Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise the abuse of power, By Dakuku Peterside
Recent debate has centred on alleged corruption, extortion, torture and degrading treatment in correctional centres; concerns that constituency projects are distorting the federal budget; controversy surrounding the purported “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council;” and the reported death of a nurse at the residence of the Minister of Works, which requires investigation.
Citizens must be free to challenge public power without intimidation.
A Daily Trust editorial alleged that constituency projects had distorted public finance, reporting that sixteen federal agencies received more than ₦205 billion for projects outside their statutory mandates.
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