CD claims that the ex-president’s
name has been mentioned several times in connection with the disbursement of
funds, adding that it is enough grounds to invite him for questioning.
The Campaign For Democracy
(CD) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to
prosecute former President Goodluck Jonathan for his alleged involvement in the
$2.1b arms purchase scandal.
They also said “We (CD)
want to assert that there are avalanche of evidences that have linked the
former President to the criminal diversion of public funds and genocide against
Nigerians.
“There are enough witnesses
by individuals linking the former President to the $2.1 arms scandal.
“It is not the duty of the
CD to begin to mention names of individuals who have reportedly confessed to
the EFCC that the illegalities were based on the instructions (though verbal)
from the former President.”
The group also said the
EFCC has shown that it is not willing to carry out its duties, because the
‘major culprit’ of the scam has been left to work around freely
CD said “It confirms the
rumour making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari had an agreement with
Jonathan that he will not probe his government if he (Jonathan) relinquishes
power in a free and fair presidential contest.
“We put it to Buhari that
if the rumour was something to go by, that was his personal agreement with
Jonathan when he had not been declared the president of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.”
“But now that there are
worrisome cases of fraud, wicked diversion of public funds, unwarranted
killings by Boko Haram arising from the corrupt practices by the Jonathan’s
government, he (Jonathan) should not only be arrested and charged with breach
of public trust, criminal diversion of our commonwealth, he should be tried for
genocide in the International Criminal Court,” the group said.
Meanwhile, there are
reports that top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other
political parties have threatened to implicate ex-president Goodluck Jonathan
if the EFCC comes after them over campaign funds.
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