A Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi
Falana, has expressed fear that the $1bn loan the
Federal Government demanded to tackle
insurgency in the country, may be diverted for the
2015 elections.
He said this on Saturday during a national
symposium to commemorate the first memorial
anniversary of late Pro-National Conference co-
founder, Baba Omojola.
Falana said the nation’s military had been
incapacitated by massive corruption and internal
fraud within the system that saw trillions of naira
meant for procurement of arms freighted away
for lack of accountability.
He said, “The money that has been voted for
defence of our dear country in the last five years
is N4tn. This year alone, it is N968bn. The
president has come back for a loan of $1bn which
is about N177bn added to N968bn in one year.
That is over a trillion naira. At the end of the day,
our soldiers are being sent to the war front having
no weapon to fight.
“As of yesterday, the $1bn has not been
processed, so if we are not careful the money is
going to be diverted to fund the forthcoming
general elections.”
Falana, who is the defence lawyer of some of the
military officers standing trial for mutiny, said his
interaction with the officers showed they were
too ill equipped to face the superior firepower of
the insurgents.
He said the Nigeria military, as presently
constituted, could not liberate the country from
the grip of the terrorists.
“As for the boys they accused of mutiny, when I
spoke with them, they said, ‘oga, we are not guilty
of mutiny. We want to fight and die for this
country, but there is no equipment. They are
asking us to face the Boko Haram sect that has
sophisticated weapons. We are simply being
asked to commit suicide and that is why we say
we have the right to life. We don’t want to die
cheaply’,” he added.
In his contribution at the forum, an activist, Dr
Amos Akingba, noted that people kept asking the
national question because Nigeria was not
working.
He said ethnicity and tribalism had ruined the
unity of Nigeria, adding that the people must
come together to salvage the country.
The event was chaired by the Chairman of the
National Democratic Coalition, Rear Admiral
Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd).

http://www.punchng.com/news/1bn-loan-may-be-diverted-for-elections-falana/

Jonathan is a crook like farook, no development in any cranny and nooks.. He's a bad fluke that's ever happened as the years took.. A phd holder that don't know book, sparking smiles of deceits as he looks.. Eyes dey chook, na who dey sponsor BH recruits? Cos he's face is as ugly as kaboum! Boom!

Knowing who GEJ is, thats exactly wot he'll do. I'm sure of that

where was Falana when Amaechi collected 19billion from Rivers treasury for APC mega rally?

bamosagie:
where was Falana when Amaechi collected 19billion from Rivers treasury for APC mega rally?

19billion??
Pics of amaechi collecting the 19bn in counting or shut the fork up...
Baseless and unfounded accusation...