Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader,
Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied owning any property in Dubai, United
Arab Emirate or any other foreign country.
Akpabio in a statement on Friday by his his media assistant, Anietie
Ekong, challenged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to
seize any money found in a foreign bank account bearing his name. Akpabio
The Senate Minority Leader was denying reports that accused him of
makiing 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.
Stating that the media report against him was sponsored by his
political traducers, 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,” said Akpabio.
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