By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for a comprehensive audit of all assets seized, forfeited, recovered, managed, disposed of or repatriated by government agencies since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999.
The House also pushed for the establishment of a digital national asset recovery and management registry to improve transparency, accountability and oversight in the handling of recovered public assets.
The resolutions followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State.
Moving the motion, Osonwa expressed concern over the absence of a centralized database for recovered assets, arguing that weak documentation and oversight mechanisms had created gaps in tracking their value, location, management and utilization.
