Reported by Fredrick Nwabufo, The Cable
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| Dino Melaye |
Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west at the national assembly, has accused Okechukwu Enelamah, minister of industry, trade and investment, of colluding with MTN to illegally move $13.92billion out of Nigeria.
Melaye alleged that the money was moved out of the country between 2006 and 2016.
In
a motion on the floor of the senate on Tuesday, the legislator also
reeled off the names of other Nigerians whom he alleged were complicit
in the act.
“The senate notes with serious concern the
repatriation of $13.92bn illegally out of Nigeria by Mobile
Telecommunication Limited (MTN) through its bankers between 2006 and
2016,” he said.
“Concerned that since inception, MTN had sought
the collaboration of influential and unpatriotic Nigerians to assist
them in looting our external reserves.
“Pained that these
Nigerians, including a serving minister who MTN used in moving $13.92bn
out of Nigeria, which is over 50 percent of our external reserves
floated and incorporated offshore SPVs in Cayman Island, Mauritius and
British Virgin Island.
“The minister of industry, trade and
investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, owner of CELTELCOM Investment Limited
with address at No 608, St James, Denis Street Port-Lewis Mauritius
purportedly claimed to invest in MTN on February 7, 2008, got
certificate of capital importation and filled form A on the same date,
closed his investment in Nigeria after receiving dollar payment for
repatriation to New York same day.”
Afterwards, Melaye urged the
senate to mandate its committee on banking, insurance and other
financial institutions to carry out holistic investigation into the
matter.
After listening to the motion, the senate directed its
committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions to
investigate the allegation.
Culled from: https://www.thecable.ng/melaye-trade-minister-helped-mtn-move-13-92bn-out-of-nigeria-illegally
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