By Saminu Ibrahim
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Wednesday declared that it has not yet recovered the $62billion debt from multinational oil companies, saying in the last one year, the Office has identified and vigorously pursued the recovery of same from the International Oil Companies.
This was contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
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 andMinister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN was misquoted to have saidthat such amount were recovered.
Presenting the scorecard of the activities and achievements of theFederal Ministry of Justice at a one-day workshop for judiciary correspondent on Tuesday, Malami noted that as part of effort to recover funds for the Federal Government his Office identified andpursued such recovery with a view to have more funds for the executionof 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.
