The wife of PresidentMuhammadu Buhari,Aisha, has reportedly said that seven corrupt Nigerian officials were solely responsible for the embezzling of N3.3 trillion.
Mrs Buhari reportedly made the statement on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, while hosting a group of ‘social media change agents’ to dinner at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
“N3.3 trillion was embezzled by only 7 people,”the president’s wife was quoted as saying by political commentator,Japheth Omojuwa.
“Young people should monitor monetary allocations to ministries and demand judicious use of same,”Mrs Buhari supposedly added.
The administration under which the said looting occurred was not specified but it is believed to have taken place during the Goodluck Jonathan regime.
Corruption under Jonathan’s government has been a major subject of discussion in recent times after it was alleged that officials misappropriated funds meant for Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram.
The discovery was made by a special panel constituted by Buhari to investigate arms purchases in the country from 2007-2015.
-pulse.ng
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