Chief James Onanefe Ibori has described as horrible, revolting, nasty and totally false, the devilish claim made by Mr. Nuhu Ribadu in a report on Monday 7th December 2015. (CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED IT)
In a statement released by Chief Ibori’s Media office and signed by Mr. Tony Eluemunor, Chief Ibori’s Media Assistant, Ibori’s first reaction was to once again overlook the wild claim as Ribadu appears to be back at his game.
“As the Senate and some security agencies appear to be asking questions about some unwholesome events at the EFCC, including the mismanagement and criminal diversion of funds from the sale of confiscated properties into personal pockets, Ribadu may have a need to attempt to burnish his fading image, fearing the investigations may ask questions about events during his tenure. But he should be told that lying, against even an enemy, just to gain some unearned applause and perhaps fence off some approaching investigation and image disaster,must have a limit,” the statement reads.
Ribadu claimed in the news reports: “Ibori approached me with $15million to stop his investigation. I called my people because the money was in big bags, which two people could not carry and we deposited it in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as evidence against him”.
“This nonsensical statement has remained in the public domain only because some people have suspended their sense of disbelief and condemned themselves to every hogwash that Ribadu invents in the attempt spruce himself up in borrowed plums”.
“It is on record that Ribadu has made at least five statements over this same claim, and no single one agreed with another. Also both Ibrahim Lamorde (the immediate past EFCC Chairman(and one James Garba, a CBN staff then seconded to the EFCC, made police statements which contradicted Ribadu’s. Even Senator Andy Uba said in a statement that EFCC collected the said money from his house’.
‘Nigerians should know that it was the money from Obasanjo’s Third Term Tenure elongation bid that was dressed up as a bribe just to demonize Ibori. Some five billion dollars were employed to bribe the national and state legislatures to support the accursed project, with certain individuals receiving from N50 to N200 million’.
“The attempt to shoot Ibori down began in 2003, when some PDP Governors were opposed to Obasanjo’s second term bid. That money, sourced from wherever, was used against Ibori, as part of that long-time ‘bring Ibori down project’ . We challenge any newspaper or magazine to check all the statements on this bribery allegation and see how each of them, including Ribadu’s five different statements, howls to Ribadu himself: “you are a damned liar”. We challenge the journalists to please hasten to prove us liars by looking into those statements”.
In this latest report, Ribadu told another damned lie: “I arrested Ibori and prosecuted him. Since his friend was in power, they removed me, sent me to a school as a student where I was once a teacher”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
If what you are saying is true, why is Ibori in jail in UK?
ReplyDeleteMr. Ibori!!!! We know say na you give am the money now. Leave matter for Mathias abeg
ReplyDeleteTHIEF IBORI not chief!Only in nigeria would a highly corrupt prisoner that stole,lied and embezzlled billions would still have the gut to denial a corruption charge.I know some equally irresponsible and corrupt thieving nigerians would come to his defence.Shameless rogue who has been disgraced and now wearing a prison uniform with number in the United Kngdom still talking,shameless rogue!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is not the first time, during his trial, an hausa man identified himself as urhobo man. Delta styate is suffering due to high level educated literate. The state is subject to high level of corruption, no development, high imemployment level while criminality is on the increase. If Ibori is not corrupt, why is he jailed in the UK?
ReplyDeleteIbori should focus on his redemption and rehabilitation instead of reminding Nigerians of his ignoble past.
ReplyDeleteI blame the so called media aide for concorting lies. These elements are the real problem of the country Arijenimadaru!
Your reaction, Ibori, is nothing but an exercise in "grammarsaulting." It is not all about performing grammatic somersaults. If not two bags of Dollars, how many did you offer?
ReplyDeleteToday the introduction of TSA and BVN looting is a thing of the past, those that are keeping nija cash in their houses, should be prepared to loose it because they is no bank that is prepared to accept cash that cannot be well accounted for and soon very soon the color of our cash would be changed so they is no way people can take such huge cash to any bank without getting flagged-on, Nigeria would surly be great again..... bribe or not that was in the past....
ReplyDelete