I will name, prosecute oil thieves if elected as president – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said there will no longer be a hiding place for oil thieves and their accomplices, no matter how highly placed in the country, if he takes power in 2023.

He made the pledge on Saturday in Lagos when he interacted with a broad spectrum of corporate Nigeria under the umbrella of Business Dialogue Stakeholders Forum at Eko hotel.

Captains of industry at the session include: Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Jim Ovia, Femi Otedola, Tony Elumelu, Herbert Wigwe and Muhammad Hayatudeen among others.

Atiku also said he would, in the interest of national development, confiscate all oil bloc allocated to some Nigerians who had failed to make them operational.

The former Vice President, who promised to sustain frequent interactive sessions between government and the country’s business class when voted to power, equally outlined the ways he would tackle what he described as an ailing economy.

“If you are not going to develop oil blocs given to you, we will take it away and give it to those who will develop it. We will also assemble the names of those involved in oil theft, publish same and prosecute them,” Atiku told the stakeholders.

Kalu Idika

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