SANMI ADEKOLA BLOG

The ongoing debate between the erstwhile Nigeria Minster of Finance- Dr Ngozi Okonjo Nweala and the respected human right activist, Bar Femi Falana, SAN is fast becoming a national issue especially as regarding the case filed by the later at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This on-going debate boarders on the legality and power of the ICC to try Okonjo Nweala and Dasuki for grand corruption committed during the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan. According to the ICC statute; there are four grounds for which the ICC can prosecute individuals for crime(s) committed by them. In this vein, Article 5 of the statute says ipso facto -  1. "The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute with respect to the following crimes: (a) The crime of genocide; (b) Crimes against humanity; (c) War crimes; (d) The crime of aggression. 2. The

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered at a historic time to discuss an important matter. Some may see a Pension Conference, but I see more. I see a future for Africa, led by Nigeria, using the resources of the people to build a future that includes the people. It is not a vision or an idea. It has gone beyond that. It is a journey, one that started a while ago when the Pension Reform Act was signed into Law. That journey started with the coming together of some Nigerian minds. Minds like that of President Olusegun Obasanjo and Mr Fola Adeola. It has been nurtured by the dedicated hands of men and women who have served in the pension commission who are represented by the current Director- General Mrs Chinelo Amazu- Anohu. It has reached a major milestone from where it must reinvigorate itself. The tools for that reinvigoration have been provided by our legislators in the Amendment they passed into in 2014. The success of this phase of the journey now rests with you and I. And t