Buhari’s Govt. Sets Up Committee To Auction Recovered Assets

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By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General Desk)

The Federal Government on Monday set-up a 22-member committee to auction both movable and immovable looted assets recovered under the anti-corruption drive of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, urged members of the Committee led by Solicitor General of the Federation, Mr Dayo Apata, not to betray the trust placed on them by the government.

The members of the committee, tagged: ‘The inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of Federal Government of Nigeria’s forfeited assets’ were drawn from relevant agencies that deal with the recovery and disposal of assets of Federal Government of Nigeria.Recovered Assets

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Malami urged the committee to deploy “the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019, the Standard Operating Procedures and Terms of Reference” as its working tools and guide on how best to actualise the quick disposal of the recovered assets in line with the directive of the President.

“Your mandate is to ensure the expedient disposal of all FGN Forfeited Assets and generate revenue for the Federal Government of Nigeria.

“I wish to implore the inter-ministerial committee to work as a formidable team with the relevant agencies in accordance with extant laws and regulations.

“It is also my hope that the proceeds from this exercise will be a source of additional revenue for the country.

“I must, however, warn that the task before the Inter-Ministerial Committee is an enormous one and must be conducted with utmost dignity having the interest of Nigeria at heart. Thus, much is expected from the committee, he added.

The committee’s Chairman, Apata assured that the committee would execute its mandate with great commitment.

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“I assure you that our committee will be guided by the twin principles of transparency and accountability,” he said.

Apata tasked all assets recovery agencies of the Federal Government to urgently send records of recovered assets to the committee’s secretariat, which is the Assets Tracing Recovery and Management Unit in the office of the AGF.

Members of the committee were drawn from office of the Chief of Staff to the President; Federal Ministry of Justice; Federal Ministry of Finance; Federal Ministry of Works and Housing; Auditor-General of the Federation; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).

Other are: the Nigerian Army; Nigerian Navy; Nigeria Police; Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps; Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency; Department of State Security; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; Department of Petroleum Resources; National Oil Spillage, Detection and Response Agency; and the Bureau of Public Procurement.

Part of the committee are representatives of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs); a representative of the youth organisations, a representative of the media; and any other Nigerian with exceptional expertise that could add value to the committee as deems fit by the Attorney General of the Federation.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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