More to Come: Loot Recovered So Far, Tip of the Iceberg - FG

 

The Federal Government has said that the looted fund recovered so far from individuals and some former government officials is only a tip of the iceberg, adding that more surprises are on the way according to DailyTrust.

Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the inaugural Buharimeter town hall meeting organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), in partnership with Department for International Development (DFID) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).

Mohammed also said that his only “sin” was that he spoke too much before the election.

He said the cash recoveries totaling N78.3bn; $185m; £3.5m and €11, 250 recovered from May 29, 2015 to May 25 this year is a child’s play compared to coming details.

The meeting had five federal ministers – Babatunde Raji Fashola (Power, works and Housing), Amina Mohammed (Environment), Udoma Udo Udoma (Budget and National Planning), and Audu Ogbeh (Agriculture and Rural Development) – in attendance and was meant to give the scorecard of their one year in office.

Mohammed reminded the audience that the administration campaigned on three broad areas namely corruption, security and to revamp the economy and even though the administration has not met all its targets, he assures that it is on track in meeting up.

“Today, the Boko Haram insurgency is fast receding from the headlines as the Administration has decisively tackled the insurgency. This did not happen by accident. It was the product of purposeful, credible and courageous leadership by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Director of CDD Idayat Hassan said the centre believe that the quality of citizenship determines the quality of democracy and urged citizens to be more interested in governance.