Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he did not grant any approval for the construction of an armoury to former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, or any governor during his presidential term between 2010 and 2015.
“I am not aware of any approval (to build an armoury to stockpile weapons),” he said.
A former director at the office of the National Security Adviser, who worked closely with Mr Dasuki during Mr Jonathan’s era, said no such approval was given during Mr Dasuki’s tenure.
“Oga (NSA Dasuki) did not grant anyone approval to build an armoury,” the former official said.
He asked not to be named so as not to be victimised by the current administration.
“Maintaining an armoury in Government House is an illegal activity, and we did not approve any such request during our time. We did not permit any governor to store arms and ammunition.
“If he is insisting there was an approval granted him for his armoury, we challenge him to make the documentation public.”
Ex~President Jonathan was Nigeria’s President at a time of heightened insecurity, during Mr Amosun had claimed that he received permission from Jonathan to import weapons and stockpile them for security purposes.
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