Supporters and admirers of ex- President Goodluck Jonathan are in the cold, reeling in despair taking deep breaths, and counting the ease and bumps of a journey that once looked fortuitous. And the pervading gloom is not for fun.
Dark clouds are gathering, foretelling pre sentiments that their idol is fast cascading on the road to infamy, and, perhaps to prison. The fellow feeling, contrivances of forced peace and rapport between him and his successor, President Mu hammadu Buhari have paled into brim.
The dirt and scum of the ex-president’s stint in office are ferreting out with the speed and haste of a cheetah. The long arms of the law are gradually and stealthily encircling him. The apprehension in the air all over is that he is headed for the Golgotha.
His friends are running around seeking help and “forgiveness.” But his “predator” has the long memory of a serpent. His cold aloofness and disposition to the pleas suggests a short walk to jail for Jonathan. But they are not giving up. The phones are working. Networks are building up. The hands of the emissaries are hard on the till.
The bubble burst when a Presidential Investigation Committee in its interim report revealed that it found extra- budgetary spending by Jonathan’s administration to the tune of N643.8bn, and an additional $2.2bn in the foreign currency component; all managed and supervised by the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki, retd, who is currently undergoing trial.
SUNNEWS
No comments:
Post a Comment