Jonathan's Men Secretly Returning FG Property to Avoid Prosecution

Government officials who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan have started returning some of the assets they took away when they left office

 

Some public office holders who served under the former president, Goodluck Jonathan administration have started returning the assets of the Federal Government they illegally acquired following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

Leadership reports have it that former top government officials yesterday, 17th of August were secretly returning vehicles, generator sets, pieces of furniture to the ministries, agencies and even some departments in Aso Rock where they were obtained.

 

Furthermore, some former public servants have also informed their families to prepare to vacate houses belonging to the Federal Government. Most of the public office holders denied their family members occupy those buildings with their consent. According to a source in the presidential circle, the top guns have been calling to provide series of explanations for holding back the assets outside office.

The source said: “Throughout today (yesterday), we have been receiving calls from some of the former aides and officials of government who claim that whatever was still in their possession were taken and were being kept either by their families members or personal assistants.

“Some even claim that they were aware that their family members were still living in government buildings while they were away in their hometowns, or abroad where they are on vacation. But their explanations amount to nothing but medicine after death. Whether they return the property or not, they must face the law because what the president is angry about is the action itself.”
“We have the names of most of them on ground already. What the committee is doing at the moment is to ascertain whether due process was followed before they took the property as their personal possessions.

“Once discovered that they did not buy them in line with the monetization process initiated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, they will still be prosecuted.”

President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have set up a committee consisting of security agents and civil servants to identify and recover public assets still with former political appointees. The Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu also confirmed the asset recovery process.