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The National Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, NACAT, has called on President Bola Tinubu to show more serious in his fight against corruption.
According to NACAT, the President’s sanitisation of the Energy sector, sounded laudly with the recent resignations of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Chief executive, Farouk Ahmed and former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe.
The group said that for too long, corruption has been the cancer eating deep into Nigeria’s national fabric, weakening public institutions, draining national resources, sabotaging development, and eroding the confidence of citizens in governance.
NACAT called on President Bola Tinubu to also look into the activities of Energy Commission of Nigeria, ECN.
“This is not driven by sentiment, vendetta, or politics. It is driven by facts, documents, and an unwavering commitment to accountability,” the group in the press conference read out by Fejiro Oliver, Chairman, NACAT and Stanley Ugagbe, Operational Manager,” said.
According to the organisation, public funds meant for infrastructure, rural electrification, and community development should not be converted into private wealth, while undermining national development and institutional integrity.
The group said it was submitting a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, calling for a investigation at ECN.
“We formally demand that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, immediately direct a comprehensive, transparent, and independent probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) into these disturbing discoveries.
“The integrity of public office and the credibility of this administration demand nothing less. Nigeria cannot continue to preach zero tolerance for corruption while tolerating impunity at the highest levels of government.
“We therefore call on President Tinubu to match his words with decisive action. Nigerians are tired of empty promises, cosmetic reforms, and selective prosecutions. The time for excuses is over. The era of selective accountability must end. The fight against corruption must be total, fearless, and uncompromising.”
Alleged Corruption in Energy Sector: Match your words, investigate ECN – NACAT to Tinubu
