I have just
finished reading the press statement by the National Judicial Council,
NJC, as published by all the media platforms, including The Trent.
There is absolutely no surprise in the revelations concerning how the
critical organs of the Muhammadu Buhari-led government have been
operating in persistent vengefulness, falsehood, tribalism, nepotism and
lawlessness. This is vintage Buhari and lies!
From the NJC’s press statement, it is
clear that almost all the judges arrested by the DSS were either not
petitioned against at all as falsely claimed by the DSS or had been
exonerated by the lack of any evidence presented by the DSS. The DSS
actually ignored the judges who were investigated, found culpable and
recommended by the NJC to government for punitive action, but, instead,
went after innocent judges — who had been investigated and exonerated!
This is characteristic of the hypocrisy
of President Buhari, the APC, their supporters and apologists — mouthing
half-digested rhetoric on corruption while actually condoning and
perpetrating egregious acts of corruption in pursuit of vendetta!
Here is an easy-to-read summary of the NJC’s findings:
ARRESTED BY THE DSS
i. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta
ii. Justice Inyang Okoro
i. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta
ii. Justice Inyang Okoro
According to the NJC, there was no
petition at all by the DSS against the above judges. They were not under
any investigation because of that.
NOT PETITIONED/ARRESTED BY DSS
iii. Justice Muhammad L.
Tsamiya
iii. Justice Muhammad L.
Tsamiya
The above judge was suspended from
office by the NJC and recommended for compulsory retirement after
investigations found him guilty of demanding, but not receiving, a bribe
of N200 million from one Nnamdi Iro Oji. President Buhari approved the
recommendation. Note that it was the NJC, not the DSS, which initiated
this disciplinary process.
NOT PETITIONED/ARRESTED BY THE DSS
iv. Justice I. A. Umezulike(Chief
Judge of Enugu State)
iv. Justice I. A. Umezulike(Chief
Judge of Enugu State)
This Enugu State Chief Judge was found
culpable of gross misconduct from a petition against him to the NJC by
one Peter Eze. He was suspended by the NJC and recommended to the Enugu
State Governor for compulsory retirement. The Governor has not yet taken
action.
NOT PETITIONED/ARRESTED BY THE DSS
v. Justice A. F. A. Ademola
v. Justice A. F. A. Ademola
This judge was petitioned against to the
NJC by one Hon Jenkins Gwebe on allegations of corruption. Those
allegations are currently being investigated by the NJC.
NOT PETITIONED/ARRESTED BY THE DSS
vi. Justice Kabiru Auta
vi. Justice Kabiru Auta
This judge was investigated for
corruption by the NJC on allegations by one Kabiru Yakassai, and found
guilty. He was suspended, and recommended to the State Governor for
sack, and the police AIG for prosecution.
NOT ARRESTED BY THE DSS
vii. Justice Muazu Pindiga
vii. Justice Muazu Pindiga
This judge was petitioned by the DSS on
allegations of corrupt enrichment without any supporting affidavit as
required by law. Note that this is the judge who accused the APC of
trying to influence the judgement against Wike after he was replaced in
the Rivers State gubernatorial election tribunal.
The NJC asked the DSS to support their
petition with an affidavit, and they later did so. But after thorough
investigations INVOLVING BOTH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DSS AND THE JUDGE,
he was found NOT GUILTY because the DSS could NOT substantiate ANY of
its claims. Note that Pindiga was not arrested by the DSS. Thus, it was
indeed Daura’s DSS which tried to corrupt this fearless judge, but he
resisted it.
ARRESTED BY DSS
viii. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba
viii. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba
This judge was petitioned against by the
DSS on the 5th of August, 2016, and on the 29th of September, 2016, the
NJC set up a panel to investigate the allegations and the panel had
started work but the Government of Muhammadu Buhari could not wait for
the panel to submit its findings before they invaded his residence and
arrested him.
CONCLUSION
i. The DSS and the Government of
President Buhari ACTUALLY MOVED AGAINST ONLY THE JUDGES IT DID NOT
PETITION AGAINST OR THOSE WHO WERE FOUND NOT GUILTY AFTER
INVESTIGATIONS. The DSS actually ignored the real corrupt judges who
had been recommended for punishment after investigations by the NJC.
ii. In other words, Buhari’s DSS INVADED
AND ARRESTED ONLY THE JUDGES IT PERCEIVED WERE AGAINST THE ALL
PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS(APC), BUT WHO WERE NOT, BASED ON INVESTIGATIONS,
GUILTY OF ANY CORRUPTION.
iii. President Buhari’s DSS is NOT AT
ALL INTERESTED IN ANY FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION BY JUDGES AGAINST
ORDINARY NIGERIANS, AS WE SEE IN THE ABOVE CASES INVESTIGATED BY THE
NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL. RATHER, THE DSS IS ONLY AFTER THOSE WHO
DELIVER JUDGEMENTS AGAINST PERCEIVED ‘APC INTERESTS’.
President Buhari and the APC are completely unhinged.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU NIGERIA’S BRAND OF ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR!
Garvey Ufot, Ph.D., teaches at the
Department of English, University of Uyo. He is a conscientious academic
and conscious Rastafarian who seeks only the truth at all times. His
mission is to educate Nigerians and expose fraud and deception in all
levels of government. Connect with him on Facebook.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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