President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, his hometown, said all recovered mismanaged and misappropriated national assets would be sold off and proceeds paid into the treasury for the benefit of the country.
Buhari, according to a statement by his media assistant, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the assurance when he received representatives of social groups in Daura Emirate.
Buhari, the statement added, promised that his administration would continue to pursue a robust, effective and legitimate anti-corruption campaign that safeguards the treasury and commonwealth of all Nigerians.
According to the statement, the president said he would not allow a repeat of what happened in the 1980s when buildings and other ill-secured property seized by his military administration were returned to corrupt officials after he was ousted…