Arguably Jonathan has benefited from Ribadu's perseverance on accountability: it was Ribadu's file on Rivers State Governor Peter Odili's financial affairs he says that persuaded President Olusegun Obasanjo to back Jonathan for the vice-presidency in 2006...
In 2006 when President Olusegun Obasanjo was looking for a running mate for Yar'Adua in the presidential elections he picked Jonathan after rejecting Governors James Ibori (Delta State)and Peter Odili (Rivers State)...
Africa Confidential caused a storm when it revealed that former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili had budgeted more for his office expenses than education in the state...
Tom was armed by the government of Rivers State under Governor Peter Odili to help rig elections for the ruling People's Democratic Party in 2003...
each from Peter Odili and Lucky Igbinideon the Governors of Rivers and Edo States both of them suspected of corruption...
Vol 50 No 7 |
- NIGERIA
- ECONOMY
Some executives are being questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the handling of funds from Rivers State when Peter Odili was State Governor...
The third group consists of former state governors: James Ibori (Delta State) Peter Odili (Rivers) and 20 others including Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia) Lucky Igbinedion (Edo) Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) Saminu Yerima Turaki (Jigawa) Ahmed Sani (Zamfara) and Chinwoke Mbadinuju (Anambra State)...
Peter Odili former Governor of Rivers State and Donald Duke former Governor of Cross River State were in Obasanjo’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but they were frustrated out of the race...
Branson's argument is helped by the position of Arik Air the airline partowned by former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili which was also evicted from the international terminal but has been granted a dispensation from having to move to MMA2...
Kleptocratic tendencies They say the serially corrupt state governments under former Governors James Ibori (Delta 1999-2007) and Peter Odili (Rivers 1999-2007) consolidated the most oppressive and kleptocratic tendencies of the previous military governments in the Delta...
