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SERAP Sues INEC For Failing To Prosecute Electoral Offenders

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SERAP Sues INEC For Failing To Prosecute Electoral Offenders

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of electoral offences in the recently concluded off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1694/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP sought:…

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Activists and Activism, Civil Society Organizations

Reverse Ban on Some Media Houses Coverage Of Aso Rock Villa, SERAP Tells Tinubu

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Reverse Ban on Some Media Houses Coverage Of Aso Rock Villa, SERAP Tells Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to use his “good office and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the accreditations of those affected.” SERAP urged him “to publicly instruct the officials in the presidential villa…

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Activists and Activism

Compel Former Governors In Your Cabinet To Stop Collecting Life Pensions -SERAP

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Compel Former Governors In Your Cabinet To Stop Collecting Life Pensions -SERAP

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to “publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers in your administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states while they serve as ministers.” The following former governors are now ministers in the…

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Activists and Activism

N110 Billion Bulletproof Cars: SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas

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N110 Billion Bulletproof Cars: SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas

(SERAP) has sued Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, over what it described as unlawful plan to spend N40 billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70 billion as ‘palliatives’ for new members. The suit came…

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Justice and Judiciary

Give Public Accounts For $5billion Abacha Loot, Court Orders Obj, Yar’Adua, Jonathan And Buhari Govts

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Give Public Accounts For $5billion Abacha Loot, Court Orders Obj, Yar’Adua, Jonathan And Buhari Govts

Delivering judgment in an epic FOI suit, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” The judgment was delivered by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho in a…

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Finance and Economy, Justice and Judiciary

Publish Spending Details Of N400bn Fuel Subsidy Savings, SERAP Tasks Tinubu

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Publish Spending Details Of N400bn Fuel Subsidy Savings, SERAP Tasks Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to task President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “urgently publish details of spending of about N400bn so far saved as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol.” Reports have it that the Federal Government has saved N400bn within the four…

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Finance and Economy, Governance

Account For $460m Loan Expended On Failed FCT CCTV, Court Orders FG

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Account For $460m Loan Expended On Failed FCT CCTV, Court Orders FG

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” Added to this, the Court ordered the government to “publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese, local companies, contractors…

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Finance and Economy, Justice and Judiciary

SERAP To Sue FG Over Missing Crude Oil

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SERAP To Sue FG Over Missing Crude Oil

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to ask the federal government to investigate allegations that over 149 million barrels of crude oil are missing and unaccounted for. Failing which it would institute a court case against the FG. In an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari dated April 22, 2023, SERAP specifically asked…

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Finance and Economy

Missing N4.1bn NASS Funds: CSO Sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila

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Missing N4.1bn NASS Funds: CSO Sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, over “their failure to probe, and to refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies fresh allegations that N4.1bn of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated or stolen”. The…

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