“Publishing details of spending on privatization of the power sector and post-privatization spending on Gencos and Discos would serve the public interest and provide insights relevant to the public debate on combating corruption in the power sector as well as help to improve citizens’ access to regular and uninterrupted electricity supply.”
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“A State governor attacked our government, saying that any serious government should be able to fix the power challenge within six months. Today, APC has been in power for how many years now? Fortunately, the then governor is in the APC government as a Minister.”
“The investigators such as the EFCC and the ICPC must come into this matter. They must investigate transparently and release the report of that probe.”
“We believe that the inconsistencies being thrown up by the startling revelations from the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources include some of the issues which the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) seeks to address and redress.”
“The allegations against the NNPC GMD should not bee taken lightly. Years of corruption in the NNPC which has been unattended to has led to consequences against the vulnerable groups of the society.”
“SERAP believes that releasing the information on salaries and allowances of members of the Senate would encourage a nuanced, evidence-based public debate on what would or should be a fair salary for a member of the Senate.”
“SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, head of information and evidence unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition,” the statement read.
It charged the court to “bring to justice those suspected to be responsible for widespread and systematic corruption in the electricity sector in Nigeria; urge the Nigerian government to fulfill its obligations under the Rome Statute to cooperate with the ICC.”
According to him, “In fact, rather than wasting money, the Jonathan administration generated money for the federation from the sale of these assets which were seen to be transparent and followed global best practices.”
The intent is to promote the participation of genuine community contractors in oil and gas projects and integration of communities in the industry value chain as part of the strategy to grow the local economy and promote peace and tranquility in the communities.