Senator advocates special amnesty for govt officials with stolen funds stashed abroad

Senator Bassey Akpan who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas and represents Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, has called on the Federal government to set up a special amnesty programme for former government officials that want to return funds they looted while in office that is stashed away in foreign banks. According to Akpan, the move will help improve Nigeria’s foreign exchange. Akpan said this while speaking with National Assembly correspondents yesterday May 23.
“The time has come when we have to think outside the box and my own position is this, it is possible that the government can declare amnesty on stolen money. Let every Nigerian that has taken money out of this country be given amnesty to bring back the money and invest in the country. We have hundreds of billions of dollars stashed outside the country in the international banks which are being used to drive their economy. Other countries are enjoying this money while we are suffering in Nigeria”he said.