The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent Freedom of Information requests to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, urging them to urgently publish all reports of completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly since the return of democracy in 1999.
The organization said publishing the reports of hearings and probes would bolster public trust and confidence in the oversight functions and dispel the perception that many of the hearings and probes are politically motivated and serve personal interest, rather than the general public interests. ”Section 52 requires the Chief Justice of Nigeria to authorise an independent counsel to investigate any allegation of corruption against high level public officials, and to report his/her findings to the National Assembly or appropriate house of assembly.
”The National Assembly has a unique opportunity to enhance transparency and accountability, as well as the integrity of its oversight functions on corruption matters in particular, and other constitutional roles, in general, including by publishing widely the reports of all corruption-related public hearings since 1999.
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