Seize Any Money in Any Foreign Account Bearing My Name – Akpabio To Buhari

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, and current serving minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, has challenged the the Federal government to seize any money found in any foreign bank account bearing his name.

Mr. Akpabio said the government should investigate the source of such money and also prosecute its owner.

Mr. Akpabio, who is the serving senate minority leader, stated this on Friday in a press statement denying 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.

In a press release, signed by Akpabio’s media assistant, Anietie Ekong, he said, former governor does not own any property in Dubai or any other foreign country.

“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,” the statement said.

Mr. Akpabio said the media report against him was sponsored by his political opponents.

“People should learn to accept the outcome of elections and stop this kind of dangerous propaganda in the name of politics,” he said.

During a recent visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to United Arab Emirate, the president signed agreements with the United Arab Emirate government, on the repatriation of Nigeria’s stolen funds.

The agreements have reportedly unsettled corrupt, former and serving Nigerians officials, who stashed public funds in that country.

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