The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has tasked President Bola Tinubu to investigate alleged ₦57 billion of public funds missing in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021.
SERAP through its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare on Sunday wants the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies” to probe the allegations.
According to the statement, it referenced the 2021 audited report released last week by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation.
“The allegations amount to stealing from the poor. There is a legitimate public interest in ensuring justice and accountability for these grave allegations,” it said.
“The allegations also suggest a grave violation of the public trust, the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended), the country’s anticorruption legislation, and international anticorruption obligations.”
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SERAP demanded that anyone found guilty should be punished by law, and “any missing public funds should be fully recovered and remitted to the treasury.”
