Missing $20bn: Many Nigerians'll be Jailed After

Missing $20bn: Many Nigerians'll be Jailed After

May 29 - Sen. Adeyeye

Numerous Nigerian political office holders and

others will go to jail after inauguration of the

incoming Buhari-led government as it bids to get

to the root of the missing crude oil funds, Senator

Olusola Adeyeye has revealed.

In a Vanguard interview, he said the amount

missing from the Excess Crude Account would

probably be more than the purported $20bn, as

most agencies could not agree concerning the

exact amount missing.

“ So, you keep hearing figures and you don’t

know who to believe but I have good news, by

the grace of God, on the 29th of May, a new

government would be inaugurated in Nigeria.

“Nigerians overwhelmingly expect that new

government to diligently, look at the books not

with an eye to persecute anyone but to ensure

that the resources of Nigeria are properly

accounted for. I am confident that it will not be

long before we begin to unravel this knotty issue

of the revenues of Nigeria.

“The action that the new government should take

on the controversial money should be exactly

those which are already prescribed by the laws of

the land. The constitution does not give room for

retroactive legislation.

“There are good laws in Nigeria; there are laws

against murder, kidnapping, and embezzlement. If

funds have been embezzled, I pray to God that

the law will take its proper course and people

would be brought to book. That, there should be

no sacred cow anywhere.”