EDO State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has
urged the federal government to also prosecute
former President Goodluck Jonathan and
immediate past finance minister, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala for approving spending of funds
from the excess crude account without
appropriation by the National Assembly.
This is just as the operatives of the Department of
State Security (DSS) yesterday arrested the former
national security adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd),
while the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) quizzed former Sokoto State
governor Attahiru Bafarawa, and chairman, Daar
Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi in
connection with the on-going arms deal investigation.
According to the governor, Jonathan and the former
minister should be made to face law since it had
been established that they made approvals for which
billions of dollars released for the procurement of
arms for counter-terrorism operations under
Jonathan.
Oshiomhole while granting to Leadership
Newspapers insisted that both Jonathan and Okonjo-
Iweala must face prosecution because the Nigerian
constitution does not empower the president to
spend money not appropriated by the National
Assembly.
“The issue is whether the Nigerian President under
the constitution has the power to approve funds
belonging to local, state and federal government-
funds that have not been appropriated by the
National Assembly. That is a criminal offense for
which Okonjo-Iweala ought to face criminal
prosecution. These things are just discussed and
wished away. For me, I will stick for the truth and
don’t care what people will say”, he stated.
Quoting the Money Laundering Act which stipulates
that if one takes cash in excess of N5 million
transaction, it is money laundering and it is criminal,
the governor urged the federal government not to
prosecute Dasuki without the former president and
Okonjo-Iweala.
His words, “Talking about revelation, look at the letter
credited to Dasuki – the immediate past National
Security Adviser. In his defence which I read in your
paper, he seems to admit that money was spent but
it was approved by the President. Does the Nigerian
constitution empower the President to spend money
which has not been appropriated by the National
Assembly? And they took cash from the CBN. The
Money Laundering Act says if you take cash in excess
of N5 million transaction, it is money laundering and
it is criminal.
“So, by Dasuki’s letter, he has also confirmed that
Okonjo-Iweala is a privy to spending money never
appropriated and therefore criminal, and that cash
were being moved contrary to the money laundering
act. Just using Dasuki’s own defence, you can see a
case of conspiracy has been established between
Dasuki, Okonjo-Iweala and all those involved in that
transaction,” Oshiomhole submitted.


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End time Oshiomole.

Junior66:
End time Oshiomole.

i stii wonder why osuomoles statements keeps appearing on paper.as far as am concernd he is just a distraction.