Buhari receives indicting documents on ex-ministers, others

JULY 22, 2015 : OLALEKAN ADETAYO, ABUJA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday confirmed that he had started receiving some documents which indicted some former ministers and other top government officials of massive fraud, including oil theft.

While describing the amount of money involved in the shady deals as mind-boggling, the President promised that his administration would use the indicting documents and others still being compiled to clamp down on the culprits and prosecute them.

He also said while many Nigerians nickname him ‘Baba Go Slow’ because of the delay in forming his cabinet, he would prefer to be ‘slow and steady’ in taking decisions.

The President stated these while speaking at an interactive session with Nigerians in the Diaspora at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC, United States, in continuation of his four-day official visit to the country.

Buhari said the documents revealed that some top government officials moved as much as one million barrels of crude oil per day for their personal purposes.

He said such officials also opened as many as five bank accounts abroad for the purpose of laundering money.

He said by the time the process of compiling and identifying the shady deals and those behind them were completed, his administration would approach countries where the loots were kept to assist in repatriating them.

The President said, “We are now looking for evidences of shipping some of our crude, their destinations and where and which accounts they were paid and in which country.

“When we get as much as we can get as soon as possible, we will approach those countries to freeze those accounts and go to court, prosecute those people and let the accounts be taken to Nigeria.

“The amount of money is mind-boggling but we have started getting documents. We have started getting documents where some of the senior people in government, former ministers, some of them operated as much as five accounts and were moving about one million barrels per day on their own. We have started getting those documents.

“I assure you that whichever documents we are able to get and subsequently trace the sale of the crude or transfer of money from Ministries, Departments, Central Bank, we will ask for the cooperation of those countries to return those monies to Federation Accounts.

“And we will use those documents to arrest those people and prosecute them. This, I promise Nigerians.”

Buhari faulted the mode of operation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, saying his administration would check the excesses of the corporation.

The President restated his position on the removal of subsidy, that it would bring more hardship to Nigerians.

He however said he would study the debate and take a decision based on his experience.

“Who is subsidising who? But, people are gleefully talking, ‘remove subsidy’. They want petrol to cost N500 per litre.

“If you are working and subsidy is removed, you can’t control transport, you can’t control market women: the cost of food, the cost of transport.

“If you are earning N20,000 per day and you are living in Lagos or Ibadan, the cost of transport to work and back, the cost of food. You cannot control the market women because they have to pay what transporters charge them.

“If there is need for removing subsidy, I will study it. With my experience, I will see what I can do. But I am thinking about more than half of Nigerians, who, virtually cannot afford to live.

“Where will they get the money to go to work? How can they feed their families? How can they pay rent? If Nigeria were not an oil producing country – all well and good.

“Our refineries are not working. We have a lot of work to do,” he added.

Buhari decried those he said had started calling him ‘Baba Go Slow’ because he had yet to form his cabinet, weeks after his inauguration.

He cited the example of previous government under the Peoples Democratic Party which spent more than two months to settle down during its 16 years of ruling the country.

He said he would prefer to go slowly and steady in administering the country.

The President, however, said though his administration might be accused of being slow, it would be steady in fulfilling its campaign promises to Nigerians.

Buhari said, “Within the past two weeks, I am being asked when I am going to form my cabinet. And in some quarters they are now calling me ‘Baba Go Slow’.

“I am going to go slow and steady. Nigerians should be patient to allow this administration put some sense into governance and deal with corruption.”

He also pledged to study the Diaspora Bill with a view to signing it into law as being demanded by Nigerians in the Diaspora.

The President advised those Nigerians in the Diaspora looking for government jobs back home to suspend their ambition as the nation’s economy was in a bad shape and it would take his administration about 18 months or more to resuscitate it.

He, however, promised that some of them would be engaged by the Federal Government as consultants to enable them contribute their quota to national development.

http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-receives-indicting-documents-on-ex-ministers-others/

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The documents were sent via DHL to Washington DC


APC diariz Goduooo

Buhari come back and start work

Arresting former ministers is an added advantage not the real deal

k

I'm so enjoying this

The person wey say he no go better for Nigeria under PMBuhari na thunder go strike and scatter the person's flat head

Pls is DAT d document dat we punish corrupt leaders? Cox I wan go give testimony

Am loving this man more..

Those greedy ministers were the real enemies of Nigeria


Diezani in trouble

If they say slow

I'll say slow and steady wins the race...

Kk.

I am tired of reading long post, pls can some summarize this for me in TWO sentences.

Wailing wailers, food Don set for you oooo. The way introvert is loosing FTC these days is worrisome, I think the husband is finally at home.

richidinho:
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The documents were sent via DHL to Washington DC

Okay
Work Don start be dat
Remember, nothing won't work with corruption still in place
NIGERIA WILL BE GREAT AGAIN

Georgekyrian:
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AngelicaDivine:
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Adaahjacob:
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olorunosebi:
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I no suppose reach down like dis to comment if not for people like u.

The gate of kirikiri is now widely opened

butanepro:
Wailing wailers, food Don set you oooo.

Say it again

allanphash7:
The gate of kirikiri is now widely opened

As long as na all the ministers from 1999 no wahala cos we no go accept anything lesser than that

It's not today they have been receiving indicting letters or submission of report after an investigation. The question is what action would be taken after receiving such letters and reports.
Anyway judging from PMB's stance, the only hindrance I forsee against him taking drastic actions is the NASS not even Tinubu can stop his resolve.

they should release the document to media now

But do you expect me to read olla dat?

Same here i am allergic to long stories

Slipknot:
Kk.

I am tired of reading long post, pls can some summarize this for me in TWO sentences.

It's only the wicked at heart that will not like/love PMBuhari....But, God pass them

hope he acts on them all.

This Govt led by the Daura Dulla.rd aka baba-go-slow keeps making promises and snapping pics as if they are preparing for elections

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