A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order requiring the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and his regime to answer for how a $460 million Chinese loan was used to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television project.
According to the court’s judgement, the regime must publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies and contractors, precise details of the identities of the companies and contractors, and the status of the implementation of the project.
Hon. Judge Emeka Nwite issued the directives in his ruling in the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s FHC/ABJ/CS/1447/2019 Freedom of Information lawsuit.
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…