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"$9.3m Scam: Security Source Confirms Involvement of President Jonathan, Oritsejafor, Dasuki In Botched Arms Deal" – September 25, 2014 – By SaharaReporters
Contrary to the denials of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), details have surfaced confirming he was involved in the movement of $9.3 million cash to South Africa, purportedly for the purchase of arms.
A security source revealed to SaharaReporters that along with the pastor, President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, coordinated the movement of the cash, and that its original destination was Cyprus, not South Africa.
It would be recalled that the story and documents emanating from the Nigeria government are to the effect that the officials were going to use the money to buy arms from Tier One in South Africa. It turned out Tier One is not registered in that country to sell arms, and that it was going to buy them, somehow, from the ESD International Group Ltd in Cyprus.
Trying to wash his hands of the sordid story, Pastor Oritsejafor had said he leased the jet to Eagle Air, in which he has an interest. Eagle, in turn, said it leased it to Gold Coast Produce Limited.
The source told our reporter that the web of so-called leases woven around the transaction was concocted in August to enable Pastor Oritsejafor deny knowledge of the deal.
Repeated efforts by SaharaReporters to obtain from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) a copy of the so-called lease entered into by the pastor failed to yield any fruit, as officials there claim the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was away.
Similarly, the Corporate Affairs Commission, where Pastor Oritsejafor registered the plane under “Eagle Air” Limited, claims that their server has been taken over by one of their server/service providers, and that they are therefore unable to access information concerning ownership of Eagle Air.
As previously revealed by SaharaReporters, Pastor Oritsejafor’s Bombardier jet was seized in South Africa’s Lanserai airport on September 5 after law enforcement officials found that the jet had illegally ferried $9.3million cash into the country accompanied by an Isreali, Eyal Miseka and two Nigerians. The Nigerians are yet to be identified.
As soon as the seizure took place, President Jonathan intervened with the South African authorities in order to get the aircraft released as a way of preventing the public from knowing that Pastor Oritsejafor’s jet was involved in the deal.
Yeye pastor,I don't know why Nigeria are recognizing 419 pastors,dey easily forgot wat happened in Goodluck Jonathan regine in South Africa space with his private airline?
Don’t take these guymen pastors serious. This guy was cashing out big time during GEJ wasteful regime. Tunde Bakare sounded like this a few months ago but after he visited Aso rock the rest is history…
We don't seem to be in the same country at all. Political and legislative leaders and their cronies, seem to be operating under a different economy, living ostentatiously, while the people are being impoverished. More taxation, more borrowing, nothing changing. This is wickedness.
Who told him that govt has the power to impose collaboration with the church for security or well being of the people if not giving the people word of life. Dr. Abati I just sense you are just looking for a fault with the church even in your position. Do not be lack of knowledge as to perish.
Why do Nigerians project so much? Politicians are all of us. This pimp pastor here is also a politician. We all do the same: we lie by omission, we exaggerate, we display the same bias, we distort, we are deploy fake feedback loops, we are manipulative and always selfish! We are ALL POLITICIANS.
I think the churches should become economic actors. The same way the catholic and the protestant did during economic downturns in Europe and by so doing helped the people much more than giving manas. We seems to want to think for the people simply because we have access to the microphones. What the people need is proper empowerment and understanding. All churches and mosques should invest in industries, and businesses and offer real opportunities with the money collected while the government concentrates in creating an enabling environment such as infrastructure as it is currently being done. Borrowing is not adverse when you can see that structures are being put in place. Who ever we are and whatever we do, we're a reflection of the society we belong. I wouldn't have the gut to sit in a golden like chair to speak about poverty. We all probably need a lot of educating, I meant proper education. God bless Nigeria, our problems will soon be resolved IJN and Allah's benediction.
Mr Abati or whatever your name is, you’re a fool. You mean you have to tell him what hope he should say? You mean you’re the one who tells us that we are in the era of renewed hope? Did you create the renewed hope or is that your affiliated political party’s campaign slogan?
I bet, the HOPE President Sheikh Gumi Gives to the Kidnappers, Bandit is way way better than the one Tulumbu is giving to the Nigerian Citizens..id rather Vote in for President Sheikh Gumi as my President..
And yet some people are still out there saying tinubu should be reelected back to office, the question is to do what exactly? What is tinubu actually coming back to do for God sake
It's too late in the day for the pastor to speak because they are part of Nigerians problem .Why should the borrowings by the present government bother him, when during Jonathan's tenure he was caught with loot from that government. Let him explain how he got the money and what happened to the money.Deceit everywhere.
Please let us be sincere to ourselves, this Tinubu government is a criminal government only thriving in criminality by bribing even CAN, PFN leaders to sing his praise for doing anything but stealing borrowed billions of dollars for corrupt politicians.
Thank you, Pastor! I wish the rest of so called big MOG of Nigeria can come out like you. But their stupid followers continue to follow them while the country disintegrates into chaos
No Nigerian is happy & non will open eyes to vote in these rascals again!!! Nigerians are struggling to flee to lesser countries but these countries are better than Nigeria. Suffering is too much but Jehovah will reply them.
"$9.3m Scam: Security Source Confirms Involvement of President Jonathan, Oritsejafor, Dasuki In Botched Arms Deal" – September 25, 2014 – By SaharaReporters
Contrary to the denials of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), details have surfaced confirming he was involved in the movement of $9.3 million cash to South Africa, purportedly for the purchase of arms.
A security source revealed to SaharaReporters that along with the pastor, President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, coordinated the movement of the cash, and that its original destination was Cyprus, not South Africa.
It would be recalled that the story and documents emanating from the Nigeria government are to the effect that the officials were going to use the money to buy arms from Tier One in South Africa. It turned out Tier One is not registered in that country to sell arms, and that it was going to buy them, somehow, from the ESD International Group Ltd in Cyprus.
Trying to wash his hands of the sordid story, Pastor Oritsejafor had said he leased the jet to Eagle Air, in which he has an interest. Eagle, in turn, said it leased it to Gold Coast Produce Limited.
The source told our reporter that the web of so-called leases woven around the transaction was concocted in August to enable Pastor Oritsejafor deny knowledge of the deal.
Repeated efforts by SaharaReporters to obtain from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) a copy of the so-called lease entered into by the pastor failed to yield any fruit, as officials there claim the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was away.
Similarly, the Corporate Affairs Commission, where Pastor Oritsejafor registered the plane under “Eagle Air” Limited, claims that their server has been taken over by one of their server/service providers, and that they are therefore unable to access information concerning ownership of Eagle Air.
As previously revealed by SaharaReporters, Pastor Oritsejafor’s Bombardier jet was seized in South Africa’s Lanserai airport on September 5 after law enforcement officials found that the jet had illegally ferried $9.3million cash into the country accompanied by an Isreali, Eyal Miseka and two Nigerians. The Nigerians are yet to be identified.
As soon as the seizure took place, President Jonathan intervened with the South African authorities in order to get the aircraft released as a way of preventing the public from knowing that Pastor Oritsejafor’s jet was involved in the deal.
Hope is not a Strategy. Corruption is the problem in Nigeria
Sorry Nigeria is a lost cause
Your Political leaders are looting the country on a daily basis.
Yeye pastor,I don't know why Nigeria are recognizing 419 pastors,dey easily forgot wat happened in Goodluck Jonathan regine in South Africa space with his private airline?
MORE GRACE PAPA
Papa Himself…..
Baba himself..
Make them hear word, world people!
This Reuben is a hypocrite and agent of Apc
Where's two hundred million people, I don't think we're up to that again sir please are you still counting dead once.
Thank you my daddy for standing and speaking the truth.
That’s my father
Don’t take these guymen pastors serious. This guy was cashing out big time during GEJ wasteful regime.
Tunde Bakare sounded like this a few months ago but after he visited Aso rock the rest is history…
Well said my father 🙌🙌🙂
Well spoken Sir!
We don't seem to be in the same country at all. Political and legislative leaders and their cronies, seem to be operating under a different economy, living ostentatiously, while the people are being impoverished. More taxation, more borrowing, nothing changing. This is wickedness.
Papa Ayo 🎉🎉
Abati, always makes me feel I am wasting my data listening to him.
Please does anyone relate?
😂 You need to have hope before you can renew it.
Who told him that govt has the power to impose collaboration with the church for security or well being of the people if not giving the people word of life. Dr. Abati I just sense you are just looking for a fault with the church even in your position. Do not be lack of knowledge as to perish.
Thank you so much man of God. We thank God for you to have wisdom over ordinary men to prove God in reality.
Why do Nigerians project so much? Politicians are all of us. This pimp pastor here is also a politician. We all do the same: we lie by omission, we exaggerate, we display the same bias, we distort, we are deploy fake feedback loops, we are manipulative and always selfish! We are ALL POLITICIANS.
I think the churches should become economic actors. The same way the catholic and the protestant did during economic downturns in Europe and by so doing helped the people much more than giving manas. We seems to want to think for the people simply because we have access to the microphones. What the people need is proper empowerment and understanding. All churches and mosques should invest in industries, and businesses and offer real opportunities with the money collected while the government concentrates in creating an enabling environment such as infrastructure as it is currently being done. Borrowing is not adverse when you can see that structures are being put in place. Who ever we are and whatever we do, we're a reflection of the society we belong. I wouldn't have the gut to sit in a golden like chair to speak about poverty. We all probably need a lot of educating, I meant proper education. God bless Nigeria, our problems will soon be resolved IJN and Allah's benediction.
The pastors are worse than the politicians. They live in a different world.
Mr Abati or whatever your name is, you’re a fool. You mean you have to tell him what hope he should say? You mean you’re the one who tells us that we are in the era of renewed hope? Did you create the renewed hope or is that your affiliated political party’s campaign slogan?
God bless you Pastor Ayo for speaking truth to power.
This man is not getting old at all. I'm really surprised to see him looking young, not grey hair or wrinkles. Is this the same Pa Ayo Oritsejafor?
I will always blame the Nigerians people for looking at the APC Government.
They are beginning to align themselves for federal money now that election is coming
I bet, the HOPE President Sheikh Gumi Gives to the Kidnappers, Bandit is way way better than the one Tulumbu is giving to the Nigerian Citizens..id rather Vote in for President Sheikh Gumi as my President..
Well spoken, pastor Ayo Oristajafor 👏🏾
And yet some people are still out there saying tinubu should be reelected back to office, the question is to do what exactly? What is tinubu actually coming back to do for God sake
The irony of this interview is deafening😢
It's too late in the day for the pastor to speak because they are part of Nigerians problem .Why should the borrowings by the present government bother him, when during Jonathan's tenure he was caught with loot from that government. Let him explain how he got the money and what happened to the money.Deceit everywhere.
Dr Abati asked insensitive questions
We are not in the same world
God bless you Pastor. You said it all. Let those who have ears hear.
The Nigerian people has been taken for granted by the political elites
Uncle Abatti, your question ⁉️ enter sense
Once you defend yourself you will be arrested and jailed for life… But the terrorists are pardoned by the Government….
But in this government of criminality of Tinubu, u still see CAN, PFN president supporting Tinubu for second tenure for what
Please let us be sincere to ourselves, this Tinubu government is a criminal government only thriving in criminality by bribing even CAN, PFN leaders to sing his praise for doing anything but stealing borrowed billions of dollars for corrupt politicians.
Thank u papa for speaking truth to power and not supporting them for stealing.
The pure truth
God bless you sir. You are indeed a father.
I pity people supporting this APC government keep playing with your future and the future of your children na una Sabi
Powerful!👏🏽
Well spoken sir; keep speaking✍🏽
This is a must watch▶️
The Pathetic Dichotomy of Nigeria;
Politicians living in one world, whilst the average Nigerian's are living in another world entirely…👌🏽🤦🏽♂️
Thank you, Pastor! I wish the rest of so called big MOG of Nigeria can come out like you. But their stupid followers continue to follow them while the country disintegrates into chaos
No Nigerian is happy & non will open eyes to vote in these rascals again!!! Nigerians are struggling to flee to lesser countries but these countries are better than Nigeria. Suffering is too much but Jehovah will reply them.
Nigerians rise and let's take back the country from these politicians from hell