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‘Bode George, others should return stolen wealth’ – The Nation

October 29, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi 

The National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate in Ogun State in the April 14, 2007 election, Mr. Lanre Banjo, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to stop at the conviction of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Bode George and others, for fraud, but to recover the stolen wealth.

George and former Chief Executive of NPA Aminu Dabo, Olusegun Abidoye, Abdullahi Tafida, Zanna Maideribe and Sule Aliyu were on Monday jailed by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for two-and-half years each without an option of fine over N85 billion contract scam at the NPA.

They were sentenced two years on each of the seven-count charge of abuse of office and six months each for the 27-count of disobedience to constituted authority.

Banjo advised the commission to return to court to seek the return of the stolen funds or confiscate all the properties of the convicts.

This, he said, would serve as a deterrent to others.

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  • davidman
    If you are asking for the return of the stolen wealth it means Obasanjo will also go to jail because that is the only reason why EFCC will not ask for the return of the stolen wealth. bode george will not be the only political big wigs that spent the fund, it would involve his godfather OBJ and PDP big wigs in Nigeria. These are should be tried for crime against humanity. POWER SECTOR is under the carpet, NNPC Obaseki era is under the carpet, Tony Aninih road contract funds are still there , talkless of the funds siphoned for 3rd term agenda, with all these people rogues will not support the transparent electoral reform as introduced by Uwais Panel bcos with transparent election in Nigeria, none of their cronies will win, Ekiti ReRun has already exposed the ability of Morris IWU INEC as the original rigging platform for the PDPs. Many children in Nigeria face un timely death, Many are hungry, millions are out of school, to mention the few. only GOD can help us and we should continue to pray. Rebranding Nigeria is a wasting of fund and siphoning of our wealth in a trickish manner if NO Electoral reform. Every one of these wicked policticians will face his or her own tragedy one by one if they refuse to repent. GOD Bless Nigeria and God save our generation in Jesus name. I read in a news paper today about a young Nigerian girl that wanted to commit suicide because she has heard about her deportation to Nigeria. She was afraid of returning to Nigeria because she was not sure of her future , talkless of having a long life in a country like Nigeria where people are dying of avoidable motor accident every minute and ulcer bcos of hunger. Education is too expensive in Nigeria and these people are talking about rebranding. Millions of Nigerians are victims of corruption and wickedness. Every rigged elections can never produce credible leaders, 90% of those in the Senate and Federal House of Reps are product of stolen mandates but they have the power, stolen wealth and alot of thugs deny the justice.
    That is my own if you like publish my comment or not. God Bless Nigeria. My email is guzmanboss@yahoo.com
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