By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come beneath strain to show his anti-corruption credentials as greater than 500 legal professionals, professionals and civil rights activists marched to the headquarters of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday.
The demonstrators referred to as for motion on the $4 billion refinery rehabilitation tasks undertaken throughout the tenure of former Group Chief Govt Officer of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL), Mele Kyari.
The protest, organised beneath the Involved Attorneys and Residents Community (CLCN), centred on allegations of mismanagement of funds allotted to the tasks. Members demanded an impartial forensic audit and urged the EFCC to research and prosecute any individuals discovered culpable.
The group was led by Barrister Theophilus Ojonugwa, who addressed journalists after submitting a petition to the anti-graft company.
Ojonugwa described the controversy as a defining take a look at for the Tinubu administration’s anti-corruption agenda.
“This isn’t merely a monetary matter; it’s a query of nationwide growth and public belief,” he mentioned, linking the stalled tasks to Nigeria’s continued reliance on imported petroleum merchandise.
The Community argued that the alleged mismanagement represented missed alternatives for funding in training, healthcare and job creation, which they described as a ‘betrayal’ of intergenerational belief.
The petition additional requested that any firm or entity linked to the refinery tasks be subjected to scrutiny, whereas additionally calling for worldwide forensic auditors to make sure transparency.
“If $4 billion had been correctly invested, Nigeria can be self-sufficient in refining as we speak,” Ojonugwa acknowledged.
The CLCN urged the EFCC to conduct an intensive investigation, prosecute these indicted, and get well property the place attainable. They appealed to President Tinubu to make sure that the matter turns into a ‘watershed second’ in Nigeria’s anti-corruption marketing campaign.
The group additionally referred to as on Nigerians to stay engaged in demanding accountability from public establishments.
“The future of our nation rests within the braveness of its folks,” the Community mentioned
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