Warships: Junaid ‘bombs’ Jonathan, Tompolo

Abuja — The controversy over the acquisition of five war ships by a company linked to a former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo for Nigeria, has continued unabated, with a Northern politician, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, describing the action as a threat to the nation’s fragile security and peace. Mohammed, a Second Republic lawmaker, told newsmen that the Federal Government had some ulterior motives to protect by usurping the function that should be performed by the Nigerian Navy and transferring same to the former Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, leader.
The politician noted that the attempt by both the Federal Government to claim that the boats were bought by Tompolo’s firm for the use of the navy and NIMASA was an after-thought that did not add up and would haunt the administration for a long time to come. Describing Jonathan as one who is keen on protecting the personal interest of his kinsmen at the expense of the nation, Mohammed wondered why the administration allowed a private individual from the President’s tribe to usurp the key function of the Nigerian Navy.
“The President should be kind enough, since he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, to explain to Nigerians where he drew the authority to transfer the functions of the Nigerian Navy to a private individual from his tribe.