Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dashed into Abuja
to launch a protest, The Nation has learnt.
Dr. Jonathan is disturbed by the determination of
President Muhammadu Buhari to probe how $2.1billion was illegally withdrawn
from the Excess Crude Account (ECA), sources said yesterday, pleading not to be
named “because of the sensitivity of the matter”.
Jonathan is said to be planning a protest to the Gen.
Abubakar Abdulsalami National Peace Committee for 2015 General Elections that:
•the Buhari administration is trying to blackmail him and
his erstwhile cabinet members;
•he is not pleased with the corruption tar being put on
his administration; and that
•he is worried by the likely probe of the whereabouts of
the $4billion taxes and dividends paid by the Nigerian Liquified Natural gas
Ltd between 2009 and 2014.
Jonathan and some of his ministers are said to be angry
that Buhari ought to know that such taxes and dividends are remitted to the
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Another matter troubling Jonathan and his ministers,
according to sources, is how the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
under his watch allegedly blew N3.8trillion in three years.The Abdulsalami
Committee is yet to have audience with Buhari on the allegations made by
Jonathan, a source said.
The former President arrived in the country last weekend
to “defend his administration”. He could not be reached for comments last
night.
It was, however, learnt that he had chosen to table before
the Abdulsalami Committee some issues, including the controversial $2.1billion
withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) without recourse to the National
Economic Council(NEC).
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