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Nigerian Writes Obama To Help Fight Electoral Fraud In 2015 Presidential Election

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May 29, 2014 – Nigerian Writes Obama To Help Fight Electoral Fraud In 2015 Presidential Election

TO : The President Barack Obama

White House,

Washington DC, USA.

Thru: HE James F. Entwistle

U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria,

U.S. Embassy,

Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive,

Central Business District,

Abuja – Nigeria.

Sir: This is to thank the President of the United States of America, President Barack Obama and other national governments like United Kingdom, France, Canada, China, Israel, among others, currently assisting Nigeria to BringBackOurGirls.

While thanking you and other national governments for the overwhelming support aimed at the safe rescue of our girls, we want to implore you to also assist us to fight corruption in Nigeria with the same zeal and dedication you have displayed in efforts to help BringBackOurGirlsAlive.

This has become necessary in our country because if this is not done now, very soon, the world may need to rally fresh support for Nigeria to quell another evil to be unleashed by the rising incidence of corruption in our country. Evidence abounds that the insecurity and insurgency pervading our country today is due largely to corruption and outright diversion of scarce national resources by unscrupulous government officials.

We know that we have one of the best security forces in the world who are well capable to secure the country but for the corruption in government that has prevented them from getting all that is required to remain highly capacitated.

The irony of the situation is that the present administration is doing everything to shield corrupt officials rather than prosecute them to serve as a deterrent to others.

For instance, while the government reluctantly fired a minister after allegedly purchasing two BMW bullet-proof cars at the sum of N255 million, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, alleged to have squandered N10billion to hire private jets in two years and under whose watch, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has allegedly failed to remit $20billion to the Federation Account, has been allowed to carry on with impunity.

Nigerians would be glad if world leaders, as colleagues of our President, can ask him whether it is because Diezani is from Bayelsa State that he is reluctant to sack or suspend her, over sundry allegations against her. If the President sacked a minister for spending N255 million on two cars, why can’t he sack another minister who allegedly spent N10billion to hire private jets and who has failed to explain the whereabouts of the alleged unremitted $20billion to the Federation Account by the NNPC?

Moreover, the President said he suspended Sanusi to allow for unfettered investigation into allegations against him as CBN Governor but has failed to replicate the same action against Diezani who is alleged to have spent N10billion to hire private jets, an amount enough to purchase a new jet for the NNPC.

The President has also refused to suspend Diezani, to allow the Forensic Auditors commissioned by the government, free hand to investigate the circumstances surrounding the missing $20billion. Added to this, is the fact that the NNPC, whose board Diezani chairs, has been indicted for monumental corruption by various reports like NEITI, KPMG, Aiboje Aig-Imhokhuede, Nuhu Ribadu and Farouk Lawan reports.

The missing $20billion is one case Nigerians would want world leaders to support our government to trace and recover because while the CBN Governor is under suspension for blowing the whistle, those who should be called to account for the money have been left to continue to conduct government business without any whiff of moral rectitude.

We want the world to know that ever since Mr. President told a bewildered nation that “I don’t give a damn” on a media chat that was televised live, his cabinet ministers like Diezani do not also “give a damn” despite the public outcry against her activities.

These are part of the reasons why we recently wrote to the Secretary-General of the OPEC to suspend Diezani as the alternate president of the OPEC until all the allegations against her are satisfactorily investigated and appropriate sanctions meted where necessary.

We also want to use this opportunity to urge world leaders to prevail on the OPEC leadership to accede to our request, during its 165th (Ordinary) OPEC Meeting in Vienna, Austria, on 11th June 2014, to relieve Diezani of her present position in the organization until all pending reports and investigations into her activities are concluded and necessary actions taken, where necessary, to redress the situation by our government.

Nigerians would also want other national governments to support our fight against corruption by helping to checkmate some corrupt Nigerian government officials whenever they come to your country. We also want to appeal to the USA and other national governments, to stop issuing Visa to corrupt Nigerian government officials and their family members. We plead that those already issued should be revoked.

We believe this action would stop these government officials and members of their families, who hide under the guise of seeking medical attention and educational services abroad, to seek medical attention in health facilities they have refused to fund and educate their children in educational institutions they have allowed to go comatose in Nigeria. It is on record that when the former President of South Africa, Dr. Nelson Mandela, was sick, he was treated in South Africa. Therefore, we want our leaders to also access medical treatment in Nigeria whenever they are sick.

Today, it is no secret that some government officials entrusted with public funds, meant for the provision of infrastructure, educational services, healthcare delivery and the general welfare of the people, divert such monies for their personal aggrandizement.

It is no secret that some Nigerian government officials, today own some of the best mansions in your countries. Where did they get the money, when some of them came into government without any evidence of aristocratic lifestyles?

We want you to help us fight corruption because that is the only way Nigeria can have capacity to fight terrorism now and in the future.

We want to also use this opportunity to appeal to USA and other national governments to support Nigeria to conduct credible, free and fair elections in 2015, just like it was recently done in India.

Thanks.

Long live the United States of America!

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!

Signed: Comrade Timi Frank

5 Comments

5 Comments

  1. T

    May 30, 2014 at 4:09 AM

    President Obama must come and do everything for us in Nigeria at 53years of independence, a fool at 53 is a fool forever .
    Very soon we will call Obama to tell us what we are going to eat,sleep, go or come Mumu people.

  2. T

    May 30, 2014 at 4:31 AM

    We need to fight for ourselves ,American fought for theirselves they lay down their life’s for America to be what is called today .but in Nigeria we want everything to come free of charge, we got to say no enough is enough ,we have to fight for ourselves if someone need to die we should be able to face that .

  3. Saphire

    May 30, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Timi frank is on point but obama cannot do everything for nigeria…even the assistance they are giving us on security matters is a shame on nigeria…haven say that..corruption in nigeria is something common on the street can moblish themself and fight….:.no nation can fight corruption for us…we will fight corruption by our self….Is A PITY THAT ALL THE SECTORS OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMPROMISE…is a bigger Pity that NLC who was the fighter of corruption in nigeria has also compromised ..and the biggest pity been judiciary bn compromise……all we need in nigeria is good leader.

  4. Prophet Gbenga Rotimi "KINI IWO NFE"

    May 30, 2014 at 7:22 PM

    All what we need for Nigeria to remain father of the Nation is prayer.
    This country “Nigeria” will still remain Nigeria as the Lord leave in jesus name(AMEN).
    The fact is that, there are bad apples among the goods, even if we make a move of change by moving the Nigerians to America and bring the Americans to Nigeria without prayer to ask the Lord to remove the bad Apples among the goods, the stain will still remain on the bads apple.
    Have said it, according to the Lord revealed, we are the solution to our problems.
    Kudos to the countries that stand for our help, May the Lord help them all in jesus name(AMEN).
    The word of GOD say’s” But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
    He further said” For we brought nothing into this world,and it is certain we can carry nothing out, And having food and clothing let us be with these things content, But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare,and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.”
    * 08038433483 #

  5. Mon

    May 31, 2014 at 3:28 AM

    The Nigerians are as guilty as the so called leaders, i mean those who made themselves rulers. What Nigeria need now is revolution and it must come from inside. Those people you are calling to come and help us is part of the problem. They have already noticed that Nigeria youths are so weak, the leaders of tomorrow are not capable of taking up their future. It was experimented by strike with universities,now it’s going on with polytechnics,then later with private tertiary institution.
    Nigeria Youths has to wake up, the old fools or the foreign government are part of our problem in this country…every youth has to rise up so that we take back our country and future.

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