Former President of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the he believes the ‘truth will come out’ concerning the various allegations of corruption leveled against his administration.
Goodluck Jonathan who spoke with with Quartz, after receiving the democracy award in Geneva, Switzerland noted that there were many untruths concerning the alleged figures of corruption allegedly carried out under his watch. He said;
“Sometimes people think that I was president since the independence (of Nigeria) and not for five years. Sometimes they say that we have lost over $150 billion in funds in the five years that I was president,” he told Quartz.
Citing the instance of the former CBN Governor Mr. Lamido Sanusi, the former President noted that;
“Because of politics, some people come up with more money and say that $49.8 billion were missing within 18 months”
“The same person who raised the issue, within two days said the money was $12 billion, and the two days later said it was $20 billion.
The former President Goodluck Jonathan also remarked that he had never entered into any peace deal with the Boko Haram sect.
President Jonathan’s spokesperson in Geneva, Thierry Ngoufan, said the former president is currently working on plans for a foundation in his name before seeking the funds from prospective donors for the organization. A recent trip to the United States, he said was intended to familiarize the former leader and his staff with presidential foundations there.
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