The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to explain to Nigerians, what Mujaheed Asari Dokubo, was doing on the plane that ferried US$9.3 million to South Africa, where the for­mer militant leader, another Nigerian and an Israeli were arrested, according to a pub­lished report.

In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its Nation­al Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said since the Federal Government had taken ownership of the funds by saying that the Na­tional Security Adviser (NSA) issued the end-user certificate for the arms purchase, “it stands to reason that the same government would know the involvement of all those aboard the plane.”

It stated, therefore, that the Federal Government had a lot of questions to answer on the whole deal, including whether Asari Dokubo is the contrac­tor or the end user, who he was procuring arms for and for what purpose.

The APC said the questions became pertinent because even the NSA, who issued the end-user agreement for the purchase, “does not and can­not” purchase arms for any of the Armed Services, point­ing out that the Service Chiefs have separate budgets from the NSA, for arms purchase.

“Under our Constitution, the NSA is an adviser and has no executive powers to deploy troops from any of the servic­es or purchase arms for them.

That the arms purported to be purchased from South Africa were ordered from the office of the NSA is nothing but a mere fabrication, and raises serious questions about the motive for the purchase.

“Nigerians will therefore, like to know on whose behalf Asari Dokubo was purchasing arms. This is very crucial be­cause Asari Dokubo has been threatening that Nigeria will not know peace if his benefac­tor, President Jonathan, is not re-elected. Therefore, Nigeri­ans will like to know whether he has started stockpiling arms to make his threat a reality, since elections are due in a few months’ time.

“If these arms are meant to fight insurgency, as the gov­ernment has claimed, what is Asari Dokubo’s business pur­chasing arms for the Nigerian military, if indeed they were for the military? Does it not occur to the Nigerian govern­ment that this man, who once took arms against the state, may not have jettisoned his sinister plan against the same state? Which country will ever allow a man who once car­ried arms against the state to now be purchasing arms for the same state? “Even if it is true that he is purchasing the arms for the state, what pre­vents him from also using the opportunity to purchase arms for his own sinister motive? Could this be why Asari Do­kubo has been talking publicly and confidently, without of­ficial censure, that President Jonathan must be re-elected or Nigeria will not know peace again?’’ the party queried.


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make APC just chill small abeg, give us a worthy candidate then you can ask any question you want to ask cos you'll have our support once that is achieved

Well as a matter of fact right now, APC really have no cards to deal in this whole political gamble... They've been playing this role in such a childish way that Lai Moh'd almost appeared like my age mate. They are chopped and screwed already, looking for cheap blackmail to score cheap point as if they really care. Well for ur information Asari was in Mecca lol(tha guy tho) and he says u can come and check his visa. So please unto d next one jare...