Nigeria: House Orders Stoppage of Nigeria's Contribution to Lake Chad Commission

16 February 2018

Abuja — The House of Representatives thursday passed a motion ordering the suspension of Nigeria's contribution to the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) until all issues of allegations of corruption against its Executive Secretary (ES), Mr. Sanusi Abdullahi, are satisfactorily investigated and resolved.

It further directed the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to issue a letter mandating him to hand over to the commission's newly appointed ES since the former's tenure had already expired.

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