The Nigerian government has written to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom and the United States of America after discovering hidden assets owned in the three countries by Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

In the letters written to the UAE and USA, Mr. Fowler is relying on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI), a multi-jurisdictional instrument for exposing hidden assets and incomes, to which Nigeria is a signatory. The AEoI, which kicked in Nigeria on January 1, was conceived to stop illicit financial flows.


Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Mr. Ekweremadu’s properties in the UAE were exposed by a whistleblower. In the country, the Deputy Senate President owns eight properties. Among these are Apartments EGG1/1/114 and EGG1/1/115 Emirates Garden, Apartment DFB/12/B 1204 Park Towers, Flat 3604, MAG214 and Villa No.148, MAEEN1 The Lakes, Emirate Hills. The others are Boulevard 3901, two flats of Burij Side Boulevard, The Signature; and Room 1903, Hotel Downtown.

In respect of Mr. Ekweremadu’s properties in the United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari through one of the Special Assistants wrote to the Serious Fraud Office and is relying on the recently passed Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) in the country. The order prescribes forfeiture of assets valued at 50,000 pounds and above for which the owner cannot adequately explain the source of income with which it was acquired.

“The objective of this letter is to alert you of this development in view of the Voluntary Declaration of Assets and Income Scheme introduced by the Federal Government,” stated Fowler in the letter.

In the United Kingdom, Mr. Ekweremadu owns Flat 4 Varsity Court, Homer Street, WIH 4NW London and 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6, London. In the United States, the Deputy Senate President has a three-property portfolio comprising 4507 Stella Street, Bellavida Estate, Kissimmee, Florida; 2747 Club Cortile Circle, Kissimmee, Florida and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissimmee, Florida.

The letter to the US government was addressed to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the United States Justice Department. A copy of the letter was also sent to Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service in Abuja.
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Buharis government should try harder. Dambazzau, Buratai and co who have foreign buildings there income cannot justify are serving members of this cabinet and walking the street freemen and you are investigating someone for the same crime whose thiefly senate salary can afford some of those properties.

Nepotic witch hunters. Your days are numbered.

As long as Buratai a soldier earning not more than 1.5 million naira a month can save and buy house abroad then Ekweramadu who has earned over 13.5 million naira a month cinsistently for over 8 uears and has been Deputy Senate President for as long can also save and buy na according to Buharis philosophy of save and Buy.

dullardeen in action, the ink in his pen went faint when it was discovered that burantashi buratai has choice properties in Dubai.
in the voice of P'square, "uncle tell us a story"

Witch hunting at its peak.Once again, I ask "why the sudden interest on ekweramadu?". Could it be because of his refusal to join APC.Now before you say he is corrupt,Ekweramadu has been deputy senate for years so he can comfortably afford it.

I think its not Buhari that's is a dullard but Ike and Saraki, because the fact that Buhari turns blind eyes on some and pushes to nail others is enough reason to turn the table against him. But this guys have no balls.

Ekweremuda is a failed leaders, making himself rich while lying to his people the FG is the cause of all their problems.

So just owning houses abroad is now an offence?

Is dis anoda useless ploy to distract Nigeria's attention as usual from d irresponsible and barbaric nature of d govt?

It will be dumb to think dis will continue to work... U don't trick an old dog with old tricks except u are truely dumb in reality! SMH

Selective witch hunting as usual.... Buhari never fails to send his attack dogs to bring down anyone who refuses to ride with him

Well come 2019, he is going back to his village!
#NeverAgain

So a “Nobody” started this thread?

The Nigerian Senate!
..mirrors perfectly, the Roman empire's!!
A bastion for shady elements!!!

Look well, some thing is about two be exposed again and they want to divert our attention again. By the way, how much is fuel outside LAGOS and ABUJA?

Nutase:
Buharis government should try harder. Dambazzau, Buratai and co who have foreign buildings there income cannot justify are serving members of this cabinet and walking the street freemen and you are investigating someone for the same crime whose thiefly senate salary can afford some of those properties.

Nepotic witch hunters. Your days are numbered.

You mind the useless government

Vindictive Buhari government! Wake me up when all the corrupt elements on this moribund regime including how Yusuf Buhari came about two #55M power bikes have been brought to justice.
Oh some zombies have found their voice & crawled out of hiding in this case.

Buhari face your governance and spares Nigeria with this your corruption pretence, Ekweremadu has been a Senator for long love by his people for his good work and above all can afford to buy those properties.