Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Civil Rights Advocates Network (CRAN) has urged the Federal Government to carry out forensic audits into finances of Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation.
Speaking at a news conference in Lagos yesterday, President
of the group, Emmanuel Davidson, decried reports of alleged graft in the
ministry.
He said government should look into the ministry’s contract
awarding process, wondering why many critical water and sanitation projects are
abandoned or substandard.
“It is our responsibility to ensure that every Nigerian is
aware of what is done in their name—and with their resources—by individuals who
ought to be agents of transformation.
“We call on anti-corruption agencies, especially Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission (ICPC) to launch a full-scale forensic audit of financial
transactions executed under watch of Prof Joseph Utsev since his appointment.
“Additionally, Office of Auditor-General of the Federation
must be mobilised to conduct a parallel audit of the ministry’s books, while
whistleblower protections must be activated to encourage more insiders to bring
evidence of any alleged rot…
“Thirdly, we call on President Bola Tinubu to show
commitment to the anti-graft war by suspending Utsev, pending outcome of the
probe.”
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