Corruption : Nigerian President Buhari says names of looters will be published soon
President
Buhari yesterday said that his adminstration will soon publish names of those
who have returned portions of their loot.
President
Buhari, according to Vanguard said that the Central Bank of Nigeria will soon
publicly release the names of those who looted the country's treasury and have
returned parts of their loot.
He said the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) hasn't published the list yet because they don't
want to jeopardize investigations and further recoveries.
At the 15th
session of the Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation lecture at the International Conference
Centre, in Abuja yesterday, the president said:
“We have taken
steps towards recovering a reasonable amount of the money that was looted or
misappropriated from public coffers. Investigations are ongoing on public
officers who served, or are still serving, and those whose conduct are
questionable will be compelled to accept the path of honour and surrender their
loot,” he said. “As I stated recently, a good number of people who abused their
positions are voluntarily returning the illicit funds.
"I have
heard it said that we should disclose the names of the people, and the amount
returned. Yes, in due course, the Central Bank of Nigeria will make information
available to the public on the surrendered funds, but I must remark that it is
yet early days, and any disclosure now may jeopardize the possibility of bigger
recoveries. “But we owe Nigerians adequate information, and it shall come in
due course.
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