Following calls from different quarters seeking his side of the story on the controversial $2.1bn Arms deal, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the time to speak is not now.
Speaking at a Impact Hub Geneva, Switzerland, Nigeria's immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has spoken out for the first time and shared his thoughts about alleged arms deal scandal major major news headlines in the country for months now.
Answering questions from the audience, the former president said:
"I would have loved to speak extensively on this issue (arms deal) because, even back home, when I read the papers a number of people say former President Jonathan must make comment (on the controversial $2.1bn arms deal).
But in our country, there are laws; when an issue is before a court of law, people who have one thing or the other to do with that are not expected to make comment, because it is considered as prejudice.
As a former president if I make any comment it will affect the court processes, witnesses and so on. So I will not talk until most of these things are settled out but definitely I will speak on it.
I wouldn’t want to comment specifically on the $2.1bn arms deal because it is not proper, but at the appropriate time I will speak my mind on it."
Below is how he narrated it further on Twitter,