The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa
(CAPPA) says it is worried about the “lack of transparency” in the government
of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement on Friday, the group said Buhari can rebuild
confidence in his anti-corruption crusade by removing the “veil of secrecy” in
the conduct of government business.
Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA executive director, who spoke on
behalf of the group, said CAPPA is worried about the rising debt of the
country, especially in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
“As we salute heroes both dead and alive who fought for the
enthronement of civil rule in Nigeria, we must again be remind the current
occupiers of public offices that for the citizens of this nation to full
democracy, there must be transparent
governance,” he said.
“We are worried by the attempt to muzzle freedom of speech,
and the lack of transparency in government business particularly as it relates
to procurement and on a broader front, the many loans that government at all
levels have received from the World Bank, IMF and several multilateral
institutions. Many of such arrangements have occurred during this COVID-19
pandemic. In fact we are worried about Nigeria’s rising external debts.
“And, the current government must respect the right of
Nigerians to know and participate in developmental processes. Nigerians must be
allowed to dissent and hold their public officers accountable. We must be allowed to seek clarifications.
Not allowing Nigerians to ask question is by no means a tenet of democracy.”
He said the quality of the nation’s electoral process has
been on a downward slide resulting in a gradual loss of interest in the entire
electoral process among the citizenry.
He added the government should protect the environment that
will allow Nigerians participate in who governs them.
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