The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC explained, yesterday, why it has not arrested
former President Goodluck Jonathan following startling revelations on how the
former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) allegedly disbursed over $2.1 billion
meant for arms purchase to various individuals.
Alarmed by the revelations, the National leadership of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has, however, asked Dr Jonathan to speak
out.
This came as the anti-graft commission disclosed that one
of the beneficiaries, the former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Mr.
Jafaru Isah had returned N100m out of the N170m he collected and was given
administrative bail to source for the balance of N70m.
Another beneficiary, the
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and leader of the
Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae however insisted that he would not refund the N100 million he
collected from Chief Tony Anenih, which was said to have come from Dasuki.
Facts have also emerged how former Chairman of Board of
Trustees, BoT of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih and Chief Olu Falae entered into a
working relationship prior to the 2015 presidential election.
Explaining why the former president has not been arrested
while speaking with online news publishers yesterday, in Lagos, the EFCC boss,
Mr Ibrahim Magu said that no document has been traced to Jonathan giving any
approval for the disbursement of the money for any purpose other than arms
purchase.
He said that all those questioned so far in connection
with the money were people who disbursed or collected it for reasons other than
the purchase of arms and ammunition.
“All approvals by former president Jonathan did not
mention that it was for political purposes.
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