President Muhammadu Buhari has told
western countries that failure by them to return funds stolen from
Nigeria and other African countries will make it difficult for Nigeria
and others to achieve sustainable developments.
Speaking in New York at the High-Level
Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the
30thanniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, the
president called on development partners to also up the fight against
corruption by returning ill-gotten financial assets and halting future
illicit financial flows to their countries.
He cautioned that non-repatriation of
illicit financial assets could impinge on the determination of States to
achieve an all-inclusive 2030 sustainable development.
Buhari said such collective action “will guarantee a stronger international defence of the right to development.”
He notes further that illicit financial
assets stashed abroad deprived developing countries including Nigeria,
and invariably denied people the enjoyment of their national wealth and
resources needed for development.
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