Senator Bassey Akpan has called on the federal government to grant amnesty to treasury looters.
Senator Akpan further said that every Nigerian that has taken money out of this country should be given amnesty to bring back the money and invest in the country.
Akpan revealed this on Monday, May 23, while addressing journalists in his office.
“The time has come when we have to think outside the box and my own position is this, it is possible that the government can declare amnesty on stolen money. Let every Nigerian that has taken money out of this country be given amnesty to bring back the money and invest in the country.
“When owners of the Nigeria’s stolen foreign currencies bring them back to the country as a result of the amnesty, a lot of foreign exchange can be generated to fund our local consumption and we can set target,” he said.
“Why are we suffering in the midst of plenty? Amnesty was created for militancy, we should create amnesty for anybody that has taken money outside this country so that they can invest them in the country. We can generate a hundred billion dollar in the process in less than six months.
“We need enough forex to fund our importation, rebuild our industries, establish capacity locally and import raw materials for industries before thinking of exporting finished products. Where we are as a country now, we should begin to look inward,” he noted.