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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an amendment to the Executive Order 008 of 2018 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS).

This was made known on Thursday in a statement by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The statement released by the AGF Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, revealed that President Buhari signed the amendment on May 20.

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The statement said: “President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS) in October 2018.

“As a result of stakeholders’ input and need to strengthen the implementation mechanisms and structures, the Order was reviewed.

“Consequently, the amendment to Executive Order 2008 was signed on 20th May, 2020 by President Buhari.

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“The Executive Order 008 (as amended) mandated the Attorney General of the Federation to set up and implement a Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (hereinafter referred to as VOARS).”

Naija News reports that the Executive Order was reviewed following input from stakeholders.

VOARS provides an opportunity to all relevant persons and their intermediaries, who have defaulted in the declaration of their offshore assets, to voluntarily declare and regularize their offshore assets, subject to the fulfilment of the terms and conditions stipulated in the order and other subsequent regulations.

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