General of the Federation, “for having neglected to obey the order of the court made on Friday the 26th of February, 2016, requiring them to provide SERAP with up to date information on the spending of recovered stolen funds since the return of democracy in 1999”
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The offices were thoroughly ransacked and a TV screen on the wall at the reception was dropped on the floor. The intruders also dropped a threat note on the table at the reception, which reads “Not our target. We will be back.” The matter has been reported at the Area “F” Police Station, Ikeja, Lagos. The matter is now a subject of police investigation
“These funds even though smaller than expected had potential to yield substantial outcomes for the sector such that could reduce out-of-pocket spending to the desirable 20 per cent level
The letter dated 13 September 2016 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni argued that, “Mrs Jonathan is a politically exposed person under anticorruption standards. She is also covered under the definition of ‘public officials’ contained in the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party. Under article 2 of the convention, public officials include Mrs Jonathan or any other family members of the former President Goodluck Jonathan who exercised official duties while he was president
The letter said: “No Nigerian law makes it a crime to demonstrate in any part of the country. Harassing the BBOG group and stopping its members from proceeding peacefully to the seat of government is overkill
The statement accused the lawmakers of using their law-making powers to launch a “deliberate campaign to shield members from accountability”.
The bill seeking to establish a regulatory commission to monitor the work of civil society organizations in the country had on July 14 scaled second reading in the House of Representatives
Furthermore, the Kwara State Governor said despite experiencing a drop in monthly allocation from N3.2 billion to N800 million, the state government has sustained payment of its civil servants and pensioners through prudent management of resources and revenue reforms, which have increased Internally Generated Revenue by more than 100 per cent in less than a year
It stated that SERAP’s statement followed the proposals by the senators at a two-day retreat on Constitution Review organised by the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review in Lagos on Saturday
It added that if the bureau failed to investigate the cases, the group would not hesitate to use legal means to compel it to discharge that constitutional responsibility
SERAP, in the letter dated March 18, 2016 and signed by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said: “This corrupt process amounts to a fundamental breach of constitutionally and internationally recognized human rights of millions of Nigerians particularly the right to equality and non-discrimination, to work and to human dignity
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The group said: “We welcome the official declaration of assets by the president and the vice-president. This clearly complies with the requirements of the Nigerian Constitution as contained in Chapter 6 Section 140
The group advocated that inciting or perpetrating election-related violence should be included in the constitution as “an explicit stand-alone ground” for the impeachment of elected officials
The civil society group made the request in an open letter to the parties, signed by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni
The group said the continued detention of the girls had negative impact on their well-being and long-term education
A copy of the petition, signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, on January 18, 2013, expressed worry over the horrible state of police training colleges and other police formations in the country
SERAP said dismantling high-level official corruption, ending impunity and turning around the country as a whole requires more than Jonathan making mere promises and preaching of decency
Six civil society groups, including the Socio-Economic and Accountability Project, sued the AGF and the CBN over the much publicised $12.4 billion oil windfall, which the country recorded between 1988 and 1992, while former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, was in power