‘After EFCC Through With Arms Deal Probe, Oil Sector Is Next’ – Rotimi Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has hinted that the oil sector may be probed by the Federal Government after the investigation into the arms deals of the last administration, is concluded.

Amaechi stated this on Thursday during a panel session at a round-table discussion organised by Business Eye in Lagos.

The Minister said that the allegation that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation did not remit into the Federation Account, would be investigated.

“Even before Sanusi and President Goodluck Jonathan began to quarrel, I had to leak that letter. Sanusi wrote that letter to the President in September, I leaked it sometime in January, and that letter was personal: ‘Mr. President, $49bn was missing,’ and I got a copy of that letter.

“Instead of the Federal Government to say we are going to address this, they began to debate with the CBN governor and Nigerians join in the debate. Oh, it is not possible. Now, they have seen that is possible. I am sure this investigation going on, maybe when they finish with arms deal, they will go to oil. You will be seeing the stealing as it is going.”

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