The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has explained reasons behind the purported letter sent to the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
She said the letter was “misrepresented†by the media. The letter, she said was meant to reconcile cash recoveries by the Federal Government from corrupt government officials.
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Oluyinka Akintunde, her Special Adviser on Media Publicity in a statement on Sunday said there was nothing extraordinary about the memo.
“The Minister wishes to state explicitly that the letter dated 9th February, 2018, was a standard letter aimed at improving controls over the recovered fundsâ€, he said.
“There is no ulterior motive behind the letter as alleged in some media reports but to enable the reconciliation and harmonisation of the figures on recovered funds by the Government.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the EFCC has subsequently provided the requested information and reconciliation is ongoing,â€â€Ž he added.
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