A cable available to Southwark Crown Court, UK has revealed how a
Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan was code-named “Fortunato” by Italian
accomplices in the $1.1million Malabu deal.
Italian authorities investigating the mega deal had provided evidence to
the court indicating the involvement of the former president in the
"dirty deal".
The court, presided by Justice Edis, said based on the evidence
presented before it, “Fortunato”, meaning “the lucky one” in Italian,
was implicated in the deal.
How was Jonathan implicated?
“The suggestion from the wiretaps is that “Fortunato”
was implicated and I am told that this was a reference in code (not
subtle) to the former President of Nigeria, President Goodluck
Jonathan,” the judge said.
By this revelation, “Fortunato”, is added to the long list of names Nigerians call the former president.
Consequently, the court refused to release the remaining balance of
$85million (N17 billion) to Malabu for the sale of Africa’s richest oil
bloc, OPL 245 to oil giants Shell and ENi.
Hmmm...more revelations coming.
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