When I read
the write-up of Oluwatoyi Adeyinka Eweje , i am totally convince with the
submission by the CBN
governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi claimed
in a Senate hearing that $20 million oil revenue was still unaccounted for by
the NNPC despite the lies of the NNPC.
But in an
exclusive interview with our reporter during his visit to Kano State, James
Entwistle stated that this development was part of US government’s response to
the request put forward by Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to the
United States’ ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador James Entwistle, President Jonathan in his meeting with
President Obama last September .said to Obama: “Look, why don’t you help in
investigating oil bunkering and theft in my country”. Obama replied, “I will
see what I can do.”
Entwistle added
that in line with US government’s commitment towards recovering $20 billion
missing oil revenue, if Nigeria’s financial institutions witness any unusual
financial transactions, the government should not hesitate to notify US
representative in the country for investigation.
The US envoy
doubted Nigeria’s government readiness in combating oil bunkering, when he
dropped the bomb shell that “I was surprised when I took a helicopter above
Niger Delta; it revealed to me that oil bunkering is not hidden from the
federal government, or anybody. My conclusion is very simple: some people must
know what is going on.”
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