Alleged ICPC probe: Yar’Adua Foundation denies ownership of property

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation yesterday denied ownership of an asset linked with it by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission as part of the seizure of assets worth N N4.8 billion.

The Director-General of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Jacqueline W. Farris made the clarification in a statement in Abuja.

The statement said: “Our attention has been drawn to a newspaper article citing ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, claiming seizure of property belonging to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation for tax evasion.

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“Following our request for clarification, the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission has confirmed that their reference is not to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, RC No. 350618.

“For the record, the Yar’Adua Foundation owns no property apart from the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre located at One Memorial Drive, Central Business District, Abuja.”

“The Foundation wishes to assure the public that we are in full compliance with all tax regulations and have received our tax certificate for the year 2018 TCC NO: 10459848. “