The federal government’s obsession for rejecting the reports of international organisations such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and, very lately, UNICEF, only when such reports do not align with its expectations, is perceived as a ploy to shield Nigeria’s economic and social realities from global scrutiny, Ejiofor Alike writes
By rejecting the economic and social reports from credible international organisations that do not favour its expectations, the federal government is unwittingly isolating Nigeria’s economic and social realities from the global economic and social dynamics.
The agents of the federal government have gained notoriety for rejecting unfavourable reports of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and, very lately, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the economic and social developments in the country.
Reports released by the Amnesty International (AI) and other rights groups on extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention, forced disappearance of Nigerians and other human rights violations are also being debunked and rejected by the Nigerian security agencies whose human rights records are one of the worst.
