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Former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori has declared his intention to stage a comeback on the Nigerian political scene.
Ibori declared this on Tuesday in an interview with Reuters after his court hearing in London.
Ibori who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007 said his involvement in politics was for the good of his people, adding that he was ready to lay down his life.
In Ibori’s words: “What happens in African politics – you are in it until you die.
“I am a politician; I will always be a politician. I play the politics in my party and in my country for the good of my people.”
TheNewsGuru.com recalls that Ibori was released from Her Majesty’s Huntercombe Prison near Nuffield in Oxfordshire, England in December 2016 after serving a 13 year jail term.
The former governor had earlier disclosed that he would be returning to the country in a “matter of days.”
Ibori’s media aide, Tony Eluemunor, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement which reads in part says, “After all the speculations over when Chief James Onanefe Ibori will return to Nigeria, Ibori himself has now confirmed that he would be homeward bound very soon.
“As soon as possible, may be in a matter of days.
“Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s in briefing his lawyers may be the only thing standing between Ibori now and his journey to Nigeria.
“For instance, there will be mention of the Ibori London case this week Friday at the Southwark London court for the judge to be fully informed on what is happening with the disclosure process and to ascertain if everybody convicted in the Ibori and related cases will be appealing.”