There are strong indications that the Federal Government may
summon the South African Ambassador to Nigeria, Lulu
Mnguni, over the botched arms deal which led to the seizure
of millions of dollars meant for the purchase of military
hardware.
It was learnt that some senior officials met on Wednesday in
Abuja where they decided that the time was ripe for Nigeria to
address frontally the embarrassing blockage of the arms deal
by South Africa.
The South African authorities had confiscated $9.3m and $7.5m meant for purchase of arms by Nigeria in two separate
incidents, on the guise that the deals violated its laws.
Our correspondent learnt that it was decided that the Ambassador should be summoned to explain Pretoria’s rationale for its
action against Nigeria, in view of the various political and economic benefits South Africa had enjoyed from her relationship
with the Federal Government.
A source said the decision to summon Mnguni had been taken by senior government officials and he was to have been
invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, but our correspondent was unable to ascertain why the move was
shelved.
“The FG is really angry with South Africa over its handling of a legal transaction, especially its continued antagonism to
Nigeria and embarrassing leakage of the arms deal to the public in a bid to humiliate Nigeria.
“A decision to summon the South African ambassador had been taken and he would have to explain why his country has
been embarrassing Nigeria before the comity of nations,” the source stated.
But when contacted, Mnguni, said he had not received any summons from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the arms deal.
Asked if the Federal Government had formally approached his country over the botched deal, the ambassador explained that
he had not received any formal communication to that effect.
He said, “I have not received any formal communication from the (Nigerian) government, but they may have asked the
(Nigerian) ambassador in South Africa to reach out to the authorities because he would have direct access to the
government there.”

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“The FG is really angry with South
Africa over its handling of a legal transaction, especially its continued
antagonism toNigeria and embarrassing leakage of the arms deal to the public in a bid to humiliate Nigeria.-Source

Decibel:
“The FG is really angry with South
Africa over its handling of a legal transaction, especially its continued
antagonism toNigeria and embarrassing leakage of the arms deal to the public in a bid to humiliate Nigeria.-Source

some light-headed pdp critics wont see that one