around the Iboris and his co-travellers to avoid this sort of escape now and in the future.

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