13/03/2014
President Goodluck Jonathan orders inquiry into Nigeria?s ?missing? $20bn of oil revenue
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a forensic audit by international firms into $20bn (£12bn) allegedly missing from petroleum sales, following weeks of public outrage and demands by a Senate committee and the Finance Minister. Mr Jonathan?s announcement came buried in a statement attacking the ousted Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi, insisting that his suspension last month was unrelated to his whistleblowing about what it calls ?the phantom missing funds?. When Mr Senusi first raised concerns over the missing funds, Mr Jonathan, whose leadership...
