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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