Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central Zone) has said that over
$200 billion was being stashed away in the United Arab Emirates, UAE,
specifically, its global financial hub, Dubai, by corrupt Nigerians.
Senator Sani is the chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and
Domestic Debts, as well as Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sani, who was fielding questions from journalists after women
supporters from his political ward paid him a solidarity visit at one of his
campaign offices in Kaduna, told reporters that any corrupt person running to
President Muhammadu Buhari for cover would be exposed, investigated and
prosecuted.
He said: “Corrupt Nigerians have stashed unbelievable amount of
monies in Dubai alone in the name of estates acquisition, purchase of exotic
houses and business partnership in the last 16 years. Some have stashed raw
cash. This is why the US, and Europe are making conditions for laundering of
money into their countries very difficult.
“These crooks have now found it conducive to use the Middle East
and South East Asia as their destinations. They use names of their cronies,
family members and friends to siphon public funds out of Nigeria.
“Some of them are APC members, who had their political
upbringing in the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“Sooner than later, those who are parading themselves as
Buhari’s friends, but are corrupt, will be interrogated, prosecuted because the
President does not know friend or relation as far as the fight against
corruption is concerned.
“It was based on the information on the quantity and quality of
the assets of corrupt Nigerians, that President Buhari had to sign that
agreement with UAE at Abu Dhabi. I can tell you that it was smart and patriotic
move.
“Let me advise the President to steer clear of hypocrites,
because it is better to live with an enemy than hypocrite because hypocrite
derives joy from stabbing one’s back.”
“Over $200 billion Dollars are stashed away from Nigeria to Dubai
alone. This may the monies stolen since in the past 20 years. I am not talking
about estates and bonds and other securities bought with Nigeria stolen money.
“Buhari is going to recover all these monies and assets with the
help of UAE.
“If you notice now, since the agreement, some of the corrupt
persons are now rushing to Dubai to effect changes in the ownerships of the
ill-gotten assets. But, they are just wasting their time.
”President Buhari needs the support of all Nigerians to wipe out
corruption from the country. The President is on rescue mission. He needs our
support.
“We cannot sit down idly and watch people sabotaged Buhari, and
I can tell you that since Buhari went to Dubai, there were three attempts to
sabotage Buhari’s government.
“The first one was that they planted a story in newspapers that
there was crisis in Buhari’s government because he went to Dubai.
“The second one was that they planted fake lists of Nigerians
that have property in Dubai, while we were waiting for the original list of
those who have houses in Dubai. And the third one was to sponsor foreign media
to discredit Buhari’s economic policies”, he said.
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