{"id":31666,"date":"2022-03-06T13:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T12:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/?p=31666"},"modified":"2022-03-06T13:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T12:06:24","slug":"fuel-scarcity-buhari-told-to-probe-spending-on-refineries-or-face-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/fuel-scarcity-buhari-told-to-probe-spending-on-refineries-or-face-legal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel scarcity: Buhari told to probe spending on refineries or face legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to \u201cdirect Mr Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe the spending on Nigeria\u2019s four refineries, and alleged mismanagement of public fund budgeted for the rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance of the refineries since 1999 or face legal action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SERAP also urged Buhari to direct Malami and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to bring to justice anyone suspected to be responsible for the importation and distribution of dirty fuel into Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In the letter dated 5 March and signed by Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP Deputy Director, the organisation said any person suspected to be responsible should face prosecution, adding that if there is enough admissible evidence, any mismanaged public fund should be fully recovered.<\/p>\n