The APC said that in the spirit of fairness, it had decided to give Jonathan and the government the opportunity to make urgently-needed clarifications by answering a number of questions relating to the$9.3m scandal.It asked, “Is the money indeed meant to purchase a helicopter as has been reported? To which arm of the government or security force does the money belong? Who appropriated it and for what purpose? Why was the money being ferried in cash by the same government that has been spending huge timeand money to promote a cashless policy? Is the resort to cash to avoid a paper trail for the transaction, in which case it is illegal?“Mr. President, we are aware that each arm of security has an account with the CBN for the purpose of arms purchase and such transactions are properly documented. So, why was this not the case in this instance?“Mr. President, why did it take your government all of 10 days to admit its involvement in this scandal, considering that the embarrassing incident happened since September 5 and was not known until September 15? Does this saga not give credence to the widely held view that you are indeed benefitting from the Boko Haram insurgency and that you have deliberately allowed it to escalate to this level?“Mr. President, has this saga not confirmed the suspicion that your 2015 re-election bid has been factored into your handling of the Boko Haram insurgency? Has this saga not given more credence to revelations that the sponsors of Boko Haram are those closest to the President? Has this saga not finally confirmed that the President knows more than he is telling the nation about the sudden escalation of the Boko Haram insurgency, especiallyin the run up to the 2015 elections?Copyright PUNCH.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:21:52 +0000