Nigeria’s Ombudsman At 50: The Ombudsman That Must Rise Again

Nigeria’s Ombudsman At 50: The Ombudsman That Must Rise Again

Fifty years after its establishment, Nigeria’s Public Complaints Commission (PCC) stands at a historic crossroads – celebrated for its longevity, yet constrained by decades of underfunding, weak authority, and slow modernisation. What began in 1975 as the nation’s foremost citizen-protection institution has survived half a century, but not without deep institutional scars and an urgent need for renewal. At a press conference in Abuja marking its…