NIGERIAN LEADERS AND PRODIGALITY

NIGERIAN LEADERS 

AND PRODIGALITY:

Biblically speaking, the prodigal son has a record of taking his family wealth to a far away country to squander, just as many Nigerian political leaders and cronies of today, carry the notoriety of embezzling the country's wealth to foreign nations for a lavished lifestyle, leaving  other citizens to wallow in abject poverty. Available records from Meta Artificial Intelligence platform show that, the following Nigerian politicians and cronies have properties in  far away Dubai. For example,

   Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his daughter, Hadiza, own several properties in Dubai, including a three-bedroom flat estimated at $1.23 million at Palm Tower and a one-bedroom flat at Trade Centre Second.

   Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, linked to eight properties valued at $2.28 million in posh areas like Burj Khalifa and Al Yalayiss.

   Nasir El-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, owns a four-bedroom apartment estimated at $193,084 at Al Hebiah Third.

    Ahmed Markafi,  former Governor of Kaduna State, linked to a property at Burj Khalifa valued at $822,016.

   Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto State, owns seven properties valued at $1.48 million and a property at Palm Jumeirah estimated at $750,112.

   Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, linked to five properties in Dubai.

   Other notable mentions also show that,

   Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, founded offshore companies in tax havens and owns a trust. 

   Stella Oduah, former Minister of Aviation, owns properties in London worth £6.7 million under the International Trading and Logistics Company Limited.

   Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State, involved in offshore dealings and accused of helping former dictator Sani Abacha launder stolen billions.

   David Mark, former Senate President, linked to eight offshore companies on the British Virgin Island.

   Adegboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State, owns a company, Aranda Overseas Corporation, which purchased a London mansion for 9 million Euros, to mention but a few, as there are heart-rending statistics that point to many Nigerian politicians and friends as having foreign accounts with billions of hard currencies, in various international banks and financial houses, as well as choice properties, across the globe.

   Yet, these prodigal Nigerian leaders will always adduce the rhetorics of having the vision of building a better and prosperous Nigeria. But, can those who siphon their country's wealth to other countries build a strong economy that could facilitate the development of infrastructures in their fatherland? I think, this is not possible. What they achieve in their greed, whether they know it or not, is to advance the development of the countries, where they hope to relocate, if the long arms of the law attempt to catch up with them. This is the principal reason why the Nigerian State is recurrinly retrogressive, and can never recover, unless these hardened criminals are put out of the Nigerian political space or come to their senses, and say, I will arise and get back to my country, and confess to my country, by declaring to the government, I have sinned against GOD and against my country, and now, willing to turn a new leaf, if pardoned. For this to happen, Nigeria needs a national rebirth. And, this could begin from you. (See Luke 15:11-24).