Month: August 2023

No fewer than 34 civil society organizations have announced that they will embark on an inspection tour of the Rural Electrification Agency’s (REA) projects across the country. The groups, under the auspices of the Coalition for Probity and Accountability (COPA), said this is the first in a series of expeditions to Ministries, Department and Agencies. In a statement signed by Dr. Uzah Thomas, the groups said the essence of this exercise is to appraise the performances of the MDAs with the view to enhance accountability, service delivery, and good governance.…

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, has been commended for displaying “outstanding leadership”. No fewer than 25 pro-democracy groups came together to applaud the Speaker for a harmonious and seamless running of the Green Chamber in the last two months. Under the aegis of the National Democratic Group (NDG), the coalition said they have been particularly impressed with how the standing committees emerged. In a statement signed by Hon Ochonu William, the 25 groups said Rt Hon Abbas has potentially put together the best committees…

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