Adebayo Adenrele
President Bola Tinubu on Friday hailed the French government over the return of $150 million carted away from Nigeria by former Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
Tinubu, in a statement signed by his special adviser on media, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while playing host to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna.
The statement read in part, “Thank you for the good news on the return of Abacha loot. We appreciate your effective cooperation concerning the return of Nigeria’s money. It will be judiciously applied in attaining our development objectives.”
In addition to the recovery of another tranche of Abacha loot, Tinubu also acknowledged the signing of a €100 million agreement between Nigeria and France to support the i-DICE programme, a Federal Government initiative to promote investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Creative Arts Industries.
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Technology Dr. Bosun Tijani, and Catherine Colonna.
