Oputa panel seemed to be another show making us aware of crimes they could do anything about, same thing with the then charly boys show, which also showed us things we could never do a thing about. University of london and a diploma in conflict resolution university of uppsala. Samuel eyan, a final year mass communication student of the university of uyo who was allegedly murdered by the police in 1994, tuesday urged the justice oputa human rights violations investigation commission to award them 50 million naira as compensation to take care of the deceaseds children. In a country where more than half of the population is muslim, and where religion is a sensitive and potentially divisive issue, the unrepresentative nature of. Pdf the challenges of transitional justice in nigeria. A rule against murder chief inspector armand gamache 4. Guide for new panel members those are giants, and if you are afraid, turn aside and pray whilst i enter into fierce and unequal battle with them. This was partly due to the prominent and wellrespected members of the panel. The oputa panel was authorized to recommend courses of action to the justice system for perpetrators of past abuses, something the nhrc did not do. I think oputa panel had ended up in a manner i could never have dreamt of, and i am more than happy the way it ended. Oputa panel sitting in lagos, gen sani abachas second in command, lieutenant general oladipo. Nothing was done about it by the president olusegun obasanjo government, maybe. Apr 16, 2017 some generals wanted to blow up plane carrying obasanjo, others col.
Eulogies, as nigerians bid justice oputa farewell the news. Meanwhile,the multiple rooms court complex has been furnished and fitted with air conditioning system. The oputa panel modelled on south africas truth and reconciliation commission has been sitting for nearly a year and has heard testimony covering human rights abuses dating back to. At the moment, interlocking stones and sundry environmental and engineering services are ongoing to give the. Nothing stops the government from releasing the report to the nigerian public as a moral obligation. While oputa was alive, he eulogised a lot of persons, at his death, i thought who would be worthy of rendering a eulogy worthy of a man of such. The government that set up the panel refused to publish the report, premising its position on a supreme court decision delivered when the government was to release the white paper on it. My fathers burial may have come and gone, but tongues are still wagging about all the drama that went down. The oputa panel was underresourced and had limited powers. He holds a licence en droit university of yaounde, ll. The government ought to hearken to the voice of the people. Law cover contd continued from page 25 incorruptible judge, azinge said. How a defective justice system freed major almustapha by. When members of the panel sit to consider proceedings a sitting panel, the substantive president may be the sitting president of that panel, or he or she may appoint another member to be the sitting president of that panel.
Ishaya bamaiyi, has shed light on the strategy allegedly deployed by former. Lagos it was another day of stunning revelations at the oputa panel s sitting yesterday with. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. Falana vs obasanjo at oputa panel over the killing of felas mum by obasanjos government in the 70s download, listen and view free falana vs obasanjo at oputa panel over the killing of felas mum by obasanjos government in the 70s mp3, video and lyrics. It was created by olusegun obasanjo, the newly elected president of nigeria, in 1999. Feb 27, 2014 charlie boys aged dad, justice oputa seriously ill, read his prayer request last month, controversial area fada, charly boy oputa also called charlie boy broke the news of his ailing father. Charles oputa aka charly boy, confirmed the death of his father in a statement. The family of justice chukwudifu oputa wishes to announce the passing to glory of the eminent jurist and a retired justice of the supreme court of nigeria at the age of 96. Oputa court complex owerri in pictures politics nigeria.
Oputa panel human rights violation investigation commission. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi. In fact, it seems safe to say that the oputa report appears to have boxed the president of nigeria to a corner. The hrvip, commonly known as the oputa panel, is a onetime panel that was established in 1999 by president obasanjo to investigate human rights abuses dating back to 1966 and the time of the first military coup. Agency and risk management division staff self insured workers compensation program self insured general liability program fast facts. Former justice of the supreme court, justice chukwudifu oputa.
The panel, generally, comprises of 15 20 members and the metp shall preferably be composed of experts involved in aeronautical met and relevant atmospheric and geophysical sciences. The chairperson was retired justice chukwudifu oputa and the six member commission also included father matthew kukah, a former secretarygeneral of the catholic secretariat of nigeria. It not only ushers him into a very uncomfortable situation of possible and proximate confrontation with the powerful exheads of states in an election year, it brings him into a conflict with his past. A rule against murder chief inspector armand gamache 4 louise. Nigerian military rulers blamed for string of extrajudicial. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members. Colonialism and the dilemmas of transitional justice in. Oputa panel was only good for the media frenzy it created and did nothing to make us forget evils of the past so we can forge ahead as one true nation, he added.
A member of the dissolved justice chukwudifu oputa commission on human. Sani abacha, nigerias most enigmatic ruler final chapter. A man with integrity, dignity, but most importantly and we could learn from him the wisdom he had surpasses all understanding. Its mandate was to investigate human rights during the period of military rule from 1984 to. This short video feature the chief security officer to late gen.
The late legal icon, was often referred to as the socrates of the supreme court during an era that was regarded as the golden era. The oputa panel can recommend courses of action to the justice system for perpetrators of past abuses, something the nhrc does not do. The challenges faced by the oputa panel, particularly those that relate to its legal status and relationship with the judiciary, are analyzed in an attempt to draw useful guidelines from these. Guidance for external panel members human resources the university of manchester page 1 of 4 external panel members recruitment interviewing guidance as an external assessor, you are not required to undertake the universitys recruitment and selection training. Some generals wanted to blow up plane carrying obasanjo. The oputa panel human rights violations investigation commission was set up by the obasanjo administration in year 2000, to investigate human rights abuses dating back to the military coup of january 15th 1966 till may 28th 1999, the day before the last military handover to civilians. Sergeant rogers had appeared before the justice chukwudifu oputa panel on human rights abuses which sat at the old national assembly. The okigbo panel report exists somewhere in nigeria, as testified to by the present secretary to the federal government mr. Nov 02, 2014 out of a total of 10,000 petitions submitted to the oputa panel, a staggering 80% were connected to the abacha junta. Chukwudifu oputa gcon 22 september 1924 4 may 2014 was a nigerian jurist who was judge of the supreme court of nigeria from 1984 to 1989. The commission set up in 1999 to investigate human rights abuses committed under previous governments, chaired by chukwudifu oputa known as the oputa panel, received over 10,000 submissions, of which it was only able to consider around two hundred. Chidi chike achebe, md, mph monday, may 30, 2004 nigeria. Report first pansops workshop information provided by the.
Shelby cosner is an associate professor of educational organization and leadership in the department of educational policy studies at the university of illinois at chicago uic. The oputa panel submitted its report in june 2003 but it remains officially unpublished and unimplemented as a formal project. May 05, 2014 the last of the golden era of the supreme court, justice chukwudifu akunne oputa, passed on, yesterday in abuja, aged 96, after a brief illness. Apr 04, 2017 why obasanjo locked me up for 8 yrs bamaiyi. The oputa panel report is packaged in eight big volumes, and was handed over to president obasanjo in broad daylight. Bamaiyi is wicked, he laughed when he saw us in chains.
The human rights violations investigation commission hrvic popularly referred to as the oputa panel was setup by the chief olusegun. The oputa panel was formally inaugurated on june 14, 1999 by president. Major mustapha angrily talks about the death of chief mko abiola. Nigerian judge tells generals to testify or face jail the. The oputa panel examined human rights abuses when president obasanjo was in power previously as a military ruler from 1976 to 1979. The human rights violations investigation commission of nigeria, also known as the oputa panel, is a commission that was developed following the collapse of the military dictatorship that controlled nigeria until 1998. Day pyrates stormed oputa panel we re not cultists conscien april 2, 2016 0 0 no fewer than a hundred registered members of the national association of seadogs nas, otherwise known as the pyrates confraternity, in solidarity, stormed the human rights violations investigation commissions venue in enugu to complain about a. May 05, 2014 a son of the departed jurist and musician, mr. In a country where more than half of the population is muslim, and where religion is a sensitive and potentially divisive issue, the unrepresentative nature of the commissions membership was problematic. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi a former chief of army staff, lt. Justice oputa published over 40 papers in lectures, conferences and seminars. Independent panel member merit solutions australia. Charly boy, born charles chukwuemeka oputa, 19 june 1951 also spelt charlie boy and known as cb, his royal punkness, and area fada, is a nigerian singersongwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and one of nigerias most controversial entertainers, best known for his alternative lifestyle, political views, and media productions, most notably the charly boy show.
You can watch more videos from the oputa panel sittings, simply subscribe. Omenka raped 18yrold detaineesays witness at oputa panel sitting ltsav indicts coomassie for atrocities against nigerians l. Bamaiyi is wicked, he laughed when he saw us in chains col. Page 109 switch on op power supply set download mode by means of the standard screen system opmode download download configuration data to op protool lite com12 message level figure 161 diagram of commissioning manual op5, op15 161 j31069d0840u001a27618. Eminent jurist, justice chukwudifu oputa rtd of the oputa panel fame, has been reported dead. As the secretary of the oputa panel, i learnt a lot from the legal dexterity of justice oputa who was the chairman of the panel instituted in 2001 by the then president olusegun obasanjo on human rights abuses, he said. We share the sentiments of the reverend mathew kukah, a member of the oputa panel and a former secretary general of the catholic secretariat of nigeria when he declared thus. Panel members shelby cosner, associate professor of educational organization and leadership in the department of educational policy studies.
Charles manga fombad is a professor of law in the department of law, university of botswana. The human rights violations investigation commission of nigeria, also known as the oputa panel, is a commission that. By emmanuel onwubiko, the guardianhartford abujadark memories of the nigerian civil war echoed at the justice chukwudifu oputa panel yesterday as ohanaeze ndigbo and the arewa consultative forum engaged each other in a fierce dispute over the cause of the 196770 war. The commission was authorised to investigate gross human rights violations between 15 th of. The human rights violation investigation commission of. Reader required download a release of unofficial oputa panel report in.
Oputa himself is a catholic and four of the other five members of the panel were christians. Congressional advisory panel chaired by former virgina governor jim gilmore. He was appointed in 1999 by olusegun obasanjo to head the oputa panel which investigated human right abuses by. I must confess that my pops burial was the biggest. Engaging a merit solutions consultant as an independent panel member to join your selection process offers a more full service than booking scribing support often you will meet a scribe for the first time at interview, however a panel member is involved once the application dates closes. Major al mustapha slams a strike force soldier oputa panel. Justice chukwudifu akunne oputa died i was shocked, bitter and felt orphaned, because like some of my other role models i never got the chance to see him and express my admiration for him. Why obasanjo locked me up for 8 yrs bamaiyi vanguard news. How a defective justice system freed major almustapha. We must offer our heartfelt congratulations to all the members of this august panel for the sacrifices they made, as they put their lives on the line, for the people of nigeria. Summonses to appear before the oputa panel were also sent to members of the public, current, and former government and army officials, including president obasanjo, and three former military heads of state. Welcome to the unofficial oputa panel youtube channel. This commission was designed for nigerians to be involved.
The decision followed demands for a thorough investigation of rights abuses in nigeria since independence in 1960. The commission worked within its terms of reference and indeed, the old man, oputa must be regretting at the nonimplementation of the commissions report which he and his members lost sleep to. Abubakar did not tell me about these letters until they surfaced at the oputa panel. The anc invites the states and organizations to nominate members and a number of states and organizations may also request to nominate experts to the panel. He was famously described by his colleagues at the. The rand corporation provided staff support to the commission. Major hamza almustapha alluded to it at the oputa panel. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the oputa surname lived. The human rights violations investigation commission hrvic popularly referred to as the oputa pane. The oputa commission on human rights violations has submitted its report. Dear justice chukwudifu oputa, thank you for your time and great sacrifice.
Where to download a rule against murder chief inspector armand. Members of the security forces were responsible for numerous extrajudicial. The human rights violation investigation commission of nigeria. Rogers was said to be serving at a unit in jaji when a signal came that he should report to abuja for training as a member of the special squad. Members of the human rights violations investigations commission hrvic led by its chairman, justice chukwudifu oputa, yesterday held a crucial meeting with president olusegun obasanjo. The oputa panel was established under the hand of president obasanjo through statutory instrument no. The hrvip, commonly known as the oputa panel, was a onetime panel established in 1999 by president obasanjo to investigate human rights abuses from 1966 to 1999. Ten years have rolled by since shell held a watching. Justice chukwudifu akunne oputa, cfr, jsc also known as socrates of the supreme court september 22, 1924 may 11, 2014 was born into a polygamous family at a time that a mans wealth was measured by the number of wives in his harem.
The late oputa would be remembered for chairing the human rights violations investigation commission hrvic, otherwise known as the oputa panel. Justice oputa has been on the sick bed since his son broke his news in january. The wide dissemination of the oputa panel report in various formats including translation of its recommendations in various nigerian languages is a good starting point, as well as support for electoral reform, and the recentlyannounced revenue focused citizens for public accountability and integrity in nigeria c pain. Justice oputa was accomplished in his legal profession, family life and other activities. Life and times of eminent jurist, chukwudifu oputa. Members of the panel international civil aviation organization. Igbo losses counted at oputa panel by emmanuel onwubiko, the guardian, 26 july 2001 abujadark memories of the nigerian civil war echoed at the justice chukwudifu oputa panel yesterday as ohanaeze ndigbo and the arewa consultative forum engaged each other.
The gilmore comissionformally known as the advisory panel to assess domestic response capabilities for terrorism involving weapons of mass destructionwas a u. Well, under the yaradua presidency things calmed down a bit and under goodluck jonathan, the heat on the abacha family is not the same as it was under obj, except for an occasional shout that some of abachas trillions. Leadership sunday which flashed the headline in its online edition did not provide any details. Sani abacha and a member of the strike force soldier over unlawful arrest, detention and dismissal from the nigerian army. Participating at the oputa human rights investigation panel hearings in port harcourt, nigeria, mosop has called on the nigerian military to accept responsibility for grave human rights violations committed by its officer corps against the ogoni. Jan 15, 2005 the oputa panel full name the human rights violations investigation committee was established by president obansanjo soon after he came to power in democratic elections in 1999. Sani abacha and a member of the strike force soldier over unlawful arrest, detention and. Emmanuel onwubiko, igbo losses counted at oputa panel. External panel members recruitment interviewing guidance. Information provided by the ifpp panel member an explanation was provided on the activities, composition, and operation of the instrument flight procedures panel ifpp, as well as of the processes followed for the development of new ifp criteria, timelines, and the distribution of tasks among its members. Although obasanjo testified twice in person and appealed to all three of the countrys former military strongmen to do the same, they.
P pa oputa, may god be merciful and gracious upon your spirit. Charly boys aged father, justice oputa seriously sick. Day pyrates stormed oputa panel we re not cultists. South africas truth and reconciliation commission and. To create a compact disc cd of the oputa panel report, download the above. Investigation commission popularly known as the oputa panel.
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