CNPP PRESS RELEASE: President Jonathan Flushes N413.68 billion Away for 2015 Elections -June 20, 2014 It is with outrage that Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) received the news from Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala that President Goodluck Jonathan is flushing down the drain N100 billion, in fact N413.68 billion for the 2015 presidential election. Quote, We can confirm that Nigeria will on June 25, 2014 receive the sum of Euro 167 million from the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, part of the looted funds recovered from the Abacha family.....Dr Okonjo Iweala. Going further she said that the Federal Government withdraw the N100 billion charges against Mohammed Abacha, to ease the return of the N36.32 billion. CNPP contentions goes thus:- 1. If Mohammed Abacha is still in the opposition will President Jonathan wave N100 billion or to be exact N413.68 billion? 2. Does it add arithmetically to flush away N100 billion to ease the return of N36.32 billion? 3. Is it not the same government that pronounced publicly that they are recovering N446 billion from Mohammed Abacha? 4. Is it only the Abachas that looted and siphoned our commonwealth abroad? 5. Is the Jonathan administration not aware of the favourable international laws for the recovery of looted funds? We are at pains that not only has President Jonathan blatantly refused to officially and diligently request for the recovery of our looted funds by other Nigerians; but has because of the votes he hopes the Abachas will garner for him in Kano flushed away N413.68 billion. CNPP repeats that the withdrawal is politically motivated and therefore the reason given for the withdrawal of the Abachas charges by the Minister of Finance is patently false. In sum, President Jonathan is corrupting the electoral process and has indeed started rigging the 2015 presidential election. He also needs be reminded that waving and limiting the recovery of looted funds running into billions of dollars only to the Abachas has led to his gross incapacity to fix critical infrastructure like the completion of East-West road, Mambilla Power Plant, revamp the Coal industry, award direct contract for 2nd Niger Bridge and return the Polytechnics to the classroom. Mr Austin Ibok Acting National Publicity Secretary CNPP
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:52:28 +0000
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