Diezani
Alison-Madueke
The Buhari
Media Support Group (BMSG) says the loot reportedly traced to Diezani
Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, could
build six
world-class airports in the country.
In a
statement issued on Thursday by Austin Braimoh and Cassidy Madueke, its
chairman and secretary respectively, the group said the federal government
could use part of the loot to build such airports in the six geopolitical zones
in Nigeria.
While
condemning the “psychotic and mindless” looting allegedly carried out by
Alison-Madueke, it said the funds said to be stolen by her forced the country’s
economy into “instant depression”.
BMSG also
said the funds were enough to have funded agricultural projects for the benefit
of the Nigerian youth.
On the N47.2
billion and 487.5 million dollars in cash and property the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it traced to the former minister, the
group said the monies are enough to complete the ongoing Lagos-Kano and
Lagos-Calabar rail lines projects.
It, however,
said the loot so far reported to be linked to her is a “far cry from what she
and others in the past governments pilfered from the national treasury”.
It,
therefore, urged Nigerians to join hands with the current administration in the
anti-graft war.
Tony Orilade
and Aisha Gambari, officials of the public affairs directorate of the
EFCC, recently revealed in an article a breakdown of investigations
tracking Alison-Madueke’s alleged loot.
A federal
high court in Lagos, earlier this week, ordered the permanent forfeiture
of a $37.5m sky-scrapper belonging to the former minister.
The order
was followed by another from the court ordering the interim forfeiture of
N7,646,700,000 linked to her.
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