- Senator Shehu Sani made the call in a tweet on Saturday, March 10
- The APC lawmaker feels the process might be tampered with if only the FG knows the names
- According to Sani, the process of identifying looters with stash abroad would be more transparent if the authorities of the host countries publish the list of their names
The senator representing Kaduna central Shehu Sani has urged the Nigerian federal government to publicly reveal the names of Nigerians owning properties abroad.
Senator Sani made the demand on Saturday, March 10 in a tweet on his Twitter handle.
Sani said that rather than the list being disclosed only to the federal government, it should be published for all citizens to see in order to show transparency.
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The senator's comment comes just as the federal government and some foreign countries including the United Kingdom confirm the start of Automatic Exchange of Tax Information (AETI) on overseas assets owned by Nigerians.
But Sani feels that the process of dealing with Nigerians who stash stolen funds abroad would be more transparent if the FG allows the UK, US, UAE and others to publish the names for all to see.
He tweeted:
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com reported on Saturday, March 10 that Senator Sani said the plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to implement restructuring is just a mere form of campaign for the forthcoming 2019 elections.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the senator claimed that Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna state came up with the idea of restructuring just to gain political relevance.
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He said: “Governor El-Rufai is the chief architect of that committee because he wants political relevance. How can an APC that promised restructuring only think of restructuring when it is a year to an election? Document of that committee is more or less a campaign document for 2018. There will be no restructuring, you can quote me.”
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Source: Naija.ng