Jonathan Sponsors Boko Haram To Cover Up Corruption”, El-rufai Tells BBC

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Malam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday alleged the Federal
Government of being responsible for the continuous
bombing in the Northern states region.
El-Rufai who made this accusation while granting an
interview with “BBC” said that government’s involvement
was a diversionary measure.
He alleged that Jonathan always ordered Boko Haram to
embark on bombings, whenever corruption in his
government was about to expose to the masses.
“This will assist the government to change the attention of
the masses on the Boko Haram’s activities rather than
anxiously waiting to protest or sue the government for
corruption” He said.
He recalled that Boko Haram engaged on daily basis
bombings when the report of House of Representatives
Committee on fuel subsidy came out.
He said,“We have to start accusing the government
because anytime we are in this problem, like when the
Farouk committee in the House of Representatives came out
with its report on the fuel subsidy scam, at that time they
started coming out with bombs all over.
“Therefore….we keep on asking the government : ‘ why is it
whenever they have problem, that is when those they call
Boko Haram will start bombing. Or are they working
together?
“They are yet to give us an answer; there are many other
things which up till now, there is no explanation. Every
Nigerian knows that two years ago, there was rest of mind
and he could sleep well at home. But today, there is no rest
of mind, things have deteriorated.
“The economy has deteriorated; salaries are delayed in the
Federal Civil Service. Since I left Abuja last week, April
salary was not paid. That of March was paid in May, even
the monthly allocation to states, they were unable to pay.
We don’t know where the money is going so the economy
is in trouble”.
The former Minister also alleged that the federal
government has been receiving $1billion loans on every
months.
He urged the masses to visit the website of the Debt
Management Office (DMO) to verify his claim.
“We calculated and I wrote on it in the paper, nobody
came out to say it is not true. Every month since Jonathan
became the President, on the average, every month he
takes $1 billion loan.
The Debt Management Office published it, it is a
government office. So, I am not just saying it. Even last
month, the Federal Government sold bond,”
But reacting to this, the political adviser to the President,
Alhaji Ahmed Gulak dismissed the allegation, saying it is
callous and unreasonable.
He urged Nigerians not to take the allegations of the
former minister seriously as they were baseless and not
true.
He described the allegations as “just an outburst from the
opposition camp which cannot hold water. It is the figment
of his imagination, it is not true.
“Every right thinking person will not listen to that and will
never agree with what El-Rufa’i is saying. This is because
they are so extreme in their opposition. For example,
ministers came out some days ago and they reeled out all
the achievements and successes of governments.
“In the next two months, you will see trains shuttling
between Lagos and Northern Nigeria, God willing.
Everybody knows that road construction is on. Is that not
so? Look at the education sector, we have gone far”.