The Civil Society Organisations (SCO) have called on the Federal Government to investigate and probe, Lt Gen Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), the billion business man, Aliko Dangote and others mentioned in the Panama Papers scandal.
According to SCO this would be in compliance with what is happening in the international communities.
Following the global outrage that has trailed the revelations in the Panama Papers of financial corruption around the globe,
The CSOs that include among others, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Centre for Development and Development (CDD), Nigerian Network on Stolen Assets, NNSA, Tax Justice and Governance Network also that for the corruption war to have credibility, federal government should published the recovered loots.
The group, which briefed the press before embarking on peaceful protest against corrupt person said: “The Panama Papers showed how politically exposed persons and business men and women, for more than 40 years have been frittering the nation’s wealth to offshore tax havens at the detriment of Nigeria.
“While several governments whose nationals have been fingered in the Panama Papers have either made statements for or against an investigation into these questionable tax havens, we find it curious that the Nigerian government is yet to align itself with the popular sentiments trending on the international space.
“The Panama revelations have come at a time in Nigeria when very lean financial emoluments accruing from crude oil sales have nearly crippled our economy, subjected the average Nigerian to passing nights at fuel stations, free fall of the Naira against other international currencies and perennial power outages”.
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