BREAKING: $500m: We've asked @WorldBank to publish archival records and documents on spending on approved funds to improve access to electricity in Nigeria b/w 1999-2020, the Bank’s role in the execution of any funded electricity projects, and list of Nigerian officials involved.
The application under the Bank's Access to Information Policy was sent yesterday to its president, Mr David Malpass.
The Bank last week approved $500m to boost access to electricity in Nigeria and improve the performance of the electricity distribution companies in the country.
The Bank last week approved $500m to boost access to electricity in Nigeria and improve the performance of the electricity distribution companies in the country.
The application, read in part: "The Bank should explain the rationale for approving $500m for electricity despite reports of widespread and systemic corruption in the sector, and the failure of the authorities to enforce a court judgment on payments to corrupt power contractors.
The Access to Information Policy aims to maximize access to information and promote the public good. There is public interest in Nigerians knowing about the Bank’s supervisory role and specifically its involvement in the implementation of electricity projects, which it has funded
The $500m is part of the over one billion dollars available to Nigeria under the project titled: Nigeria Distribution Sector Recovery Program.
Should the Bank refuse to release the information and documents as requested, we'll file an appeal to the Secretariat of the Bank’s Access to Information Committee to challenge any such decision, and to the Access to Information Appeals Board, and consider other legal options."
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