There are strong indications that former President Goodluck Jonathan is set to defend his former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki who is being tried in court for allegedly diverting over $2 Billion meant for the procurement of arms for soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in some parts of the North.
Counsel to Dasuki, Ahmed Raji (SAN), said today, Tuesday: “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.
“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.”
It would be recalled that Dr. Jonathan, last week, said in the United States of America: “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.” [myad]
