The organization in a statement also asked the president and Sylva to investigate the amount spent on the same items between 2016 and 2020, and if there is evidence of misuse of public funds, refer the matter to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for prosecution.
The statement was signed by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation had last Thursday before the Senate Public Accounts Committee revealed that officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources spent N116m to buy biros, letterhead, and toners in one year.
The breakdown of the expenditure showed that the ministry spent N14.5 to buy Schneider biros, N46m to print the ministry’s letterhead, and N56m to procure toner for its photocopy machines.
SERAP said if the federal government fails to take any action within 14 days of the publication of this letter; it shall take a legal action to compel the ministry to accede to its demands.
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