Auditor-General of the Federation Ignores FOIA Request on ₦5.4 Trillion IMF Loan

The Federal Government has ignored a Freedom Of Information request regarding how it spent a $3.4 billion IMF loan approved in 2020.

Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 signed into law by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, West Africa Weekly wrote to the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) in January to provide the public with documents showing the expenditure of the $3.4 billion (₦5.4 trillion) IMF loan as approved on 28th of April 2020.

On January 6th, 2024, WAW wrote to the OAuGF in a letter titled: FOIA REQUEST TO OBTAIN AND INSPECT DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE MOVEMENT AND SPENDING OF THE US$ 3.4 BILLION (₦4,807,954,477,958.20) COVID-19 RELIEF LOAN AS OBTAINED FROM THE IMF, STARTING APRIL 28, 2020. This request, which had a statutory response period of 7 working days was completely ignored by OAuGF in breach of the law.

In part, the letter reads: Under the Freedom of Information Act (2011), I would like to obtain and inspect a copy of the following records below:

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