Revealed:Desperate Moves to Nail Tinubu
By Ayokunle Oloye   Newsdiaryonline    Tue Sep 20,2011

Related :Deal Gone Awry as Code of Conduct Tribunal Summons Tinubu

Opposition politicians have said there is now very verifiable information that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and some members in the leadership of the PDP who may have found sympathetic ears in the presidency are behind the ongoing attempt to destabilize and drag in the mud the name of Nigeria’s leading opposition voice, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu will appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal tomorrow to face trial for allegedly operating foreign bank accounts  while serving as Lagos State governor 

Presently, according to an opposition stalwart ,desperate moves are afoot by the office of the AGF to find by all means and to manufacture enough evidence to prove their case against Nigeria’s leading opposition voice, Asiwaju Tinubu, the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria. The resort to these subterranean moves is caused by their failure to get  credible individuals to come forward as witnesses to prove their allegations.

Another dimension of the desperate moves of these individuals include the recent media leaks -which a source said was from  the office of the AGF Mohammed Adoke - that  the charges against Asiwaju Tinubu would be  amended to include perjury  so as to strengthen their so-called “iron clad case” against the national leader of Nigeria’s leading opposition party, ACN.

Similar reports which the source said appeared  “in some sponsored media also alluded to the fact that the government also plans to drag before the code of conduct  tribunal three other ex- governors for alleged similar offences, a move aimed at deceiving the public that Tinubu, Nigeria’s leading opposition voice, is not being singled out.’’

Said an angry source in the opposition who gave a lengthy defence of Tinubu : “it is deceitful and clear subterfuge for  government to continue to  mouth the rule of law,  while hounding political opponents and applying different standard of justice to members of the opposition while shielding its members from prosecution. Unfortunately, Nigeria’s democracy remains imperiled under the clutches of a ruling party that no longer wants to rule for 60 years but forever.’’   

“For  PDP and  a government that claim they  believe in the rule of law and with the Freedom of Information law in force, one would want to ask why they are more interested in publishing the list of accounts allegedly traced to Asiwaju Tinubu without disclosing how much was involved and other relevant details.  

“The same act gives them the access for full disclosure. There is a clear plot to deceive the public into believing that Tinubu, Nigeria’s leading opposition leader stashed away millions in foreign bank accounts. In the absence of documentary and individual evidence, the government continues to squander public funds on  frivolous and politically motivated investigations and trial against imaginary enemies. The public would like to know, after 5 years, how much has been expended on this case and what is the actual amount in question.

“Instead of focusing on strengthening the rule of law, they continue to expend  their energies and public resources on silencing opposition voices. Most Nigerians suspect also that the AGF, Mohammed Adoke, has failed repeatedly to give the President sound, professional and unbiased legal advice on several matters that would have enhanced the rule of law.

The ACN  insider continued : “Asiwaju Tinubu, a leading opposition voice has been a consistent advocate of the rule of law and he is eagerly anxious for government to prove its case beyond reasonable doubts. Those who allege must prove. Asiwaju Tinubu is not perturbed, rather he is assured that the judiciary is up to the task and will in this matter dispense justice without fear or favor.

But  Newsdiaryonline reported  earlier that the trial of Tinubu may be the aftermath of a deal gone awry.Ahead of the last presidential elections, CAN failed to align with CPC.But there were reports that Tinubu agreed to a deal with President Goodluck Jonathan to protect him and also appoint a key official in the Jonathan presidency.Tinubu denied such reports but ACN  dominated South West voted overwhelmingly for Jonathan during the presidential election  rendering Nuhu Ribadu, the ACN candidate  more like a political  orphan.

A CPC stalwart who has been watching these developments closely told Newsdiaryonline that  that the so-called deal with the Asiwaju was a dishonest arrangement abinitio.And after using Tinubu , PDP henchmen have decided to “double cross’’ him now.

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