$62b Oil
Debt Not Recovered Yet- Malami
The Office of the
Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice has not yet recovered the $62billion debt from
multinational oil companies, but in the last one year, the Office
has identified and vigorously pursued the recovery of same
from the International Oil Companies.
The Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Jibrilu
Gwandu, made this known in a press statement issued on Wednesday
29th day of July, 2020.
He said the
clarification became necessary in view of the need to clear the
misinformation caused by some reports where the Attorney-General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN
was misquoted to have said that such amount were
recovered.
Presenting the scorecard of the activities and achievements
of the Federal Ministry of Justice at a one-day workshop for
judiciary correspondents on Tuesday, Malami noted that as part of
effort to recover funds for the Federal Government his Office
identified and pursued such recovery with a view to have more
funds for the execution of high-impact people-oriented
projects in the country.
The Office of the
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
reiterated commitment to justice sector reform, fight against
corruption, strict adherence to the rule of law and entrenchment of
democratic principles in the best interest of the Nigerian
public.
Modupe
Ogundoro
Deputy Director
29th July, 2020