Paul Ibe, an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Donald Trump of the United States, US, to sanction corrupt Nigerian politicians.
Ibe informed Trump that there is frustration that the US is enabling corruption in Nigeria.
He charged the US authorities to work with Nigerians in ensuring that the proceedings of corruption don’t end up in offshore accounts.
Ibe spoke in a podcast interview with The African Settings Exchange Show.
Acknowledging the threat by the US authority to impose visa ban on corruption Nigerians, Ibe said such a measure was not enough, stressing that more needs to be done.
He said: “Let me tell you what Nigerians expect from the United States government. Right now, as we speak, there is frustration among Nigerians that the US and its institutions are enabling corruption in Nigeria, that’s the concern of a lot of Nigerians.
“Beyond the rhetoric, beyond the issue of trying to impose visa ban we need to see critical actions taken because you see one out of every five black man is a
Nigerian and that’s how important and that is how key Nigeria is all of this process of advancing democracy.
“Nigeria is key and having recognized that, the United States government and its institutions need to work with the Nigerian people in ensuring that all of these proceeds of corruption don’t end up offshore in the
United States, in properties, money laundering and the rest of it.
“They need to do a whole and that is why I’m using this opportunity to call on President Donald Trump who we know to be a very courageous man to put his foot down and ensure that all of these people who are serving Nigerians the shortest end of the stick are brought to book.”
Sanction corrupt Nigerian politicians – Atiku’s aide urges Trump