An investigation has been launched by the Federal Government on the possible involvement of former President Goodluck Jonathan over the recent spate of bombings and destruction of oil facilities within the Niger delta region which have crippled the country’s oil industry and affected its total output.
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According to DailyTrust, Credible sources revealed that a hushed up investigation is already underway to establish the level of involvement of Mr Jonathan in the series of explosions affecting the country’s oil producing infrastructure that has left the country unable to produce nearly a third of its 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day.
This situation has left the government unable to implement its budget of 6 trillion Naira that was predicated on its agreed quota level and is further confounded by low crude oil price.
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun has since declared that Nigeria is technically in recession.
There has been an earlier allegation by the militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that the former President is complicit in the bombing of oil installations but which he denied.
It was gathered that suspicion of the former President’s involvement with activities of militants in the oil producing Niger Delta region was further strengthened after it emerged that one of the groups that threatened to declare a Niger Delta republic was dissuaded from doing so by Mr Jonathan.
Another source familiar with the matter revealed the sabotage of oil and power installations was part of what it described as 'the former President’s plan B' after he lost the last general elections to President Buhari.
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