The Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Federal Ministry of Finance to immediately reveal the identities of all local contractors, consultants, vendors, and subcontractors linked to the controversial 460 million dollar Abuja CCTV Project.
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, SERAP expressed concern over what it described as partial compliance with a Federal High Court judgment delivered in May 2023.
According to SERAP, Nigerians still do not know the local companies that benefited from the National Public Security Communication System project, popularly known as the Abuja CCTV Project. The organization argued that the lack of detailed records raises serious concerns about transparency, accountability, and public interest.
The Ministry of Finance had earlier disclosed in a letter signed by Permanent Secretary R O Omachi that while local subcontractors may have participated in the project, there were no detailed records identifying companies directly paid from the Chinese loan used to finance the project.
SERAP stated that the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, ordered the government to disclose details of payments, contractors, project implementation status, and information regarding the reported 1.5 billion naira payment for the Code of Conduct Bureau headquarters project.
The organization also questioned the whereabouts of 6,035 equipment items reportedly missing from the project inventory. According to records released by the ministry, only 61,970 items out of the expected 68,005 were delivered.
SERAP further demanded clarification on whether CCTV cameras were installed, where they were located, and whether they are currently functional amid worsening insecurity in Abuja and across Nigeria.
The group warned that failure to fully comply with the court judgment could undermine public trust, weaken democratic accountability, and violate Nigerians’ right to access information on public spending.
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