Salami: NJC makes U-turn

October 3, 2012 9 Comments »
Salami:  NJC makes U-turn

•Says it has exclusive powers to recall Justice Salami and not Jonathan

From GODWIN TSA Abuja.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) yesterday reversed itself over the suspension of former president, Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Ayo Salami. The NJC told a Federal High Court that President Goodluck Jonathan had no power or role under the 1999 Constitution or any other law to recall or reinstate Justice Salami or any other justice of the appellate court. Justice Salami was suspended by the NJC last year. He was ordered to be reinstated.

The Council also faulted the re-appointment of Justice Dalhatu Adamu as Acting President of the Court of Appeal, describing his continuous stay in office as unconstitutional and illegal by virtue of section 238 (5) of the 1999 Constitution. The Council, under its former Chairman and immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, lifted the suspension of Salami but referred the issue of his reinstatement to President Jonathan for his approval.

Since then, the matter had been hanging, culminating into allegations and counter-allegations in the direction of the office of and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, the NJC, under its new chairman and present CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, may have changed its mind over the matter. The position of the Council was contained in its written address in a fresh suit filed by 11 lawyers, who are challenging the powers of President Jonathan to exercise disciplinary functions over Justices of the Court of Appeal, including the suspended President of the court, Justice Salami.

Citing the provisions of sections 153, 158 (1) of the 1999 Constitution and the NJC’s power to exercise disciplinary control over judicial officers, contained in paragraph 21 (1) of the part 1, Third Schedule of the Constitution, the Council told the court that it is clothed with the power to suspend and recall Justice Salami without any recourse to the president. Section 158 in reference provides that “in exercising its power to make appointment or to exercise disciplinary control over persons, …the National Judicial Council,…shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other authority or persons.”

The Council argued that the only instance it exercises its powers in conjunction with the president was in appointment and removal of judicial officers and did not extend to its (NJC) disciplinary control over the judicial officers and reinstatement /recalling of suspended judicial officers as these were residual powers exercisable exclusively by the council. While urging the court to resolve the suit in favour of the plaintiffs, counsel to the NJC, Usman Isa, argued that the exercise of disciplinary power and recall of a suspended Justice of the Court of Appeal, was exclusively vested in the NJC by the Constitution.

Meanwhile, Justice Adamu has asked the court to throw out the suit for lacking in merit. In a preliminary objection he filed through the law firm of Sebastine Hon (SAN), Justice Adamu described the plaintiffs as busy bodies, who had no special interest in the matter. The plaintiffs under the platform of Registered Trustees of Center for the Promotion of Arbitration, have approached the court presided by Justice Adamu Bello through an originating summons for an order of mandamus directing the NJC to recall Justice Salami to resume his duties as the President of the Court of Appeal forthwith. Justice Adamu Bello has adjourned the case to December 4, 2012 for adoption of written briefs.


9 Comments

  1. OLA October 3, 2012 at 5:32 am - Reply

    NIGERIANS AND THE WORLD IS WATCHING THE MELODRAMA IN THE NIGERIAN LEGAL/JUDICIAL SYSTEM. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL IS RIGHT AFTER ALL.

  2. Clem October 3, 2012 at 1:12 pm - Reply

    When Justice Isa Salami due for retirement? These people are playing hide and sick game with the sacred facts, just buying time until Justice Salami (PCA) attains retirement age

  3. Olu.Ade October 3, 2012 at 3:43 pm - Reply

    It will be total absurdity for the NJC to allow this rotten Judge to be allowed to be the head the head of the Appeal Court again! for a judge who lied under oath ,it means there is no justice for any common citizen of Nigeria.This Judge suppose to rot in prison.What will happen if the true revelation between Salami and Tinubu and other Judges are revealled through their collaboration to turn the law upside down?.Our Justice system has become a real mockery !!.Tinubu has succeeded in bribing his way through the Judiciary again while the people of Nigeria are sleeping ! wake up people speak up for your right.If it was a common man/woman who lied under oath,will he/she be working free?.The answer is NO!!.The MTN tape is yet to reveal a real time bottom but Tinubu is trying desperately true his bribery of the Justice system to subvert the law of the land.CRY MY BELOVED COUNTRY !!

  4. Ikhaghu October 3, 2012 at 5:05 pm - Reply

    What is happening to my beloved country Nigeria?Am il to believe that my learned judges and Lawyer never saw the the wuoted “g the provisions of sections 153, 158 (1) of the 1999 Constitution and the NJC’s power to exercise disciplinary control over judicial officers, contained in paragraph 21 (1) of the part 1, Third Schedule of the Constitution” Sections before now.God will help us.This is a clear display of lack of integrity and honesty on the part of the judiciary.

  5. Joel October 3, 2012 at 5:18 pm - Reply

    Goodmorning NJC.You are just waking up from sleep after all these months.

  6. Olu.Ade October 3, 2012 at 6:37 pm - Reply

    Salami: Justice Uwais’s Secret Deal With Tinubu Revealed. How They Corrupted The Judiciary

    Tinubu inside the box

    by Citizen Reporter
    With controversies still trailing the planned recall of the suspended
    President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Ayo Salami,
    clandestine involvement of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),
    Justice Mohammed Uwais and former Lagos State Governor and Action
    Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader, Bola Tinubu has been
    revealed.
    A Lagos based group, Allied Progressive Movement (APM) revealed in a
    letter to the National Security Adviser (NSA), General Andrew Azazi
    the secret meetings held with Justice Uwais between April 2009 and
    February 2011 on the use of the judiciary to secure electoral
    victories for the ACN.
    Copy of the letter, dated December 26, 2011 and signed by APM
    Coordinator, Kola Ajayi and Secretary General Mutiu Shadimu was
    obtained by our reporter. It was titked; “Tinubu/Uwais Alliance
    Corrupting the Judiciary.”
    The letter read; “We wish to bring to your attention sir the unhealthy
    relationship between Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of
    Lagos State and Mr. Justice Muhammed Uwais, former Chief Justice of
    Nigeria (CJN). Over a period of two years the two have consistently
    engaged in activities that are detrimental to the integrity of the
    judiciary and debilitating to the cause of all those who seek justice
    from a honest, transparent, honourable and uncorrupted judiciary that
    deals equity with clean hands. The attached document titled “Tinubu as
    a Virus in the Judiciary The Uwais Connection” provides detail
    information on this alliance between the duo.
    “The attachment also highlights in particular the corrupting influence
    of Justice Uwais on Justice Salami at the instance of Senator Bola
    Tinubu and Justice Uwais unrelenting effort to redeem Justice Salami.
    Justice Uwais obviously saw an opportunity when he was appointed to
    head the NJC’s Judicial Reform panel. He appears to be making
    desperate effort to coerce the new Chief Justice Musdapher to recall
    Justice Salami from suspension and cleansed of perjury. The timing and
    his tenacity clearly raise suspicion of a possible link to the
    approaching determination of the ongoing Presidential election appeal.
    “In the interest of the Judiciary in particular and the nation in
    general, We hereby urge you sir to use your good offices to order a
    thorough investigation into the information provided in the attached
    and the people mentioned in it. We are convinced your investigation
    will no doubt confirm the roles being played by Senator Tinubu and his
    allies like Justice Uwais to destroy the nation’s judiciary just to
    promote personal, political and economic interests. We also appeal to
    you sir to use your good offices to do the needful so that sanity and
    impeccability, honour and integrity can be restored to the judiciary.”
    THE ATTACHED REPORT
    Tinubu as a Virus in the Judiciary: The Uwais Connection
    For some time, there has been serious national concern on the level of
    corruption in the Judiciary. It has become imperative that efforts be
    made to locate the epicenter of this corrupting influence in the hope
    that the authorities can do something about it to help restore sanity.
    2.Two people, who have worked closely with each other to corrupt the
    judiciary are
    Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State and Justice Muhammed
    Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Some of their known
    activities are
    detailed below which shows that at least since 2009, Justice Uwais
    consistently worked with and at the behest of Tinubu to pervert
    justice at the highest level. Senator Tinubu and Justice Uwais
    relationship actually dates back to the linguistically inchoate
    decision of the Uwais Supreme Court on the inchoate nature of Local
    Government creation in Lagos by Tinubu’s administration.
    3. At a meeting in Lagos on April 5, 2009 attended by Tinubu’s men
    known as “Team
    Lagos”, Tinubu boasted that his main man to do the hatchet work for
    him in the Judiciary was Uwais. Those present at that meeting included
    Rauf Aregbesola (now Governor), Chief Ajomale, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde (a
    musician popularly known as KWAM1), Chief Badmus (aka Kosija, Vice
    Chairman, OPC, Fasheun faction; he is now late), Rafiu Olohunwa, etc.
    4. On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, Tinubu conveyed a meeting at Aregbesola’s house
    on Oduduwa Road, Ikeja. At the meeting were Dele Alake, Ayo Casmir, Rauf
    Aregbesola, leadership of the NBA, a Representative of the NLC, Asari
    Dokubo group, Human Rights Groups’ representatives. Several issues
    were discussed. A major
    resolution was that the Human Rights Group, the NBA, the Press and NLC
    should begin to drum up support for the implementation of Uwais Report
    on Electoral Reform. Tinubu’s heavy financial support and vocal
    support by proxy were the strings with which he eventually tied Uwais
    to his apron.
    5. On or about July 10, 2009, Tinubu, in a meeting with his aides was
    very upset with
    the Appeal Court’s decision ordering a re-run in the Ekiti North
    Senatorial District. He
    mentioned one Justice Fagbohungbe (Rtd), one Justice Adeniji (Rtd) and
    Justice Uwais as critical contacts. He called Justice Uwais at the
    meeting to question the rational behind the sudden change of their
    earlier decision (outright victory for AC candidate) on the judgement.
    6. On Wednesday July 15, 2009, Tinubu met with selected members of his inner
    circle. The meeting focused on the judiciary and the police. On
    judiciary, Tinubu said,
    PDP leadership from Southwest recently made deft moves to whittle down
    his influence on the judiciary. According to him, he claimed at the
    meeting, that apart from helping some notable members of the judiciary
    (rtd/serving) to parcel/s of land in areas of their choice in Lagos,
    he also assisted in building them. He said some members of the
    judiciary love him for supporting one of their own (Uwais and his
    Report). He posited that for these and other reasons, PDPis finding it
    difficult to infiltrate their rank and file. Tinubu asked the meeting
    rhetorically: “how many of them in their various states (PDP
    Governors) have total grip on their state judiciary?” Tinubu boasted
    that he can call the shot in any state particularly in the Southwest.
    7. At a meeting on Bourdillon Road on July 19, 2009 , in response to
    a question on
    Ekiti Tribunal, Tinubu told the meeting he was on top of the
    situation. He said his moral and financial support for full
    implementation of Uwais Electoral Reform Bill had even won him more
    support from the Bench. He (Tinubu) said he gave them people who are
    about collecting 20 million signatures and promised to ignite a mass
    rally for the full implementation of the report.
    8. At a meeting in Lagos on or about July 25, 2009 which had in
    attendance Lagos
    CJ, Lagos A-G, NBA President, Rotimi Akeredolu, Ebun Sofunde, Awodein, Dr
    Onipede, Nurudeen Ogbara, Justice Inumidun Akande and a Rtd Female CJ, Tinubu
    thanked them for their impressive performance. He particularly
    commended them for
    the astonishing feats recently recorded in Ekiti. Tinubu openly
    confirmed at the meeting that one Sotonye had been adequately
    compensated for favouring AC. Tinubu also mentioned that Justice
    Adebara is not doing badly. That at the Ekiti Tribunal, AC has
    recorded some favourable rulings, that Tinubu particularly favoured
    the one that gave AC reprieve to tender documents at will. He asked
    for their support on Lagos Local Government Councils. He personally
    appealed to Akeredolu to make a statement on the issue and also co-opt
    other principal officers of NBAinto the struggle. Tinubu also said
    others that included a Retired CJ of the Federation (Uwais) were
    working round the clock to ensure AC victory. He enjoined those
    present to support his mission.
    9. On Saturday August 1, 2009, Tinubu held a meeting at a Magodo hideout with
    Team Lagos where he instructed them to provide 100 “boys” for the Ekiti North
    Senatorial re-run fixed for August 15th. He pledged N50 million as
    fund for the project.
    10. On Sunday August 2, 2009 he held a second meeting at Bourdillon with the
    following in attendance: Kehinde Ogundele, Leye Bamidale, Oladipo Akinyemi,
    Funminiyi Afuye, Yomi Adeoti, Dele Olatuyi, Olaiya Polati, Foluso
    James and his inner caucus. Tinubu expressed disgust over one AC
    lawmaker who connived with PDP lawmakers in an attempt to remove the
    Speaker, Odeyemi. He said he had committed so much on ‘Ekiti Project’
    and was not ready to lose the State. As for the judiciary, Tinubu
    boasted that he was on top of the situation. He assured he was
    currently enjoying the support of other opposition parties in Ekiti.
    11. In the night of Friday August 2, 2009, Tinubu met some members of
    the AC legal
    team handling the Governorship re-run case. Others at the meeting
    included NBA’s
    Akeredolu, Justice Inumidun, some erstwhile Lagos CJs and some of his
    trusted aides
    which included Opeyemi Bamidele, Fouad Oki, Alake, etc. Tinubu affirmed at the
    meeting that through Justice Uwais and other notable Justices (Rtd and
    Serving) he has infiltrated the Tribunal members’ camp. Tinubu was on
    phone with a female member of the Tribunal for over an hour.
    12. During the weekend of October 16 18, 2009, two meetings were held.
    One was on
    saving the Ekiti Speaker and Deputy from impeachment. The other was to
    consider the report on Constitution and Electoral Reform for review
    and necessary input. This issue prompted their immediate visit to
    Ghana. The sole aim was to conceal the identity of the personalities
    involved not only in weakening the centre and strengthening the other
    tiers of government particularly the states but also exploring a
    possible avenue of having a bloodless revolution if they are unable to
    push through their agenda which they regarded as a catalyst to solving
    Nigeria’s problem. While in Ghana they visited the man in-charge of
    Ghana’s election from whom they borrowed some ideas.
    13. Those at the Ghana meeting comprised Opeyemi Bamidele, LASTMA and KAI
    Bosses, Justice Uwais, Fouad Oki, Baba Eto, Yinka Odumakin, one Judge Abutu,
    Adeyinka and Alabi both rtd Justices, Afikuyomi, Wale Osun, H. O.
    Davies, Dele Alake, Dele Momodu, Representative of Adenuga, Chief
    Badmus a.k.a Kosija, Musiliu Akinsanya (aka M.C.), Olohunwa and
    others.
    14. On or about November 2, 2009, Tinubu’s group was in the United Kingdom to
    mobilize support for the implementation of the Uwais report and at the
    same time
    deliberate on pending cases in various Tribunals and Appeal Courts. On
    implementation of Uwais report, the UK trip was a follow up to their
    visit to Ghana and US Consular General. Tinubu’s representative at the
    gathering boasted that the pressure on Yar’Adua by the Labour, Human
    Right Groups, NBA, NGO’s, Socio-Cultural organisations such as
    Afenifere Renewal Group, Egbe Igbimo Yoruba, Arewa Youth Consultative
    Forum, Arewa Opinion Elders Forum and others that Tinubu has been
    funding heavily had succeeded in mounting enormous pressure on
    Yar’Adua. He (Tinubu) pledged further financial support to any
    individual or group of people who are ready to join the struggle.
    15. They also concluded at the London meeting that should Yar’Adua succeed in
    killing the Uwais report, they would make the country ungovernable.
    They expressed
    strong believe that President Yar’Adua was lily-livered and can easily
    be pummeled to
    submission. Tinubu at the meeting claimed he had been able to subdue
    Yar’Adua on
    Lagos LGAs and LGDAs through the same process. Aside this they (Tinubu
    group) were seriously sensitizing and mobilizing people for a mass
    protest rally. And on the day of the rally here, other rallies would
    be going on simultaneously abroad.
    16. To make their job easier, both Tinubu and Atiku agreed at a
    meeting held in Abuja, Lagos State house, where they jointly resolved
    to use their connections within the judiciary to influence cases at
    both the Tribunal and Appeal Courts. Based on this
    agreement, they scheduled an emergency meeting with their ‘judiciary
    contacts’ which
    comprised the following: Uwais, Abutu, Alabi rtd, Lagos C.J, Oyewole,
    Akande, Falana, Akeredolu, Abdullahi, Prof Oyewo, and three others
    from the North who were asked to compel the people in charge of
    various cases to play ball. They specifically mentioned Ogun, Ekiti
    and Osun. There was assurance from them.
    17. On or about November 17, 2009, Tinubu at his meeting with his Team
    resolved to provide financial support for mobilization towards mass protests. Otunba Kazeem
    Badmus (aka Kosija now late) was in the North to sensitize Yoruba
    residents there while Alhaji Shetima (Arewa Youth Forum Leader) was
    commissioned to handle Northerners. The plan was to force Yar’Adua’s
    government to adopt the Uwais Report. They planned to capitalize on
    government planned fuel deregulation. Segun Adeniyi boosted their
    cause with a statement he issued titled “Who is afraid of Uwais
    Report?”
    18. Meanwhile, Tinubu was to sponsor the hosting of Justice I. A.
    Salami, President,
    Court of Appeal at Eko Hotel by the leadership of NBAand Justice
    Akande, Lagos C.J.
    19. Towards December 9, 2009, several meetings were held at various locations
    particularly at Bourdillon Road, Oduduwa Ikeja official residence of
    Aregbesola, a
    Prophet’s house at Shangisha and at three other secret locations owned
    by Tinubu
    (Magodo and another one at Ikoyi), and at Justice Uwais house in Lekki Phase I.
    20. On Ekiti Re-run: At the dinner organized for the new Court of
    Appeal President,
    Salami. Uwais, Akeredolu and Inumidun categorically made an appeal to
    the Justice, the new Court of Appeal President to support their course
    in Ekiti. They also requested to have an input in the composition of
    the Judges that would sit at the appeal that will succeed the present
    Tribunal. The man obliged their request.
    21. Meanwhile, Tinubu decided not to say anything openly that’ll hurt
    the presidency
    any more. But secretly sponsor attacks on the President through his
    aides, NBA, the
    54/55 group and others who were calling for the ailing President’s
    resignation. The
    purpose was to put enormous pressure on the North.
    22. Between May 9 and May 13 2010, Tinubu’s team comprising top legal experts
    who were mandated to meet with Justice Adebara, one of the Ekiti
    Tribunal members,
    met. The team’s assignment was to establish from Justice Adebara what
    went wrong at
    the Tribunal.
    23. The committee in their report said Adebara admitted that lots of factors
    contributed to the outcome of that tribunal ruling. The committee
    reported that Adebara listed among others, crisis in the AC and Atiku
    s return to PDP. They said, Adebara later commended the resilience of
    PDP in Ekiti. He affirmed that the majority ruling was full of
    loop-holes and pointed out some of the faults in the ruling /
    judgement. Almost all the decisions taken at the meeting with Adebara
    were ratified.
    24. Tinubu vowed to upturn the ruling at the Appeal. To achieve his (Tinubu)
    objectives, he constituted a committee comprising notable jurists and
    legal luminaries
    that included Prof. Osibajo, Femi Falana, Justice Uwais, Akanbi, Alabi
    and others whose assignment was to study the rulings and advice/render
    assistance to the legal team handling the matter.
    25. He (Tinubu) also boasted at the meeting that, he’ll influence the
    composition of
    the Appeal committee members. He submitted he has finalised that with
    the authority
    concerned. He (Tinubu) said the Appeal would be headed by someone from
    either Niger Delta or East. Aregbesola was mandated to organise prayer
    warriors and traditional actions.
    26. For funding of the project tagged Ekiti Must Be Surmounted, Tinubu informed
    the meeting of the recent attempt by Governor Fashola to terminate the
    contract between Alpha/Beta, his company, and Lagos State government.
    He commended several efforts made by Ikuforiji, the Speaker and the
    House for using their legislative power to counter some of the moves.
    But he (Tinubu) promised to raise the fund for the project. He hinted
    that if Fashola went further that he’ll boot him out of office.
    27. As for EFCC probe, Tinubu assured everybody that his foot soldiers
    were already
    working. He disclosed that the Commission’s spokes person was his man.
    He promised to call a meeting immediately he’s with the names of
    Appeal Court members.
    28. About May 20, 2010, a meeting of Tinubu’s inner caucus was
    initially scheduled
    for Akodo, Eleko Beach Area. Governor Fashola decided to wield the big
    stick and
    scheduled his own meeting for the same venue, same time. This prompted
    Tinubu to shift his meeting to Alesh Hotel at Ajah. Tinubu’s meeting
    was attended by Niyi Akintola (SAN), Justice Akande, Justice Alabi
    (Rtd), Justice Adeyinka (Rtd) Chairman LASIEC, Professor Itse Sagay
    (SAN), Femi Falana, Prof. Lai Olurode, Yinka Odumakin, Muiz Banire,
    Toyin Pinhero (SAN), Police AIG Arabamen, LASTMABoss, Aregbesola, Dele
    Alake, H. O. Davies, Olohunwa, and others. Olohunwa was not allowed
    into the meeting as he was only invited to ward off area boys.
    29. At the meeting, Tinubu revealed that he got Sowore, former UNILAG Student
    Union President to use their fabricated N3 Billion Tribunal bribe
    story which facilitation they were pinning on OBJ and Afe Babalola.
    He coughed out US$250,000 to ensure the story emanated from
    Saharareporters.
    30. In the build up to the April 2011 Presidential election, Tinubu
    and his Team were
    confident that irrespective of the way the election went, they would
    subvert the results at the Supreme Court with the help of Uwais and
    some other judges.
    31. A meeting held on Monday December 27, 2010 at Tinubu’s Bourdillon Road
    home, in the thick of negotiation on the ACN/CPC merger, Buhari led
    the CPC team
    while Tinubu headed the ACN team. At the meeting there were irreconcilable
    differences over merger arrangement. Tentatively, the parties involved
    agreed to use
    ACN based on the fact that ACN holds sway in the Southwest and are
    having substantial impact in the South-South. They considered CPC as
    the party to beat in the North; all these gave them hope of wrestling
    power from PDP in 2011.
    32. On the Presidential Candidate to be used they settled for Buhari.
    For the Vice,
    Tinubu showed interest. He told the meeting that his popularity in the
    S/W and other
    parts of Nigeria will do the magic. But people who knew him (Tinubu)
    inside out kicked against such arrangement. Even Buhari objected to
    it; the S/E people also opposed and they insisted that one of their
    own, Ngige, must be used. Tinubu, having confided in some people that
    Ngige by virtue of who he is, might be difficult to control if chosen,
    finally pushed for Niyi Adebayo while Ngige settled for SGF. Ribadu
    was to be reinstated and made IG, etc.
    33. In early February 2011, as a follow-up to the meeting he (Tinubu)
    held with the
    representatives of the Ciroma-led team in Jan. Another meeting came up
    with full
    representation of notable NPLF leaders that had in attendance the
    likes of Ayu, Haruna, factional Arewa Youth Forum leader, Shettima,
    Anthony Sani and other notables.
    34. At the meeting, Tinubu was praised for his singular effort in
    checkmating OBJ
    who has been the major “character or evil” confronting PDP and
    threatening Nigerian
    democracy. They pledged their co-operation with Tinubu. Aregbesola
    sang praise of
    Tinubu, calling him “Ẹkun ọkọ baba agbẹ Ọta, Jagaban of our time” (Obasanjo’s
    conqueror, Jagaban of our time). Those on the side of Tinubu were
    Justice Uwais, one other Justice, AIG Arabamen, Kai Brigade Captain
    Maigeri Rtd, National Secretary ACN, Dr. Fayemi, Ribadu and others
    that included HoD, Olohunwa, who claimed to be representative of the
    NURTW boss.
    35. At the meeting, their discussion centred mainly on the following
    three issues:
    a) Sponsorship of crisis in some parts of the North particularly
    States that supported Jonathan at the Presidential primary.
    b) Military intervention if all other efforts fail.
    c) Judicial process
    The last one they didn’t delve too much on was the issue of consensus
    candidate which
    the Northern representatives had claimed to be an impossible task.
    36. On chaos sponsorship, Tinubu encouraged them to fund secretly the lingering
    crisis. Cash and ‘boys/mercenaries’ for such operations would be taken
    care of by him
    (Tinubu). He boasted at the meeting that, “this time, I’ll open the
    treasury to prosecute
    this forthcoming elections”. He tasked the factional Arewa Youth Forum
    President,
    Mallam Yerima Shettima, to try and identify some of the trouble
    shooters for adequate
    funding and support in preparation for sponsorship. What they
    purportedly stand to gain is to discredit GEJ government and make it
    unpopular in some of the states he won during the PDP Presidential
    primary.
    37. They also weighed the military option. The Northerners were mainly
    in support of
    the idea while Tinubu advised that should be a last resort but warned
    that the leader must be trusted. According to source, there was a
    sharp disagreement, sentiment and ethnicity issue beclouded their
    reasoning so the gathering did not reach an agreement.
    38. Judiciary: Tinubu at the meeting assured those present that with
    the backing of
    “Eledumare” (God) and some prominent jurists both serving and retired,
    victory was
    assured. But on the candidate to be adopted by the parties they zeroed
    down on Buhari, Ribadu.
    39. At the meeting, the other Snr. Justice present hinted those at the
    sitting that efforts
    should be put in place to protect/defend Salami, the Appeal Court
    President. There and then, he informed them that attempt would be made
    to remove him from office and he’ll be replaced by a weakling who will
    definitely truncate the plan of the house. He appealed to Tinubu to
    use his enormous wealth to drum support for Salami.
    40. The Justice also warned especially Tinubu to be wary of some of his aides
    pointing out his house was leaking. He went further to say, almost all
    Tinubu inner caucus meetings leaked to the opposing camp. He cited
    many examples such as meeting between Tinubu and Salami, how emisaries
    were being sent to him to thwart some of the moves by Tinubu & co.
    Facts and figures about what and what exchanged hands for a favour
    including the one owned by proxy/proxies.
    41. In reaction to the Justice’s advice, Tinubu corroborated the
    Jurist after thanking
    him for his great observation particularly on the moles around him. He
    said he had
    identified some of the serving commissioners and council bosses who
    were working for the opponents. He also mentioned that one or more
    former council chairmen were also in the same train with the traitors.
    Tinubu however said that he had started dealing with them squarely. He
    said Opeyemi Bamidele was supposed to be at the meeting but for
    kicking against the ‘establishment’ that made him, he has started
    paying the price.
    42. As for Salami, Tinubu promised to mobilise the Press, Human Right Groups,
    NGO, Lawyers, Coalition of Political Parties. For propaganda, he
    boasted that he was in control of that and all would be deployed to
    defend Salami from being disgraced out of office. He (Tinubu)
    counseled those who have benefitted from his largesse to tighten up
    the loose nuts. He said there’s a way they’ll do it and they won’t
    trace it to anybody. He advised that they see some of his aides for
    proper counseling. Amongst the aides were, Bolaji Idris Ariyoh, Bisi
    Yusuf, Tayo Oduntan, H. O. Davies, Dele Alake and others.
    43. On the defence of Salami, he said they had met with the needed
    organisations,
    chief among whom is Sowore of Saharareporters. He was also planning to
    establish
    another online electronic media. Another plan they also agreed on was
    to be meeting
    regularly as at when Tinubu deemed fit at any venue he chose. In
    support of the course, Tinubu gave N5m each for their transport and
    again donated another N200m to jump start the Northern agenda. He
    promised another N300m, if they do well.

  7. Daniel beta October 3, 2012 at 9:24 pm - Reply

    We need only supernatural power to bring justic in all ramification in this country.

  8. dele ajao October 3, 2012 at 10:06 pm - Reply

    Justice delay,is nothing but justice deniesod.Pls do something concerning this case of Ayo Salami.Twisting of this matter up and down will not potrate Njc well.

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