Abuga Pele’s prosecution “sad” – Murtala

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cha 10 years ago

RLG and others must go to jail-

RLG and others must go to jail-
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

A thief will never say yes he has done
it but put up a pretext of his wrong doings to free himself. Jail them all
involved with no mercy.

A thief will never say yes he has done
it but put up a pretext of his wrong doings to free himself. Jail them all
involved with no mercy.
Objective Adancorata 10 years ago

Murtala is scared of his own shadow. He might have been deeply implicated in the financially malignant tumour inflicted on Ghana's economy by the well crafted appendage of the NDC administration under the guise of GYEEDA. Pro ...
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Murtala is scared of his own shadow. He might have been deeply implicated in the financially malignant tumour inflicted on Ghana's economy by the well crafted appendage of the NDC administration under the guise of GYEEDA. Prosecution to watch out for Murtalas accomplisment in the role plaid by his former Boss. In the ongoing prosecution, we’ll watch out for Murtala’s accomplishment in the case of his former Boss.
LARYEAH 10 years ago

IMAGINE A MINISTER, MURTALA, PRAISING THE STEWARDSHIP OF ABUGU PELE AND CLAIMING THAT HE IS BEING PROSECUTED FOR HIS STEWARDSHIP.
THIS IS THE MIND OF A MINISTER, HE WILL EXONERATE ANY CORRUPTION NDC'S ARE INVOLVED. IF NOTHIN ...
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IMAGINE A MINISTER, MURTALA, PRAISING THE STEWARDSHIP OF ABUGU PELE AND CLAIMING THAT HE IS BEING PROSECUTED FOR HIS STEWARDSHIP.
THIS IS THE MIND OF A MINISTER, HE WILL EXONERATE ANY CORRUPTION NDC'S ARE INVOLVED. IF NOTHING IS THEN GHANA WILL SOON COLLAPSE.
Nii 10 years ago

Look who is talking. WILL YOU SHUT UP and give way to sensible minds to speak. Pray that you are not hauled as accomplice. Although I am NDC you are a few of the people I see who do not believe in the ordinary Ghanaian and al ...
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Look who is talking. WILL YOU SHUT UP and give way to sensible minds to speak. Pray that you are not hauled as accomplice. Although I am NDC you are a few of the people I see who do not believe in the ordinary Ghanaian and always want to blow you horn.
TT 10 years ago

All these Northerners thieves. You cannot entrust them with money or any responsible position. Look at the mess in Ghana with Northerners forming more than 70% of this government.

All these Northerners thieves. You cannot entrust them with money or any responsible position. Look at the mess in Ghana with Northerners forming more than 70% of this government.
MAMPRU DOO 10 years ago

So this useless kusasi man called Philip akpeena used the GYEEDA money to established his own TV Station called Dicovery TV and Dicovery Hotel both in Tamale.This PIG will soon be jailed to serve as a deterant to his other PI ...
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So this useless kusasi man called Philip akpeena used the GYEEDA money to established his own TV Station called Dicovery TV and Dicovery Hotel both in Tamale.This PIG will soon be jailed to serve as a deterant to his other PIGS in government.
Divine Asempa 10 years ago

Until Ghanaians invade and attack both parliament and the Flagstaff House and exterminate whatever is there just like the days of Maximillien Robespierre during the French Revolution, they will forever be taken for fools and ...
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Until Ghanaians invade and attack both parliament and the Flagstaff House and exterminate whatever is there just like the days of Maximillien Robespierre during the French Revolution, they will forever be taken for fools and cheated by these stupid politicians till thy kingdom come. This is the only solution, fellow Ghanaians.
MUJEED IBRAIMAH 10 years ago

How can this Dep Minister come out with such a terrible goof. Indeed he has given a political fodder to the NPP for them to use it against the NDC. Indeed it is the government fiat wich has led to the prosecution of Abuga Pel ...
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How can this Dep Minister come out with such a terrible goof. Indeed he has given a political fodder to the NPP for them to use it against the NDC. Indeed it is the government fiat wich has led to the prosecution of Abuga Pele and so what isit that he is saying and describing Abuga Pele's prosecution as "sad" This NDC guy does not cease to amaze me
Yaw Manu 10 years ago

The US Dollar to the Cedi is now Gh¢2.44 and the British Pound is Gh¢4.02. John Mahama is running down our economy. He ruining our country. Do we have to stand by and allow this man to collapse our country before we rise to ...
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The US Dollar to the Cedi is now Gh¢2.44 and the British Pound is Gh¢4.02. John Mahama is running down our economy. He ruining our country. Do we have to stand by and allow this man to collapse our country before we rise to fight back
Atsu 10 years ago

The people should march to the Flagstaff house and send that pimp fool back to Bole-Bamboi.

The people should march to the Flagstaff house and send that pimp fool back to Bole-Bamboi.
Asanteman 10 years ago

KUFOUR ADMINISTRATION STABILISED THE VALUE OF CEDI FOR 8 YEARS AGAINST ALL MAJOR CURRENCIES. BUSINESS PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PROJECT THEIR BUSINESSES BUT WHAT DO WE SEE TODAY, MESS MESS!!!!! IN 2009 BEFORE KUFOUR LEFT, A CEDI TO ...
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KUFOUR ADMINISTRATION STABILISED THE VALUE OF CEDI FOR 8 YEARS AGAINST ALL MAJOR CURRENCIES. BUSINESS PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PROJECT THEIR BUSINESSES BUT WHAT DO WE SEE TODAY, MESS MESS!!!!! IN 2009 BEFORE KUFOUR LEFT, A CEDI TO POUND WAS GHC 1800, WE'RE GRADUALLY GOING BACK TO RAWLINGS' TIME WHEN MONIES WERE TRANSPORTED IN COCOA BAGS. CEDI WAS DEVALUED DUE TO RECKLESS GOVERNMENT.
Jeff, UK 10 years ago

What is your definition of "giving it his all"? Does it include approval the release of monies without ensuring due diligence? For God sake, if the Hon Abuga Pele has a case, the court is there. Fortunately it is not one of t ...
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What is your definition of "giving it his all"? Does it include approval the release of monies without ensuring due diligence? For God sake, if the Hon Abuga Pele has a case, the court is there. Fortunately it is not one of those kangaroo courts that existed during the PNDC days. He can engage lawyers unlike the unfortunate guys who did not have this option
Kofi K 10 years ago

The begining of diversionary tactics, if he really believes in the judiciary then what is the point? He should rather pray his role would not come to light, or his name does not crop up!! Loot n share the slogan

The begining of diversionary tactics, if he really believes in the judiciary then what is the point? He should rather pray his role would not come to light, or his name does not crop up!! Loot n share the slogan
Houdini 10 years ago

Exactly. Murtala was Pele's deputy during that time and more likely to be implicted in the corruption.

Exactly. Murtala was Pele's deputy during that time and more likely to be implicted in the corruption.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

NO RULE OF LAW = SCATTEY!

NO RULE OF LAW = SCATTEY!
Mallam Tula 10 years ago

LOOK at who is talking another northern criminal MP pretending that what happened at GYEEDA was right ans shall these northern Mp's suffer ; you used Gyeeda to pipe money into the pockets of NDC AND Jon Mahama now this northe ...
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LOOK at who is talking another northern criminal MP pretending that what happened at GYEEDA was right ans shall these northern Mp's suffer ; you used Gyeeda to pipe money into the pockets of NDC AND Jon Mahama now this northern PEPENI MP is giving BULL_SHIT on the stolen monies .
Papa Yaw 10 years ago

How

How
Southerner 10 years ago

Every position appears to be occupied by a northerner and the fucking idiots are stealing everything they can lay their hands on. Ghana has gone to the dogs.

Every position appears to be occupied by a northerner and the fucking idiots are stealing everything they can lay their hands on. Ghana has gone to the dogs.
kofi 10 years ago

SERIOUSLY GOD IS GOOD 4 JJ LIVING TO SEE THE SEED HE SOWED GROW INTO A NASTY FRUIT FULL OF PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE AND EMBARKING ON CREATE LOOT AND SHARE....JJ MUST DO THE HONOURABLE THING BY ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS FROM GO ...
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SERIOUSLY GOD IS GOOD 4 JJ LIVING TO SEE THE SEED HE SOWED GROW INTO A NASTY FRUIT FULL OF PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE AND EMBARKING ON CREATE LOOT AND SHARE....JJ MUST DO THE HONOURABLE THING BY ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS FROM GOD AND GHANAIANS FOR FAILING THE STATE BIG TIME....HE SHOT PEOPLE FOR CORRUPTION BUT SEE HIS PRODUCTS STEALING IN BROAD DAY LIGHT.....ide biiiii keke...
kofi 10 years ago

THIS IS VERY WONDERFUL....NOW JJ CANT SLEEP AT ALL BCOS OF THE ROTTEN SEED HE SOWED...HIS FOLLOWERS ARE THIEVES BIG TIME

THIS IS VERY WONDERFUL....NOW JJ CANT SLEEP AT ALL BCOS OF THE ROTTEN SEED HE SOWED...HIS FOLLOWERS ARE THIEVES BIG TIME
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

One day, Little Johnny saw his grandpa smoking his cigarettes. Little Johnny asked, "Grandpa Atubuga, can I smoke some of your cigarettes?" His grandpa Atubuga replied, "Can your penis reach your asshole?" "No", said Little J ...
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One day, Little Johnny saw his grandpa smoking his cigarettes. Little Johnny asked, "Grandpa Atubuga, can I smoke some of your cigarettes?" His grandpa Atubuga replied, "Can your penis reach your asshole?" "No", said Little Johnny. His grandpa Atubuga replied, "Then you're not old enough."

The next day, Little Johnny saw his grandpa drinking beer. He asked, "Grandpa, can I drink some of your beer?" His grandpa replied, "Can your penis reach your asshole?" "No" said Little Johhny. "Then you're not old enough." his grandpa replied.

The next day, Little Johnny was eating cookies. His grandpa asked, "Can I have some of your cookies?" Little Johnny replied, "Can your penis reach your asshole?" His grandpa Atubuga replied, "It most certainly can!" Little Johnny replied, "Then go fuck yourself. These are my cookies!"
Atta Poku 10 years ago

What is happening to Ghana? We have Pepefu all over the place!

What is happening to Ghana? We have Pepefu all over the place!
Angelina Porsa 10 years ago

To my fellow Ghanaians,lets thanks God that most of us cannot read,and those of us who can read don't read
regularly.This is our luck.
God continue to help mother Ghana.Well Iam a pepe,
and I thank God for that,because all ...
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To my fellow Ghanaians,lets thanks God that most of us cannot read,and those of us who can read don't read
regularly.This is our luck.
God continue to help mother Ghana.Well Iam a pepe,
and I thank God for that,because all living things on this earth are God's own.
Profet K 10 years ago

AMARTEQUAI,IN 1982 TRIED TO PROTECT RAWLINGS AND KOJO TSIKATA IN THE MURDER OF THE HIGH COURT JUDGES REGRETTED WHEN HE WAS SENTENCE TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUADE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.ANY ATTEMPT TO COVER ANY BODY;ESPECIALLYJOHN MA ...
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AMARTEQUAI,IN 1982 TRIED TO PROTECT RAWLINGS AND KOJO TSIKATA IN THE MURDER OF THE HIGH COURT JUDGES REGRETTED WHEN HE WAS SENTENCE TO DEATH BY FIRING SQUADE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.ANY ATTEMPT TO COVER ANY BODY;ESPECIALLYJOHN MAHAMA WILL BE A GREAT MISTAKE
DOORS 10 years ago

dramani mahama n his gangs shall rot in the life prison of God almighty as the battle is of the LORD'S.

dramani mahama n his gangs shall rot in the life prison of God almighty as the battle is of the LORD'S.
DOORS 10 years ago

LACK OF WISDOM MY PEOPLE PERISH.IS OBVIOUS THAT THE THE MAHAMA LEAD ADMINISTRATION LACKS GOD'S DIRECTIONS,CONTROL N LEADERSHIP HENCE MAKING THEM CONFUSED,DISORIENTED,MISERABLE,IRRESPONSIBLE,LACK CONTROL AND HAS TURN THEM INTO ...
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LACK OF WISDOM MY PEOPLE PERISH.IS OBVIOUS THAT THE THE MAHAMA LEAD ADMINISTRATION LACKS GOD'S DIRECTIONS,CONTROL N LEADERSHIP HENCE MAKING THEM CONFUSED,DISORIENTED,MISERABLE,IRRESPONSIBLE,LACK CONTROL AND HAS TURN THEM INTO LIARS N THIEVES.GOD SAVE GHANA
YAA 10 years ago

but who should be sent to court?the intention of former prez kuffuor on NYEP was perfect you came to mess up the program even at the earliest times the Govt said all the articles put out by Joy FM Manasseh Azzure was a sham ...
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but who should be sent to court?the intention of former prez kuffuor on NYEP was perfect you came to mess up the program even at the earliest times the Govt said all the articles put out by Joy FM Manasseh Azzure was a sham dismissed as baseless by you sycophants you have the DNA of non perfomance in the bllod of NDC
Alex 10 years ago

Thieves all from north including mahama.

Thieves all from north including mahama.
kofi sarpong 10 years ago

Why are sad. Please allow justice to take it course. All shall pass

Why are sad. Please allow justice to take it course. All shall pass
HAZOR 10 years ago

Murtala is scared that he will be implicate and indict for inverstigation.Sad indeed,did he not know what he is doing was wrong?He deserve to be punish for his premedicted corrupt choice.He thinks he will not be caught.He was ...
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Murtala is scared that he will be implicate and indict for inverstigation.Sad indeed,did he not know what he is doing was wrong?He deserve to be punish for his premedicted corrupt choice.He thinks he will not be caught.He was selfish and deserve prosecution.
Animal Farm 10 years ago

It takes nothing to join a brigade to create,loot and share but it takes everything to stand alone to account for your stewardship.This should be a lesson to all of us.

It takes nothing to join a brigade to create,loot and share but it takes everything to stand alone to account for your stewardship.This should be a lesson to all of us.
dan 10 years ago

EVERY ONE STEALING FROM EVERYONE WHAT ASHAME

EVERY ONE STEALING FROM EVERYONE WHAT ASHAME
OKOK 10 years ago

THIS MURTALA GUY IS NOT SERIOUS. WHAT DID HE EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WITH ABUGA PELE? GIVE HIM AN AWARD FOR FRAUDLING THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF GHANA? THE CEO OF RLG SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS WELL. SHAME ON MAHAMA THE IL ...
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THIS MURTALA GUY IS NOT SERIOUS. WHAT DID HE EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WITH ABUGA PELE? GIVE HIM AN AWARD FOR FRAUDLING THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF GHANA? THE CEO OF RLG SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS WELL. SHAME ON MAHAMA THE ILLEGIMATE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!
Don Ssali 10 years ago

What is pepeni,you arr a fool and need delivarance,do u think so call southerners are better than nirtherners or what?Fire burn u to ashes.

What is pepeni,you arr a fool and need delivarance,do u think so call southerners are better than nirtherners or what?Fire burn u to ashes.
Victor A. Young 10 years ago

You've lied and lied to Ghanaians, now you see how your "motorway is widening; soon you could be collecting some tolls for the passage of traffic. Stop the lies and propaganda so you may live a bit longer! Wise up Murtala and ...
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You've lied and lied to Ghanaians, now you see how your "motorway is widening; soon you could be collecting some tolls for the passage of traffic. Stop the lies and propaganda so you may live a bit longer! Wise up Murtala and stop making crazy utterances in the media. Vanish before people get angry with you.
MAPUTO 2011 10 years ago

Corruption here, Corruption there, Corruption everywhere: ¢8.8 Billion Maputo Scandal Pt. 2 ...GH¢808,955.00 and US$2.2 Million for 232 Contingent

Documents intercepted by the Front Page newspaper suggests financial imp ...
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Corruption here, Corruption there, Corruption everywhere: ¢8.8 Billion Maputo Scandal Pt. 2 ...GH¢808,955.00 and US$2.2 Million for 232 Contingent

Documents intercepted by the Front Page newspaper suggests financial impropriety and malfeasance in the run-up to Ghana's participation in the All African Games hosted in Maputo the capital town of Mozambique in 2011.

In the said documents, the National Sports Council (NSC) led by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Worlanyo Agra presented a total budget of GH¢808,955.00 and US$2.2million for 232 contingents.

STRUCTURES UNDERMINED
The Committee believes that given the extent of managerial incompetence, institutionalized corruption and organization rot that is going on at the National Sports Council, it is only a 'roots and branch' shake up of the entire setup that will rid the organization of these ills.

FAILINGS OF THE CHEF DE MISSION
Mr. Erasmus Adorkor was the main cause of the accreditation problems experienced by Team Ghana in Maputo. He failed woefully to meet deadlines set for Chefs de Mission to complete the accreditation process electronically, which would have guaranteed that Team Ghana had pre-accreditation tags before entering Mozambique.

The Committee found out that visa fees for entering Mozambique were waived for all participating countries. However, because Team Ghana had not complied with the pre-accreditation requirements Mr. Adorkor engaged in unnecessary and needless spending: $1,320.00 on visa fees; $1,750.00 on feeding; and another $538.00 on feeding, all as a result of lack of accreditation.

According to the Committee Mr. Adorkor was negligent in booking Paradise Lodge: first, for not seeing the rooms before booking; and second, for keeping the reservations for the 10 rooms for 10 days without putting the rooms to good use or letting go of them. By not doing so, the National Sports Council lost $900.00.

POOR INFORMATION FLOW
Mr. Adorkor failed to relay information concerning the Games to both athletes and officials travelling to the Games. All Chefs de Mission were supplied dossiers that contained information needed the various sporting disciplines for the Games. Yet, Mr. Adorkor got these dossiers and kept them to himself without sharing them with athletes and officials going to Maputo.

He also failed to comply with the requirement that each country was supposed to inform COJA of its arrival 30 days before time. As a result no Ghanaian group was met at the Maputo Airport by a reception party.

PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES
The Committee also finds that the National Sports Council obtained money from Government to pay the Ghanaian contingent for 22 days, but then paid them for 18 days only.

The Committee finds that the Vice-President of the Ghana Taekwondo Association, Mr. Chris Essilfie, was not paid his per diem allowance of $500.00 which was the first tranche paid to all Presidents of sports associations and/or their representatives.

NON-UTLIZATION OF FUNDS
The Committee finds that out of a total sum of GH356,725.00 cedis voted by Government for the purchase of general kitting for athletes and officials, not one pesewa was spent or utilized for that purpose. Thus, Ghanaian athletes and officials went to the Games without branded or national wear supplied by the National Sport Council. Nigeria, for example, came to the Games with at least four different uniforms, not to mention straw hats, caps, which had all been branded in national colours.

The Committee also finds that out of an amount of GH185,925.00 cedis the Government voted for the purchase of kits, equipment, and accessories for the needs of individual sporting disciplines participating in the Games, only GH44,000.00 was spent on three sports associations, leaving many associations without any kits and accessories.

The Committee finds that the President of the Badminton Association, Mr. Nestor Percy Galley, spent $150.00 of his own money in Maputo to re-string rackets and further bought seven new rackets for his players at the cost of $150.00 each. He also paid $100.00 for the one night he spent at the Paradise which he should not have paid, thus making a total sum of $1,300.00 that he should not have had to pay out of pocket.

OVER-PAYMENT TO TRAFIX CATERING SERVICE
The Committee finds that the Managing Director of Trafix Catering Service, Madam Bella Ahu, was overpaid to the tune of GH48,804.00 cedis. She presented an invoice for feeding 200 athletes and officials for 20 days at the cost of GH20.00 per day, totaling GH80,000.00 cedis. The invoice also included GH231.20 for water plus 15% VAT of GH12,034.00, all of which amounted to GH92,265.88 cedis. However, by our calculations per information received from the General Secretaries about their respective teams, Trafix could actually have fed only 148 athletes and officials over different days that numbered fewer than 20 in the case of virtually all the teams. Because there was actually no contract document stating the unit price per plate, the Committee reverted to the feeding cost of GH18.00 per day, which Trafix had charged the National Sports Council for the Unity Games.

QUALITY OF TAILORING SERVICE BY KWASHIE TAILORS

The Committee finds that Kwashie Tailor & Dry Cleaners failed to supply 205 suits to Team Ghana by 28th August 2011 as stipulated in the contract letter. Because of the late delivery of the suits Team Ghana could not use the suits for the purpose for which they were intended.

The Committee also finds that there was no supervision of the tailoring job undertaken by Kwashie Tailors, because if the job had been supervised it would have been known that only 70 suits had been delivered by the time Team Ghana departed to Maputo. The last suits were delivered on 19th October 2011, that is to say, a whole month after the Maputo Games had officially ended on 18th September.

QUALITY OF TRAVEL SERVICE BY ROYAL DERBY TOURS

The Committee finds Royal Derby Tours to have provided a very poor quality service to the National Sports Council when the latter contracted the company to airlift Team Ghana to Maputo for the All Africa Games. The main reason the company provided the poor quality service was because it did not have the money to secure the airline seats the National Sports Council had ordered.

The Committee finds Royal Derby Tours to be liable for the trauma experienced by 16 Team Ghana passengers who got stranded, and in distress, in South Africa for three days, and who ended up having to travel to Maputo by road.

The Committee finds Royal Derby Tours liable for the luggage of the Disabled Sports athletes and officials which was left behind in South Africa for a good one week. The least Royal Derby Tours could have done, knowing it was going to use Oliver Tambo Airport as a transit airport for over 200 of its passengers many of whom Royal Derby had not been able to secure through passage for, was to have stationed one of its agents in Johannesburg or negotiated with South African Airlines, or another airline, to manage the transit transactions for a fee. After all, this was a very sizeable contract for almost GH1,000,000 cedis.

The Committee finds that Mr. Erasmus Adorkor, the Chef de Mission, failed to exercise appropriate judgment by not using part of the $10,000 imprest he had on him to alleviate the suffering of the disabled athletes. Mr. Adorkor should have arranged for the luggage of the disabled athletes and officials to be airlifted from Johannesburg to Maputo within a day or two of knowing about the plight of 'Disabled Team Ghana'. The disabled athletes, without their wheelchairs could not leave their place of lodging even to go for food; tragically, after the first day their coach, who was picking up food from the cafeteria for all the athletes, was no longer allowed to do so by the cafeteria officials.
mayopia 10 years ago

what a shame a whole information mininster supporting a criminal and wishing him well ,

what a shame a whole information mininster supporting a criminal and wishing him well ,

Abuga Pele’s prosecution “sad” – Murtala

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