FG Will Ensure Recovered Assets Benefit Nigerians — AGF, Malami

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government would
ensure that recovered assets benefit Nigeria.

According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and
Public Relations, Dr Jibrilu Gwandu, titled ‘Malami advances
measures to tackle global illicit financial flows,’ the minister
spoke while giving a goodwill message at the International
Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Asset Recovery organised
by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission in Abuja.

Malami was said to have been represented at the event by the
Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform and
International Relations, Mrs Juliet Ibachukwu.

“The government is working to ensure that the recovered assets
benefit all Nigerians through investment in social development
programmes and infrastructure,” he quoted the minister as
saying.

Malami also expressed the need to enhance consensus building and
multilateral approach in Africa and beyond, as a means to address
the challenges of illicit financial flows internationally.

He added, “There is no doubt that international and regional
cooperation is key in achieving this goal as no one country can do
it. Therefore, we must all work together. This is what the
Financial and Accountability, Transparency and Integrity Panel’s
report released in February 2021 is telling us.

“How we meet the recommendations of the panel in order to
achieve the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is a global and
regional challenge.”

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government would
ensure that recovered assets benefit Nigeria.

According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and
Public Relations, Dr Jibrilu Gwandu, titled ‘Malami advances
measures to tackle global illicit financial flows,’ the minister
spoke while giving a goodwill message at the International
Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Asset Recovery organised
by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission in Abuja.

Malami was said to have been represented at the event by the
Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform and
International Relations, Mrs Juliet Ibachukwu.

“The government is working to ensure that the recovered assets
benefit all Nigerians through investment in social development
programmes and infrastructure,” he quoted the minister as
saying.

Malami also expressed the need to enhance consensus building and
multilateral approach in Africa and beyond, as a means to address
the challenges of illicit financial flows internationally.

He added, “There is no doubt that international and regional
cooperation is key in achieving this goal as no one country can do
it. Therefore, we must all work together. This is what the
Financial and Accountability, Transparency and Integrity Panel’s
report released in February 2021 is telling us.

“How we meet the recommendations of the panel in order to
achieve the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is a global and
regional challenge.”