President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday welcomed the support of the Italian government to help recover and repatriate illegally deposited Nigerian assets in foreign countries.
President Buhari spoke when he received a delegation from the Italian Parliament led by Sen. Vito Petrocelli, Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs at State House, Abuja.
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano Pontesilli, who accompanied the delegation, while conveying the message of the Italian Government had told the Nigerian leader that they are willing to cooperate with Nigeria 100 per cent on illicit assets repatriation.
Responding, President Buhari commended the Italian government for demonstrating ‘‘open-mindedness’’ and willingness to cooperate with Nigeria on the issue of repatriation of stolen funds.While acknowledging the good wishes of the Italian government in the aftermath of the Feb. 23 presidential election, Buhari told the delegation that his second term in office would consolidate on the progress recorded in the last four years in the country.
