President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources will begin in a matter of weeks. President Muhammadu Buhari Wikipedia

Speaking at a meeting with members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Presidential Villa, President Buhari declared that his administration was irrevocably committed to doing all within its powers to break the vicious cycle of corruption, unemployment and insecurity in Nigeria.

"Nigeria has to break this vicious cycle before we can make progress," the President said, adding that his administration was diligently getting facts and figures pertaining to the nation's stolen funds, before proceeding to the prosecution of identified culprits.

President Buhari told General Abdulsalami and members of his committee that the Federal Government, under his leadership, will not only ask for the return of stolen funds that have been stashed in foreign banks, but will also ensure that those who stole the funds are put on trial in Nigeria.

The President also said that as part of its actions to address the national problems it inherited, his administration was reorganising Nigeria's revenue generating institutions.

The President explained that a single treasury account had been established for all Federal revenue to ensure greater probity, transparency and accountability in the collection, disbursement and utilisation of national funds.

"We have really degenerated as a country. Our national institutions, including the military, which did wonderfully on foreign missions in the past, have been compromised. But we are doing something about it. The military is now retraining and morale has been resuscitated.

"As Petroleum Minister under Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo in the 1970s, I could not travel abroad until I had taken a memo to the Federal Executive Council asking for estacode. Now, everybody does what he wants.

"That is why security-wise and economically, we're in trouble," President Buhari told his guests, adding that those who have stolen the national wealth "will be in court in a matter of weeks and Nigerians will know those who have short-changed them."

Gen. Abubakar and members of his committee urged the Federal Government to be guided by the rule of law in its fight against corruption.

Members of the National Peace Committee who accompanied Gen Abubakar on the visit were Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

Others were Justice Rose Ukeje (rtd), Prof Ameze Guobadia, Vanguard Newspaper Publisher, Sam Amuka, Dame Priscilla Kuye, Senator Ben Obi, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, and Dr Arthur-Martin Aginam.

The National Peace Committee, formed before the 2015 general elections, was granted permission by the President to transform to a National Peace Council.

Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

August 11, 2015

http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/11/trial-nigerian-treasury-looters-commence-soon-president-buhari

let the game begin...

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Make we hear word joor' how many nairas have de recovered yet them de talk about prosecuting

Let it begin baba. We dey ya back

5000 Abdulsalams can't stop this.. You can't loot what is meant for over 180million pple and expect to go unpunished. In fact, let the Ekwulobia and kirikiri prisons be emptied so they ll be occupied by these bigger criminals.

All Nigeria's treasure looters,wait,Baba will get u guys.haters b ware!!!

Those who live in glass house shld nt throw stone

Pls pls pls, Spare us the Trial.... What we need is Instant prosecution.. At least when they were in office, they did not think about US.
Pls we need that money they stole back.

#prosecution instanta
#Say no to TRIAL.

.I thought pmb will bow to pressures from traditional rulers and past leaders to halt his present anti corruption drive.I urge pmb to thoroughly gather evidences against these alleged corrupt officials, so they should not escape justice in the law courts.If people like GEJ,NOI,Deziani,onolememen,Fashola,PEJ,Tinubu Saraki's wife,kwankwaso,lamido,nyako and others,who have looted the treasury of this country, in past 8years,are not made to refund our collective wealths, and put behind bars,those are going to serve in govt in this era of change,will think that its business as usual.

For the records read again what transpired in the meeting I had with Buhari - The article titled Intense/fearful Revelation From My Meeting With PMB - Cramjones . If you missed it go to the original thread by clicking here to read https://www.nairaland.com/2509817/intense-fearful-revelation-meeting-pmb.

By the time PMB is finished, it will no longer be fashionable to steal the commonwealth of Nigerians. Pasted below is my full article incase you missed it.

Yesterday I had the privilege of sitting in on a meeting with President Mohammadu Buhari. The content of this meeting was very intense, fearful and at the same time hopeful for Nigeria. Due to the very classified nature of this meeting, I am only allowed to outline some key points of the discussions. This meeting was attended by Adams Oshiomole, the present NSA, reps from from consulting firms in the USA amongst others.

1. There is very hard evidence of billions of $$ that was siphoned off Nigeria by the immediate past Petroleum minister. PMB in the meeting had gotten reports of the best auditing firms in the world, who will be coming to Nigeria in the coming weeks to conduct a detailed audit. One of the preliminary data available to McKinsey & Co, and Boston Consulting shows that nothing less than $8 - $9billion was literarily fleeced away and banked in several banks accross the world. More will be revealed once McKinsey starts its auditing process, they promised PMB that with adequate cooporation of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Min of Finance, CBN and NNPC, they will be done with more detailed evidence in less than 2 months.

2. 30 - 40% of budgets meant for Ministries, departments and agencies were all diverted for electioneering, most of which were still stolen in the process. This is one of the easiest to proove, and PMB vowed that he will not let this one slip.

3. A rep of the Nigerian military revealed at least 4 names of people that were involved in oil theft and the companies from Eastern European countries that bought this illegal oil. It was also revealed that sometimes the payments were not always made in the cash, there were payments in arms and ammunition exchanged in the high seas.

I will stop here. However, one thing I can say is that be prepared, a lot will come to public knowledge in the coming months. Nigeria will definitely understand what the real fight of corruption is all about, when they see some of their beloved ministers sentenced to some very harsh jail terms, they will know we have a true leader.

Finally, the fearful part of this meeting was that some of the consultant speculated, that the prosecution of these indviduals must be done with tact, lest people from other regions think that they are being witch-hunted - a phenomena that can spark a war, especially with the untold amount of arms and ammunition that have been accumulated over the years, from the kind of deals I elucidated above.

God bless PMB!

-CramJones

hakeem4:
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In ya dreams....trial never even start yet likes dey hungry u

Hmmmmm God Knows am Tired of all this soon soon.

Let this government start the ground work NOW!

As in Today people are really suffering as a result of embezzlement in our government.

Please am begging this government to start now

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sahara liars

Niger

sukkot:
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Prison looms

kilomean

cramjones:
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Baba No Wan Gree again...Ride on Baba Allah is your strength.

My belle just dey sweet yanfu yanfu.

Let the witches who have drank so much of our blood be hunted and brought to justice.

For this country to be great again, we have no choice than to bring those thieves to justice and support baba in this regard.

Hm, i hope we don't spend all d years chasing corrupt officials wen they surround him.
Secondly, this man should not forget d things to b done to make d economy boom.
Security is an issue now, transportation, agric etc..for d past two months, trust me Nigeria has been on stand still.
I wish him all d best , but he talks too much.

Now I firmly know we are not drifting in this murky water of corruption. There is a Captain definitely in charge of the ship.

All perpetrator must go to jail and the stolen loot must be recovered.

game of kirikiri

Dharniel:
let the game begin...

My advice will be let this issue of bokoharam be the major concern for now......the earlier we end this menace the better the government and the country will be able to move ahead..

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday for the first time spoke on the controversial $9.3m cash allegedly smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli using his private jet. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/9-3m-arms-deal-oritsejafor-opens/#sthash.nYLPW8KT.dpuf

Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar
Gen Abubakar allegedly ordered that various sums of money be withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to placate some Southwest leaders when Abiola died under his watch?

Is this his consultants?



Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto needs to focus on Tambuwal that has not done anything for the people of Sokoto and the rest of the APC crew, including new found friends like OBJ

I hope its going to be done

I knew the Abdulsalam committee are just wasting dia time. Ride on sir We are behind you. If Gej is clean, let PDP release another statement to that effect