The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International, has expressed concerns over potential irregularities in the procurement process for selecting a Transaction Adviser to revitalize the Ajaokuta Steel Complex Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) in Itakpe.
CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), in a personally signed statement, said in two separate letters addressed to the Honourable Minister of Steel Development and the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, CISLAC urged the government to ensure transparency and adherence to legal standards in the ongoing procurement process.