Imagine you are a Muslim and a child asks you: Why do we pray Dhuhr and Asr silently while we recite aloud in Maghrib and Isha
(And you don't know the answer)
"The Governor of Kwara said he has issues to attend to, so we excused him. The Governor of Ebonyi said he has issues to attend to, so we excused him. The Governor of Rivers said he has issues to attend to, so we excused him."
- Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, APC National Chairman, on why Governor Fubara of Rivers State, Governor AbdulRahman of Kwara, and Governor Francis of Ebonyi have yet to be screened.
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Many fuel tanker drivers are thieves and criminals. Just imagine thieves cursing the owner just because he put security measures in place. They must have stolen from the owner many times before he decided to install cameras on his truck. Now, they're angry and cursing him
The government of Kwara State has come out to say that they are ready to put Bukola Saraki on trial, him and the former governor of Kwara State and the other guys, over the allegation of robbery in the Offa bank robbery. The political card ahead of Bukola Saraki is called "get him busy". You don't need to be a prophet, a political analyst, or a political scientist to know that the timing is political. This is what politicians do to win elections, and it is part of the game.
It’s the audacity for me. Oloriegbe claiming he outperformed Saraki is actually wild when you look at the records.
When Saraki was in the Senate, he secured choice federal jobs for 337 Kwarans and 120 others across Nigeria. Now, let's look at Oloriegbe’s performance. Who did he employ? Aside from putting his own son and daughter on the payroll as his legislative aides, the man has done zero for the youth.
Or should we talk about when he distributed buckets and turning sticks to his constituents?
Imagine having the nerve to claim you've outperformed Saraki when half the state doesn't even know who you are.
Oloriegbe needs to stop lying to himself.
Ordinarily, my attitude to this insidious move by the incumbent Governor of Kwara State to initiate a case of criminal liability against me in the unfortunate incident of armed robbery which happened in Offa community eight years ago should be to shrug it off and say that we will meet in court since I know I have nothing to do with the incident or any other crime for that matter.
However, I have been inundated with calls from many well-meaning Nigerians who were surprised by this turn of events. Thus, for the benefit of the general public, let me categorically state that I have nothing to do directly or indirectly with any case of armed robbery or any criminal matter, whatsoever. The Offa robbery incident was designed under the Buhari administration with the connivance of some individuals from Kwara State as an instrument of blackmail to seize political power from our group in 2019.
The case was investigated by the police team from the office of the Inspector General of Police. However, following the investigation, in two separate legal advices dated June 22nd, 2018, and August 23rd, 2018, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) stated that there was no evidence directly or indirectly linking me to the robbery incident.
The DPP in his first legal advice stated that “For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged offence and the suspects”. In a second report, the DPP stated that “With regards to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, since there is no departure from the earlier findings in the interim report, this office is still unable to establish any prima facie case against him for any offences of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide”.
Based on the DPP’s advice, four suspects were charged in court by the Kwara State Government. They were convicted at the trial court and the conviction was upheld by the appellate court. The matter is now before the Supreme Court.
Suddenly, the governor woke up after I granted my interview to Channels TV where I commented on the insecurity in the state and thought he could resurrect these baseless charges against his two predecessors. I noticed that in his propaganda plan to circulate his frivolous charges and other skewed documents as paid advertisements in the national newspapers, even before serving the defendants, he intentionally hid the DPP reports and other documents which put a lie to the charade he is perpetuating. These are deliberate efforts to mislead the media and induce them to give purchased publicity to the frame-up.
Therefore, I am under no illusion that this case was a frivolous move and an abuse of court process to embarrass my person. My legal team will definitely meet this governor in court. I believe that Abdulrahman just feels that he could still use this case to harass and defame my person by abusing the judicial process. He had tried to induce the families of the victims to initiate civil litigations against the other respondents and me, but he seemed not to be making progress with that mischievous effort because the families backed out.
I need to remind him that this vicious attack on my reputation because he enjoys the immunity of a governor is a huge joke on him. A sitting governor who is accusing his two immediate predecessors of armed robbery is only making a mockery of the institution. He is only taking the governorship of our dear state to the gutter. This is an example of dirty politics taken too far and too low. He ought to know that nobody at the national or state level is buying his claim. He is the butt of a crude joke. Many of those involved in the plot to blackmail me with the Offa robbery case have since faced the judgments of the law of karma. I do not doubt that this governor will end up the same way.