Diezani And Ex President Jonathan To Be Probed For Alleged Withdrawal Of $6.9m For 3 stage Purchase Not Done

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 Diezani Alison-Madueke

The ongoing probe of the immediate past administration by President Muhammadu Buhari is to beam its light on the alleged purchase of 3 mobile stages, costing $6.9m, by former President Goodluck Jonathan and 2 of his officers, a Presidency supply has aforementioned.

According to a document, that was obtained from the Presidency on Saturday, the deal, that is currently an issue of investigation, was allegedly allotted by Jonathan; his Chief Security Officer, Mr. Gordon Obuah; and former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The fund was said to have to been withdrawn from one amongst the various accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

About N1.37bn was aforementioned to have been withdrawn for the aim of shopping for 3 items of 40-feet mobile stages to be used by Jonathan throughout mass speechmaking events.

According to the document, with the exception of the actual fact that the add for the stages was “incredibly inflated”, there's presently no proof that the stages were bought since the cash was withdrawn.

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