The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate” how the loan was spent, thereby reducing “poverty and social protection across…
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