EHUD OLMERT, CHARGED!
He was a former mayor of Jerusalem and later succeeded ailing Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister of Israel. His name is Ehud Olmert and now, he stands accused of putting a "for sale sign on his large forehead," which said that anybody willing to pay can play in his then government in Jerusalem? Ehud Olmert is accused of corrupt enrichment while in office and taking bribes? He is now on trial for corruption, arraigned before a Jerusalem district court. If he is convicted, it will make him the second former head of government to be sent to some cooling-off big house somewhere, and very recently. Taiwan, few weeks ago, sent away her former president to the big house, for life, because of official corruption? Icheoku asks, are Nigerian authorities at Aso Rock listening, or are they the only people on this planet earth to cherish and incubate corruption? Further, how long shall Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo continue to walk the streets of Nigeria a free-man, when the dossier on his atrocities in office, including far-reaching, economic-melting and grand-scale corruption has since filled up and cascading down? Does it mean that Nigerians see nothing wrong in corruption or that all have sinned and fallen short of glory; and so could not throw the first stone? It is our position that if Olusegun Obasanjo is not prosecuted for his crimes against the state of Nigeria, then all current outbursts about fighting corruption is meaningless; it equally means that the word has lost its very meaning in jusy Nigeria's peculiar dictionary as the leaders are not shamed by the stench of it? Icheoku once again, call on the authorities in Nigeria to, on behalf of the Nigerian people, arrest, charge, prosecute and/or imprison or even hang the former despot of Nigeria, Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo for his crimes against the Nigerian humanity, including economic brigandage! Taiwan set the precedent and Israel is now in tow; so why not Nigeria? Nigeria, where are you with your supposed war against corruption? Arrest Obasanjo NOW! It will be recalled that Mr Olmert, 64, is the first prime minister of Israel to face criminal charges in court for anything including corruption. What this tells Nigerians is that there is always a 'first' and Olusegun Obasanjo is a fit guinea-pig for this experimentation on real war against corruption. Now is the time to put their mouth where their words are and convince a sceptical world that they really mean it, when they said, that they are fighting a war against corruption? So arrest Olusegun Obasanjo NOW! Mr. Ehud Olmert did not enter formal plea due to some hitch, but will probably do so when the trial commences on February 2010; a trial that may last as long as four years? If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison on each of the charges. The 61-page indictment includes fraud, breach of trust, registering false documents and concealing fraudulent earnings. About 280 witnesses are equally assembled, geared up and ready to go in what is being touted as Israelis biggest criminal political-drama of the century?
The three charges against Mr. Ehud Olmert relate to three separate events preceding his 2006 prime minister-ship; which took place when he was mayor of Jerusalem and trade minister!, and before he became prime minister in 2006. They include:- 'The Rishontours Affair' in which Mr Olmert is suspected of double and/or triple-billing government ministries and various Jewish charities for trips abroad? During such trips he conducted both official and private business making speeches which was suspected to have brought him personal income of about 100,000 USD dollars? In 'The Talansky Affair," Ehud Olmert is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of USD dollars, about $700,000 dollars, in bribes, some of it in cash-stuffed envelopes, from American-Jewish businessman Morris Talansky and in return, helped his business ventures. Icheoku wants to reiterate that unlike Nigerian Abubarkar Atiku's friend, Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, no cold cash was found in Mr Olmert's deep freezer! The last one, 'The Investment Centre Affair,' Mr Olmert allegedly granted favours to a former law partner while he was trade minister. 
If convicted, Mr. Ehud Olmert will join two other former Israeli ministers in prison, who were jailed last June; while the world awaits the outcome of the trial of former president Moshe Katsav for rape and sexual harassment? Icheoku says, thank God for civilized societies, as Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo "raped" without any consequence whatsoever, his daughter in-law, his son Gbenga Obasanjo's wife, Mojisola Gbenga Obasanjo! In their chauvinistic mindset, they pretended it was no big deal, their usual Nigerian style? If only Nigerians can wake up, jolted; to understand how their lacklustre attitude to corruption has so severely damaged the country's reputation that it stinks; may be they will be up in arms with such decrepitude leaders such as Olusegun Obasanajo. Icheoku says, kudos to Israel for attempting this first and making it very loud that nobody including a former prime minister is above the law!
He was a former mayor of Jerusalem and later succeeded ailing Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister of Israel. His name is Ehud Olmert and now, he stands accused of putting a "for sale sign on his large forehead," which said that anybody willing to pay can play in his then government in Jerusalem? Ehud Olmert is accused of corrupt enrichment while in office and taking bribes? He is now on trial for corruption, arraigned before a Jerusalem district court. If he is convicted, it will make him the second former head of government to be sent to some cooling-off big house somewhere, and very recently. Taiwan, few weeks ago, sent away her former president to the big house, for life, because of official corruption? Icheoku asks, are Nigerian authorities at Aso Rock listening, or are they the only people on this planet earth to cherish and incubate corruption? Further, how long shall Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo continue to walk the streets of Nigeria a free-man, when the dossier on his atrocities in office, including far-reaching, economic-melting and grand-scale corruption has since filled up and cascading down? Does it mean that Nigerians see nothing wrong in corruption or that all have sinned and fallen short of glory; and so could not throw the first stone? It is our position that if Olusegun Obasanjo is not prosecuted for his crimes against the state of Nigeria, then all current outbursts about fighting corruption is meaningless; it equally means that the word has lost its very meaning in jusy Nigeria's peculiar dictionary as the leaders are not shamed by the stench of it? Icheoku once again, call on the authorities in Nigeria to, on behalf of the Nigerian people, arrest, charge, prosecute and/or imprison or even hang the former despot of Nigeria, Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo for his crimes against the Nigerian humanity, including economic brigandage! Taiwan set the precedent and Israel is now in tow; so why not Nigeria? Nigeria, where are you with your supposed war against corruption? Arrest Obasanjo NOW! It will be recalled that Mr Olmert, 64, is the first prime minister of Israel to face criminal charges in court for anything including corruption. What this tells Nigerians is that there is always a 'first' and Olusegun Obasanjo is a fit guinea-pig for this experimentation on real war against corruption. Now is the time to put their mouth where their words are and convince a sceptical world that they really mean it, when they said, that they are fighting a war against corruption? So arrest Olusegun Obasanjo NOW! Mr. Ehud Olmert did not enter formal plea due to some hitch, but will probably do so when the trial commences on February 2010; a trial that may last as long as four years? If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison on each of the charges. The 61-page indictment includes fraud, breach of trust, registering false documents and concealing fraudulent earnings. About 280 witnesses are equally assembled, geared up and ready to go in what is being touted as Israelis biggest criminal political-drama of the century? 
If convicted, Mr. Ehud Olmert will join two other former Israeli ministers in prison, who were jailed last June; while the world awaits the outcome of the trial of former president Moshe Katsav for rape and sexual harassment? Icheoku says, thank God for civilized societies, as Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo "raped" without any consequence whatsoever, his daughter in-law, his son Gbenga Obasanjo's wife, Mojisola Gbenga Obasanjo! In their chauvinistic mindset, they pretended it was no big deal, their usual Nigerian style? If only Nigerians can wake up, jolted; to understand how their lacklustre attitude to corruption has so severely damaged the country's reputation that it stinks; may be they will be up in arms with such decrepitude leaders such as Olusegun Obasanajo. Icheoku says, kudos to Israel for attempting this first and making it very loud that nobody including a former prime minister is above the law!
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