Group seeks transparency review in aviation ministry spending

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — The Coalition Against Malpractices and Corruption (COMAC) has called for a transparency reappraisal of fiscal transactions and procurement activities successful the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, urging applicable institutions to fortify accountability mechanisms successful the sector.

Briefing journalists successful Abuja connected Tuesday, COMAC; a conjugation of civilian nine organisations comprising the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR), the Association of Media Practitioners successful Oil and Gas Producing Areas (AMEPROGAS), and the Arewa Youth Alliance for Progress and Development, said the determination was portion of its ongoing efforts to beforehand openness and bully governance successful the nationalist sector.

The Convener of COMAC, Comrade Odey Otunu, said the conjugation had written to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, nether the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011, requesting details of procurement records and declaration documentation to beforehand transparency successful nationalist spending.

He explained that the enquiries were portion of a broader civilian nine inaugural to show compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, and to guarantee that ministries and agencies adhere to owed process successful declaration awards.

He added that the coalition’s petition sought clarifications connected procurement processes and compliance documentation, noting that nary conclusions had been drawn pending the ministry’s authoritative response.

The conjugation besides announced plans to taxable ceremonial petitions to the Office of the President, the National Assembly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), and the Nigeria Police Force Special Fraud Unit.

“Subsequently, successful furtherance of our antiauthoritarian rights and to summation nationalist awareness, we shall organise a bid of peaceful marches and advocacy rallies to the National Assembly, EFCC, ICPC, and different applicable institutions.

“These demonstrations purpose to compel the authorities to instrumentality contiguous steps toward a transparent and autarkic investigation,” Otunu said.

He besides said COMAC would not hesitate to question ineligible redress if its petition continued to beryllium ignored.

“Should each different measures neglect to output compliance oregon capable response, we shall not hesitate to attack the judiciary to get an bid of mandamus compelling the Ministry of Aviation to honour its statutory work nether the Freedom of Information Act,” helium stated.

COMAC reaffirmed its committedness to openness and accountability, saying its actions were guided by Nigeria’s law and statutory provisions connected transparency and bully governance.

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