While children at that time were dying of malnutrition and preventable diseases, and while those lucky to be alive were shoeless and running about clothless, those who were elected to forestall these, coldly cared less. Instead they were busy using the people’s money to acquire top choice properties abroad. They were mostly houses they would rarely live in (and Audu and Alamieyeseigha seldom did before they died).
Ahead of President Muhammadu visit to London for anti-corruption summit, the Englsih newspaper, Daily mail had exposed palatial homes of prominent Nigerian, including two deceased Nigerian governors, Abubakar Audu, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and the convicted ex-Governor of Delta State, James Ibori. Ibori is currently still paying for his crime in a UK prison.
“Properties bought with dirty money often sit empty for long periods. Those living nearby have no idea who their neighbours are, undermining any sense of community. Most importantly, those properties are taken off the market, further squeezing housing supply,” the newspaper lamented in a report titled; “Palaces of Corruption”.
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