President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the report of the Presidential Review Panel set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the $43 million cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi Lagos. Receiving the report from the panel established to review the operational, technical and administrative structure of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), President Buhari described the discovery of monies in the flat at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, in April this year, as an ‘‘unfortunate incident which rightly aroused public interest and outcry.’’
In a series of tweets on Tuesday afternoon, @NGRPresident said all those "found culpable in the Osborne Towers scandal will be made to account & appropriately sanctioned"
He, however, said "this cannot be done in a manner that jeopardises national security or exposes the operations of any Intelligence Agency, which must, by nature be conducted in secrecy. [But let me] assure all that justice will be done consistent with our anti-corruption policies."
The President who commended the Panel led by Babagana Kingibe for completing its assignment expeditiously expressed optimism that the recommendations contained in the report, as well as those earlier submitted by the Vice President, would assist in improving the operation of National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
‘Your Panel’s recommendation, informed as they are by your collective experience and expertise in this field, should in particular help to reposition the NIA to better perform its vital functions with greater professionalism.
‘‘The Osborne Tower incident and its aftermath has also brought to the fore the need to review the entire National Security Architecture, which has now been in operation as established 31 years ago.
‘‘Once again, I thank you very much for undertaking this national assignment, ’’ he added
