Jonathan seeks audience with President Buhari to clear his name over $2bn arms scandal

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has concluded plans to seek private audience with President Muhammadu Buhari over the statement by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki indicting him in the fraudulent arms procurement deal.

According to a source close to the former president, Jonathan will not join issues with Dasuki, who confessed that that the former president approved the scandalous disbursement of funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military to fight the war against insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country.

The Nation reports that fresh revelation on Tuesday has it that some close associates of Jonathan were arranging a private meeting between him and Buhari to enable the former explain some things to the President. The source was said to have noted that some of the expenditures have grave security implications as they involve some neighboring countries.