The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/ Transparency International Nigeria has urged the Federal government to ensure transparency and accountability in the distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines.
CISLAC in a statement signed by its Executive Director Auwal Ibrahim Musa said the Ministry of Health and NPHCDA must ensure that representatives of the media and civil society organizations are carried along in the distribution and vaccination process.
The Centre which recalled that the distribution of the COVID-19 Palliatives was fraught with anomalies including diversion and hoarding of that showed abuse of power, warned that nepotism,
corruption and the abuse of power in the vaccination process will be revealed to authorities and the public.
While stressing that erifiable data of vaccinated people must be pro-
actively disclosed, CISLAC urged the Federal government to include credible Civil Society Organisations, the international community representatives and media into the monitoring of the vaccination process.
It explained that the measure
will encourage accountability, transparency and will prevent future scandals and reputational damage at times when Nigeria and the world request hundreds of millions of vaccines critical for ending the pandemic.
