The immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan is set
to undergo questioning from operatives of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the now
popular arms deal scandal.
Reports suggest that the anti-graft agency may secretly
write the ex-president whose name it claim has
consistently come up in the investigation into the scandal.
Recall that the former National Security Adviser, Col.
Sambo Dasuki (retd.), was reported to have said he
disbursed funds from his office based on the instruction of
the former President.
An EFCC source said the agency however has no plans to
invite the former President but “we may write him to tell
us his own side of the story because his name has been
coming up in our investigations?” Punch is reporting.
The agency however claims it needs the clearance of the
president to write the former number one citizen of
Nigeria.
In a related development, EFCC may have concluded
arrangements to invite some chieftains of the Peoples
Democratic Party.
Those expected for questioning are former board of
trustees chairman of the party, Chief Tony Anenih; a
former deputy national chairman, Chief Bode George, and
others, who were alleged to have received part of the
funds meant for arms procurement.
“You see, this is an investigation. In a situation like this,
the commission has a thin chance of not inviting those
whose names have been thrown up.
“They have to be invited to make clarifications; it does not
necessarily mean that they have been indicted but it is
only a standard procedure for them to appear to make
clarifications where necessary.
“I think by now, Anenih, Bode George and all those who
were mentioned during the investigation should have been
invited but the commission has not been given the
directive to pick them up.
“They know what they are doing. Anytime from now,
possibly this week, they will be invited” Punch quotes an
EFCC source.