APC to GEJ- Stop Disgracing Nigeria on 5.7m Arms Deal

APC  has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to  address Nigerians on the serial embarrassments to which his administration is subjecting the country in the comity of nations, after another seizure of $5.7million of Nigerian arms money by the South African authorities

The party  issued statement in Lagos yesterday by its national publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the issues surrounding the first seizure of $9.3million were yet to be resolved before this latest scandal, wondering why the government would want to turn Nigeria to a rogue nation by engaging in money laundering and other acts of illegality, thus devaluing the currency of every Nigerian. Mr President, Nigerians are urging you to please come clean on these cash-for-arms scandals. They want you to answer critical questions on the legality of your administration’s repeated conduct. They want to know the identities of the two Nigerians who were arrested with an Israeli in South Africa over the first illegal deal, especially since the Israeli has been named.“Nigerians want to know why the purported arms procurement for the government is done illegally between private companies that are neither known nor registered for dealing in arms; and why are the movement of monies not transparently documented for what they really are, if they are truly for legitimate purposes?“They want to know whether indeed the weapons which the government is seeking so furiously to procure are for the battle against Boko Haram or for a sinister motive, considering the desperation of your administration to continue to rule at all costs and by any means possible.“They want to know whether every Nigerian should begin to fear what will happen in the days and weeks leading to the forthcoming general elections, against the backdrop of your administration and party’s do-or-die politics.“Mr President, if the funds involved in the latest seizure were sent through bank transfer, can the government explain why Oritsejafor’s plane was stuffed with cash and transported to South Africa?”