Wednesday 8 August 2012

I'M NOT A THIEF, I WAS JUST HELPING NIGERIA - Ibori


Nigerians are in for another round of drama in the corruption saga involving ex-governor of Delta State, James Ibori. The man said he did not plead guilty to the charges of corruption against him because he was a thief, but for his love for the reputation of our country - Nigeria.

Ibori's media assistant, Mr Tony Eluemunor clarified...

the issues thus: “Ibori did not want a long‑drawn trial where Nigeria’s name would be bandied about in a foreign court.”

“The world was made to believe that Ibori’s guilty plea was a sudden turn around and not a well‑deliberated act that was part of a plea bargain deal. But it is on record that several Nigerian newspapers of last Sunday published different versions of that self same story; that Ibori would plead guilty as part of a plea bargain arrangement.

“Of course, that plea bargain deal would only kick in with Ibori’s pleading guilty, which he did on Monday. After that plea, which had been successfully foretold by Nigerian newspapers, both the prosecution and the defence counsel were to return on April 16 and 17 to make their needed statements".

In other words, James Ibori is a very patriotic Nigerians, abi?

Culled: Oufamous

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