By Ayo Ibrahim
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday revealed that the recovered loots of former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke worth over N46billion.
According to chairman of EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa the estimated value of the jewelries in the commission’s custody stood at N14billion, saying the estimated value given for the former Minister’s houses was $80million.
This is sequel to revelations by the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulraheed Bawa and his team before the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on assessment and status of all recovered loots, movable and immovable assets from 2002 to 2020.
Earlier, the committee chairman, Adejoro Adeogun (APC Ondo) had requested to be given the estimated total value of the former Minister worth in terms of figure.
According to the EFCC boss “The estimated value of Diezani Allison jewelries in naira is N14.4billion.The estimated value of houses for the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison is worth $80million”.
Meanwhile speaking with newsmen on the delay in assets disposal after the hearing Bawa said, “Already the federal government has set up a committee under the chairmanship of the Solicitor General for the Federation and I think they are working tirelessly.
“This is to ensure that assets are not only recovered by the EFCC but the entirety of the recovered assets are disposed off.
“We have EFCC representatives from that committee and we believe at the end of the day Nigerians are going to appreciate what that committee will come out with in term of the mandate given to them,” Bawa said.
