In the aftermath of the #EndBadGovernance protest held across the country, some members of the Coalition, Civil Society Network on Economic and Social Advancement, were sighted on Wednesday evening fighting over the sharing formula of alleged money for the protest.
The group members, who were seen at a hotel in Wuse 2, were at each other’s necks over how to distribute the money among themselves.
Leaders of the group, as well as other members, however, declined to comment on what prompted the disagreement.
Recall that the group convener, Abubakar Yari, had during a press briefing last week, threatened to picket the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the continued fuel queues.
They also called for one million signatures on a petition urging the presidency to sack NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) for the alleged inability to manage the spate of fuel scarcity in Nigeria.
In a related development, another group, Arewa Youth Network for Transparency, has called on security agencies to thoroughly investigate the leaders of the Civil Society Network on Economic and Social Advancement.
In a statement signed by Comrade Musa Abdulkadir, the group stated that the identity of the leader of the Civil Society Network on Economic and Social Advancement needs to be unraveled.
They wondered why the leader of a group calling for financial probity in government couldn’t come out boldly with his name.
The group said, “The faceless civil society groups lack verifiable facts, hence they resort to hiding their identities. Kyari has not rested on his oars in putting Nigeria in a good light in the world’s petroleum industry.
“We urge the Nigerian security architecture to investigate these groups. The President Bola Tinubu administration has shown capacity, hence we cannot, as a group, sit still and watch some disgruntled elements create smoke where there is no fire.”