By ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH

LAGOS – Sequel to the  damning Senate report on activities of Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, from 1999 till date, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been asked to start a process that will lead to the prosecution of those indicted.

Hailing  the report of the lawmakers, a non-governmental organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, called on EFCC to “pro-actively retrieve the report from the Senate and ensure the full and effective prosecution of those suspected to have perpetrated widespread corruption in BPE.”

Executive Director, SERAP, Mr. Tokunbo Mumuni, in a statement, said: “The BPE report clearly shows a serious breach of anti-corruption legislation and Nigeria’s international obligations,  including under the UN Convention against Corruption and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption both of which the country had ratified.

The statement added that, “It is necessary for EFCC and the Senate to work closely to ensure that those suspected to be involved in corruption in BPE were brought to justice, and all proceeds of the alleged corruption  recovered and returned to the treasury.”