World Bank President, David Malpass, speaks during a media briefing ahead of this weekends IMF-World Bank spring meetings in Washington, DC.
Photo: AFPAdvocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has asked the World Bank to tread carefully in the disbursement of $114.28m to Nigeria for the purpose of tackling economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SERAP gave the advice in an open letter on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oludare, to the President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass. The group urged Malpass to “put pressure on authorities and the 36 state governors to accept voluntary scrutiny by Nigerians and civil society regarding the spending of the funds and use of the resources, including on how they will spend the money to buy medical equipment, and improve access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
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