December 26, 2007
Umar Musa Yar'adua finally yielded to pressures from James Ibori on the removal of Nuhu Ribadu, Saharareporters learnt late last night (December 26 2007), that Yar'adua already approved a memo submitted by the Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro to send Nuhu Ribadu on a one-year compulsory study leave to the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru -Jos. The IG of Police Mike Okiro made the announcement today in Abuja
According to sources in the Aso Rock Villa, Yar'adua yielded to James Ibori's pressure because James Ibori was set to release what his aides called an "Atomic Bomb" of information on the financing and rigging of the April 2007 election that brought Yar'adua to power.
Supporters of Nuhu Ribadu are still putting pressure on Yar'adua to rescind the decision as at the time of going to press. Nuhu Ribadu was summoned to the Aso Rock villa for an all night meeting said to be an attempt to extract some concession from him should Yar'adua rescind the approval but he did not attend. A source told Saharareporters that hawks within Aso Rock wants Nuhu Ribadu to publicly repudiate his association with Muhammed Buhari, who Ribadu is accused of working with to discredit the Yar'adua regime.
It is not clear if Yar'adua's office in Abuja will be issuing any statements on Nuhu Ribadu's status. Saharareporters learns that a last minute intervention by the US government calling on Yar'adua government to defer Nuhu Ribadu's training for one year may have delayed a statement planned for today.
According to sources in the Aso Rock Villa, Yar'adua yielded to James Ibori's pressure because James Ibori was set to release what his aides called an "Atomic Bomb" of information on the financing and rigging of the April 2007 election that brought Yar'adua to power.
Supporters of Nuhu Ribadu are still putting pressure on Yar'adua to rescind the decision as at the time of going to press. Nuhu Ribadu was summoned to the Aso Rock villa for an all night meeting said to be an attempt to extract some concession from him should Yar'adua rescind the approval but he did not attend. A source told Saharareporters that hawks within Aso Rock wants Nuhu Ribadu to publicly repudiate his association with Muhammed Buhari, who Ribadu is accused of working with to discredit the Yar'adua regime.
It is not clear if Yar'adua's office in Abuja will be issuing any statements on Nuhu Ribadu's status. Saharareporters learns that a last minute intervention by the US government calling on Yar'adua government to defer Nuhu Ribadu's training for one year may have delayed a statement planned for today.
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