Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, while speaking yesterday in Abuja disclosed that the process involved in recovering loots has become more tasking and tedious.
Buhari made the disclosure while receiving the Executive Secretary of United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov.
According to a statement issued by the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, the president said: “We are looking for more cooperation from the EU, United States, other countries and international institutions to recover the nation’s stolen assets, particularly proceeds from the stolen crude oil,”
He further added that: “It is taking very long and Nigerians are becoming impatient,”
Commending his administration’s work in reversing the negative global perception of Nigeria in the past 11 months since he assumed office, Buhari said: “Our genuine efforts to deal with corruption and drugs have earned us international respect and this has encouraged us to do more.
“We know that by fighting the scourge of drugs and corruption and rebuilding trustworthiness, integrity, good business practices and imposing discipline on youths to avoid drugs, we are not doing a favour to the international community; we are doing a favour to ourselves.”
Fedotov however assured the President that the UNODC had chosen Nigeria as a pilot country for support and cooperation in the fight against drugs and corruption.
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