The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to immediately disclose the identities of all local contractors, subcontractors, consultants and vendors that benefited from payments made under the controversial $460m Abuja CCTV Project.
SERAP’s demand followed recent disclosures by the Federal Ministry of Finance in response to contempt proceedings initiated by the organisation over alleged non-compliance with a Federal High Court judgment delivered in May 2023.
In a letter dated May 15, 2026 and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, R.O. Omachi, the ministry stated that records from the Ministry of Police Affairs showed that “while local subcontractors may have been engaged, there is an absence of detailed subcontracting records identifying specific local companies that received funds directly from the Chinese loan.”
Reacting in a letter dated May 23, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP expressed concern over what it described as delayed and partial compliance with the court order.
“We are concerned that although the judgment was delivered in May 2023, the Ministry only released some information after we commenced contempt proceedings and served a Notice to Show Cause in January 2026,” SERAP said.
