Buhari Seeks Senate Approval To Pay N226bn, $566.7m Judgement Debts

May 24, 2023
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By Adedapo Adesanya

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a request to pay the judgement debts in the sum of $566,754,584, £98,526 and N226 billion.

The monies were owed by the federal government through the issuance of promissory notes and made known in a letter of request read at the upper chamber’s plenary by Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday.

This is coming four months after 648 cases were brought against the President and other federal government parastatals.

“In view of the foregoing, I wish to request the Senate to kindly consider and approve, through its resolution, the settlement of top priority judgement debts and general judgement debts incurred by the federal ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the sum of $566,754,584, GB98,526 and N226,281,801,881,” the letter read.

“The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning shall provide any information that may be required by the Senate for the consideration of this request,” the President said in the letter to the parliament.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), revealed that Mr Buhari’s regime had secured a conviction in 397 terrorism cases while 7,000 crime and anti-corruption cases had been successfully prosecuted by the government in eight years.

According to the AGF, the secured conviction was out of 3,000 terrorism-profiled charges, of which 1,500 were filed.

Adedapo Adesanya

Adedapo Adesanya is a journalist, polymath, and connoisseur of everything art. When he is not writing, he has his nose buried in one of the many books or articles he has bookmarked or simply listening to good music with a bottle of beer or wine. He supports the greatest club in the world, Manchester United F.C.

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