Tag: Auwal Rafsanjani

June 12: “Nigeria’s democracy slid backwards” – CISLAC

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CISLAC on June12

…Says accountability has collapsed  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), has lamented Nigeria’s democracy backward sliding with the collapse of accountable governance, as the nation marks another Democracy Day. Rafsanjani also pointed out that there is widespread voter apathy and growing distrust in the electoral system. In a statement on Thursday, he said: “In Nigeria, democracy is backsliding because of the frightening collapse of responsible, transparent and accountable governance under the watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the nation marks Democracy Day and 26 years of continuous democratic…

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UNGA-78: High-level corruption threatens Nigerias attainment of SGD-16 – CISLAC

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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), has expressed regret the high level of corruption, as captured in the 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released globally by Transparency International, where Nigeria scored 24 out of 100 points. The Executive Director of CISLAC and the Head of Transparency International in Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, stated this Thursday, while presenting the Nigerias Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-16 2022 Shadow Report, at the Salvation Army Auditorium, International Justice Commission, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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Tinubu rewarding corrupt individuals with appointments – CISLAC, Transparency Int’l

Aminu Imam

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of appointing persons believed to be corrupt into leadership positions. In a statement issued alongside Transparency International (TI) Nigeria, CISLAC said the appointments spread across political party level, the executive and the legislative arms of government. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Executive Director CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said he was worried about the effect such actions would have on the morale of anti-corruption agencies in the country. He noted that the ministerial list sent to the…

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Nigeria risks losing foreign assets to reckless borrowing – CSOs warn

Aminu Imam

Some Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs) have raised concern over Nigerias rising debt profile describing it as a debt trap already worsening the countrys crisis-ridden economy and costing the nation its foreign assets. The CSOs consisting of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center, (CISLAC) and Christian Aid in partnership with Transparency International, TI), noted that Nigeria is presently in a debt crisis with a fiscal deficit well above the statutory threshold of 3 percent, an increasingly unsustainable debt profile and a rising debt servicing that has been worsened by rising interest…

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