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In a petition sent to the anti-graft agency, CSNAC through its National Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, said the myriad of witnesses on the alleged issue of bribery and abuse of office from a case between the CCT chair and a retired Comptroller of Customs, Rasheed Taiwo, appears to indict Umar, hence the need for investigation on the matter

CSNAC, which is a coalition of over 150 anti-corruption groups, had in letter dated November 15, 2016 and signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, urged the commission to protect the three whistleblowers who were sacked from the institution after spearheading a petition to the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, against the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olusola Oyewole

Using the reports of Premium Times, an online newspaper, which partly reported contents of an audit report from the office of the Auditor General on September 11, 2016 as its ground for the request, CSNAC said the report detailed the failure of the National Assembly management to account for a total expenditure of over N9.4 billion in 2014 as revealed by the report

According to CSNAC, President Buhari and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, have laid a good precedence by keeping in line with Section 140 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), by declaring their assets publicly, adding: “This was also in fulfilment of their campaign promise of running a transparent government as well as eradicating corruption in the country

The legal step by CSNAC, which is a coalition of over 150 anti-corruption organisations, was a result of the failure of the Speaker of the House of Assembly to respond to the request made by the Chairman of the coalition, Olanrewaju Suraju, demanding for the information