BEVERLY HILLS, April 10, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun says US$322,515,931.83 has been received into a Special Account in the Central Bank of Nigeria on December 18, 2017 from the Swiss Government.
The Minister further refuted reports of controversy surrounding the repatriation of the funds stolen by the deceased former military ruler, General Sani Abacha and stashed in Swiss banks.
Adeosun in a Tuesday statement by her spokesman, Oluyinka Akintunde also denied writing to President Muhammadu Buhari objecting to the payment of $16.9 million in fees to two lawyers for the recovery of funds.
“The Minister wishes to dissociate herself and the Federal Ministry of Finance from recent malicious and misleading media reports on the Abacha refunds. The Minister had at no time written any letter to the President or any member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the payment of lawyers for the Abacha recovery…
“For the avoidance of doubt, there is no controversy concerning the recovery of the Abacha monies from the Swiss Government,” the statement said.
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