Natasha Akpoti demands publication of solid minerals MoUs, cites transparency gaps
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has asked the ministry of solid minerals development to make public all memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements entered into… pic.twitter.com/JtEXQI8mXF
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has asked the solid minerals ministry to release all MoUs with foreign partners, citing the need for transparency and public accountability.
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has asked the ministry of solid minerals development to make public all memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements entered into with foreign partners.
Speaking at the ministry’s legislative retreat attended by Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, Akpoti-Uduaghan said transparency is crucial to building accountability in the sector.
The senator is a member of the senate committee on solid minerals development chaired by Ekong Sampson, who represents Akwa Ibom south.
She urged the ministry to disclose details of all MoUs, citing the Freedom of Information Act as a tool to promote openness and public trust.
“We would like them to be made available to Nigerians; all the various MoUs you have entered. We would like them to be made available to Nigerians, for us in the national assembly, and to Nigerians,” she said.
“We would appreciate if you deploy the Freedom of Information Act, because we are in the age whereby we’ve heard people call for transparency.