A group known as the Niger Delta Advancement Front, NAF,
says it will “resist” any attempt by the House of Representatives to compel the
immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan to appear before it over the
controversial Malabu oil deal.
Reports recently had it that Jonathan received kickbacks
worth billions of dollars from the sales of the controversial OPL 245 oil field
which was bought by Italian oil giant, ENI and Shell in 2011, this the former
President has since denied.
Following reports of his involvement, reports also had it
that the Lower Legislative Chamber may summon Jonathan over the issue.
However, the group’s National President, Ikiomasi Wakama,
wondered why the lawmakers singled out Jonathan who they claimed had sacrificed
so much for the unity of Nigeria.
Wakama described the summons as a witch-hunt that must not
be accomplished.
He said that, “as much as we believe in the unity of
Nigeria, we must not also be the only ones to be paying the price because we
can assure the National Assembly that we will resist every attempt to make
Goodluck
Jonathan appear before them.
“It has come to our notice that the Nigerian House of
Representatives, in a show of naked overzealousness and utter disrespect, is
proposing to summoned the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan over his perceived role in the Malabu Oil
deal involving the controversial OPL 245 oil field which was bought by Italian
oil giant ENI and Shell in 2011.
“We condemn in all fullness, the continued vilification of
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the various attempts at undermining a good man who
did his best for the country in service and strengthening our democracy and
unity as a Nation.”
By Seun Opejobi
