Mohammed frowned at the
situation where people divert public funds for personal use, adding that anyone
involved in corruption will not go scot-free.
The
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji
Lai Mohammed, revealed that 15 ex-Governors and 40 other
Nigerians stole N1.34trn in eight years.
It is reported that the minister said this while
holding a press conference on the National
Sensitisation Campaign against Corruption.
He
said “The situation is
dire and the time to act is now. Between 2006 and 2013, just 55 people
allegedly stole a total of N1.34tn in Nigeria. That’s more than a quarter of
last year’s national budget.
“Out of the stolen funds, 15 former governors allegedly
stole N146.84bn; four former ministers allegedly stole N7.05bn; five former
legislators allegedly stole N8.35bn; 12 former public servants, both at federal
and state levels, allegedly stole over N14.18bn; eight people in the banking
industry allegedly stole N524bn; while 11 businessmen allegedly stole N653bn.”
Adding
that “This is the money
that a few people, just 55 in number, allegedly stole within a period of just
eight years. And instead of a national outrage, all we hear are these
nonsensical statements that the government is fighting only the opposition or
that the government is engaging in vendetta.”
Speaking
on the ongoing probe into the alleged $2.1b arms purchase scam, Mohammed
frowned at the situation where people divert public funds for personal use,
adding that anyone involved in corruption will not go scot-free.
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