GOOD MORNING The United Kingdoms prosecution of its soldier who murdered an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan by shooting him in the chest, when he, the soldier thought he was outside surveillance range; Italys arrest of a Somali suspect in the October 4 Lampedusa ship tragedy; and Cote dIvoires sentencing of 14 former top cocoa-sector officials, who were arrested in 2008 for abuse of power, misuse of public funds, embezzlement and forgery under former president Laurent GBAGBO, to 20 years imprisonment and 1 other for 5 years (with the international conviction that truth and justice will prevail in the three cases) tells one that Nigeria has a long way. The lower chamber of Nigerias National Assembly, the House of Representatives set up a committee to investigate an allegation of misuse of public funds by the countrys Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella ODUAH. The committees report was said to have leaked, and that has become the bone of contention, taking over the original - the Ministers unscrupulous behaviour. In fact, what is the role of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)? What of our human rights activists? Former president of Finland, Martti AHTISAARI, speaking on Aljazeeras South2North last night, wrote off Africas ability to prosecute its corrupt leaders, hence the continued relevance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the much-publicised intention of these countries to pull out. Why need an external (judicial) power for ones internal administration and prosecution? Kenya is closest to corroborate the point on the Uhuru case. Tis those such issues that give the entirety of Africa a bad name. On what continent is the Ivory Coast? We need a rethink. NOW!
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 05:46:16 +0000
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