by Eze Eluchie
What really is Goodluck Jonathan travelling to Geneva, Switzerland , for?
Officially, we are informed he is going for an 'investment drive', that of course is official hogwash. 'Investment drive indeed!
During the Olusegun Obasanjo presidency, Nigerians became aware of how the Presidential Jet and presidential delegation was used as a means of money laundering and illicit purposes. In one instance, Olusegun Obasanjo's man-friday, Andy Uba, who now parades as a Senator of Federal Republic with the added prefix of one of Nigeria's medal of dishonor - the MFR - Miscreant of the Federal Republic, was arrested upon arrival in the US for using the Nigerian presidential plane to launder funds into the United States. (http://saharareporters.com/news-page/what-did-obj-and-uba-bring-usa-presidential-plane-time )
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
What Manner Of Man is this Jonathan?
by Eze Eluchie
Conscious of the fact that some of my online-friends are
impressionable youths, I oftentimes endure excruciating mental struggles,
racking through my knowledge of the English language, to avoid using
appropriate expletives to describe the goons holding sway over Nigeria. One of
such struggles is now, as I write about Jonathan's 'surprise' visit to the
Police College in Lagos earlier today.
Some had unknowingly applauded good old Jonathan's visit
as sign of positives changes to come. No way. Those who were not aware of the
true reasons for Jonathan's visit to the Police College following an expository
documentary aired on a local television channel (Channels TV) which broadcast
the despicable and filthy environment Nigerian Police cadets are forced to
endure despite huge sums budgeted for their welfare, can discover the real
reasons by the two questions Mr. Jonathan asked the Commanding Officer of the
College:
1. "How was Channels TV able to penetrate and
record the mess without detection?"
2. "When was the recording done"
To which the hapless senior insecurity officer had no
answer.
And the unfortunate and naughty conclusion Jonathan drew
from the entire episode: “This is a calculated attempt to damage the image of
the government, as the college is not the only training institution in the
country.”
Corruption as a Vile Crime
by Eze Eluchie
More people die across the globe as a result of large-scale
corruption than any other vice known to man.
The following acts when committed as part of a
widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population
constitute 'crimes against humanity' under international law:
(a) Murder;
(b) Extermination;
(c) Enslavement;
(d) Deportation or forcible transfer of population;
(e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical
liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;
(f) Torture;
(g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced
pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of
comparable gravity;
(h) Persecution against any identifiable group or
collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious;
(i) Enforced disappearance of persons;
(j) The crime of apartheid;
(k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character
intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental
or physical health.
Looking at item (k) above, do you think large-scale
corruption qualifies as a crime against humanity?
If
yes, why are some people we know not before an International Criminal Tribunal?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)