By Udesinanna Stephen
Following a suit by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Federal High Court in Abuja has instructed the Federal Government to explain how it spent a $460m Chinese loan for “the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.”
Justice Emeka Nwite made the order while delivering judgment on a Freedom of Information suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1447/2019, filed by SERAP against the government.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
According to Director Kolawole, the court instructed the Federal government through the Minister of Finance to “publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies and contractors and specific details of the names of the companies and contractors and status of the implementation of the project.”
Justice Nwite said it is reasonable to take against the government in the interest of the public
