Sunday 13 January 2019

IS HON CJN WALTER ONNOGHEN CORRUPT?

Corruption is a criminal activity undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire illicit benefit. Corruption includes bribery and embezzlement and unexplained or sudden wealth. Corruption includes kick back and kick forward and sidekicks.

$10,000= at different times paid by Hon. Justice Onnoghen into Standard Chartered Bank account would amount to corruption if the money were bribe money or sums bigger than his salary over a period.

It is insulting to the office and person of Hon Justice Onnoghen the Chief Justice of Nigeria, that he cannot own the sums of $10,000 (ten thousand US Dollars) and paid it into his account over years?.

Did you ask where his Lordship got the money from? No the interrogation did not question source of funds. Why was he not quizzed over source of funds? Because the sums are legitimate. Therefore he is not standing trial for corruption, a man lawfully and gainfully employed with adult children lawfully and gainfully employed; with a working class wife from Oil rich zone. You have a good Son or a rich Daughter and it is Christmas or Easter wont the child kneel in front of you to say: “Papa please manage this..” and you would say “stand up Son” or “Daughter” “you are kind you remembered your Dad and the child says “Thanks Daddy or Mom or both”. Suppose his Daughter or Son or Spouse was the ED of an Oil Company.

What are we talking about?

Who is Walter Onnoghen?

Here is what Wikipedia says of him. According to Wikipedia he is 68 years old, espoused with 4 children. HL CJN graduated from the University of Ghana Legon and was called to Bar, in 1978. Meaning for at least four decades the man has been working and saving and he is from Oily South, his hand was not found in any State Tills. He has his security votes of half a Billion Naira+ he didn’t touch it, a decent man.

Let him go!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Samuel_Nkanu_Onnoghen

FURTHERMORE:

Authority Falana has asked the Attorney General of the Federation to withdraw the charge forthwith even if he didn’t institute it as HAGF said he did not file the criminal charge against the Hon CJN.

Drop that charge! Ebun Adegboruwa Esq says its “illegal” Olisa Agbakoba SAN says its “unconstitutional”

Drop that charge!

Drop it now!

http://dailypost.ng/2019/01/13/buhari-withdraw-charge-justice-onnoghen-femi-falana/

Thank you

CN AJIE ESQ

Saturday 12 January 2019

QUAKERS: "PUTTING THE USOROS AWAY!"

To Norris Quakers ESQ., SAN

The Great Silk, you know how greatly I respect your intellectual humility. You honoured me years ago at the Supreme Court, you said you intended to apply for Silk but that you were not going to apply until I had applied and I made known that I wasn’t going to apply. Thanks the Great Silk, my most profound respect Sir.

A few years ago when the fmr CJ Abia wanted a Senior Advocate of Nigeria to lead the team you were one of those recommended.

Silk you lose respect when you acknowledge that Paul Usoro is a thief, those are your words in this interview, I didn’t call the Usoros thieves. You said Mr Paul Usoro SAN is a thief those were your words in this interview https://thenigerialawyer.com/arraigning-nba-president-is-like-destroying-the-bar-quakers-san/

And I do not dispute your words because

1) You have read of how Mr Paul Usoro quoted a fake reference letter from a government department that didn’t exist. Two of the Guardian and Thisday renowned journalists took Mr Usoro on the fake SGF reference he gave of nomination in a fake NHRC position contrived by the erstwhile President of NBA. Infact someone said we elevated a common person with an inherently criminal mindset to a star and that LPPC should forthwith suspend his SAN rank pending the outcome of his criminal trial.

2) You read of his 3,000 Fake votes discovered arising from cloned phone numbers and phishing during the NBA Election following investigations by the Federal Government agency of the electoral fraud and a possible arraignment of Paul Usoro again and Mrs Mfon Usoro with NBA ICT Partner Chams Plc. If you were there during campaigns you would have observed that Usoros were unusually reluctant (of people who win elections) to send thank you messages to NBA Voters soon he was declared the ‘winner’. Because Mr Usoro and his family members knew they had a stolen mandate 31-8-18 to 31-12-18.

3) You read that Mr Usoro took N1.4Billion from State coffers and paid stipends to his colleagues who actually did the legal work at the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Tribunal up to the appellate levels, viz Tayo Oyetibo SAN, Dr Ikpeazu SAN etc .

4) You read how he got NEC NBA at his first NEC Meeting in Dec., 2018 (prior to his being declared “NOT OUR PRESIDENT”, post his arraignment, he cannot hold the office during trial for money laundering, criminal breach of trust. corruption) he had approved in Dec 2018 NEC his first, that seminars for Judges in collaboration with Institutions he and his family members had interest in such as Nigerian Communication Commission and Shippers Council https://www.shipperscouncil.gov.ng/seminar/speakers are okay and the man disapproved similar seminars for other government agencies the Usoros have nil work interest in. How to define NARCISSISM!

5) You have read his controversial interpretation that young lawyers enrolled in Nov., 2018 would be two years by Jan., 2019. Lacks analytical skills and the knowledge to lead us, He has LL.B but with elevated rank he should embody intellect, not so, for the Usoros its all all money! Money! Money! Take Take no merit just take; whilst NBA’s motto is promoting Rule of law. Usoros motto is promoting mediocrity.

CONCLUSION:

To have sought Usoros arraignment post-tenure is wrong Sir Norris Quakers bearing in mind section 308 of the CFRN, Immunity clause does not apply to him. Didn’t you know that? Please read the Immunity clause in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Apply the Latin Maxim Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius it does clearly exclude the NBA office the Usoros held.

SIGNATURES FOR EGM:

The Notice of Requisition of EGM when brought to your office for signatures, you and your Colleagues should please sign it, could call your MTN lines to sign, if you don’t want a Lawyer hitherto unknown in NBA (Usoro was moved from NBA Zero to NBA Zenith) to destroy NBA. Rather the Bad head displaced & will be replaced. There are worthy candidates for the office of NBA President to elect from, at the forthcoming bye-election and you have the list.

Thank you, Silk!

C N AJIE ESQ

Thursday 10 January 2019

UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNISM & HYPOCRISY OF THE USOROS NCC NSC

https://www.shipperscouncil.gov.ng/seminar/index.html

15th Maritime Seminar for Judges 3rd - 5th July 2018 Sheraton Abuja

One of the Speakers: Mrs. Mfon Ekong Usoro, Partner, Paul Usoro & Co., Former Director General, NIMASA

Telecoms Lawyer Weighs Options in Internet Censorship, Regulation

Emma Okonji

Telecoms lawyer and President, Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro has weighed the advantages and disadvantages of calls for censorship and regulation of the internet.

Usoro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who spoke at the workshop for judges on legal issues in telecommunications, organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Lagos, said the global community views internet censorship from various perspectives and country’s varying degrees of censorship. He listed two global school of thoughts on internet censorship and regulation. He said they include the school of thought that posits that access to internet should be a basic right and that freedom of expression and the press should be allowed on the internet. The second school of thought believes that there should be some form of censorship and regulation for the overriding good of the society.

He, however, said that the United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union had in 2012, hosted the world conference on international communications, designed to alter the way the internet is governed, but that the conference suffered defeat as it could not garner the consensus vote that would warrant its global enforcement.

According to him, since 2012 till date, different groups have been calling for the censorship of the internet, including groups from Nigeria. Usoro however said the statistics from NCC indicated that as at May 2018, Nigeria had 103 million internet subscribers, with the view of some Nigerians that the connected Nigerians would continue to operate in an uncensored cyberspace, thus exposing them to avoidable internet dangers.

Addressing the importance of internet censorship and regulation, Usoro said unregulated internet could also be used as a medium to pass fake and incorrect political information to voters or used as a means to hit up the polity. He said internet and regulation would help artists and writers maximise gains from their intellectual property and could be censored against sites that distribute intellectual work of others without licence. Other advantages of censorship, according to him, included protection of minors from access to obscene content and lessening incidences of identity theft.
He, however, listed some of the disadvantages of internet censorship and regulation to include: the potential to curb freedom of expression and the press, inability of citizens to take informed precautionary measures against imminent dangers, and undue abuse of power by government in restricting information that do not favour them.
Citing section 41 of the Nigerian constitution, Usoro said the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) would ensure prosecution of cyber crimes offences and the law enforcement agencies would develop requisite institutional capacities for effective implementation of the Cybercrime Act that was passed into law in 2015. He said the Act prohibits, protects, enforces, prosecutes and administers policies on cyber security, using information and communications technology (ICT) to strengthen the existing substantive and procedural laws.

Looking at the internet as a veritable part of the citizens’ everyday life, and considering the various calls from some groups for the censorship and regulation of content on the Internet, Usoro said while censorship might be welcomed due to certain exigencies such as national security, it would be important that whatever regulation being explored must be clearly within the confines of the constitution.

Sunday 6 January 2019

TODAY'S THEME IS LIGHT!

Dear Learned Friends Permit one to enthuse that today is the solemnity of the epiphany of the Lord. The theme is Light.

Sir /Ma we owe a duty as leading lights of the society, lawyers to light up the world. We are all shining stars leading people away from exploitation. Leading people away from NBA scammers.

A learned friend who was part of AB Mahmoud SAN s regime opines that if we are leading lawyers in the incoming regime to pay our BPF only after replacing that four months old regime that disgraced the most exalted office in NBA.

Look since 31st Dec 2018 when the Usoros regime terminated our lives more robust, no more deaths, sudden deaths, kidnap of lawyers and in some instances with their spouses. No more tainted head. No more that the SAN docked for money laundering, corruption & criminal breach of trust, leading? Good riddance.

So to any trustworthy regime when we pay our BPF we shall be entitled to pick up a packet of 96 or 120 of NBA stamps, upon payment of BPF 2019 to incoming regime, to be elected at the NBA extraordinary general meeting and bye election replacement by one of the 2 solid names, O O Jan 2019. Please Do not pay BPF now.

So our colleague in question said but previous regimes charged separately for stamps in addition to BPF.

Answer: you don't follow bad precedent particularly when they practice extortionism. Collecting stamp fees + BPF is double taxation.

On BPF with a packet of NBA stamps we stand.

Furthermore no one is going to exploit our members ever again collecting conference fees not delivering value for money. In 2018 they collected the same sums for conference fees as 2017 that gave tablets, yet the Etomis & Usoros refused to give lawyers the iPhones paid for. No Wi-Fi at conference venue, no healthy meal/buffet , no coffee or tea, no clean bottled water, no financial report in your registration bag. All these bad practices are gone with the Usoros.

Thank you.

🏽

Respectfully

Dame Carol

Thursday 3 January 2019

IBA: THE FRAUD CASE INVOLVING MR PAUL USORO ERSTWHILE PRESIDENT OF NBA

3^rd January 2019

1. The Executive Director

International Bar Association
4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street
London, EC4A 4AD
United Kingdom

2. IBA Bar Issues Commission/

Public and Professional Interest Division

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

THE FRAUD CASE INVOLVING THE ERSTWHILE PRESIDENT OF NBA

On 18^th December 2018, the erstwhile President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Paul Usoros SAN, FCIArb(Nigeria) was arraigned before the Federal High Court Lagos on a ten-count charge of money laundering, corruption and criminal breach of trust. He was granted bail in the sum of N250Million with one surety. I have attached a certified true copy of the charge sheet and proof of evidence for ease of reference and one of the newspapers cuttings https://punchng.com/n1-4bn-fraud-nba-president-paul-usoro-arraigned-gets-n250m-bail/

Right now the said Mr Usoro cannot travel outside the country because his passport has been impounded.

Conversely, our noble, learned and honourable colleagues demanded immediate resignation of Mr Usoros from the exalted office out of honour to the exalted office he occupied and to respect the honourable and legal profession whose tainted head could not be permitted to spread the opprobrium on innocent members who are not beneficiaries of Usoros corrupt practices particularly bearing in mind:

1. That even civil servants face interdiction for corrupt conduct or other misconduct and are suspended pending clearance, much more is expected of the learned profession, whose nobility&honour tower high.

2. In October 2016, the Nigerian Bar Association then under the presidency of A.B Mahmoud SAN resolved that Judges standing criminal trials must step aside from their duties until “their innocence is fully and completely established”. The quoted words are words of the Nigerian Bar Association.

3. Two weeks after the Nigerian Bar Association published her communications to the Nigerian public, the National Judicial Council, on 1^st and 2^nd Nov 2016, at its 79^th meeting toes the noble path, in a directive compelled such Judges facing corruption charges to step-aside from their duties. Plus appointed anti-corruption policy monitoring implementation committee. Click: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/njc-bows-pressure-asks-arrested-judges-step-aside/

4. On the strength of the dictum of the Supreme Court in DAUDU vs FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2018) 10 N.W.L.R (PT. 1626) 169 Usoro’s criminal exculpation is daunting.

5. The Usoros were never Bar men Sirs and hitherto never held any NBA office at the Branch, National or Intl levels; could they list off the cuff the names of some Presidents of Nigerian Bar Association. We elected Mr Usoro at the time three candidates contested for the office of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association and he was the most senior.

6. The allegation of bribery and corruption of a Judge of National Industrial Court was hovering on the Usoros and they claimed it was not bribe money. Unfortunately for Usoros NJC found the Judge Mr James Agbadu-Fishim culpable and dismissed him from the bench, cause follows event. http://www.barristerng.com/with-justice-agbadu-fishim-facing-dismissal-for-receiving-gifts-should-nba-president-paul-usoro-san-be-worried/

7. Since Mr Usoros inauguration on 31^st August 2018 our members have been dropping off like planes falling off planet earth. Unprecedented 14 Lawyers Dead in 4 months of his ominous presidency. Some kidnapped. Lawyers lives matter and must preserve precious lives.

8. In his 4 months rule 31^st August 2018 to 31^st Dec 2018, he failed to listen to the yearnings of our members that payment of annual practicing fees should entitle a Lawyer to one packet of NBA Stamps. The Usoros are not on the same Bar wave length with other two candidates in terms of reducing our members financial burden. Usoros increase yoke, with nil regard for truth, un-democratic, they promote mediocrity and corruption and they use thugs to fight clearly professional battles.

9. The Usoros were an integral part of the George Etomi TCCP 2018 conference planning,in charge of logistics, they fleeced our members and the TCCP was also officially condemned by National Executive Committee of Nigerian Bar Association on 6^th Dec., 2018 NEC-NBA.

10. Articles 2.3(i)&(j) and 10(7) of the NBA Constitution 2015 summon extraordinary general meeting of NBA to fill the vacant position of NBA President, at which Mr Usoro can’t preside. He is not our President. NBA Constitution lists the cadre of Vice Presidents to preside in alternative hierarchy pursuant to Article 8(5)(b)(c)(d) and in their absence, most senior Lawyer present at the extraordinary general meeting presides.

With profound respect, we urge you to stop recognizing Mr Paul Usoro henceforth as President Nigerian Bar Association. Correspondences should please be addressed to NBA House Abuja as distinct from his name, the office of:

The President

Nigerian Bar Association

NBA House

AND/OR

The General Secretary