Saharareporters has gathered details of a plan by former Governor James Onanefe Ibori to have a grand celebration of his arranged acquittal by a compromised judge of the Federal High Court in Asaba, capital of Delta State. The ruling is scheduled for this Friday (November 6 2009).
Several of our sources revealed that the arrangement for Mr. Ibori’s acquittal has reached frenzied dimensions as Princess Faith Majemite, the executive assistant (political) to the current governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has begun raising funds for a party planned for next Saturday
.A source familiar with the intricacies of the deal told Saharareporters that Mercel Awokulehin, the judge in the sham trial, gave definite assurance last weekend that he would dismiss the case on technical grounds. Several of our sources said the judge received a bribe of $5 million through a deal brokered in Singapore. One indication that Ibori’s team received advanced
notice of the verdict was exposed when Majemite went about town asking PDP politicians and contractors to donate towards a “thanksgiving party” scheduled for Saturday in Asaba and Ibori’s hometown-Oghara. The fundraiser was directed mostly at the party’s “inner caucus” as well as businessmen who had profited during Ibori’s eight-year reign as well as those who have received contracts as well as political appointments from Uduaghan.
Several of our sources revealed that the arrangement for Mr. Ibori’s acquittal has reached frenzied dimensions as Princess Faith Majemite, the executive assistant (political) to the current governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has begun raising funds for a party planned for next Saturday
.A source familiar with the intricacies of the deal told Saharareporters that Mercel Awokulehin, the judge in the sham trial, gave definite assurance last weekend that he would dismiss the case on technical grounds. Several of our sources said the judge received a bribe of $5 million through a deal brokered in Singapore. One indication that Ibori’s team received advanced
notice of the verdict was exposed when Majemite went about town asking PDP politicians and contractors to donate towards a “thanksgiving party” scheduled for Saturday in Asaba and Ibori’s hometown-Oghara. The fundraiser was directed mostly at the party’s “inner caucus” as well as businessmen who had profited during Ibori’s eight-year reign as well as those who have received contracts as well as political appointments from Uduaghan.
