$ 321m Abacha loot: FG denies $ 79m agreement with the Swiss government.

$ 321m Abacha loot: FG denies $ 79m agreement with the Swiss government.

" United Nations set: Amina Mohamed is still the Minister of Environment - presidency"

Late Sani Abacha
Abuja - The Federal Government has denied agreeing to push the Swiss government $ 79 million for the release of $ 321 million hidden in that country in the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. This came, according to the presidency announced, yesterday, that the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohamed, will remain minister, although her appointment said Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. The alleged agreement with the Swiss government, said Mr. Festus Akanbi, Special Adviser, the media, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, that negotiations with Swiss officials to return the stolen items were not provided to the Commission, at all. He said: "We draw the attention of the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun to report misleading, who claimed an error that the federal government agreed to pay the commission $ 79 million to the Swiss Government, as part of the conditions for the repatriation of the Abacha loot.

"The Minister of Finance explained that the amount owed to Nigeria from Switzerland is 321 million $, and is being returned to Nigeria for projects that are subject to scrutiny by the World Bank. Recovery is an ongoing process with the Swiss authorities and the World Bank agreed to conduct the verification process required." He said that there is no discount 79 $ million as proposed in the report, which is both "misleading and inaccurate". And it confirmed and will be in full recovery and that there is no obligation to pay any commission or condition. "Amina Mohamed is still the Minister of Environment at the same time, the presidency and was a reaction to media reports on the alleged appointment of a Minister Amina Mohamed Nigeria Environment Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, saying" it's still our Minister of the Environment. "In a tweet, yesterday, in Abuja , Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity to the President, emphasized that the Nigerians would be fully informed about any development on this issue. he said: "there is a lot of enthusiasm on the web regarding the work of the United Nations to Mrs. Amina Mohamed. It's still our Minister of the Environment. "If there is anything on this that officially is released, we will let Nigerians know. I am pleased to know that she has a lot of goodwill."
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