President Buhari has asked the United Nations to put pressure on western countries to return Nigeria’s stolen funds kept in their banks.
Buhari said this while speaking at the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development.
You would recall that when President Buhari visited Obama; The  Nigerian government was asked to produce evidence that the funds were stolen; for over a year now; there was no evidence produced.
Is it possible to tell the western nations to return loot without proof of conviction??????
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said when developing nations were deprived of such funds, it would become difficult for them to meet their needs.
Buhari said, “Illicit financial assets stashed abroad deprive developing countries including Nigeria, and invariably deny people the enjoyment of their national wealth and resources needed for development. The non-repatriation of illicit financial assets could impinge on the determination of states to achieve an all-inclusive 2030 sustainable development.”
The President therefore called on the UN to “remain vocal and active in addressing the negative impact of non-repatriation of illicit financial assets on their countries of origin,” adding that “as soon as stolen assets are legally established, they should swiftly be repatriated.”

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