Charity begins at home they
say; but it seems Nigerians version of charity begins from distant lands. It
has come to our knowledge that the federal government wrote a letter
to the UK and US about properties owned by Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The federal
government has reportedly written to the United Arab Emirates, the United
Kingdom and the United States of America over properties allegedly owned by
deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu.
According to our source, the
letter was sent by Tunde Fowler who is the executive chairman of the Federal
Inland Revenue Service. The report had it that Fowler is relying on the
Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI), a multi-jurisdictional instrument for
exposing hidden assets and incomes, to which Nigeria is a signatory. The source
of this information is likely to be from a whistle-blower according to oursource.
Ideal Olive gathered that in
UAE, the deputy Senate president probably owns eight properties which includes;
Apartments EGG1/1/114 and EGG1/1/115 Emirates Garden, Apartment DFB/12/B 1204
Park Towers, Flat 3604, MAG214 and Villa No.148, MAEEN1 The Lakes, Emirate
Hills. The others are Boulevard 3901, two flats of Burij Side Boulevard, The
Signature; and Room 1903, Hotel Downtown.
Furthermore, in the UK, Ekweremadu allegedly owns Flat 4 Varsity Court, Homer Street, WIH 4NW London
and 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6, London. While in the United States, the Deputy
Senate President is said to own a three-property portfolio comprising 4507
Stella Street, Bellavida Estate, Kissimmee, Florida; 2747 Club Cortile Circle,
Kissimmee, Florida and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissimmee, Florida.
According to local report, one of
the President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistants wrote to the Serious Fraud
Office in the UK and is relying on the recently passed Unexplained Wealth Order
(UWO) in the country which prescribes forfeiture of assets valued at 50,000
pounds and above for which the owner cannot adequately explain the source of his/her
income through which such properties were acquired.
The question now is: Do our leaders hate Nigeria
that much? Why do they derive joy in buying or acquiring assets in foreign
lands with the money they either made or stole in Nigeria? Whatever happens let them
remember that “There is Godoooo” Nothing is hidden forever under the sun.
Nigeria must survive!
Brought
to you by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi
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