Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central Zone) has said that over $200 billion was being stashed away in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, specifically, its global financial hub, Dubai, by corrupt Nigerians.
Buhari, last week in UAE, signed a “Judicial Agreements on Extradition, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters, and Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal and Commercial Matters, which includes the recovery and repatriation of stolen wealth.”
Senator Sani said he was making the revelation from the point of strength as the chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts, as well as Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sani, who was fielding questions from journalists after women supporters from his political ward paid him a solidarity visit at one of his campaign offices in Kaduna, told reporters that any corrupt person warming to President Muhammadu Buhari for cover would be exposed, investigated and prosecuted.
He said: “Corrupt Nigerians have stashed unbelievable amount of monies in Dubai alone in the name of estates acquisition, purchase of exotic houses and business partnership in the last 16 years. Some have stashed raw cash. This is why the US, and Europe are making conditions for laundering of money into their countries very difficult.
“These crooks have now found it conducive to use the Middle East and South East Asia as their destinations. They use names of their cronies, family members and friends to siphon public funds out of Nigeria.
“Some of them are APC members, who had their political upbringing in the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“Sooner than later those who are parading themselves as Buhari’s friends, but are corrupt, will be interrogated, prosecuted because the President does not know friend or relation as far as the fight against corruption is concerned.”
“It was based on the information on the quantity and quality of the assets of corrupt Nigerians, that President Buhari had to sign that agreement with UAE at Abu Dhabi. I can tell you that it was smart and patriotic move.
“Let me advise the President to steer clear of hypocrites, because it is better to live with an enemy than hypocrite because hypocrite derives joy from stabbing one’s back.
“Over $200 billion Dollars are stashed away from Nigeria to Dubai alone. This may the monies stolen since in the past 20 years. I am not talking about estates and bonds and other securities bought with Nigeria stolen money.
“Buhari is going to recover all these monies and assets with the help of UAE.
“If you notice now, since the agreement, some of the corrupt persons are now rushing to Dubai to effect changes in the ownerships of the ill-gotten assets. But, they are just wasting their time.
”President Buhari needs the support of all Nigerians to wipe out corruption from the country. The President is on rescue mission. He needs our support.
“We cannot sit down idly and watch people sabotaged Buhari, and I can tell you that since Buhari went to Dubai, there were three attempts to sabotage Buhari’s government.
“The first one was that they planted a story in newspapers that there was crisis in Buhari’s government because he went to Dubai;
“The second one was that they planted fake lists of Nigerians that have property in Dubai, while we were waiting for the original list of those who have houses in Dubai. And the third one was to sponsor foreign media to discredit Buhari’s economic policies”, he said.
Earlier, leader of the women group, Hajiya Azumi Madugu, hailed Sani as friend of the poor and an enemy of oppression. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Why not make buhari efcc chairman and get other people to bring a vision and implement it? Yes, pdp was a bad government but all we talk about us who is corrupt and ignore court orders and civil liberties whilst point fingers at the last government. This distraction can only last for a short and people will be realising the distractions. You are watching the making of a despot watch and see.
ReplyDeleteSome of you who are misguided and victims of PDP plundering cannot see beyond the immediate food on your table. Some of you are deaf and dumb to the confession from yesterday men. Even if you benefited could it be as much as the fat cats like the one who ate paper?
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DeleteYou call this distraction? I think it is good distraction. When people steal, they don't think of court orders. Enough of this silly talk. Corruption is a cancer in our society. We must kill it before it kills us. Stop supporting thieves. When it comes to common man on the street, no one talks about rule of law. Enough already .
DeleteThis is one of the pple that will never grow from poverty wrecked life. How much did this fool benefited from the claim $200 Billion that is running mouth like this. I will remain poor if u did not use your head.
DeleteLa...u mhst also note that a country that is not guided by the ruke of law will soon plunge into anarchy...I have carefully followed hr comments,but u seem not to comprehend the subject matter anytime u comment...its not a must u comment LA...we must kill corruption I agree,but if court orders are not obeyed in this country,then we are in a bigger mess than corruption...please note that..
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ReplyDeleteLet them continue with the macabre dance. It is a matter of time and all will know how hollow they are. Ci Jena!
ReplyDeleteNobody could be so hollow as someone who is dead to reality. The corruption confronting us is not just a concortion of APC, your so called macabre dance started under OBJ and GEJ. Did GEJ not expose Gov Lamido's fraud? So wake up from your slumber!
DeletePeople who stole Nigeria money will know no peace because they are wicked. They will forever run even when nobody pursues.
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DeleteDid u just utter something....please go back to Skool....ur English sucks...
DeleteHail our dear presidential, This would surely be a second brake through, the first bring your tenor as then Head of State with Idiagbon being the second in command. Please go ahead as I believe you and your well wishers would get man and God's support. Good talk!
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ReplyDeleteSINCERELY SPEAKING, PMB IS GOD'S SENT! HE NEEDS YOU AND ME TO MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD. CERTAINLY, HE COULD NOT DO IT ALONE. ALL HANDS MUST BE ON DECK TO FLUSH OUT CORRUPTION IN THE COUNTRY. ANOTHER AREA THAT MUST BE SERIOUSLY AUDIT IS THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE SO CALLED "SECRET SOCIETIES". THEY ARE VERY POWERFUL AND WELL CONNECTED. NIGERIA NEEDS SPECIAL PRAYERS TO COMBAT THEM AND DISLODGE THEM. THEY ARE STRATEGICALLY IMPLANTED IN POWERFUL, PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE EXISTENCE OF THESE SECRET SOCIETIES, IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, WILL SURELY MAKE A MOCKERY OF ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT A FAILURE. I CONFIRM, THEY ARE VERY POWERFUL; BUT WITH GOD IN CONTROL, THEIR VERY EXISTENCE WILL END SOON! KUDOS TO PMB AND HIS COLLEAGUES. SO FAR, SO GOOD AND ALMIGHTY GOD IS SOLIDLY BEHIND YOU AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
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