A Political group, Move on Nigeria has said that there was no sale of Oil Block during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
The Secretary General of The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ms Scot Clare, had alleged that the federal government under President Jonathan sold an oil block for 1.85billion and remitted only $100 million to the Federation Account.
The Group in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Mr. Clem Aguiyi, said “We have good and evil and unfortunately we live in a country where truth has taken flight and lies are told by political elites without a pinch of shame. Sadly those spreading these lies and making unsubstantiated allegations are not inspiring support for President Mohammadu Buhari.
“Who is the buyer of this block and how was this payment made?
“The facts, which remain verifiable, are that at no time throughout the life of the Jonathan government was there a sale in whatever form of any oil block. Neither was there a time Jonathan awarded an oil block to himself, family or cronies for that matter.
“The fundamental questions begging for answers which the Jonathan haters are unwilling to ask are, when did the transaction take place? What OPLs/OMLs were sold? Who held/operated the block(s) before the sale? Who bought the block(s)? Through what bank(s) was payment made?
“We have gone into detailed investigation to unravel the truth of the matter and have discovered that it is all a ruse, a mischief aimed at demonizing and criminalizing the former president so as to achieve a larger sinister agenda.”