The Plot To Jail Ribadu

Ribadu Haters Are Enemies Of Nigeria

Whether we accept it or not, Ribadu has set a noteworthy record in this country and obviously, he is highly regarded on the international scene. Somehow, I believe that what is happening right now will smear the image of Nigeria. Yar’Adua should understand that what his officers have done shows that they do not have the love of Nigeria at heart. God will judge them all.

Sanusi Adeleke,
Bariga, Lagos.

For so long, politicians named by Nuhu Ribadu in alarming corruption cases have, in collaboration with the police hierarchy, been hungry for vengeance (”The plot to Jail Ribadu,” TheNEWS, 18 August, 2008 edition). They have succeeded at last. The bad side, however, is that they have sent a very wrong message to anyone who ordinarily would have loved to genuinely commit himself or herself to the service of this country. It is a shame.

Benson Ovie,
Warri.

By forcefully sending him to Kuru, the police hierarchy lent itself as a willing tool in an orchestrated campaign that bordered on the puerile. We know better now. Sadly, President Umar Yar’Adua has shown ultimate naivety by swallowing such reasoning hook, line and sinker. It goes to show that we are still being led by the vindictive and ignorant who want the world to believe otherwise.

Ahmed Tanko,
Gasau.

Nuhu Ribadu is only reaping the fruit of his misdeeds. He never realised that the sun would always set for all to retire to bed. Now that he is on the receiving end, I hope he has the grace to accept his fate like the people he brought to shame.

Wale Odesanya,
Ibadan.

The next person who should taste the grape of humiliation is ex-President Olusegun Obsanjo. He is the architect of everything Nuhu is going through. It would be in line with the law of Karma if those in charge extend the same treatment to him.

Basil Enobong,
Uyo.

Neither the Police Service Commission nor Mike Okiro, the unseen arrow head of the Disgrace-Nuhu campaign can equal Ribadu’s achievement in service to fatherland. That is why they are in a hurry to rubbish and ultimately bury his sterling service record. What they must not forget, however, is that what goes round comes around. Some day, they will find themselves receiving ignoble treatment.

Ismail Abdulkadir,
Sokoto.

What Nuhu Ribadu’s enemies do not realise is that the more they persecute him, the bigger and better his image in this country.

Ramota Liadi,
Ilorin.

You can try all you can to frustrate a man of principle. But what is certain is that truth, as in the case of Ribadu, will triumph in the end.

Kayode Agbelemoge,
Akure.

Those who are humiliating Nuhu Ribadu do not know that they are improving his C.V. After his course at Kuru, you can bet that he will get a good international appointment. Walahi!

Tunde Buraimoh,
Aghenebode.

It is quite certain that those fat cat politicians who stole our commonwealth are behind Ribadu’s travails. May those corrupt people end up in hell fire!

Yetunde Adamolekun,
Akure.

I wonder why President Umar Yar’Adua who looks as harmless as a dove would look the other way while enemies of progress punish Nuhu Ribadu who gave this country some international credibility. It beats my imagination.

Johnson Lokpobiri,
Port Harcourt.

It is now very clear that some politicians who sponsored President Umar Yar’Adua into office wanted Ribadu out of the way.
I pray that these figures will not wreck the boat for Mr. President.

Mohammed Alkali,
Sokoto.

President Umar Yar’Adua claims to set great store by the rule of law. Yet his lieutenants bent all the rules in the book to demote Nuhu Ribady. Hypocrisy!

Tidjani Hunsu,
Badagry.

All citizens of the West African sub-region were happy that Nigeria, in the past seven years or so, was serious about fighting corruption. But the drama in EFCC and the punishment inflicted on Nuhu Ribadu and those who worked with him show that the Yar’Adua government is not serious.

Lekan Afolabi,
Lagos.

There is no doubt that the Federal Government is insincere about the anti-corruption war. It is obvious that the Yar’Adua administration is not to be trusted. I know that by the time he leaves office, ex-President Obasanjo would be more appreciated for at least giving us a man like Nuhu RIbadu.

John Kabiru,
Ifo.

I have a strong feeling that the Police High Command were keen on demoting Nuhu Ribadu so that he would not become Inspector-General one day. That, to them, would nail the coffin of wetin you carry?

Bature Mustapha,
Kano.

Nuhu Ribadu must be a strong man indeed. For him to withstand all these problems shows him to be a man of steely interior.

Cosmas Atoise,
Otukpo.

By the time the politicians finish with Ribadu, the image of Nigeria in the comity of nations will be virtually destroyed.

John Chukwuemeka,
Onitsha.

The recent demotion of the former EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu from Assistant Inspector-General of Police to Deputy Commissioner and the surreptitious moves to withdraw him from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, barely one month to the completion of his course showed the obvious weakness of President Yar’Adua as a man of his own. How can he descend to the level of humiliating Ribadu who fought very hard to give some form of credibility to Nigeria?

Ruth Akintunde,
Lagos.

We should not sympathise with Ribadu at all. This is what I call law of retribution. What is happening to him is simply nemesis. He has humiliated several people in the past on flimsy charges, especially those that were opposed to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. People like Atiku, Dariye, Okocha and several others would be jubilating now. Ribadu must learn to cry no more.

Ahmed Yau,
Biu.

If I were Farida Waziri, the EFCC Empress, I would make sure I carve out a niche for myself. I would, unlike what she is doing currently, not undo what Ribadu did before he left.

Mary Omiyale,
Ibadan.

The way Farida Waziri transferred those who worked with Ribadu shows that she is jittery. But of what? Is governance or, in her case, administration, not expected to be a continuum?

Ojo Bamiteru,
Ile Oluji.

The international community will by now be alarmed about how the Nigerian government is persecuting one of its best citizens. This defies all logic.

Ibrahim T. Olubode,
Owo.