Buhari allegedly stops Jonathan’s allowances

From harsh criticisms to the hunting by EFCC watchdogs against his adorable wife, Patience, Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, may be having the weirdest moments of his life since he left Aso Rock for his political opponent, Muhammadu Buhari.

While he struggles to save his wife and other loyalists accused of corruption, he might lose his allowances as demonstrators in Bayelsa State have alleged.

TWW gathered that commercial activities were delayed yesterday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, as hundreds of Ijaw youths blocked the Sanni Abacha expressway, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to protest alleged constant harassment of the former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

They displayed Ijaw flags and placards with inscriptions such as “Leave Patience Jonathan alone,” “LNG must be bought by Bonny people,” “If you must probe, all First Ladies must be probed,” “We need projects not soldiers,” “Unfreeze Jonathan’s account,” among others.

Although the Presidency has not denied some of the allegations, the spokesman, Shehu Garba, said on Friday that it was patently untrue that Jonathan’s allowances have been stopped and his accounts frozen.

“We have confirmed with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) that the former President Goodluck Jonathan, and the other past leaders were paid their allowances up to the second quarter,” Garba responded to some news correspondents few minutes after the Sallah prayer in Abuja.


  

He also said though the past leaders have not been paid third quarter allowances, they will get their dues when remittances are received by the SGF. 

On the bank account closure, Garba said it was a blatant lie. "It is not known to the investigation agencies. The National Security Adviser to the President is not aware of this bank account closure. The DG SSS is unaware of it, the EFCC is unaware and the IG of Police is not in the know.

“With all of these agencies not being involved, how then could a thing like that happen? In a dream perhaps!
To put it starkly, we believe there is a clear motive for the demonstration that is different from that which was being canvassed,” he said.