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3 Jun 2014

Author:
Chineme Okafor, ThisDay (Nigeria)

NEITI expresses worry over poor implementation of audit reports [Nigeria]

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has expressed concern over the non implementation of findings and recommendations contained in its independent audit report of activities in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Chairman of the National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) of NEITI, Ledum Mitee stated...that...poor implementation...was capable of undermining the chances of Nigerians [to] reap...the benefits of the global initiative...“The issue of remediation has been of concern...and I am happy to report that...the...Government [has] reconstituted and expanded the...Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT)...[to] address...remediation issues arising from our...reports,” Mitee stated...Executive Secretary of NEITI, Zainab Ahmed...[said] “We shall continue to deepen our engagements with the government, companies, media and civil society...[and] strengthen...inter-agencies collaboration”...NEITI has conducted audit[s]...in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry for about 10 years...