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10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 9:27pm On Jul 31, 2022
Nigeria is in big turbulence with araya of troubles which has sunk the country deep into a bottomless pit. These, no thanks to the current administration has proven that every bomber of the current administration is guilty in one way or the other. It should however be noted that what the country needs now badly is a leader who could help in binding the country together, uniting all regions, improve social infrastructures, most especially electricity, strengthen our security, protect our sovereign boundary Ong others.
Looking at the current 3 supposedly biggest prospect, am going to analyze what I've heard from people far and wide.

SECURITY
the worst of all securities bedeviling tje country as present is by the Fulani marauders. They have kidnapped, raped, killed, and tortured both men, women ,old and young and even children horribly. In this,
Atiku. Would not be able to solve. He has been too close to Gummi who is the religious teacher of these people. Tjis has shown that je would in no other way want to grant their wish and which would no stop those people from coming for more. More so when he's of there fellow tribe.
Obi.
This guy has no knowledge of handling any security challenges. He governed Anambra which has always been relatively peaceful until recently. Listening to him talk of how he could fIx that problem, taking good analyses of things one would know that the guy is just talking to the gallery. No mode, no system, no process. O see him being the worst of it all. His statements has shown that he lacks the knowledge of the security apparatus in Nigeria.
Tinubu the jagaban said a single statement which is enough to put a stop to all the problem. "Decentralizing the police".. this would definitely erase of nepotism and and corruption who h has bedeviled tat sector. It would now be a situation of each police man defending his land and his people. There won't be meed for monetary mobilization..
So for all these. While i score Obi(5%), Atiku (15%), Tinubu (85%).

UNITING THE COUNTRY
I'm this, we only need look at the record of each of them in the past as each of them has held a position to serve this country.
Obi
Looking at his tenure, NO SINGLE Hausa, Fulani or yoruba could be found in all his 27 cabinets. Research shows that every single portion of sit in the state was held by ibos. His tribes. It was even said that he had to remove some who happens to be from other tribes and replaced with ibos.

ATIKU
He too had not been totally innocent of this. Though not as worse as that of Obi. It was said that he had to promote his Fulani northerners while I'm the port. He have all positions out at the detriment of other tribes.

TINUBU
This man, in this area has also been so excellent. It was discovered that 35% of his cabinets as Lagos State governors were made up of non yorubas. Parts of which were, ibos, Fulanis, hausas, etc. Many of these people eventually went to contest for positions in their respective states. Parts of which were;
Ben Akabueze for economic planning
Joe Ignokwe who was for Lagos State infrastructure..i challenge any one to present any of this candidates with this record.

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Totilopussylick(m): 9:28pm On Jul 31, 2022
tongue
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by macrodata(m): 9:28pm On Jul 31, 2022
You people will just be quoting numbers as if it's a commodity in the market.

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by shuttox: 9:34pm On Jul 31, 2022
Fake news

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 10:51pm On Jul 31, 2022
RELIGION.
I'm 2013. He donated ₦733Million to christian mission school.
He donated ₦5M to Holy name school( a Christian school.
₦100M to shahanan catholic church
Among many others. One would therefore ask if there are no single Muslim nor Muslim establishment in Anambra to benefit a single naira even though the state is made up of about 5% muslims.

ATIKU. The Adamawa man has not really shown to be benevolent and the record of his religious affiliation is not established. He seems only engrossed in tribal superiority as he would rather consider his fellow northerners especially fulanis. He's marrying from all tribe is simply to establish himself in all areas of tribes.

Tinubu.
Tjis is a man whom ALL religion has benefited from. The only one yet to donate huge amount of concern to Owo massacre. many of christian faith has benefited from him by lifting them up to be something. Among which were. Osinbajo, Adesina, Doyin, Ambode,Sanwo Olu, Sunday Dare, kemi Nelson etc. Even those who are not of the two faiths have benefited from him.

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:11pm On Jul 31, 2022
ECONOMY.
Obi though has been said to be a successful business man, he was accused severally of using church donations to cover up for all he embellished by he fellow APGA members among other. Maning one's business could not be said to be of success but holding managerial position for others. No record shows he ever handled anybody's business to success.Heading Fidelity Bank, there's no single record of any meaningful paformance to distinguish him.

ATIKU. There no record that he ever worked under a company buy as tax collector then to custom..I'm this case, entrusting the whole nation with a man who has no record of high managerial skill would be highly dangerous. The custom he headed is up till now a shadow of it's self.

TINUBU
No Injustice must be done to this man.
He headed many multinational companies both home and abroad which is still till date of high record and achievement. He turned Lagos State to a state all other states of the federation envy. Foe this man, every single Nigerian wants to live in Lagos
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Oilwell(m): 11:12pm On Jul 31, 2022
See a better reason below

A TALE OF TWO FORMER GOVERNORS

Two men were governors one in Lagos the other in Anambra . Towards the end of their second term, the one in Lagos sent his retirement bill and got his house of assembly to approve what you see below as his yearly pension.

1. 300% annual salary as severance package as approved by RMAFAC.
2. 100% of annual basic salary of incumbent gov as salary for LIFE even after leaving office.
3. 6 new cars every 3 years
4. A new house in Lagos, minimum 5 bedroom
5. A new house in Abuja or any other location, minimum 5 bedroom.
6. Free medical care for him and members of his family for life.
7. Entitled to cooks, stewards, Gardners, and domestic staffs, all pensionable.
8. 300% of his annual basic salary as governor every 2 years as furniture allowance
9. 100% of annual basic salary as governor as his house maintenance allowance
10. Two DSS officers, 1 female officer for his wife and eight policemen to guard him.
11. 25% of his annual basic salary for personal assistants.
12. 30% of his annual basic salary for car maintenance .
13. 20% of his annual basic salary as utilities maintenance.
14. Pensionable drivers, no limits to the number.

This is apart from what he gets as a percentage of collections from Alpha Beta for tax collections for Lagos State and the total control he has over the governor and the treasury.

*But See what the other collects from Anambra State since leaving office as governor*:

1. No gratuity
2. No pensions
3. No houses
4. No cars
5. No allowances of any kind
6. No maintenances of any kind.
7. No personal assistants paid by the state.
8. No domestic staffs paid by the state.
9. No aids sponsored by the state.
10. Not even pure water.
11. No shishi from the State.

Now the 2 men want to be president.
So you choose today who means well for Nigeria and who will serve the people selflessly

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:25pm On Jul 31, 2022
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
OBI. No man till date is known to have been groomed to a high status in Nigeria by this Obi. No single one has been credited to him except street businesses.

ATIKU. The Adamawa man has successfully built to some extent, vibrant people who are now known both in political class as well as other fields. Though not much, he has tried in his own capacity.

TINUBU. I don't know of people are aware that at one time these people were in Tinubu's cabinet when he was the governor of Lagos.
Fashola
Aregbesola
Lai mohammed
Sunday Dare
Opeyemi Bamidele
Obanikoro
Many of the serving governors and senates as well as the national assemblies..even the current senate president as well as the speaker were nurtured to position by this astute and altruistic gentle man
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:30pm On Jul 31, 2022
Oilwell:
See a better reason below

A TALE OF TWO FORMER GOVERNORS

Two men were governors one in Lagos the other in Anambra . Towards the end of their second term, the one in Lagos sent his retirement bill and got his house of assembly to approve what you see below as his yearly pension.

1. 300% annual salary as severance package as approved by RMAFAC.
2. 100% of annual basic salary of incumbent gov as salary for LIFE even after leaving office.
3. 6 new cars every 3 years
4. A new house in Lagos, minimum 5 bedroom
5. A new house in Abuja or any other location, minimum 5 bedroom.
6. Free medical care for him and members of his family for life.
7. Entitled to cooks, stewards, Gardners, and domestic staffs, all pensionable.
8. 300% of his annual basic salary as governor every 2 years as furniture allowance
9. 100% of annual basic salary as governor as his house maintenance allowance
10. Two DSS officers, 1 female officer for his wife and eight policemen to guard him.
11. 25% of his annual basic salary for personal assistants.
12. 30% of his annual basic salary for car maintenance .
13. 20% of his annual basic salary as utilities maintenance.
14. Pensionable drivers, no limits to the number.

This is apart from what he gets as a percentage of collections from Alpha Beta for tax collections for Lagos State and the total control he has over the governor and the treasury.

*But See what the other collects from Anambra State since leaving office as governor*:

1. No gratuity
2. No pensions
3. No houses
4. No cars
5. No allowances of any kind
6. No maintenances of any kind.
7. No personal assistants paid by the state.
8. No domestic staffs paid by the state.
9. No aids sponsored by the state.
10. Not even pure water.
11. No shishi from the State.

Now the 2 men want to be president.
So you choose today who means well for Nigeria and who will serve the people selflessly


That deception you were made to believe. Obi lies much of abandoning frivolities but it's been confirmed many times that he lied.
Said he never boarded a private jet but it was shown he had. He never has a house abroad but it was shown he lied. Likewise in many cases i could bring to you. How then could one be so foolish enough to believe anything that guy says??

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Dmacqh(m): 11:32pm On Jul 31, 2022
Tinubu will vote Peter Obi if nobody guides him to remember the name and logo of APC on Election Day.

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:33pm On Jul 31, 2022
Oilwell:
See a better reason below

A TALE OF TWO FORMER GOVERNORS

Two men were governors one in Lagos the other in Anambra . Towards the end of their second term, the one in Lagos sent his retirement bill and got his house of assembly to approve what you see below as his yearly pension.

1. 300% annual salary as severance package as approved by RMAFAC.
2. 100% of annual basic salary of incumbent gov as salary for LIFE even after leaving office.
3. 6 new cars every 3 years
4. A new house in Lagos, minimum 5 bedroom
5. A new house in Abuja or any other location, minimum 5 bedroom.
6. Free medical care for him and members of his family for life.
7. Entitled to cooks, stewards, Gardners, and domestic staffs, all pensionable.
8. 300% of his annual basic salary as governor every 2 years as furniture allowance
9. 100% of annual basic salary as governor as his house maintenance allowance
10. Two DSS officers, 1 female officer for his wife and eight policemen to guard him.
11. 25% of his annual basic salary for personal assistants.
12. 30% of his annual basic salary for car maintenance .
13. 20% of his annual basic salary as utilities maintenance.
14. Pensionable drivers, no limits to the number.

This is apart from what he gets as a percentage of collections from Alpha Beta for tax collections for Lagos State and the total control he has over the governor and the treasury.

*But See what the other collects from Anambra State since leaving office as governor*:

1. No gratuity
2. No pensions
3. No houses
4. No cars
5. No allowances of any kind
6. No maintenances of any kind.
7. No personal assistants paid by the state.
8. No domestic staffs paid by the state.
9. No aids sponsored by the state.
10. Not even pure water.
11. No shishi from the State.

Now the 2 men want to be president.
So you choose today who means well for Nigeria and who will serve the people selflessly


Home being a drug lord, your journalist did the job he was paid to do. Even you yourself if you could be sincere for a little bit and read the story again and make use of your intelligence would know your journalist was only trying to be sensational. He's a bloody LIAR paid to do a clean hatchet job

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Lovelive: 11:36pm On Jul 31, 2022
Oilwell:
See a better reason below

A TALE OF TWO FORMER GOVERNORS

Two men were governors one in Lagos the other in Anambra . Towards the end of their second term, the one in Lagos sent his retirement bill and got his house of assembly to approve what you see below as his yearly pension.

1. 300% annual salary as severance package as approved by RMAFAC.
2. 100% of annual basic salary of incumbent gov as salary for LIFE even after leaving office.
3. 6 new cars every 3 years
4. A new house in Lagos, minimum 5 bedroom
5. A new house in Abuja or any other location, minimum 5 bedroom.
6. Free medical care for him and members of his family for life.
7. Entitled to cooks, stewards, Gardners, and domestic staffs, all pensionable.
8. 300% of his annual basic salary as governor every 2 years as furniture allowance
9. 100% of annual basic salary as governor as his house maintenance allowance
10. Two DSS officers, 1 female officer for his wife and eight policemen to guard him.
11. 25% of his annual basic salary for personal assistants.
12. 30% of his annual basic salary for car maintenance .
13. 20% of his annual basic salary as utilities maintenance.
14. Pensionable drivers, no limits to the number.

This is apart from what he gets as a percentage of collections from Alpha Beta for tax collections for Lagos State and the total control he has over the governor and the treasury.

*But See what the other collects from Anambra State since leaving office as governor*:

1. No gratuity
2. No pensions
3. No houses
4. No cars
5. No allowances of any kind
6. No maintenances of any kind.
7. No personal assistants paid by the state.
8. No domestic staffs paid by the state.
9. No aids sponsored by the state.
10. Not even pure water.
11. No shishi from the State.

Now the 2 men want to be president.
So you choose today who means well for Nigeria and who will serve the people selflessly
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:48pm On Jul 31, 2022
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Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria, is widely regarded in Nigeria as an advocate of good governance, openness, and transparency.

In addition to speeches on his governance records and statistics-laden prescriptions for Nigeria’s development, he likes to talk about how hugely successful he became in business before diving into politics.

In speeches and in printed literature, Mr Obi is never shy, reeling out his numerous business affiliations and accomplishments. On his website, for example, the former governor said he “was chairman of Next International Nigeria Ltd, then chairman and director of Guardian Express Mortgage Bank Ltd, Guardian Express Bank Plc, Future View Securities Ltd, Paymaster Nigeria Ltd, Chams Nigeria Ltd, Data Corp Ltd and Card Centre Ltd.”

On that same platform, the former governor also described himself as the youngest board chairperson ever appointed by Fidelity Bank Plc, a 34-year old Nigerian lender listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

But beyond the facade of priggish speeches and appearances, an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES has now shown that Mr Obi is not entirely transparent in his affairs as he likes Nigerians to believe.

The investigation is part of the global International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)-led Pandora Papers project.

The project saw 600 journalists from 150 news organisations around the world poring through a trove of 11.9 million confidential files, contextualising information, tracking down sources and analysing public records and other documents

The leaked files were retrieved from some offshore services firms around the world that set up shell companies and other offshore entities for clients, many of them influential politicians, businesspersons and criminals, seeking to conceal their financial dealings.

The two-year collaboration has so far revealed the financial secrets of not less than 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 public officials in more than 91 countries and territories.

Mr Obi is one of the individuals whose hidden business activities was thrown open by the project. Indeed, he has a number of secret business dealings and relationships that he has for years kept to his chest. These are businesses he clandestinely set up and operated overseas, including in notorious tax and secrecy havens in ways that breached Nigerian laws.

PREMIUM TIMES contacted Mr Obi with written questions and had an in-person interview with him weeks ahead of this publication.

The former governor admitted that he did not declare these companies and the funds and properties they hold in his asset declaration filings with the Code of Conduct Bureau, the Nigerian government agency that deals with the issues of corruption, conflict of interest, and abuse of office by public servants.

He said he was unaware that the law expected him to declare assets or companies he jointly owns with his family members or anyone else.

The Pandora Papers, the biggest cross-border collaboration of journalists in history, is an investigation into a vast amount of previously hidden offshore companies, exposing secret assets, covert deals and hidden fortunes of the super-rich – among them more than 130 billionaires – and the powerful, including more 30 world leaders and hundreds of former and serving public officials across the world.


The confidential documents also feature a global cast of fugitives, convicts, celebrities, football stars and others, including judges, tax officials, spy chiefs and mayors.

The leaked records came from 14 offshore services firms from around the world that set up shell companies and other offshore nooks for clients like Mr Obi, who seek to shroud their financial activities, often suspicious, in secrecy.

Code-of-Conduct-Tribunal-HQ
Code of Conduct Tribunal HQ
Peter Obi, his daughter and a secret business
Mr Obi has two children- a daughter, Gabriella Nwamaka Frances Obi, and a son, Gregory Peter Oseloka Obi. Sometime in 2010, more than four years after he became governor, the politician developed an appetite to set up his first discreet company in the British Virgin Island. He named the company Gabriella Investments Limited, after his daughter

To set up what has now become a convoluted business structure, Mr Obi first approached Acces International, a secrecy enabler in Monaco, France, to help him incorporate an offshore entity in one of the world’s most notorious tax havens noted for providing conduits for wealthy and privileged corrupt political elites to hide stolen cash to avoid the attention of tax authorities.

Tax havens are politically and economically stable offshore jurisdictions or countries with extensive laws and systems that provide little or no tax obligations, but enable high secrecy and privacy protection for foreign individuals and businesses.

Mr Obi also paid Acces International to provide nominee directors for the company. Nominee directors are residents of tax havens paid to sit on boards of companies to hide the identities of real owners of offshore firms.

So, after accepting a brief from the then governor or his representatives, Acces International officials headed to the British Virgin Island, a notorious tax haven, where it contracted a local registered agent – Aleman Cordero Galindo & Lee Trust (BVI) Limited (Alcogal) — to set up Gabriella Investments Limited for Mr Obi.



The 36-year old Alcogal is a Panamanian law firm that went on to open overseas subsidiaries offering company formation and registered agent services in BVI, Seychelles, Belize, and Bahamas, and the preparation of corporate documentation in relation to the companies formed. It also provides trust services through its subsidiary trust companies in Panama, BVI, and Belize.

After extensive documentation, Gabriella Investment Limited was born on November 17, 2010, with registration number 1615538. Two figureheads – Antony Janse Van Vuuren and Lance Lawson — were appointed its first directors while ultimate control resided with Mr Obi.

On the same day the company was incorporated, the nominee directors met and issued 50,000 shares of Gabriella Investment in favour of Hill International Holding Corporation, a shell International Business Company operating under the laws of Belize, another tax haven. The director of the company is Mr Van Vuuren, also one of the directors of Gabriella Investment.

It is unclear what businesses Mr Obi transacted with the entities but in some communications, they were sometimes referred to as investment vehicles. Mr Obi told PREMIUM TIMES the offshore entity is the holding company for most of his assets and that the business structure he adapted was to enable him to avoid excessive taxation.

“I am sure you too will not like to pay inheritance tax if you can avoid it,” he told the reporters who interviewed him.

The Memorandum of Incorporation of Gabriella Investment said it was set up to carry on or undertake any business or activity, including trading of any commodities or goods, to do any act or enter into any transactions.

Recalibrating the structure and bringing family under the umbrella
Mr Obi has since rearranged his offshore businesses. First, he renamed Gabriella Investment. Beginning February 10, 2017, the company became known as PMGG Investments Limited in what is a combination of the first letters of the first names of Mr Obi’s nuclear family. P for Peter (ex-governor), M for Margaret (the ex-governor’s wife), G for Gabriella (the ex-governor’s daughter) and G for Gregory (the ex-governor’s son).

Mr Obi has also now created a trust known as The Gabriella Settlement, an entity also registered in the BVI. According to Fidelity Investments, a trust is a fiduciary arrangement that allows a third party, or trustee, to hold assets on behalf of a beneficiary or beneficiaries. Experts believe that trusts are traditionally used for minimising taxes even though they can offer other estate plan benefits as well.

By the current structuring of Mr Obi’s wealth and offshore businesses, The Gabriella Settlement, which appears to hold all or a majority of his assets, is the sole shareholder of PMGG Investments.

In turn, a New Zealander entity, Granite Trust Company Limited is the sole trustee of The Gabriella Settlement. Sam Access International, the Monaco-based secrecy enabler Mr Obi first hired in 2010 to set up his offshore structure, was until August 23, 2019, the sole shareholder of Granite Trust.

FIRS Headquarters
FIRS Headquarters
Antony Janse Van Vuuren, who has acted as a consistent and perpetual director for almost all of Mr Obi-related offshore entities popped up again, making the filing that brought in another Monaco-based company, Rhone Acces Sam as the sole shareholder of Granite Trust. However, Rhone Trust and Fiduciary S.A., a Swiss entity, is the ultimate holding company for Granite Trust.

Mr Peter Obi and his Man Friday
A central and recurring figure in former Governor Obi’s network of offshore companies and on whom the politician appears to place immense trust is Antony Janse Van Vuuren, a 70-year old South African based in the principality of Monaco in France. Experts in Illicit Financial Flows consider Monaco a tax haven because of its generous tax laws and policies.

According to KPMG Multi Family Office, the principality of roughly 30,000 inhabitants does not charge wealth tax, property tax, investment income tax, and capital gains tax. It also does not tax dividends and directors’ fees and unless they are French nationals, resident individuals are not subject to personal income tax while inheritance tax is zero per cent for spouses and direct beneficiaries. It is unclear if it was this mouth-watering tax regime that attracted Mr Obi to Monaco.

What is however clear is that, in 2010, four years after he became governor, the politician or his representatives hired Monaco-based Acces International, where Mr Van Vuuren has been partner and director for 25 years, to help him create a secret and intricate scheme for managing his assets. Mr Obi told PREMIUM TIMES that British Lloyds Bank’s advice informed his offshore structure decision.

From Monaco in France to Tortola in the BVI, to Wellington in New Zealand, and to Geneva in Switzerland, Mr Van Vuuren has travelled around the world running business errands for Mr Obi and taking major decisions on his behalf.

While Mr Obi stays comfortably behind the curtain, the South African has remained the face of the ex-governor’s companies and the assets they hold. For the past decade, he is the politician’s number one business arranger in the offshore world as well as the custodian of the politician’s business-related documents and correspondences.

Mr Van Vuuren, a veteran nominee director for possibly tens or hundreds of shell companies, attended the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Business Management. He also obtained an MBA from Durham University in 1977.

A History of Playing Offshore
A 1991 leaked incorporation document reveals a certain Peter Obi and two other individuals – Donatus Ogbogu and Uche Okagbue – to have incorporated Beauchamp Investments Limited in Barbados.

The firm was incorporated as an international business company on August 20, 1991, with registration number 7305. The setting up of the company was handled at the time by a certain Peter L. Chase. What businesses the company does and what assets it holds remain unclear. Mr Obi denied knowledge of the firm as well as of Messrs Ogbogu and Okagbue. He said the individual who incorporated Beauchamp was possibly another businessman who happened to bear a similar name as him.

However, Next International (UK) Limited, another of the former governor’s overseas companies, was incorporated on May 16, 1996, in London. Mr Obi and his wife, Margaret, were listed as directors while Next International (Nigeria) Limited (with 999 ordinary shares) and Mr Obi (with one ordinary share) were listed as shareholders.

The exact businesses the company undertook in its 25-year history remained unclear, although, on March 8, 2001, the firm reported taking a mortgage from Lloyds TSB Bank Plc for a property on 53 Clyde Road, Croydon.

Breaking the Law: Number 1
In Nigeria, a person is statutorily obligated to withdraw from engaging in or directing a private business, except if it is farming, upon becoming a public officer, Section Six (6) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act stipulates.

However, our investigation, based on records obtained from the UK Companies House shows that Mr Obi continued to be a director of Next International (UK) Limited for 14 months after becoming the governor of Anambra State, thereby breaking Nigeria’s law. The politician resigned from the company on May 16, 2008, 14 months after he assumed duties as Anambra governor. He took office on March 17, 2006.

READ ALSO: Pandora Papers: An offshore data tsunami

Mr Obi did not dispute the records PREMIUM TIMES cited but he claimed he “resigned immediately” by handing his wife his resignation letter. He suggested that his company might have failed to effect the changes on time or the UK Companies House did not immediately document his exit. But the UK companies registry said Mr Obi indeed resigned on May 16, 2008, and that it received his notice of resignation for electronic filing on June 16, 2008.

Breaking the law: Number 2
Nigerian public officers are required to declare “immediately after taking office and thereafter all” their properties, assets, and liabilities and those of his (or her) unmarried children under the age of eighteen years,” Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution stipulates (Section 11, Part of the Fifth Schedule).

PREMIUM TIMES investigation also found that Mr Obi breached this constitutional provision on assets declaration. We can authoritatively report that Mr Obi did not declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau the companies he tucked away in offshore secrecy havens.

Mr Obi caused to be created for him a structure of secrecy that had previously, until the Pandora Papers investigation, meant he could continue to hold foreign assets in a way that breaches Nigeria’s law without the knowledge of authorities in the country. In an extra layer of secrecy, Mr Obi used paid nominees as directors, while he remains the ultimate beneficial owner, making it nearly impossible to discover his interests in those companies but we obtained rare incorporation documents proving his link.

Otherwise, Mr Obi could have forever hoped to continue to hold the assets, that he did not declare when he had a statutory obligation to do so as a governor, without any authority or the public calling him to account.

In his response, Mr Obi ridiculously suggested that those offshore companies and assets are jointly owned with his family members and that he was not under obligation to declare companies jointly owned. “I don’t declare what is owned with others,” Mr Obi told PREMIUM TIMES. “If my family owns something I won’t declare it. I didn’t declare anything I jointly owed with anyone.”

This is contrary to the position of the Constitution, which specifies the declaration of all assets, whether jointly or partly owned, PREMIUM TIMES’ reporters told Mr Obi. He said he was not aware of that provision of the law.

Nevertheless, leaked records show Mr Obi is the sole ultimate beneficial owner of the offshore companies. So he did not even jointly own it with anyone.......
Read more here..
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/487997-pandora-papers-inside-peter-obis-secret-businesses-and-how-he-broke-the-law.html
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:51pm On Jul 31, 2022
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Koralords: 11:52pm On Jul 31, 2022
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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 11:59pm On Jul 31, 2022
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may soon invite erstwhile governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, over the $115 million allegedly received from

former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by Fidelity Bank. But the anti-graft commission is reportedly seeking clarifications from his successor, Governor Willy Obiano. Sources at the EFCC noted that during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election, Alison-Madueke invited Nnamdi Okonkwo, Managing Director, Fidelity Bank, to help her handle some cash, which would be disbursed to electoral officials and groups. It was learnt that Okonkwo recently arrested by EFCC told his interrogators that he was under instructions from Obi, believed to be one of the owners of the bank, to go to Alison-Madueke’s residence in Abuja for a “financial transaction that could benefit the bank


https://igberetvnews.com/4451/just-in-diezani_115-fraud-efcc-set-to-invite-peter-obi/#forward
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by 9jalyte: 12:33am On Aug 01, 2022
I am very happy that indirectly, you guys have accepted the fact that Obi is the guy to face in this election. APC has mobilized set of e-rats to keep punching on Obi, hoping to change his hard earned personality. PDP on their own are busy looking for where to have a grip to pull him down, but unfortunately, he is very straight. Bros! eno go work.

If you like, bring a picture of him on top of a prostitute, people have resolved to make him the president. As we speak, the whole of Christain North are battle ready, The South East is just looking at the Calender, counting down. The South South are waiting for their pound of flesh, to pay Tinubu back with the coin he paid Jonathan. You will be hit by the Tsunami the will re-set you.

The mistake PDP and APC made was to think that Nigerians are still sleeping or that the juju used on them in 2015 will work again. Sorry, count this as one of those bad market days. Obi's emergence will retire the last stock of the old political cartel that have been quizzing Nigeria by the neck since 1999. After his 8 years, we will have a whole new set of transformative Politician that we pilot our new Nigeria. Any one against this plan is against the good plan God has for Nigeria and therefore an enemy of Nigeria. Simple!

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by AntiBMC(m): 12:36am On Aug 01, 2022
Caman shatap over der. Shurrup!
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Oilwell(m): 1:07am On Aug 01, 2022
Altruisticboy:



That deception you were made to believe. Obi lies much of abandoning frivolities but it's been confirmed many times that he lied.
Said he never boarded a private jet but it was shown he had. He never has a house abroad but it was shown he lied. Likewise in many cases i could bring to you. How then could one be so foolish enough to believe anything that guy says??

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Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Oilwell(m): 1:09am On Aug 01, 2022
Altruisticboy:



Home being a drug lord, your journalist did the job he was paid to do. Even you yourself if you could be sincere for a little bit and read the story again and make use of your intelligence would know your journalist was only trying to be sensational. He's a bloody LIAR paid to do a clean hatchet job

Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Oilwell(m): 1:14am On Aug 01, 2022
grin grin grin

Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 1:21am On Aug 01, 2022
DEVELOPMENT.

just simply compare the state of each contenders. Or the state they once govern. Even for over 80% of their times, both Atiku and Obi stays in Lagos. They got their investments in Lagos. So you judge that for yourself who owns this
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by StormpyBee: 1:23am On Aug 01, 2022
I agree with the @OP 100%.

Tinubu is better than Obi at looting the treasury.

Vote Labour Party

Vote Peter Obi.
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 1:24am On Aug 01, 2022
Oilwell:
grin grin grin


Head of service is never appointed by the governor. It's a federal thing. They got their ranks and positions. I'm each state the next senior man takes position.
He's not a commissioner and definitely not in Obi's cabinet
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by lexylaw40: 8:41am On Aug 01, 2022
Altruisticboy:
Nigeria is in big turbulence with araya of troubles which has sunk the country deep into a bottomless pit. These, no thanks to the current administration has proven that every bomber of the current administration is guilty in one way or the other. It should however be noted that what the country needs now badly is a leader who could help in binding the country together, uniting all regions, improve social infrastructures, most especially electricity, strengthen our security, protect our sovereign boundary Ong others.
Looking at the current 3 supposedly biggest prospect, am going to analyze what I've heard from people far and wide.

SECURITY
the worst of all securities bedeviling tje country as present is by the Fulani marauders. They have kidnapped, raped, killed, and tortured both men, women ,old and young and even children horribly. In this,
Atiku. Would not be able to solve. He has been too close to Gummi who is the religious teacher of these people. Tjis has shown that je would in no other way want to grant their wish and which would no stop those people from coming for more. More so when he's of there fellow tribe.
Obi.
This guy has no knowledge of handling any security challenges. He governed Anambra which has always been relatively peaceful until recently. Listening to him talk of how he could fIx that problem, taking good analyses of things one would know that the guy is just talking to the gallery. No mode, no system, no process. O see him being the worst of it all. His statements has shown that he lacks the knowledge of the security apparatus in Nigeria.
Tinubu the jagaban said a single statement which is enough to put a stop to all the problem. "Decentralizing the police".. this would definitely erase of nepotism and and corruption who h has bedeviled tat sector. It would now be a situation of each police man defending his land and his people. There won't be meed for monetary mobilization..
So for all these. While i score Obi(5%), Atiku (15%), Tinubu (85%).

UNITING THE COUNTRY
I'm this, we only need look at the record of each of them in the past as each of them has held a position to serve this country.
Obi
Looking at his tenure, NO SINGLE Hausa, Fulani or yoruba could be found in all his 27 cabinets. Research shows that every single portion of sit in the state was held by ibos. His tribes. It was even said that he had to remove some who happens to be from other tribes and replaced with ibos.

ATIKU
He too had not been totally innocent of this. Though not as worse as that of Obi. It was said that he had to promote his Fulani northerners while I'm the port. He have all positions out at the detriment of other tribes.

TINUBU
This man, in this area has also been so excellent. It was discovered that 35% of his cabinets as Lagos State governors were made up of non yorubas. Parts of which were, ibos, Fulanis, hausas, etc. Many of these people eventually went to contest for positions in their respective states. Parts of which were;
Ben Akabueze for economic planning
Joe Ignokwe who was for Lagos State infrastructure..i challenge any one to present any of this candidates with this record.


. God bless you
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Vulturereloaded: 9:03am On Aug 01, 2022
We are not interested in who is better. NIGERIA is suffering because of Tinubu’s choice.

When a company u invested your money dupes you, you will have nothing to do with the company irrespective of who the new manager is.

If Tinubu cannot make informed decisions, then he is not fit to lead this nation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUOkpBcWXE

Before you compare hausa or Yoruba's in Peter Obis administration, show us the hausa and yoruba investment in Anambra.

Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by BATified2023: 9:27am On Aug 01, 2022
macrodata:
You people will just be quoting numbers as if it's a commodity in the market.
hope u know obi quotes numbers often from ipob bureau of statistics

100 out of NBA players are Nigerians
Should I stop here?
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Altruisticboy: 9:39am On Aug 01, 2022
Vulturereloaded:
We are not interested in who is better. NIGERIA is suffering because of Tinubu’s choice.

When a company u invested your money dupes you, you will have nothing to do with the company irrespective of who the new manager is.

If Tinubu cannot make informed decisions, then he is not fit to lead this nation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUOkpBcWXE

Before you compare hausa or Yoruba's in Peter Obis administration, show us the hausa and yoruba investment in Anambra.


If you blame Tinubu for bringing Buhari, I'll tell you those to also blame;
The entire US.
Obama.
All Nigerians who blamed Jonathan including me.
Your people in southeast for giving him required number with which he defeated Jonathan (25%) and many more.

Do you blame Tinubu for what we all are guilty of?
U must be out of your thinking for that my guy
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by Vulturereloaded: 10:00am On Aug 01, 2022
Altruisticboy:



If you blame Tinubu for bringing Buhari, I'll tell you those to also blame;
The entire US.
Obama.
All Nigerians who blamed Jonathan including me.
Your people in southeast for giving him required number with which he defeated Jonathan (25%) and many more.

Do you blame Tinubu for what we all are guilty of?
U must be out of your thinking for that my guy

Buhari's failure is Tinubu's failure.

You can't be working in a company and keep silent when resources are wasted, hoping to become a manager. That company will collapse on you. If Tinubu feels he has ideas to fix Nigeria, he should have influenced the implementation.

Tinubu went to Buhari when he already gave up. He knew buhari had nothing to offer, just the trust and support of islamic extremists. He sacrificed the wellbeing of Nigerians for 8 years to do buhari a favour, hoping to get same in return.

Now he has sacrificed the interest if all Christians in Nigeria, for selfish gains.

A selfish man that will sacrifice the wellbeing of over 200 million people for selfish interest, has no business being president of a nation like Nigeria.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40-y0dEPqJo
Re: 10 REASONS WHY TINUBU IS BETTER THAN PETER OBI by macrodata(m): 10:25am On Aug 01, 2022
BATified2023:
hope u know obi quotes numbers often from ipob bureau of statistics

100 out of NBA players are Nigerians
Should I stop here?
That's why you need to learn from Obi. He's doing a better job as a statistician than your candidate who doesn't know that 50m youths will have to include underage vigilantes.

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