Abacha loot not for elections, Rep tells Buhari

The lawmaker representing the Jos South/Jos East federal constituency, Dachung Bagos, on Wednesday urged the President, Main Basic Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to make sure correct utilisation of the recovered $23 million Abacha loot returned by the US authorities.

He implored the presidency to make sure that the recovered funds weren’t diverted to elections and electioneering identical to was finished in 2018.

The Home of Representatives member made the comment when he appeared on Politics Right now, a programme on Channels TV.

He stated, “These funds are important and we wish Nigerians to concentrate on the state of affairs as a result of we don’t need the funds diverted to elections on the final minute of the administration.

“In 2018, it was throughout election interval that the N5,000 social intervention programme was initiated and it was via the Abacha loot.

“They’ve stated it’s for infrastructural initiatives however let it not be that the funds will likely be paid and initiatives gained’t be accomplished,” he added.

The Plateau lawmaker additionally berated the presidency for not carrying alongside the legislative arm on the processes taken to recuperate the loot returned by the US authorities which is opposite to Part 12 sub-section 1 of the structure.

“I can inform you that nobody together with the management of the Nationwide Meeting was carried alongside in signing this settlement. We simply sat down and heard like each different Nigerian that the manager recovered loot and allotted the identical quantity to varied initiatives that they desired.

“In accordance with Part 12 subsection 1 of the 1999 Structure as amended, any settlement or treaty that’s signed on behalf of Nigeria by the federation must be rectified by the Nationwide Meeting. A lot of the agreements haven’t been dropped at the Nationwide Meeting to rectify and it’s harmful,” he additional famous.

He additionally pointed accusing fingers on the government arm for not contemplating the instant wants of Nigerians earlier than allocating the returned funds to initiatives noting that the utmost precedence should be given to the continuing strike by the Educational Employees Union of Universities and making certain that the scholars returned again to the lecture rooms.