All is now set for Nigeria’s former
President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to appear in
the ongoing trial of his former NSA, Col
Dasuki, to testify in favour of the former NSA.
He had earlier faulted the charges slammed
on Dasuki, claiming that the ex-NSA could not
have stolen $2.2billion.
He was quoted to have said, “We bought
warships, we bought aircraft, and we bought
lots of weapons for the army. It’s not possible
that he stole $2.1 billion.”
The ex-NSA’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN),
said Tuesday that, “Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
will testify in court. He is one of those who
will testify and that the statement he made in
London appears to be the first phase of the
war chest of the ex-NSA.”
“You know the ex-NSA said he acted on
Jonathan’s instructions in disbursing some of
the cash, and from the look of things, the ex-
President is now ready to accept responsibility
for whatever Dasuki did. So far, we have
secured the consent of Jonathan to appear in
court for Dasuki. This will make the trial worth
it.”
He also said, “Dasuki has a list of highly-
placed beneficiaries from the arms cash. A
particular traditional ruler got about
N500million as a gift from the government
through the Office of NSA. There are many
hidden beneficiaries whom Nigerians must
know. Nigerians will be shocked by some
revelations. Nothing short of open trial will let
Nigerians know the truth. We are ready for
this.”
Vanguard
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