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SLAP44:
It's a lot more insulting for a sitting Head of state to loot his country dry and siphon the loot to another man's country.

Paperwhite:
http://saharareporters.com/2020/05/04/it’s-insulting-united-states-give-conditions-how-nigeria-should-spend-abacha-loot-—sagay

desiredhome:
Oh foolish Africans.....you stole your country dry and put the stolen funds to another man's land ( economy) and you still give them condition ontop their money?
Why didn't the US reject the stolen funds when Abacha took the money to their country knowing fully well it was stolen money from Nigeria?

Throwback:
I wanted to insult the old professor, until I calmed down to read the news content, and realised he was actually sane in his opinion.

No foreign government should trust the current crop of Nigerian leaders, for even if the head is not corrupt, the rest of the greedy gang are only waiting to devour.

What is sovereign about a nation where the citizenry are daily queued up at the embassy of other countries, and the successive government is perpetually begging for debt forgiveness while unable to fix refineries, provide constant power supply, or complete the steel milling plant in Ajaokuta for decades?

Paperwhite:
http://saharareporters.com/2020/05/04/it’s-insulting-united-states-give-conditions-how-nigeria-should-spend-abacha-loot-—sagay

Paperwhite:
http://saharareporters.com/2020/05/04/it’s-insulting-united-states-give-conditions-how-nigeria-should-spend-abacha-loot-—sagay

SLAP44:
It's a lot more insulting for a sitting Head of state to loot his country dry and siphon the loot to another man's country.

Nbote:
And if dey had insisted on not giving it back nko? Will u go and beat dem? Isnt it more insulting that 1 man stole dis country dry and 20yrs afta his death we are still discovering more? And it is even more insulting wen U realise dat d current President once said Abacha neva stole...

Paperwhite:
This loudmouthed foolish PAPAC advisory chair have shamelessly forgotten that his principal told a bewildered world that "Abacha never stole a dime"? So whose loots are you still repatriating? If the US coughs today you will catch cold.Bloody hypocrites!

Speaking in an interview with SaharaReporters on Monday, the professor of law said it undermines the sovereignty of Nigeria for the United States to give conditions on the use of the money by the Nigerian Government.

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has reacted to the return of $300m looted by the late dictator, Sani Abacha.

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed the return of the looted funds on Monday in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu.

Speaking in an interview with SaharaReporters on Monday, the professor of law said it undermines the sovereignty of Nigeria for the United States to give conditions on the use of the money by the Nigerian Government. Itse Sagay

The United States Government had told Nigeria to be ready to “replace” the $300m General Sani Abacha loot it returned to the country if the fund was misused.

According to the U.S. Justice Department, the money must be used for the agreed public projects highlighted in the agreement signed with it before the fund was returned to Nigeria. SEE ALSOJUST IN: Nigerian Government Receives $311m Abacha Loot From United States7 Comments6 Hours Ago

Sagay further explained that although it was wrong to give conditions, the US resorted to that based on previous experience with returned loot which was stolen upon getting to Nigeria.

Reacting specifically as to whether it was wrong for the US to give conditions on how the money should be spent, Sagay said, “In principle, it is wrong for them (US) to do that, it undermines our sovereignty and I will almost say it’s an insult of some sort given the fact that it is our money, which was taken to their jurisdiction illegally.

“What they (US) are doing is based on experience. We have had a lot of loot; Abacha loot released in the past which was simply relooted by those in power. That happened a lot and the whole world knows that that is why they have been giving conditions. SEE ALSOBe Ready To “Replace” Returned $300m Abacha Loot If Misused, United States Tells Nigerian Government12 Comments5 Hours Ago

“You find that the social investment project was as a result of this type of situation, where the World Bank was supervising the project because that was the condition, on which whatever money that was released was released.

“In the past, those funds were ‘relooted’ by those in power. It’s a pity because those in power now are the very antithesis of those who were in power then but the international community is not aware of that and it is not prepared to countenance or appreciate that fact.

“I think as long as both parties agree and that is what the government wanted to use it for in the first place or it was not imposed on them, it’s okay.

“Whatever is agreed to, usually it would be a good thing, usually, it will be for the benefit of the most vulnerable at times, maybe infrastructural project. Whatever it is, let the Nigerian government truly apply it to it and then the country will be better for it.”


http://saharareporters.com/2020/05/04/it’s-insulting-united-states-give-conditions-how-nigeria-should-spend-abacha-loot-—sagay

sweetjohn:
Foolish comment

SLAP44:
It's a lot more insulting for a sitting Head of state to loot his country dry and siphon the loot to another man's country.

Nbote:
And if dey had insisted on not giving it back nko? Will u go and beat dem? Isnt it more insulting that 1 man stole dis country dry and 20yrs afta his death we are still discovering more? And it is even more insulting wen U realise dat d current President once said Abacha neva stole...

pyrex23:
Abacha or whoever he used to store the money is the only one who has access to it..
They could just decided to leave the money there.. This is still better than nothing..

But Abacha even as you don die e no fit beta 4 you o..