Pardon Public Fund Looters From 1960, Tinubu Told By Ex-Gov Kalu, Jailed For Abia’s Stolen N7bn
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.
The former Abia State Governor was himself charged by the EFCC for the alleged diversion of ₦7.65 billion from the state treasury and sentenced in 2019, but subsequently released from jail by a Supreme Court nullification on jurisdictional grounds.
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 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.”
