A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio has
denied owning any property in Dubai, United Arab Emirate or any other
foreign country. He then challenged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration to seize any money found in a foreign bank account
bearing his name.
The Senate Minority Leader stated this on Friday
in a statement issued by his media assistant, Anietie Ekong, where he
denied a newspaper report that he had made a secret attempt to withdraw
$7.2 billion from banks in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, through channels
in the Central Bank of Nigeria.
It would be recalled that
President Muhammadu Buhari had recently signed agreements with the
United Arab Emirate on the repatriation of Nigeria’s stolen funds
deposited in that country. This move is believed to have unsettled
corrupt, former and serving Nigerians officials, who have unexplained
wealth and property there.
Noting that the media report against him was sponsored by his
political opponents, Akpabio said the government should investigate the
source of such money and also prosecute its owner.
According to
him, “We challenge these purveyors of falsehood to publish the full
details of the purported $7.2 billion account and we urge the Federal
Government of Nigeria to seize such sum and prosecute the owner if it
does exist.
“People should learn to accept the outcome of
elections and stop this kind of dangerous propaganda in the name of
politics,” he stated.
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