Without being prompted or prodded, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, while speaking at an anti-corruption summit in the United Kingdom, promised to release the list of the looters of our dwindling coffers.
“Full details of the status and categories of the assets will now be published by the Ministry of Information and updated periodically. When forfeiture formalities are completed these monies will be credited to the treasury and be openly and transparently used in funding developmental projects and the public will be informed,” Buhari said.
Becoming increasingly skeptical about promises emanating from the All Progressives Congress-led government, Nigerians latched on to the president’s words.
They waited with feverish anticipation, bated breaths and frenetic anxiety, but it just never happened.
On May 29, Democracy Day, the President hinted that the ‘looters list’ will be released by the Ministry of Information, headed by Lai Mohammed.
By evening of the same day, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu expatiated on the President’s intention.
He spoke thus:
“The President is true to his words. He has done what he has promised. He has given directive that the information be put out by the Ministry of Information. Records will be obtained from the CBN and the investigation agencies regarding recovery and seizures, and actual status with regard to frozen sums in banks and assets held wherever they are. Going forward,he has asked them to update the information periodically. The minister should be ready with this when work resumes, possibly Wednesday or Thursday.”
Nigerians haven’t forgotten those words and no one is unsure of what day is, however, most people have chosen to believe and hope that the government will keep this promise.
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Maybe he meant next week Thursday. @scarfizal