The Federal Government has begun the process for the
valuation of property belonging to several politically exposed persons,
including the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Alison-Madueke.
The Diezani property located in highbrow Banana Island
Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, include 18 flats and six penthouses located at
Building 3, Block B, Bella Vista, Plot 1, Zone N, Federal Government Layout.
Other notable property listed include those belonging to the
late Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, whose houses in the
Wuse 2 and Maitama high-end neighbourhoods of Abuja were seized.
They include No. 14 Adzope Crescent, off Kumasi Crescent; 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse 2; and 6 Umme Street, Wuse 2.
Other recovered items listed are 125 pieces of wedding
gowns, 13 pieces of small gowns, 41 pieces of waist trainers, 73 pieces of hard
flower, 11 pieces of suit, 11 pieces of invisible bra, 73 pieces of veils, 30
pieces of braziers, two pieces of standing fan, 17 pieces of magic skits, six
packets of blankets, one table blanket and 64 pairs of shoes.
The Federal Government had last week begun the process of
screening 613 independent valuers expected to manage the sale of the assets
alleged to have been illegally acquired, which have now been permanently
forfeited to it in about 25 locations throughout the country.
The total number of property marked for auction across the
country is 1,620, including cars, houses, phones, laptops, vessels and other
valuables.
Lagos has the highest number of property that will be
auctioned, including 31 houses and 589 vehicles.
At the expiration of the deadline, 284 firms submitted bids
for the valuation of landed property, including residential, commercial,
institutional and underdeveloped plots of land slated for disposal.
The Chairman, Inter-ministerial Committee on the Disposal of
Forfeited Assets, Mohammed Etsu, told journalists lasts week that 229 proposals
were received for the valuation of plants, machinery, motor vehicles, furniture
and equipment, while 75 companies submitted bids for the valuation of water
vessels for disposal, and 25 companies presented bids for the valuation of
jewellery, ornaments and clothing materials for disposal.
Etsu, who is also the Solicitor-General of the Federation,
stated that the committee would ensure a harmonised and transparent process to
safeguard the recovered assets by the relevant agencies.
The solicitor-general said the sub-committee on valuation
and due process had earlier conducted the technical evaluation of the bids
received from interested valuers, adding that only clothing materials were
available for valuation at the moment.
Etsu noted that pieces of jewellery were still subjects of
litigation and therefore were not part of the process for now, reminding the
successful valuers of the need to be thorough.
Diezani, who was minister under former President Goodluck
Jonathan, has been in the United Kingdom since 2015 and has refused to return
to Nigeria ever since.
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated before the House of Representatives in May that jewellery worth N14bn was seized from Diezani.
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