Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked claims by the current administration that he awarded contracts of two billion US dollars for the procurement of arms for the military.
Speaking on Friday in Washington DC where he attended an event, Jonathan queried;
“Where did that kind of money come from? I did not award any $2 billion contract for procurement of weapons."
He complained that some people were out to rubbish his achievements in office, pointing out that there was no way Nigerian budget could accommodate such a loss.
“In Nigeria, if you lose $59.8 million in a year, federal and state governments will not pay salaries, ”he said
It would be recalled that in 2014, Jonathan had sought the approval of the Senate to appropriate $1b to procure arms for the successful prosecution of the fight against terrorism.
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