The £4.2 million recovered from the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been paid to the Delta State Government, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said on Tuesday.
The fund, which the federal government recently received from the United Kingdom, is part of the proceeds of crime seized from the ex-governor.
Mr Idris stated this while appearing before the committee investigating the status of recovered loot.
He stated that “all recovered funds that belong to the respective states are paid directly to the states”.
“Some recoveries are for state governments, I know there was a time recovery were made on behalf of Plateau State, there was one for Bayelsa, even Delta, such recoveries go to those states,” he stated.
Adejoro Adeogun (APC, Ogun), the chairman of the committee, asked Mr Idris specifically if the Ibori loot was paid to Delta State. He (Idris) answered in the affirmative.
“It was paid to the state, it was paid to Delta State. Any recovery that is arising from any state, goes to that state. State governors will not even allow it to fly, they will take the federal government to court. We pay them their money,” Mr Idris said.
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