For the second time in a few days, President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his promise of publishing details of recovered loot and culpable individuals as he promised he would during his nationwide broadcast on May 29.
Thursday’s failure made it the second time Mr. Buhari would renege on a promise he boldly made to Nigerians.
NigerianEye also learnt that the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, last Sunday May 29th, released this statement (above) on his Facebook wall, stating that the Minister of Information will release a composed list of recovered loots from corrupt Nigerians latest Thursday, June 2nd.
NigerianEye recalls that Mr. Buhari had on May 14 said in London that he would personally provide specific details of all recovered stolen public funds when he addressed Nigerians on Democracy Day and his first year in office, adding that he believed that what Nigerians were being fed through the media were not detailed enough.
“So far, what has come out, what has been recovered in whatever currency from each ministries, departments and individuals, I intend on the 29th to speak on this because all Nigerians are getting from the mass media because of the number of people arrested either by the EFCC, DSS. But we want to make a comprehensive report on the 29th,” Mr. Buhari said while attending the anti-corruption summit in London.
But during his nationwide broadcast on Sunday morning, the president only repeated familiar claims that his administration was grappling with bureaucratic hurdles that made it difficult for stolen assets to be recovered from foreign jurisdictions.
“We are also engaged in making recoveries of stolen assets some of which are in different jurisdictions. The processes of recovery can be tedious and time consuming, but today I can confirm that thus far: significant amount of assets have been recovered. A considerable portion of these are at different stages of recovery.”
Mr. Buhari, however, said he had directed the Ministry of Information to commence publication of the details, which had remained secret despite frequent claims by his government that billions of dollars had been recovered from corrupt former top government officials.
“Full details of the status and categories of the assets will now be published by the Ministry of Information and updated periodically. When forfeiture formalities are completed these monies will be credited to the treasury and be openly and transparently used in funding developmental projects and the public will be informed,” Mr. Buhari said.
Later on Sunday evening, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, told Nigerians that the details would be published before the end of this week.
“We will get the list but not today; before the end of the week. But I must say not with the names,” Mr. Mohammed told a live audience on Channels Television.
Mr. Mohammed’s position was reaffirmed a moment later by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, who wrote on his Twitter page that “The minister should be ready with this (details of recovered assets) when work resumes, possibly Wednesday or Thursday.”
But as at 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, when NigerianEye published this report, millions of Nigerians were still expecting the promise to be fulfilled. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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NE, why bother Urself? Our politicians are clueless, greedy and wicked.
ReplyDeleteThe masses are the pawn in their game of chess.
When they took over power in 1999, they were blaming military rule in the past but, many of them were with the military then, 17yrs later they are blaming PDP when 80% of them were in PDP them. Even, the jagaban who did nothing in Lagos when he ruled for 8yrs other than enriching himself, friends and family is crying "PDP mismanage Nigeria"
My take is that their aim of ruling is to enrich themselves and nothing more.
You mean Jagaban did nothing? It must be an inadvertent slip of tongue. You must be blind to the road transformation at Oregun, Lagos Island, VI etc . Blocking of leakages in the state revenues. Traffic management, leadership development in Yoruba Land and lately in the country. Etc
DeleteKeep waiting and wailing
ReplyDeleteHope you don't die blind
Deleteit is obvious that this is a government of lies and propaganda.
ReplyDeleteNational reconciliation commission is that only way out. Apc people were so bad that they brought down Jonathan government at all cost due to power hunger. Now PDP wants APC to fail so that they come back. Stupid, blind and satanic supporters for both parties. Buhari should act as a national father and not sessional father and reconcile all regions.
ReplyDeleteMr. Shehu, are you equally a spoke person for the ministers. You just unnecessarily complicate national matters. Na you sabi.
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