By Akinwale Kasali
In spite of the allegations of corruption leveled against African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, he has disclosed how he worked with the former President to recover stolen funds for Nigeria.
The former Vice President who made this disclosure while addressing newsmen, stated that upon assuming office in 1999, everyone accused to have stolen public funds were asked to keep five per cent for themselves and return the balance. They complied.
Atiku added that he and his former boss inherited the Government of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, when they assumed office in 1999.
He further revealed that President Obasanjo came in angry, but he pacified him and told him that it was not how they should do things.
“We had records of what everyone had stolen. We called them, sat down with them, and told them to return what they had taken, while allowing them to keep five per cent.
“I chaired the committee, with Aliyu Gusau as a member. That was how we recovered money for Nigeria. Later, we established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to fight corruption,” he said.
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