A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of 460 dollars million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.”
The court also ordered the government to “publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies and contractors, specific details and the implementation of the project.”
Justice Emeka Nwite made the orders while delivering judgment in a Freedom of Information suit brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) signed by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
According to the statement, the suit followed the disclosure in 2019 by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, that “Nigeria was servicing the loan,” adding that she had ‘no explanations on the status of the project.’ She reportedly said, “We are servicing the loan. I have no information on the status of the CCTV project.”
