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The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to ensure that the £4.2million monies confiscated from former Delta state Governor, James Ibori to the state.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami had earlier on Tuesday with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, announced the return of £4.2 million recovered from Ibori and his friends.
The funds, set to arrive in the country within two weeks, are expected to be used for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano road, and Lagos-Ibadan Express road and not returned to the Delta State Government where it was pilfered from.
However, the lawmakers in a reaction to the development insisted that the funds must be returned to the state since it was pilfered from there. They added that the funds are needed for the infrastructural development of the state.
This was the resolution reached after a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by all the lawmakers from Delta State.
Meanwhile, the lawmakers said the total money is £6.2 million and not £4.2 million as is being reported.
The House also asked the Federal Ministry of Finance to direct the Attorney General of Federation, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and give the House all particulars relating to the recovered money.