Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to give former Nigerian leaders accused of looting public funds two years to return their loot in exchange for amnesty.
Kalu said such returned funds would help boost the Nigerian
economy.
Featuring on News Central TV’s 60 Minutes With Mr Kay, the
former Abia State governor said the government should create a window for
individuals who allegedly stole public funds while in office to voluntarily
return the money without facing prosecution.
Kalu said: “President Tinubu should give people pardon,
because between the houses in Abuja, if you search all the houses, you might
have over 50, 60 billion lying down there.
“People who keep money in their houses, and it’s not right;
it’s not the right thing to do. It’s not in the banking system. It’s not in the
banking system that could have helped this economy to grow.
“So I would like President Tinubu to give a window of two
years and say, no matter from 1960, no matter where you keep the money, return
it to Nigeria; nobody will touch you. You are pardoned.
“So let people repatriate this money and use it for the
benefit of this economy.”
He argued that money allegedly kept by former public
officials in private residences was not contributing to the economy because it
remained outside the formal banking system.
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