Jonathan washes hand off arms procurement scandal
Former
President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims by former NSA Sambo Dasuki that
he awarded a $2 billion arms procurement contract while he was in office.
Jonathan stated his position on the controversy surrounding arms procurement
investigative panel, while speaking at a forum in Washington DC, yesterday
November 19, 2015
“I
did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons. Where did the
money come from?” he said
In
a statement on Wednesday November 18th, Dasuki alleged that he bought some
weapons worth over $2 billion which was approved by the former President. He
also dismissed allegations that $59.8 million was stolen just a year before the
end of his government
“In
Nigeria, if you lose $59.8 million in a year, federal and state governments
will not pay salaries. Of course we brought international audit teams, forensic
auditors and they didn’t see that,” he said.
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