At last, Ribadu receives
NIPSS certificate
FORMER Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu
Ribadu Friday received his certificate at the National
Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru,
Plateau state, in a short ceremony.
Ribadu was accompanied
by former course mates who returned to the institute to
witness the event.
Penultimate weekend, in
the presence of his guests and immediate family members, he
was forcibly removed by security agents from the formal
graduation ceremony.
The actions of the
Yar’Adua administration in humiliating him were roundly
condemned by Nigerians around the globe.
This has forced the
government to distance itself from the ignoble acts of its
officials led by the Attorney General of the Federation,
Michael Aondoakaa, and the Inspector General of Police, Mike
Okiro.
It is noteworthy that
Ribadu’s certificate makes no mention of his rank as a police
officer. Quoting a source at NIPSS, SaharaReporters
said the certificate merely bore his first and last name, "Nuhu
Ribadu." This suggests that the certificate was hastily
designed for him alone.
SaharaReporters
quotes authoritative sources as saying
that President Umaru Yar’Adua had directed that Ribadu be
humiliated because of what he complained to associates was his
discovery that Ribadu tried to cancel his elections at the
Court of Appeal, the first stage of the presidential elections
petitions tribunal.
In a couple of weeks,
the Supreme Court is expected to pronounce the final verdict
in the 2007 presidential election case.
Ribadu’s unusual
certificate-receiving event Friday was almost marred by heavy
rioting a short distance away in the state capital, Jos, over
the disputed local government elections.