Former
President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned his former aides and
ex-ministers over the ongoing probe of the $2.1 billion arms deal
purchase scam investigated by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According
to an exclusive report, some former ministers and aides that
served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, met
the ex-president on Sunday over the ongoing probe of the $2.1 billion
arms deal purchase scam which has involved those who served at the
past administration.
It
was gathered that many of the former ministers were not only
disturbed, but also jittery by the concentration of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war on those who served under
Jonathan.
It
can be recalled that Senator Ali Ndume, the Senate Leader, on Friday
in a report, said President Buhari should authorise the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe and prosecute Jonathan.
Ndume
had said:-
“Nobody is supposed to be above the law. If Jonathan is a culprit, he should face the law. If there is evidence that the former President should face the law, then, he should. After all, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.”
It
was also reported that the Senior Special Assistant to the President
on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Buhari did not sign any
pact with Jonathan or any past President to exempt him (Jonathan)
from probe, adding that Buhari, being an open person, would never go
into a secret pact with anybody, especially on his administration’s
ongoing anti-graft war.
A
top member of the Peoples Democratic Party, who confided in us,
said the pressure on Buhari to probe Jonathan will form part of the
discussion when the ex-ministers meet the former President.
The
PDP chieftain said, “Barring last minute changes, some former
ministers would meet Jonathan tomorrow (Sunday) in Abuja. There is no
way the issue of probes would not be discussed at such a meeting.”
Source: Punch
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