why Jonathan orders world leader to turn against Gadafi

Fresh facts
emerged
yesterday that
the sudden
discovery of
an Al-Qaeda
and bomb-training ground in
Muttabi in Libya accounted for
why world leaders, including
President Goodluck Jonathan,
moved against the embattled
Libyan leader, Muammar
Gaddafi.
Also, the Federal Government
has said that the relationship
of ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo with Gaddafi will
not affect the nation’s support
for Libyan rebels who have
formed the Transitional
National Council (TNC) to oust
Gaddafi.
A top government official,
who spoke in confidence, said
most world leaders felt
Gaddafi had been bankrolling
Al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks in
many countries.
The source said that it took
many years of investigation to
uncover the covert financing
of terrorism by Gaddafi.
He said: “Recent discovery
indicated that Gaddafi had
been operating a training
ground in Muttabi where
many insurgents, including
members of the Boko Haram
in Nigeria, are being trained in
the art of making bombs and
suicide bombing.
“The world leaders felt his cup
was full and they had to move
against him. The last to join
the fray against Gaddafi was
Russia , which had been a
long standing ally of Gaddafi.
“The convincing evidence of
terrorism placed before
Russia informed its
withdrawal of support for
Gaddafi.
“World leaders are tired of
terrorism and in their
determination to ensure
global peace, they chose to cut
Gaddafi to size.”
On why Nigeria decided to
back the Libyan Transitional
National Council, the top
Presidency source added:
“Gaddafi has never hidden his
disdain for the continued
survival of this nation as one.
“Last year, he said openly that
Nigeria should split, and he
has been working towards
that since 1997. He has been
undermining our internal
security.
“For instance, when a former
Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen.
Oladipo Diya narrowly cheated
death through bomb
explosion in 1997, intelligence
report showed that Gaddafi
had a hand in it.
“The two suspects behind the
botched bombing of Diya’s
plane (otherwise called
Sumaila and Sumaila) were
trained in Muttabi in Libya too.
“During the administration of
ex-President Olusegun
Obasanjo, he persuaded
Gaddafi to invest in the
nation’s refineries, especially
in Port Harcourt. But Gaddafi
said he would prefer the
refinery in Kaduna because
Nigeria would break up by
2004. That was how his
planned investment in our
refineries was jettisoned
when the Kaduna Refinery
was not conceded to him.
“So, you can see that having
had our share of terrorist
attacks, we cannot afford to
sit on the fence. Gaddafi had
never wished Nigeria well.”
On the relationship between
Obasanjo and Gaddafi, the
government source said: “It
has no effect on the
recognition given to the TNC
in Libya by the Federal
Government.
“All along, the ex-President
knew the kind of person
Gaddafi is. But he said he has
been courting him for the
sake of peace and security in
Nigeria .
“When Obasanjo was in
power, each time he was
asked why he was relating
with Gaddafi, he always said
that whoever would not allow
you to enjoy your meal to the
fullest, you add his own from
the outset.
“Obasanjo saw Gaddafi as a
threat and he cultivated him
to reduce tension in Africa. I
think that approach also
succeeded to some extent.
“The ex-President
understands the position of
the Federal Government, and
as a nationalist, he
appreciates the fact that
Nigeria ’s interest is above any
other consideration. Can you
really call Gaddafi a friend of
Obasanjo?’’