Gov. Fayose's Rambunctiousness Must Have S Limit, By Okoi Obono-Obla

Is Governor Ayo Fayose such an uncouth, loudmouthed, rambunctious and rancorous person who is always putting his mouth into what he doesn't know just to impress his small crowd of admirers?

Is he such a meddlesome interloper or busy body who wears the knight amour to fight skirmishes that doesn't concern him?

Why is this man always shouting, mudslinging, ranting or shouting hoarse over nothing, trifles? It is a notorious fact that Governor Fayose is not learned in the arcane science of the law! So why would he delve into matters concerning the judiciary which he knows next to nothing about? Who told Governor Fayose cannot appoint an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria? If there is no such precedent; what is wrong with President Buhari setting a precedent?

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Such wayward behavior and unguarded utterances by Governor Fayose is unbecoming of a Governor! It undermines and desecrates his office, which is an exalted one from whichever prism you look at it.

From the ranting of Governor Fayose on this matter, it is as clear as crystal ball that he does not have a modicum of understand and appreciation of the working of the institution of the judicial! So I can't decipher why Governor Fayose would dabbled into the matter of the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, The Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen and try to politicize such an important strategic institution under the guise of opposition to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari!'

What is legally, constitutionally, statutorily or conventionally or morally wrong with the appointment by President Buhari of an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria? Are there no precedents of acting appointments made by the President in this administration? The answer is in the affirmative!

The present Inspector General of Police; Director General of State Security Service; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission just to mention a few were appointed in acting capacity before they were eventually elevated!

Indeed, Section 231 subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) empowers the President to appoint the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria whenever the position of the Chief Justice of Nigeria is vacant. Section 231 subsection 4 of the Constitution provide thus:

“If the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria is vacant or if the person holding the office is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, then until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office, or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the President shall appoint the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court to perform those functions ".

It is a notorious fact that the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, The Honourable Justice Mahmud Mohammed attained the age of 70 years on the 10th November 2016 which is the mandatory age of retirement of Justices of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Nigeria respectively.

It follows that the position of the Chief Justice of Nigeria has become vacant by virtue of the retirement of the then incumbent, The Honourable Justice Mohammed on the 10th November, 2016 when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed The Honourable Justice Onnoghen! So all the insinuation made by Governor Fayose to the effect that President Buhari did not want to appoint somebody from the South/South is hogwash and a poor attempt to whip Sectional sentiments against the President!

The pertinent question is: has the President not appointed Nigerians from the South/South into eminent and strategic appointments? The answer is in the negative. It is a notorious fact that the Chief of Naval Staff, Head of Service, Six Ministers etc from the South/South were appointed by the same President Muhammadu Buhari; so what the hell is Governor Fayose talking about?

Governor Fayose said that the appointment of Justice Onnoghen in an acting capacity is to make him subservient to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari! What poppycock! Governor Fayose ought to know that such appointments are normal in government.

I know that the present Chief Judge of my State-Cross River State Was appointed Acting Chief Judge for four months even though he was recommended and his name forwarded to former Governor Liyel Imoke by the National Judicial Council! I will kindly advise Governor Fayose to spare the judiciary his Sectional and divisive Politics of rancor, shenanigans and grandstanding from the judiciary!

Governor Fayose’s rambunctiousness must have a bound otherwise one will begin to doubt his sanity!

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CORRUPTION: Why Amaechi Is 'UNTOUCHABLE' - Presidency

SpyNigeria - Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, in an interview published by Premium Times defended Buhari’s ministers against allegations of corruption leveled against them.

“They have said there are some bad eggs in the executive. All what I see is a spate of speculative allegations. If you have anything against any member of the executive bring it out, concrete information on wrong doing or corruption. They always mention Rotimi Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola and the Minister of Interior, Dambazau.

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According to him, they aren’t being probed because there’s no concrete evidence of corruption against them.

“Let’s take the case of Amaechi. Amaechi was governor of Rivers State for eight years. If the Rivers State government truly believe that Amaechi committed a crime or was corrupt why can’t the attorney general of the state that is vested with the power to prosecute anybody in the state who has committed an offence against the laws of the state not prosecute Amaechi? Why is he passing the buck to the federal government? Where is the evidence that Amaechi was corrupt apart from the politics of maliciousness and vindictiveness? They simply drag the federal government into these things simply because some of them do not want Amaechi to be appointed.

“If anybody has concrete allegation against Amaechi let him send it to the EFCC and pursue it and ensure that EFCC does the right thing. The president is not EFCC or ICPC. Send these reports to EFCC or ICPC to take action and if the president is blocking these allegations then you can go home and say the president is selective or he is protecting Amaechi.

“The allegation against the minister of interior is that he has property abroad; it is not that he stole from this government. He was in government when the president was an opposition leader. So if the evidence is there that he bought the property let them come out with petition and bring to the ministry of justice and let them tell us where the property are and then we start investigating him. I can tell you that nobody is protecting anybody. But it is not just to make any allegation against somebody because you want to rope in somebody or because you want to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it.

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Tissue Of Lies, Obono-Obla Not Sacked by Buhari

Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the newly appointed South-south Commissioner of the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, who also doubles as the Special Assistant To President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, has not been sacked after all by the President as some section of the media, prominent is, The Leak have published.

Describing the report as a tissue of lies, fertile imagination of detractors hoaxed by demented people, Obono-Obla registered his dissatisfaction over the report and said he remained the Special Assistant to President, while also doubles as South-South commission at the NCC.

An online medium, The Leak had published that Okoi Obono-Obla was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari, a report which has been confirmed as hoaxed and totally false

Obla in text message to News Punch reads:

"Some malicious, vexatious, and demented people are peddling the falsehood that President Muhammadu Buhari has removed me from my position as Special Assistant on Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice. Nothing can be farther from the truth! It is a figment of the fertile imagination of detractors and bad belle people!"

"I remain the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice; Secretary, Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee; Member National Prosecution Coordinating Committee and Member Constitutional and Electoral Reform Committee."

"The President has also graciously and as a clear manifestation of the confidence he has in me nominated me as Non-Executive Commissioner to represent the South South Region in the prestigious and strategic Nigerian Communication Commission, the regulator of the telecommunication industry in the country" 

"I therefore urge my friends and well wishers to disregard and discount the antics of wailing detractors! To God be the Glory", Obono-Obla stated

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Buhari Appoints Tinubu's Aides, Sunday Dare, Obono-Obla, Others As NCC Commissioners

 Sunday Dare

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

In a letter dated August 2, 2016, sent to President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Mr. Buhari nominated Olabiyi Durojaiye as chairman of the commission.

Mr. Durojaiye, a former senator, is to represent the South West.

The president also nominated Sunday Dare as the NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management.

Mr. Dare will also represent the south west. He is an aide to a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

Those nominated as Non-Executive Commissioners are: Aliyu Sa’idu Abubakar (North East), Clement Omeiza Baiye (North Central), Okoi Ofem Obono Obla (South South), Ezekiel Yissa (North Central) and Ifeanyi Ararume (South East).

“The nominations are in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Nigerian Communications Commission Act 2003,” a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said on Tuesday.

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Senate Apology: Ita Enang Goofed, Should Apologize To Buhari's Legal Aide, Obono-Obla, By First Baba Isa

Again Ita Enang has been caught in what I consider a serious goof.

Recently the Senate summoned the Attorney General of Federation to explain why he is prosecuting the Senate President and Deputy Senate President for forgery. The AGF sent a representative in the person of Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution. The Senate refused to hear the AGF’s representative and the Chief simply excused himself.

Chief Okoi later addressed the Press where he said that the Senate lacked the powers to summon the AGF on this matter. 

Ita Enang who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) later apologized to the Senate for the comments of the AGF’s representative. His apology was initially taken to be on behalf of the presidency. The presidency came out to deny issuing such an apology and Ita Enang in a bid to save face descended from the absurd to the ridiculous.

Let’s look at the absurd.

Why will Ita Enang issue an apology in the first place? As a lawyer is he saying it is right for the Senate to summon the AGF on a matter that is already in court? Is that not an invasion of the tenets of democracy and a pooh-poohing of the judiciary? I, for one, believe that the Senate has some sort of legislative immunity concerning whatever is said or whatever document is produced to conduct activities in the red chambers. I think that arraigning the president and deputy senate president is an infringement of the said immunity. That’s what I think. But the AGF, the chief law officer of the country thinks differently.

What I think, what the AGF thinks, what the Senators thinks, what anyone thinks has been given a proper venue to be ventilated, expressed and determined by bringing the matter before the court. So how can the senate arm twist the court by summoning the prosecutor? Is this not a boldfaced move to intimidate the machinery of justice? And Barrister Ita Enang sees nothing wrong in this?

Now let’s get to the ridiculous… the really ridiculous.

Why will Ita Enang apologize for Chief Okoi? I have thought about this for days and I still can’t wrap my head around this. Hear Ita Enang: “I apologize for his comments. From what I heard he was not complimentary to the Senate, we didn’t need to cause more trouble between the presidency and the Senate. The President has not apologized. It is me that is apologizing for the inappropriate action of the person representing the Attorney General.” Very ridiculous.

Was Obono-Obla’s job to be complimentary to the Senate or to be truthful? So there is trouble between the presidency and the Senate? What is the more trouble Enang was referring to? The truth is that Ita Enang’s apologies would have made more sense if he was really doing it on behalf of the President or presidency. But no, Ita Enang said he was doing it in his personal capacity.

Personal capacity as Okoi’s father, uncle or senior prefect? Who is Ita Enang to apologize for Obono-Obla? Reading Ita Enang’s apology one will be misled to think that Chief Okoi is his PA or driver. If the SA on Prosecution’s actions were inappropriate as Enang claimed, the AGF (whom Okoi was representing) would have been the one to apologize or the President. Ita Enang has no moral, legal, spiritual or cultural right to apologize for Chief Okoi.

If he, Enang has a different opinion, he should have just said so, not arrogating to himself the avuncular rights to apologize for a fellow senior member of the APC and the Buhari administration. This is a classic case of megalomania.

Chief Okoi Obono-Obla is old, intelligent and experienced enough to hold an opinion without having anyone walking around patronizingly apologizing on his behalf. Chief Okoi is qualified to speak on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and he is that positioned.

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was speaking on legal issues on behalf of candidate Mohammadu Buhari and a mega political party as the pioneer National Legal Adviser and member Board of Trustees, defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) (2009-2010); also as National Deputy Secretary of the defunct CPC (2011-2013)? 

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was speaking and shaping opinions as the Secretary/Member of the defunct CPC Merger Committee that negotiated the formation of All Progressives Congress with the merger Committees of the defunct ACN and ANPP? 

Where was Ita Enang when Obono-Obla was shaping opinion as the Chairman of the Screening Sub Committee of the maiden National Convention of the APC? Enang was somewhere with the PDP boring holes in our National fabric; today he is here and daring to apologize on behalf of a colossus who is stating his opinion.   

For President Buhari to have found Chief worthy of an appointment as SA, Prosecution is testamentary of the President’s huge faith in this legal luminary. It is no longer a secret that one of the main thrusts of this administration is to tackle corruption. Prosecution is a major plank in fighting corruption and to be SA to the President on Prosecution is a huge responsibility with immense powers and herculean tasks. Ita Enang’s comments are at once belittling and infra dig.

The quick way in which the presidency denied his ill-natured apology should be an omen to him; at least now he knows between he and chief who is speaking the mind of the presidency. Next time the presidency might not just deny his gbaff apologies, it will deny him in toto.

If Ita Enang has a shred of decency left, he should immediately apologize to Chief Okoi Obono-Obla and even the AGF and the Presidency. He seems to be out of touch with the complexion and tenor of this present administration on many levels. It is a shame that a presidential aide will be apologizing to a Senate led by men who have been arraigned for forgery by the government he is serving under. This is not diplomacy; it is lack of team spirit. 

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Senate Forgery: You've No Power To Invite Me, AGF; We'll Order Your Arrest, Senate Threatens

Okoi Obono-Obla

The Nation - The ongoing war of attrition between the Presidency and the Senate got messier yesterday.

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami said the Senate lacked the power to summon him for questioning.

The AGF, who was invited by the Senate to appear before its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, said he was not answerable to the Senate.

He said the Senate did not appoint him and, therefore, lacked the jurisdiction to summon him.

 The Senate fired back that it may be forced to issue a warrant of arrest against the AGF for his refusal to honour its invitation.

The Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution attached to the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, who represented the AGF, was walked out of the meeting room.

The altercation took place yesterday at the Senate Meeting Room 3 31.3, 3rd Floor, New Senate Building, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.

The Senate had on Tuesday invited Malami to appear before it to explain why he charged to court Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu for alleged forgery.

Saraki, Ekweremadu and two others were arraigned at a Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday to answer charges of alleged forgery of the 2015 Standing Rule of the Senate.

The upper chamber resolved to invite Malami to explain why he allegedly reopened the alleged forgery case against Saraki and others when a court of competent jurisdiction had struck it out.

The Senate that Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja High Court ruled on the matter affirming that the issue was an internal affair of the Senate.

Before Obono-Obla was asked to leave the room, he told the committee members that they lacked the jurisdiction to summon the AGF because the Senate cannot be a judge in its case.

He also insisted that the AGF, who was not appointed by the Senate, cannot be answerable to the Senate.

Obono-Obla said the Senate was over reaching itself by creating the impression that the AGF committed a crime by charging Saraki and Ekweremadu to court.

He noted that the Senate constituted itself into a court of law by summoning the AGF on an issue that was in court.

He told reporters outside the meeting venue: “The AG has not done anything wrong. The AG has not undermined democracy. He acted pursuant to his powers vested on him by the Constitution, Section 174 (1) says he can prosecute anybody. And he has done that. The Senate is not on trial. He has not taken the Senate to court. He has taken four persons to court. They are not the Senate. Being President of the Senate does not make you the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The matter was investigated by the police and a prima facie case was established and the AG invoked his powers under Section 174 (1) to initiate criminal proceedings against those persons. And this matter is now before a court of law. There is separation of powers in Nigeria. It is not the position of senators to constitute themselves into a court of law.

“He’s (AGF) not answerable to them. By virtue of the principle of Separation of Powers, he is answerable to the President who appointed him. And he has not done anything wrong.

“You cannot be a judge in your own case. We don’t have confidence in the committee.”

Obono-Obla said he was qualified to represent the AGF because he is working in his office as an SA to the President.

The chairman of the committee, Senator David Umaru, said the purpose of the meeting was to interact with the AGF based on Senate’s resolution.

Senator Umaru, who was disappointed by the failure of the AGF to honour the committee’s invitation, said:

“We take it that the AGF did not honour our invitation. This is despite the fact that he requested for time to articulate his own position. We take it that he has not respected the Senate. We will report back to the Senate to take appropriate decision on the issue. We take it that the AGF has refused to honour our invitation. The best we can do is to report back to the Senate.”

Senator Joshua Lidani, a member of the committee, also said the AGF refused to honour the invitation.

Lidani noted that the person who purported to represent the AGF is not the AGF the Senate invited.

He added that the person was also not responsible to the AGF but to the President.

Senator Chukwuka Utazi, another member of the committee, said: “The AGF asked that we should give him time to come. We put him on notice that he is to appear today (yesterday). Today (yesterday) again he has refused to come. This is a slap on the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

FORGERY Scandal: Irate Senators Walk Out Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Justice

Irate Senators,  this afternoon during a hearing on the Senate Rules forgery case  walked out  Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Adviser To President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at Ministry of Justice who came to represent the Minister of Justice and the Attorney general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

The Senate had penultimate Tuesday summoned Malami over the forgery suit following a motion sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West).

Obono-Obla, who is attached to the Ministry of Justice, represented Malami, but the Chairmaokoin of senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru, asked him to leave, saying, "we invited the AGF not you, so please excuse."

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa and the Deputy Clerk, Ben Efeturi, are being tried at  the FCT High Court.

Emulate The President, Buhari's Special Adviser, Obono-Obla Tells Gov. Ayade Over Rubber-Stamp Deputy

Chief Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution at the Ministry of Justice has urged Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to emulates the President by conforming with the constitutional stipulates ver treatment meted on his Deputy.

Obono-Obla came hard on Gov. Ayade this morning in a statement made available to News Punch following the governor's decision to incessantly travel out of the nation without handing over to his deputy.

Obono-Obla, a renown human rights activist, constitutional lawyer, and ant-corruption fierce crusader said; "President Muhammadu Buhari has set the template which our State Governors should emulate and copy in so many ways."

"President Buhari has shown that he is a man who is not obsessed with the trappings and paraphernalia of power that is typical of African Rulers/Leaders."

"He is so humble, humane, exemplary, law abiding and simple. He shows absolute respect and confidence in the way he deals with his Vice President." 

"Twice President Buhari in strict compliance with the provisions of the Constitution has handed over the reins of power to Vice President, Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbanjo, SAN, GCON. "

"In March, 2016, President Buhari handed over to Professor Osinbanjo as Acting President when he travelled to United Kingdom on a short holiday." 

"Again, on the 6th June, 2016, President Buhari handed over the reins of governance to Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo" 

"But not our State Governors! Our Governors hardly learn. The Governors are one of the fundamental problems confronting and grappling the country. "

"They are dictatorial, magisterial, arrogant, power drunk, vindictive, and reckless. They treat their Deputies with so much distain, contempt and scorn." 

"The Governors have rendered the legislative branch of government in potent to the extent the State Assemblies have been turned to appendages of the Governors."

"In one of the States in the South/South Region one of the Governors in a frenzy and stupor of power drunkenness promoted his immediate younger brother ‘’ Co-Governor’’. 

"The ‘’Co-Governor’’ moves around the State Capital with convoy of siren blaring vehicles. He is he who must be obeyed. The words of the so-called ‘’Co-Governor’’ is Law. "

"The ‘’Co-Governor’’ is the de facto Governor of Cross River State in all ramification." 

"Whenever the Constitutional Elected Governor; the de jure travels out he hands over the reins of power to his ‘’ Co-brother Governor. Imagine the absurdity and illegality."

"From January to April, 2016, Governor Ben Ayade travelled out to God knows where! He was away for almost ten weeks without transmitting a letter to the State House of Assembly as prescribed by the Constitution in order that Deputy Governor Professor Ivara Esu would assume office as Acting Governor. Rather, his brother, Frank Ayade whom he appointed Co-Governor’’ assumed office and exercise the functions of the State Governor till his return. "

"Again, Governor Ayade has travelled out of the State for the past two weeks. Governor Ayade again failed to hand over the reins of power to his Deputy. In the absence of the Governor, the Cross River State has continually slides into a State of lawlessness, anarchy!"

"Two weeks ago secret cultists and hoodlums declared a ‘’ civil war’’ in part of the State Capital and went into a orgy of mindless violence and killings."

"Last week, some militants in the out skirt of the State Capital ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying expatriate workers and kidnapped them before they were released after a week after payment of a ran some to the criminals."

"Undoubtedly the Security network Cross River State has broken down and collapsed in the face of mediocre governance and incompetence."

Ayade in January traveled out of the country for over one month without officially informing the State Assembly and handing over to his Deputy. Again, he is said to have traveled again now repeating the same 'criminal act'