SERAP also urged Tinubu to encourage Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, state governors, and National Assembly leaders to follow suit.
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SERAP and NGE also called for the immediate and unconditional release of the human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, who is facing alleged defamation and cybercrime charges.
The CSOs, which described the lawsuit as “bogus”, made the demand in a statement they made available to media houses on Tuesday.
The group made the demand in an open letter dated November 9, 2024 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
SERAP had in September alleged that the DSS invaded its Abuja office, following the organisation’s letter calling on President Bola Tinubu to probe allegations of corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and to reverse the increase in the pump price of petrol.
Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on July 18, 2024 ordered INEC “to pursue cases of bribery against state governors and their deputies, and other electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections.”
The Department accused the human rights organisation of making a false claim that its operatives invaded SERAP’s office in Abuja.
The judgment was delivered on July 18, 2024 by Hon. Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu following a mandamus lawsuit brought by SERAP.
The DSS spoke on the development in a publication on its website on Tuesday morning following its presence in the office of SERAP on Monday.
Some officers from DSS on Monday allegedly visited the Abuja office of the civil rights organization.
The rights group raised the alarm in a post on its X handle on Monday, saying the DSS operatives were still in its office
According to the court documents, Akpabio and Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of members of the National Assembly.
The group made the demand in a letter dated August 17, 2024 and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
The suit, with number: FHC/L/MSC/441/2024, was filed last week at the Federal High Court, Lagos State by SERAP.
The call was contained in a statement on Thursday by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
The landmark judgment against the ex-Minister followed a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
It said the allegations are documented in the latest annual report published by the Auditor-General of the Federation.
SERAP made the demand in a letter to the panel, dated June 22, 2024, by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
The demand of the governors by SERAP was made in a Freedom of Information request dated June 1, 2024.
The body made the demand in an open letter dated May 25, 2024, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.