The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday explained how his committee recovered $2.8bn stolen fund from corrupt public officials during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, in which he served as vice-president.
He said, “The issue of corruption is multi-dimensional. When we came into office we had evidence from the investigative bodies of the list of people who stole money and where the money had been kept. So I went to Mr President and I said if we say we are going to prosecute all these people, we will spend the next 10 years until we leave office, we will not be able to jail them, we will not get the money.
“We started calling them one by one, and say we have evidence you have stolen money and this is where the money is, return the money and we give you two or five per cent and within a few months, we collected $2.8bn. “This is one way you can deal with corruption. Another way you can deal with corruption is to make sure that the loopholes that allow public officers to be corrupt are blocked; the loopholes that are in our systems should not allow public officers to steal money. You cannot sit down as head of state and you don’t know what your ministers are doing, what your directors are doing, you don’t know what anybody is doing, it’s not possible. Anyway, not with Atiku, maybe with somebody else,” he said.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
APC Youth Leader: Young people who laboured for our party will be rewardedThe APC National Youth Leader, Hon. Dayo Israel, is set to host young people who have laboured for the ruling party for the Progressive Young Leaders Award, 2022 slated for next month in Abuja.
Read more »
Xi Jinping: China will never renounce right to use force over TaiwanIt is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening of a major party meeting.
Read more »
Xi hails China's rise, demands unity at Congress | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsPresident Xi Jinping hailed China’s rise as a global power and demanded unity around his leadership on Sunday, launching a Communist Party Congress that is set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term. In an opening address to 2,300 delegates gathered at the Great Hall of the People, Xi promoted and […]
Read more »
Iyorchia Ayu: Why I rejected Atiku Abubakar’s suggestion to take N1 billion loanThe National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, disclosed yesterday that he rejected a suggestion from the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to take a loan of N1 billion.
Read more »
How I, Obasanjo recovered $2.8bn loot –Atiku - Punch NewspapersThe most widely read newspaper in Nigeria
Read more »