The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has explained that the looted fund recovered so far by government is a far cry from what the country needs to revive the economy.
The minister said this on Friday when he appeared on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. According to him, the amount of money recovered is always being made public. “What we have recovered and if my record is right is about N78 billion, and 3 million dollars.
“We have been able to block various accounts in which about 9 billion dollar is found but those are not money available to us because we are still in court over them.
“The government spends N165 billion every month to pay federal civil servants, even what has been so far recovered will not even pay 50 per cent of the salaries in a month.’’ Mr. Mohammed assured Nigerians that every penny recovered will be judiciously spent and nobody could re-loot what had been recovered under the administration.
The minister further explained that Nigerians should understand that what had been recovered was so little compared to what the people needed on a continuous basis. On budget release, he recalled that the Federal Ministry of Finance released N400 billion for capital projects, mostly on roads, railway, and power. “N400 billion seems a lot, but you must also understand that for three or four years contractors were not paid.
“So, when we paid this money to contractors, they also use part of it to settle their own debt, they use part of it to recall laid off staff. “But the truth of the matter is that many of them have been paid, they are yet to mobilise to site and they cannot do so until the rains are over. Mr. Mohammed said what the government owed the contractors was about N2 trillion.
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Posted: at 3-09-2016 05:36 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
kingcalors at 3-09-2016 05:46 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Another LIE. A journey of a thousand mile starts with one step.
Posted: at 3-09-2016 05:46 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
See lie na. D money u have recovered so especially from those thief Fulani family, d Abachas shld be hitting trillions. Beside I want to challenge dis govt to travel. feed and spend their personal money I mean they shld not receive salaries or bonuses or allowance or travel wit govt money in fact all personal effect. Then I will know dat truly change has come but I know say all dat na wash.
Posted: at 3-09-2016 07:19 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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