JUST IN: Buhari Seeks Senate's Approval To Pay Judgement Debts | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 24, 2023
JUST IN: Buhari Seeks Senate's Approval To Pay Judgement Debts | READ DETAILS
President Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to approve a request to pay judgement debts in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion.
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The PUNCH reports that the monies were owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes.
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Buhari's letter of request was read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday.
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The PUNCH had in January reported that there were 648 cases brought against the president and other FG parastatals.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), revealed that Buhari's regime had secured a conviction in 397 terrorism cases while 7,000 crime and anti-corruption cases had been successfully prosecuted by the government in eight years.
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According to the AGF, the secured conviction was out of 3,000 terrorism-profiled charges, of which 1,500 were filed.
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"A total of 7,000 cases involving various offences, including maritime, armed robbery, vandalism of electrical equipment and pipelines, financial matters, cybercrime, kidnapping, and anti-corruption, have been successfully prosecuted,ÔÇØ the AGF disclosed while presenting the scorecard for the Federal Ministry of Justice from 2015 to date.
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During the period under review, the AGF said significant progress has been made in response to gender-based violence, including the establishment of an inter-ministerial management committee for the eradication of SGBV cases.
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He further disclosed that the government has realised the sum of N1,823,788,146.86 from the sale of forfeited properties.
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In a similar vein, the AGF said that "in compliance with presidential mandates and foreign judicial processes, the Ministry has recovered the total sums of ┬ú6,324,627.66, Ôé¼5,494,743.71, and $390,000,000 from various jurisdictions.
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