Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to transfer N32.7 billion and $445,000, recovered from officials of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, to the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) for its intended use.
As chair of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Falana emphasized that the funds, originally allocated for the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP)—covering school feeding, N-Power, conditional cash transfers, and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP)—should be promptly redirected to address the needs of over 133 million Nigerians living in multidimensional poverty.
While commending the EFCC’s recovery efforts, Falana urged the agency to pursue an additional N20 billion still unaccounted for and ensure the recovered sums are transferred to NSIPA, in line with the EFCC’s policy of returning looted funds for their original purposes.
Falana also called on federal, state, and local governments to increase funding for social protection initiatives, citing improved government revenues.
His statement comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Nigeria’s social welfare programs, following recent corruption scandals in the sector.
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