President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a
committee to audit the assets recovered by government agencies.
The
committee, which has Olufemi Lijadu, Gloria Bibigha and Mohammed Nami as
members, is expected to audit all recoveries from the beginning of this
administration until April 10, 2017.
It
has been given four weeks to submit its report.
Speaking
at the inauguration which held at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday,
the president sought the cooperation of banks and ministries, departments and
agencies.
He
said the gains of the anti-corruption campaign of his administration were
enormous, warning that his administration would not allow diversion of
funds.
He
said the recovered funds to be deposited in designated accounts and be managed
transparently.
“The
decision to inaugurate this audit committee on the recovery and management of
stolen assets within and outside Nigeria today is therefore the next step in
ensuring that all returns filed by the various agencies are accurate and
consistent with actual recoveries made,” he said.
“The
committee, in essence, is therefore expected to judiciously undertake an audit
of all recovery accounts established by government agencies from the date of
opening such accounts up to 10th April, 2017.”
Source: The Cable
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