{"id":2958,"date":"2017-04-04T23:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T23:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2017-04-04T23:47:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T23:47:31","slug":"uk-reveal-property-accounts-houses-owned-nigerian-public-officials-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/uk-reveal-property-accounts-houses-owned-nigerian-public-officials-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"UK to reveal property, accounts, houses owned by Nigerian public officials soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York \u2013 The British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year, a presidential aide has said.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, said in New York that negotiations on this had reached advanced stage.<\/p>\n

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Owosanoye said the measure being taken by the governments of both countries was a step forward in the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that rogues in government oppress and impoverish their people by corruption and this must be sanctioned by collective action.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to make sure that there is no safe haven for you (corrupt officials) to run to.<\/p>\n

\u201cBritain has promised that by 2018, she will provide Nigeria with the information about who owns what and where; that\u2019s very helpful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese include all the houses<\/a> that have been bought by public officials or accounts that are held by public officials on which they are right now not paying taxes or which they cannot explain the sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if you cannot buy a house<\/a> in England, you have to look for somewhere else.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if all countries criminalise this, then it becomes much more difficult unless you want to buy the house on Mars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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