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President Mohammadu Buhari on Sunday, dashed the hopes of millions of Nigerians who were waiting to be told how much his administration had so far recovered from individuals and firms accused of looting the nation’s treasury.
In his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on Sunday, Buhari failed to disclose the figure as promised. Rather, the President promised Nigerians that the Ministry of Information and Culture would be publishing the details which he said would be updated periodically.
He simply said “significant amount of assets” had been recovered.
Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said on Sunday that Buhari’s directive to the Minister of Information to release details of the looted funds periodically, was in order.
In telephone interviews with PUNCH, the human rights lawyer believed the President’s directive the ministry was the best approach.
“That is the correct approach because it is an ongoing process,” Falana said.
Punch
In his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on Sunday, Buhari failed to disclose the figure as promised. Rather, the President promised Nigerians that the Ministry of Information and Culture would be publishing the details which he said would be updated periodically.
He simply said “significant amount of assets” had been recovered.
Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said on Sunday that Buhari’s directive to the Minister of Information to release details of the looted funds periodically, was in order.
In telephone interviews with PUNCH, the human rights lawyer believed the President’s directive the ministry was the best approach.
“That is the correct approach because it is an ongoing process,” Falana said.
Punch
