Senate summons Trade Minister, Niger Gov’s father over $13.9bn capital flight.
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, the father of Niger state Governor, Colonel Sani Bello and 12 others over $13.92 billion capital flight.
The Minister, the governor’s father and 12 others are expected to appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions next week.
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (APC, Kwara South) in a statement listed other affected persons to include; Dr. Pascal Dozie, Ahmed Dasuki, Gbenga Oyebode, Babatunde Folawiyo and Victor Odili.
Organizations summoned are the Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and Diamond Bank.
He said the summon of the affected persons was sequel to the Senate resolution on ” Unscrupulous Violation of the foreign exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous) Act.
It would be recalled that Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) had while presenting the motion weeks ago said, “Since inception, MTN had sought the collaboration of influential and unpatriotic Nigerians to assist them in looting our external reserves.
“These Nigerians including Enelamah who MTN used in moving $13.92 billion out of Nigeria which is over 50% of our External Reserves floated and incorporated offshore SPVs in Cayman Island, Mauritus and British Virgin Island as follows, “he said.
source(daily trust)
