By Abuja, Nigeria
A civic group, Concerned Citizens of AMAC (CCA), has petitioned security agencies over an alleged unauthorised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) purportedly executed on behalf of the Abuja Municipal Area Council and the office of the FCT Minister.
In a petition dated February 26, 2026, cited by AfrikTimes and addressed to the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the group called for an investigation into what it described as forgery, contempt of court, and attempts to frustrate established revenue mandates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Copies of the petition were also sent to the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, and the FCT minister.
The group alleged that the (MoU) was drafted and executed without statutory approval from relevant authorities and was designed to bypass existing legal frameworks governing revenue collection in the FCT. It further claimed that the document falsely suggested a formal agreement between AMAC and the FCT Ministry, thereby misleading residents and corporate entities into making payments outside the approved Treasury Single Account (TSA) channels.
CCA also alleged that subsisting court orders restraining certain departments from interfering with specific revenue streams were disregarded through the execution of the MoU. The petitioners accused the alleged perpetrators of disseminating misinformation through media platforms and urged the NUJ to investigate any media practitioners found to be connected to the matter.
They demanded the arrest and prosecution of the accused persons, the nullification of the disputed MoU, and the suspension of any public officers implicated pending the outcome of investigations.
Additionally, the group called on authorities to issue a public disclaimer advising residents of AMAC to disregard any payment demands based on the contested document.
According to the petitioners, the action became necessary to protect the integrity of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and the office of the FCT minister from individuals allegedly seeking personal enrichment at the expense of public service.
