Nigerians react as FG takes over Emifiele’s 753 housing units estate

• The EFCC officially handed implicit a 753-unit lodging analyzable formerly owned by ex-CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele to Nigeria’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
• The ministry praised the EFCC’s efforts successful plus betterment and pledged to enactment the properties to productive usage for Nigerians
• Public reactions bespeak scepticism astir due management, with calls for transparency and ensuring the homes payment the needy alternatively than politicians

Legit.ng writer Zainab Iwayemi has 5-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market.

A 753-unit lodging complex, erstwhile owned by the troubled erstwhile Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, has been formally handed implicit to the ministry of lodging and municipality development.

FG commended the EFCC for its unwavering dedication to plus betterment and anti-corruption efforts. Photo Credit: Godwin Emefiele
Source: UGC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) turned implicit the spot connected Tuesday astatine the Ministry’s offices successful Mabushi, Abuja, according to a connection from the ministry.

This was confirmed successful a connection released connected Tuesday by Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

“The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has taken transportation of the 753 Housing Units Abuja lodging estate, formerly owned by the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,” the connection said.

Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, commended the EFCC for its unwavering dedication to plus betterment and anti-corruption efforts.

“This marks a important milestone successful our corporate determination to guarantee that recovered assets are enactment to productive usage successful ways that straight payment the Nigerian people. The lodging property recovered from the erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank is simply a lawsuit successful point,” Dangiwa said.

Nigerians react

Reacting connected Twitter, Nigerians person taken to societal media to explicit their feelings astir the development.

@ambalium

"Dem spell inactive stock americium among themselves."

@ikecosmas

"5 years later..."EFCC ARRESTS FORMER MINISTER OF HOUSING FOR CONVERTING GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES TO PERSONAL ASSET."

@GeorgeUwaifo

"I privation you could besides analyse the different questionable politicians who person been bleeding america adust for years. 753 units from conscionable 1 man. Imagine what others are hiding! There is 1 that starts with "Y."

@GbolahanObadime

“Dear Minister of Housing and Urban Development, guarantee those houses are sold arsenic they are and sold connected time, ensuring that nary politicians oregon authorities appointees partake successful it. Also, we don't privation to perceive that each the buildings are structurally defective.”

@blac_kings

"I stake we volition ne'er perceive astir these properties again. Either they manus them backmost to the transgression proprietor oregon different transgression volition instrumentality possession. That’s however it is done—no existent transgression fighting, everything is for the camera."

@osazing

"Who yet gets an flat there? Will it beryllium shared among governmental bureau holders oregon fixed to the mediocre who are homeless?"Will the authorities auction the houses? Please, the ministry should fto the citizens know. I conscionable privation Nigeria volition go a amended place."

EFCC arrests salient ex-lawmaker for receiving N70m from Emefiele

Legit.ng reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested erstwhile House of Representatives subordinate Gudaji Kazaure for allegedly receiving N70 cardinal from the erstwhile politician of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

According to sources adjacent to the investigation, Kazaure was taken into custody by EFCC operatives connected Wednesday, May 6, aft a Kano High Court vacated a restraining bid that had been placed against his arrest.

The apprehension stems from allegations that Kazaure received N20 cardinal successful 2 abstracted payments, purportedly from Emefiele’s emissary, Mr Eric.

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