‘Return stolen Funds In Nigeria Back To Them’ – Jerry Rawlings

Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, has called on international community to return Nigeria’s stolen funds stashed away in developed countries.

Rawlings, who decisively fought corruption in the West African country, has called for a global campaign for the return of the looted funds citing the credibility of President Buhari as a major deciding factor for the call.

Rawlings told The Guardian in Ghana that “The high-level London conference on corruption offers an opportunity not only for countries in Africa and the developing world to revise and enhance their strategies for combating corruption, but also for developed countries whose banks have served as a safe haven for stolen wealth from Africa and elsewhere to repatriate those funds.

“I also implore the international community to join the chorus for the return of the loot, especially to a country like Nigeria while she enjoys the leadership of a proven man of integrity.”


“Let us stop this support and mere conference of words and follow up with serious deeds. The commitment to corruption should work both ways.

“Developed countries cannot continue to harbour illegally-acquired funds from Africa and expect the latter to successfully stem the source of corruption.

“Let’s put pressure on those African governments to bring those stolen monies out. Obama and his friends should give them sleepless nights just like the way we handled the Chibok girls’ issue. Let’s go beyond roundtable meetings. The Commonwealth should be made to serve a better purpose. This calls for a loud noise.

“From London to Switzerland, they are holding on to these stolen monies with impunity. More pressure is needed from all angles. Obama, the whole lot of them should pitch in and not do what they are doing in South America, in Brazil. Some of us can see through it.”