Office of the Vice President

Press Statement

FG, SOUTHWEST GOVERNORS AGREE ON AMOTEKUN 

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, met today with South West Governors, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police. The meeting was at the instance of the Governors who had asked to see President Muhammadu Buhari over the controversy surrounding the Amotekun Initiative. However due to the President’s foreign engagement, he asked the Vice President to host the meeting.

There’s so much unnecessary frenzy around the replacement of the Economic Management Team chaired by @ProfOsinbajo with the Economic Advisory Council, it’s high time people understood what it means and doesn’t mean. For starters, the National Economic Council is a constitutional body where the economic affairs of the country are discussed. This is chaired by the VP, all 36 State Governors, Governor of Central Bank, Finance Minister, Minister of Budget & National Planning...

A thread on EFCC's latest publication themed: Anti-graft War, Four Years of Impact.

According to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, "The efforts of the Nigerian government to trace, recover and return assets stolen from Nigeria, coupled with our increased... advocacy to discourage safe havens have begun to yield results."

Between Jan - Dec 2015, total financial recovery stood at N33,180,830,789.62; $42,917,204.75; £147,100.00; €832,237.28; CFA86,500.00 and RMB3,588.00. In the same year, 60 real estate, 5 fuel stations...