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Saturday, October 13, 2018 17.34PM / By State House, Garba
Shehu
The Federal Government has banned 50
high-profile Nigerians from travelling abroad following the implementation of
the Executive Order 6 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
said the 50 prominent personalities had been placed on a watch-list and
restricted them from leaving the country pending the determination of their
cases.
SEE LIST OF NAMES IN THE
SCHEDULE: Executive
Order No. 6 On Preservation Of Suspicious Assets And Related Schedules
President Buhari on July 5, 2018, signed
the Executive Order (6) which will prevent any government official from
engaging in corrupt practices.
The order seeks to restrain owners of
assets under investigation from carrying out any further transaction on such
assets.
On Friday, a Federal High Court in
Abuja upheld the constitutionality of the Order, therefore, allowing
the interim seizure of assets linked to investigation, ongoing criminal trials
and other related offences.
Consequently, the President has mandated
the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice to implement
the Order in full force.
The Press Release
Following the instant judicial
affirmation of the constitutionality and legality of the Executive Order 6
(EO6), President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Attorney-General of the
Federation and the Minister of Justice to implement the Order in full force.
To this end, a number of enforcement
procedures are currently in place by which the Nigeria Immigration Service and
other security agencies have placed no fewer than 50 high profile persons
directly affected by EO6 on watch-list and restricted them from leaving the
county pending the determination of their cases.
Also, the financial transactions of these
persons of interest are being monitored by the relevant agencies to ensure that
the assets are not dissipated and such persons do not interfere with, nor
howsoever corrupt the investigation and litigation processes.
It is instructive to note that EO6 was
specifically directed to relevant law enforcement agencies to ensure that all
assets within a minimum value of N50 million or equivalent, subject to investigation
or litigation are protected from dissipation by employing all available lawful
means, pending the final determination of any corruption-related matter.
The Buhari administration reassures all
well-meaning and patriotic Nigerians of its commitment to the fight against
corruption, in accordance with the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and
the general principles of the Rule of Law.
Accordingly, this administration will
uphold the rule of law in all its actions and the right of citizens would be protected
as guaranteed by the Constitution.
We, therefore, enjoin all Nigerians to
cooperate with the law enforcement authorities towards ensuring a successful
implementation of the Executive Order 6 which is a paradigm-changing policy of
the Federal Government in the fight against corruption.
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity) / October 13,
2018
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