Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is set to testify in court in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki, The Vanguard reports.
Jonathan had said last week that the former NSA could not have stolen $2.2bn, because warships were bought to prosecute the war on insurgency.
But on Tuesday, the ex-NSA’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), said, “Dr. Goodluck Jonathan will testify in court. He is one of those who will testify and that the statement he made in London appears to be the first phase of the war chest of the ex-NSA.
“You know the ex-NSA said he acted on Jonathan’s instructions in disbursing some of the cash, and from the look of things, the ex-President is now ready to accept responsibility for whatever Dasuki did. So far, we have secured the consent of Jonathan to appear in court for Dasuki. This will make the trial worth it.”
He added, “Dasuki has a list of highly-placed beneficiaries from the arms cash. A particular traditional ruler got about N500million as a gift from the government through the Office of NSA. There are many hidden beneficiaries whom Nigerians must know. Nigerians will be shocked by some revelations. Nothing short of open trial will let Nigerians know the truth. We are ready for this.”
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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