The EFCC has arrested seven governors, including two of the most notorious, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State and James Ibori of Delta State, both of whom spent Christmas in prison.
Ayo Akintola of the off licence chain is quoted as saying: Thanks to Locog, any business without the tens of millions of pounds required to join the cabal of multinational brand partners for the Games is reduced to the status of beggars on the gilded streets of the Olympic movement.
Ayo first of all, that track "Tell Me Bout The South" is terrible.
He makes use of an array of Nigerian vocalists, from the excellent Ayo to the soulful King Odudu, and shows off his own charmingly laid-back singing on the opening and closing tracks.
During an extended visit to the village in 2002, a cousin introduced Ayo to everyone by declaring: "This is the grandson of Baba Solja [Old Soldier]." "As soon as he said that, no further explanation was needed.
Among those criticizing the way the project has been carried out is Ayo Harrington, chairwoman of the Friends of the African Burial Ground, a private group.
Ayo was one of the first graduates of the 10,000 Women program, which helps women entrepreneurs around the world obtain the training and access to capital they need to turn their business dreams into reality.
There were 36,000 spectators on hand last year, and 40,000 are expected this year, drawn not only by the sport on the track but by a pre-race concert by the Nigerian-German singer Ayo, the spectacle of scantily clad women in hats, picnics, shopping and plenty of Champagne.
The result highlights public resistance to political reform.The incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi, a member of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria's main opposition, was trounced by Ayo Fayose (pictured) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the party that rules Nigeria at the federal level and is backed by the president, Goodluck Jonathan.
Add to that the public outrage over what many see as the firing of a man who commands more respect than almost any figure in Nigerian public life, and the country could be headed for serious trouble, said Ayo Obe, one of Nigeria's leading lawyers.
She is the author of Ayo's Money Jar book, a children's book on money management.
